Category: Climbing
Climbing – rock, ice, mountains, boulders, etc.
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I had a spare day, so when Jon phoned last night to ask if we were up for anything, I said “Of course!” Pete had to work, but that made it easier because Jon had one spare pair of crampons. I also borrowed Pete’s leash-less ice tools, so we were ready to investigate an ice …
Tom and Jaquie came up from London on New Years Eve to stay the weekend and enjoy the snow.
A cold and breezy day on Great End.....
Went back to Blea Water today, this time with Li'l Pete, again with the intention of doing Birkett's. Got a bit closer than last time, but still failed. Third time lucky perhaps?
...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.
Laetitia had invited Tut Braithwaite, president of the Alpine Club, to speak at the Climbers’ Club Welsh guidebook centenary celebration earlier this year. Tut gave a great talk and as a thank-you for his part in that great weekend’s celebrations he invited Laetitia to another great weekend as the CC guest at the Alpine Club’s …
So, after I'm not quite sure how long, the infamous 'Rubble Room' is no more. Penrith's premier bouldering venue is complete!
We're in Chamonix to get our annual lift passes; a significant saving is to be had, but as is typical for France there's a series of hoops to jump through to qualify...
