Di and I are in Grenoble, getting ready to catch our plane out of Geneva tomorrow, having left our apartment in Briançon after four weeks there. During the past week we saw a real change in the weather, meaning we didn't get quite as much climbing in as we'd have liked - or should I say "As I'd have liked"? Di was happy, as she got to go on a couple more walks.

We had three very enjoyable days out though, which you can read about here if you're interested. This is a place I'd definitely revisit in order to get away from the winter blues in Hobart. There are six different types of rock in the region: conglomerate, gabbro, gneiss, granite, limestone and quartzite. There's something here for everybody: long routes, short routes, bouldering, sport (aplenty), some wild trad (which we didn't sample) and remote big walls. The weather is normally pretty reliable compared to either Chamonix or the Dolomites. Great food too.

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