Planes, Trains, Tubes + Automobiles
Well, I guess it's work that pays the bills, so it doesn't suck that much...
But British Airways do...
Author: Pete
Founder of Sterling Adventures!
Pumped at Freezing Trowbarrow
Laetitia taking a swing on Red Wall – yes it is pretty steep! Laetitia, Paul and Pete were greeted by BMC signs informing us that peregrines were nesting at today’s venue – Warton Quarry. Not that we needed the signs to know that the warning in the guide book about possible nesting bird restrictions was …
Rain Forecast – Kentmere Mountain Biking
Heavy rain and a cold northerly wind was forecast, so Kath, Dave, Paul, Laetitia and Pete [ed. oops, almost forgot Millie & Pippa] decided the best option for the weather was to go for a mountain bike round of Kentmere… The weather turned out better than forecast – only a few (cold) showers and quite …
Gimmer; No, it’s White Ghyll
Paul on Ethics of War We set off for Gimmer Crag in Langdale today – it was sunny, and the south facing buttress seemed like a good option. Fifteen minutes from the car we came over a rise and felt the teeth of the cold northerly wind! Gimmer was going to be cold! A quick …
Corvus
It was wet today! So wet that we almost stayed home and looked out of the windows wishing we were more dedicated… Are we just fair weather climbers? Then we remembered what fun we had on Liewedd in January! Yes we are dedicated! We quickly got our packs together and headed to Borrowdale, our target, …
Dodging the Rain at Wharncliffe
Grit, Limestone and Paul’s Pink Bike
Cracked Actor, Trowbarrow
After two days of hard gardening it was time to do some hard climbing to justify calling ourselves climbers! But with a poor holiday forecast (thundery showers!), where to go? The answer, the south facing sheltered limestone of Trowbarrow. We’ve been here once before to tick the easier classics Jean Jeanie (VS) and Assagai (HVS). …
Turf Lifting + Forgotten Limestone
It was our turn to pay back some of the sweat Dave had suffered digging the ground for our patio a couple of years ago; today we helped lift the turf where the new green house is due to rise from the ground next week. It was hard work, lifting the turf whilst keeping the …