I have been looking out for your Pollux page - and the TR for Brunegghorn... but you clearly couldn't resist the sun warmed rock. Hmmm - can't get my head round the grading system, but at a rough guess you sound to be leading up to HVS in British currency? That's not bad for a middle aged mountaineer, never mind an old one ; )
I shall be very satisfied if I can get son Andy up the normal route of Aiguille Dibona in July if we can persuade his other half to Eevee watch for a morning - I think that is about a '3' something - but very exposed.
Best wishes, Mark
Off and on I'm working on those other pages, and I hope to get the first one posted soon.
As for the climbing grades, that's why I included the link to the RockFax grade conversions at the bottom. That said, your rough guess is spot on. Mind you, that's in rock climbing shoes; big mountain boots is a different matter.
I just wanted to reply to the article above regarding getting from Malaga airport - Rental cars in Spain are cheap, and it's just an hour's drive from Malaga Airport which is well serviced by low-cost carriers, and there are still cheap flights available. The last time we were on holiday in Malaga we were unfortunate to fall for the expense on the fuel charges as we did not realize the policy. Since this problem with car hire, to get from Malaga airport we always choose from these 3 options:
I'm a bit confused: what exactly do you mean by "fall for the expense on the fuel charges as we did not realize the policy"?
When renting a car, I normally assume that it comes with a full tank and I should either return it with a full tank, or the rental agency will charge me for filling up at a rather inflated fuel price. Was it different in your case?
markhallam - Jan 3, 2015 2:42 pm - Voted 10/10
Happy New Year Sir!I have been looking out for your Pollux page - and the TR for Brunegghorn... but you clearly couldn't resist the sun warmed rock. Hmmm - can't get my head round the grading system, but at a rough guess you sound to be leading up to HVS in British currency? That's not bad for a middle aged mountaineer, never mind an old one ; )
I shall be very satisfied if I can get son Andy up the normal route of Aiguille Dibona in July if we can persuade his other half to Eevee watch for a morning - I think that is about a '3' something - but very exposed.
Best wishes, Mark
rgg - Jan 4, 2015 8:47 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Happy New Year Sir!Hi Mark,
Off and on I'm working on those other pages, and I hope to get the first one posted soon.
As for the climbing grades, that's why I included the link to the RockFax grade conversions at the bottom. That said, your rough guess is spot on. Mind you, that's in rock climbing shoes; big mountain boots is a different matter.
Happy new year to you too,
Cheers, Rob
topvar - Aug 25, 2018 3:48 pm - Hasn't voted
Getting from Malaga AirportI just wanted to reply to the article above regarding getting from Malaga airport - Rental cars in Spain are cheap, and it's just an hour's drive from Malaga Airport which is well serviced by low-cost carriers, and there are still cheap flights available. The last time we were on holiday in Malaga we were unfortunate to fall for the expense on the fuel charges as we did not realize the policy. Since this problem with car hire, to get from Malaga airport we always choose from these 3 options:
Train: http://www.renfe.com/
Bus: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home
Taxi: https://www.malagaairporttaxi.net/
rgg - Aug 27, 2018 6:46 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Getting from Malaga AirportI'm a bit confused: what exactly do you mean by "fall for the expense on the fuel charges as we did not realize the policy"?
When renting a car, I normally assume that it comes with a full tank and I should either return it with a full tank, or the rental agency will charge me for filling up at a rather inflated fuel price. Was it different in your case?