Thursday, 16th May 2013 by Ian

Someone 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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Tuesday, 7th May 2013 by Pete

As 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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Monday, 6th May 2013 by Ian

With 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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Sunday, 5th May 2013 by Pete

The 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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Saturday, 4th May 2013 by Ian

Being a glutton for punishment, Anna decided that today she would enter the Coniston Fell race
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