Dampish on The Scout
Category: Climbing
Climbing – rock, ice, mountains, boulders, etc.
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A Dream of White Horses
I think Laetitia was fairly pleased with herself today – she’d fancied doing “Dream” for ages, but for reason (hordes of people on the route) or another (good weather and me wanting to go somewhere else) we’d not got round to it. But today, expecting good weather we headed to Wen Zawn to try something …
Warton Warriors
At 9am it was gloriously sunny, at 9.30 it was getting decidedly over-cast, at 10am it was quite cool. We decided a strategic journey south would give us a better opportunity to do some climbing… Earlier in the year (see this) we had tried Warton quarry, but the bird (Peregrine) ban prevented climbing. We checked …
Amphitheatre Buttress
Dave & Fiona on the walk from Ogwen to Craig Yr Ysfa Sunday’s weather wasn’t quite as sunny as forecast, but that wasn’t gonna get in the way of our planned adventure up to Craig Yr Ysfa to show Dave & Fiona up the awesome mountaineering classic – Amphitheatre Buttress… We started late, so we …
Carreg Wastad
The joint CC, FRCC bank holiday meet at Ynys Ettws was a great social event. But sadly only two FRCC members (who are also CC members) turned up. A good job the CC made a better contribution 😉 … We enjoyed Saturday at Carreg Wastad, just opposite the hut, allowing a rapid descent to ply …
Something Stupid on Long Scar
At last, a sunny day in the Lake District coincides with when I’m home. After a day in front of the laptop, I had a quick look at the guide and decided we should go to Long Scar for an evening of medium grade climbing – it’s south west facing and gets the best of …
Slip Sliding Away
Enjoying the great second pitch of Thirlmere Eliminate “The weekend looks set to be wet again.” says Ian, “Lets get out Friday evening if it stays dry…” We choose one of our favourite roadside crags, Castle Rock, to meet and I choose Thirlmere Eliminate for the four (Anna, Ian, Laetitia and I) of us. It’s …
Anne of Green Gable???
Mass Ascent of Little Chamonix
Walking near Derwent Water The weather wasn’t great, which seems to be the norm in this summer, but we were determined to get out and make the most of it. Andy and Angela had come to visit and I wanted to let them have a chance to see some great views, albeit through the Cumbrian …