Over the past few weeks there has been some fantastic weather so I have taken a few days off university and headed out to Dartmoor for some trad climbing in the sun. Trad climbing is a very new sport for me so I am currently learning all the basics of placing my own gear on easy routes though they are still really great climbs. Sitting on a belay as the sun is setting and you are belaying your partner up the rock is just fantastic.

Unsurprisingly my camera comes climbing with me as always and these photos are taken by a mixture of being sat at the top looking down or by hanging on an abseil rope to get into a position half way up the climb, there are even some photos of me leading my first trad routes as I gave my camera to a friend.

Top Roping
Climbing the crack
Climbing with a beautiful view
Climbing with a beautiful view
My first trad lead
Second trad lead up Raven Gully
Climbing at a windy Haytor
Belaying at the top of Wogs
Half way up Barn Owl Crack
Nearing the top
Nearly there
Crossing the crack