Gateau de Citron
Author: Pete
Founder of Sterling Adventures!
Fraicheur
Fraisier
Swiss Greetings
Falcon Crag
Warton Quarry
Stoney Middleton
Les Gaillands
Wet Snowdonia, Sunny Pothole
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Nothing happening today due to the rain! Doh. Except...
The plan is to be up in a mountain hut by the time you read this...
After the mega rain yesterday and last night, there was no hope of a big day today. So after breakfast in bed we headed up to the Index for a half day with moderate altitude to get a little acclimatised just in case the weather gets better later in the week...
Terry's postcard arrived a few days ago (sorry for the delay in posting, I've been to Norwich with work this week) - the card is sporting the now traditional contemplative Kats...
Another damp start, but after some tea at Shepherds Cafe, the sun came out (a bit) and Paul and I headed off to Falcon Crag...
Avoiding the crowds in the Lake District on a bank holiday weekend rewarded us with the whole of Warton Quarry to ourselves...
What rain? We expected heavy rain on Saturday; as we drove over Snake Pass and saw the first spots on the windscreen we thought it was gonna be as forecast - wet. Maybe a day cruising the gear shops of the Peak was ahead...
With only a few hours of play before having to leave Chamonix to fly back to the UK we took the popular option of grabbing a few routes at Les Gaillands...
We awoke to the accurately forecast rain on Sunday. Any worthwhile climbing in the hills was definitely off the agenda. But we suspected it would be dry either on Anglesey or perhaps back towards Llangollen...