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Author: Jon
I got up early this morning, with the intention of taking advantage of the winter climbing possibilities in the Lakes. Ended up skiing instead?! Nice.
...a days winter climbing in the Lakes scuppered by too much snow! Shouldn't complain though, blue skies all day, light winds and the place to ourselves - apart from the very friendly/hungry robin that followed us most of the way in.
With a forecast for cold temperatures and reports of good winter climbing conditions the previous weekend, Matt and I headed north on Friday night to see what we could find.
My friend Dave came to visit this weekend, and after an aborted walk on the Friday (I got a call to assist Keswick MRT with a fallen walker on Sharp Edge), we headed to Haweswater yesterday.
So, after I'm not quite sure how long, the infamous 'Rubble Room' is no more. Penrith's premier bouldering venue is complete!
A trip to Gogarth had always been on the agenda this year, having got the new guidebook for Christmas...
After a hard week at work (yes Pete, I do work hard occasionally :wink:) I wasn’t looking forward to the long drive south to Pembroke. Fortunately, ‘strong Ben’ of Galloway Sea Cliffs fame had to be in Birmingham on the Monday and had secured the use of a hire car through work, allowing me to …
So, same location, Black Crag, Borrowdale, very similar weather, warm and sunny. Perfect for pushing the boat out and seeing what happens.
To make up for the disappointment of not going to Pembroke and enjoying the fantastic weather (thanks again Met Office :angry: ), after much “Where shall we go?”, Ben and I headed out west of Dumfries to Miekle Ross… What do you mean you’ve never heard of it? Okay, fair enough, nor had I, but …
