Dodging the monsoon!
Category: Climbing
Climbing – rock, ice, mountains, boulders, etc.
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Summer makes a fleeting visit……….
Two Routes, a Pint + a Pack of Crisps
There’s nothing like catching the best weather of the week. Actually, with all the rain so far this month (and yet more forecast), probably the best weather of the month! And then enjoying the late evening sunshine at Castle Rock with a couple of friends… It’s lucky that this week’s work venue has allowed me …
Rainy Stanage
We waited patiently in the driving rain, sheltering under a rocky overhang. We could see the distant breaks in the clouds, and yes we were rewarded with dry weather! The CC Vice Presidents, Laetitia and Pete (Finklaire), went off to enthusiastically climb every classic route on Stanage within 5 minutes walk of our rain shelter …
Horseshoe Quarry
The weather turned out far better than we’d expected, so after some discussion drinking tea in Longlands Cafe, a trip to Horseshoe Quarry was quickly organised before Laetitia had to rush off to the CC committee meeting in Grindleford. Leaving Paul and I to carry on climbing in the sun. We enjoyed the safe (bolted …
Le Chapeau
Another sunny day in the Chamonix valley, and another chance to get some cragging done while Britain suffered in the floods! 8) This time we chose another new venue; Le Chapeau. These amazing granite slabs test your ability to stand on nothing and trust the friction of the rough granite to what felt like the …
Joux
Checking out a new venue recommended by Ian, La Joux, just outside Chamonix was fun. Although, being next to a mountain stream and pasture ensured that the monster horse flies ate more of our blood than we ate French bread and cheese at lunch time! After some fun cragging we went to Argentiere to meet …
Mount Evan-Thomas
Hey Kats, Well, if summer has been and gone in England [Ed. and Wales], it’s certainly happening in the [Ed. Canadian] Rockies. We all know Evan-Thomas creek in winter but here is Mount Evan-Thomas just the other day, climbed by our good pals Everett and Doug. I had been thinking of returning to Europe this …
CC Aspirants Meet, Castell Helen
Laetitia’s aspirant partner, Alastair crossing Castell Helen to start Lighthouse Arete Direct (5a) We were super lucky at this year’s CC Aspirant members meet – the weather forecast looked poor. Whilst many headed for the reliability of Tremadog, we chose wisely and went to a sunny and dry (but a little windy) Anglesey to visit …