Fairfield Horseshoe and Latrigg

Thursday, 16th May 2013 by
fairfield blogSomeone from Staveley once told me that there was no point going abroad in May, as it was the best time to climb in the Lakes. Well, that was a few years ago, and climate change has since been introduced by the government.

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Slape Crags, Carrock Fell

Tuesday, 7th May 2013 by
Pete nearing the top of Bloodaxe a nice confidence building E2 at Slape CragsAs Ian’s post shows, Monday’s weather dawned very disappointingly! The wall-to-wall sunshine promised by the weather forecasters just wasn’t to be seen. We procrastinated for a couple of hours knowing that early starts are unwise for rock climbing at this time of year, thus allowing the rock to warm up.

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Fairfield Horseshoe Recce

Monday, 6th May 2013 by
P1060859With the Fairfield Horseshoe Race next Saturday, Anna and I decided that it would be a good day to recce the route.

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St Sunday Crag, Pinnacle Ridge

Sunday, 5th May 2013 by
Pete near the start of Pinnacle RidgeThe bank-holiday weekend started off wet, and it had rained a fair bit on Friday, so we knew most crags would still be wet. Consequently after a short debate (unusually short for us, it normally takes ages to decide) as to what we should do and where we should go, we decided upon the classic [...]

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Coniston Fell Race

Saturday, 4th May 2013 by
Coniston Fell raceBeing a glutton for punishment, Anna decided that today she would enter the Coniston Fell race

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Oops, nearly forgot this one!

Monday, 29th April 2013 by
Richard spanning across a wet streak on TritusOops, I nearly forgot the fact that thanks to Richard making his regular visits to all the shops he looks after for Cordee in the Lakes, he and I grabbed a couple of routes after work on Monday evening at Raven Crag Walthwaite in Langdale…

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Castle Rock and Stone Circle

Sunday, 21st April 2013 by
Castlerigg stone circleThe sun was shining but it was still a bit cool, so we had a short day on the beautiful rock at Castle Rock of Triermain.

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Arctic Stanage

Monday, 25th March 2013 by
A snow covered StanageAfter a day at my parents we visited Paul for a trip into the Peak District. We thought a walk along Stanage might be nice. We eventually got to Hathersage and dug out a space for Paul’s car, deciding to take the 4×4 up the hill.

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