After a late night out, Anna and I made a slow start, but finally headed to Grange to meet Martin. We headed up to Black Crag, but just as we got to the gate leaving the track, the rain started. It had been warm in the sun, so we pressed on and the shower soon passed.
The crag was fairly busy, so we plumped for Troutdale Pinnacle Direct, which was free. There was still a bit of knitting higher up as we met a pair on Troutdale Pinnacle.
Halfway up we were buzzed by the RAF, but they weren’t there for us; they headed just up the valley to meet the MRT who were attending a accident. We watched as they winched the victim from the valley floor and sped away towards Keswick.
The climbing and rock was great after the sandstone of a couple of weeks ago. Even when the sun disappeared and we got quite chilly, it didn’t detract from the day. Mind you it did cause us to head straight to the cafe.
The cafe was busier than the crag!! Keith and Fiona arrived , and soon after, Zac (just back from Cho Oyu) and Sarah turned up. We tucked into tea and cake, but forgot to take a photo, so when I got home I had more cake, just so I could take a piccy.
Oooh it was nice to be out climbing in the sun, a rare event this year!
Glad you got out folks – sorry for not meeting up with you for the tea and cakes bit – got stuck to the sofa! :zzz:
Cor, it’s a small world – we saw Keith and Fiona on Saturday for a session at Kendal wall and then a pub dinner! 😎 Then we bumped in to Sarah and Zac in Needlesports on Sunday. 😯 But we didn’t climb ‘cos I was feeling under the weather… 🙁 Off work today too, still not too good. ❗