Happy New Year.

Happy New Year from the ClimbFrance Team.

Here’s hoping that 2009 brings you many days of safe and sunny climbing!

The Tour De France 2009 will be passing right by the ClimbFrance base in Provence on Saturday July 25th. If you would like to combine some cycling, climbing and watching this amazing event get in touch soon as accommodation is running out fast!

We have accommodation available in our self-catering holiday cottage as well as our guesthouse. For full details get in touch:

mailto:climbfrance@gmail.com

Happy cycling (and climbing)!

ClimbFrance has a new email address. For all correspondences please use

climbfrance@gmail.com

Our website will be fully updated with next season’s course dates as well as some new courses and holidays by Christmas.

For full details please visit: http://www.climbfrance.com/

Happy climbing!

Ollie Ryall

ClimbFrance instructor and all round climbing legend Alan Carne heads off to Yosemite this week to spend seven weeks in the valley.

Together with a strong French and American team, Alan’s main objective is to climb Free Rider (an entirely free version of the famous Salathe wall) with 36 pitches of climbing up to 7c+.

Alan has already made fast ascents of Salathe wall and the Nose on El Capitan but Free Rider represents a whole new degree of difficulty and commitment.

More about Alan and what he brings to the ClimbFrance coaching team can be found at: http://www.climbfrance.com/team.html

We all want to wish him the best of luck and hope for a safe return to France.

Ollie Ryall.

ClimbFrance and the environment.

ClimbFrance is committed to donating 1% of our annual sales to organisations directly involved in environmental protection and sustainable development.

For 2008 we have chosen to donate to the World Wildlife Fund. The WWF-UK aims to tackle global threats such as climate change, unsustainable consumption and pollution through research, education and direct action.

More information about the WWF-UK can be found at: http://www.wwf.org.uk/

Via Ferratas with ClimbFrance.

ClimbFrance provides guiding for Via Ferratas in the Buis Les Baronnies area and there are two options depending on exprience and ability.

The first is suitable for beginner's, children and families and has a great river below to cool off in afterwards. The second is more difficult and involves crossing a wire bridge 90m off the ground as well as a couple of abseils.

ClimbFrance can provide all the necessary equipment and both take about half a day to complete.

For more details about Via Ferratas or any of our rock climbing courses or holidays please visit: http://www.climbfrance.com or email us at mailto:climbing@climbfrance.com

There's nothing like starting young!

There’s nothing like starting young! Yesterday Isabel (8) and Mathilda (4) led their first routes at Ubrieux, Buis Les Baronnies. Mathilda even took a leader fall but bravely carried on to top out on the tricky grade 3.

The photos show them in action. Well done girls!

Ollie Ryall (Daddy).