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Month: March 2014

Raven Crag East

Sunday, 30th March 2014

Dave and I enjoyed a wonderful summer-like day climbing on Raven Crag East in Langdale today. In weather like this the Lakes has to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth...

Cascade du Dar Revisited – Seven Years On

Sunday, 30th March 2014

It is exactly seven years to this very weekend that Terry, Pete and Tish stood under the Cascade du Dar in fresh falling snow.

Garburn Pass & Trowbarrow

Monday, 24th March 2014

I sat on top, damp and cold, Laetitia stood at the bottom (wrapped in her duvet and waterproof jackets), wondering what to do next ... the rock dried off ...

West Pennine Moors Mountain Biking

Friday, 21st March 2014

Who would believe that just a few miles outside the industrial complexes of Blackburn and Burnley one could be up in the relative remoteness of the West Pennine Moors?

Yorkshire Dales Mountain Biking

Monday, 17th March 2014

We enjoyed our rideout in the Yorkshire Dales so much a few weeks ago that we chose that venue again on Sunday.

Staveley Beer Festival

Sunday, 16th March 2014

One great benefit of living in Staveley is that when the Beer Festival comes to town we don’t have to drive anywhere.

Shoulder-iffic Gritstone

Sunday, 9th March 2014

After a weekend climbing gritstone in the Peak District my shoulders are tired. It seems that unlike crimpy rock like limestone, and even our local volcanic Lakeland rock, grit involves a far more all over body contribution. Specifically, finger strength is my usual weakness and my forearms are normally where I get pumped first, however, …

Climbers’ Club AGM & Party Weekend

Tuesday, 4th March 2014

In my humble opinion last year’s CC AGM was a fantastic success. For me there are a lot of boxes to “tick” when deciding where to have the AGM. A location that offers: outdoor activities for all weathers and all pursuits; a quality indoor climbing wall that will join in the fun; an AGM and …

Bike & Climb: a skitour substitute at the german cradle of sport climbing

Tuesday, 4th March 2014

What to do if the weather is terrible over the Alps and no way our girls skitour adventure will happen at all? Instead of a snow adventure we decided it is time to welcome spring and go climbing and biking at the Frankenjura

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