Month: July 2007
Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon
Last weekend Richard and I ran the Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon (the Kirkfell class); another two day mountain orienteering event, carrying all overnight gear. This wasn’t the expected destination for the weekend, however on Tuesday we discovered a team on the internet who were injured and therefore needed a team to take their place … …
Horseshoe Quarry
The weather turned out far better than we’d expected, so after some discussion drinking tea in Longlands Cafe, a trip to Horseshoe Quarry was quickly organised before Laetitia had to rush off to the CC committee meeting in Grindleford. Leaving Paul and I to carry on climbing in the sun. We enjoyed the safe (bolted …
Le Chapeau
Another sunny day in the Chamonix valley, and another chance to get some cragging done while Britain suffered in the floods! 8) This time we chose another new venue; Le Chapeau. These amazing granite slabs test your ability to stand on nothing and trust the friction of the rough granite to what felt like the …