Tarte aux Myrtles et Biere
Category: Rock Climbing
Climbing rock (aka Free Climbing).
Fraisier
Tarte aux Figue
Falcon Crag
Dorenaz
Warton Quarry
A day at the Seaside
Stoney Middleton
Shelter from the storm!
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After spending an age looking through all the guidebooks for a suitable route we came to the last route in Michel Piola's Mont Blanc topo guide...
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...
We woke up to beautiful blue skies, but we knew the weather wouldn't last. The forecast was for rain by early afternoon, so we decided to find a route with a short approach. We chose the "capital of science-friction"...
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...
Well, I guess it could be anywhere but its part of my exploration of the Swiss play-crags...
Avoiding the crowds in the Lake District on a bank holiday weekend rewarded us with the whole of Warton Quarry to ourselves...
We had a long planned family trip to Swanage, but that wasn't going to mean no climbing...
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...
Our great British summer brought more threats of wind and rain so with that in mind Colin, Bev, Clive and Paul headed for Lawrencefield...