Category: Rock Climbing
Climbing rock (aka Free Climbing).
The day began with my opening the curtains and seeing the sunny weather had not yet been replaced by the forecast snow and a text message "What you doin' today? Wanna go climbing?" to Ian. The day ended with the forecast snow (and winter temperatures) driving us away from our chosen crag...
Rick told us before we came to Canada that we should bring our rock shoes so he could show us his new 'secret' winter sun crag...
When I saw the opportunity on the BMC site for the South African Mountain Club‘s international climbing meet it was too great an opportunity to miss. All I had to do was get the time off work and make contact with the super efficient Ulrike Kiefer to get my place sorted… Here’s a short (as …
Saturday evening was the CC AGM, preceded by a showing of Leo Dickinson’s re-edited Towers of Paine film, and followed by dinner at the Lee Wood Hotel, Buxton.
I had intended to rest this weekend but seeing the fine weather just had to get out. It was a toss up between Shepherd's and the Roaches and the latter won...
To combat the post holiday blues we decided to take advantage of the fantastic weather. I didn't fancy a long walk in so a trip up to Borrowdale was required. We drove through glorious sunshine, but when we got to Keswick the valley was engulfed in thick fog...
A very good turn out indeed of 26 members from both clubs for this meet in Langdale. But Saturday was totally disgusting as regards weather, with body lifting winds...
My body clock told me I should be climbing ice but, for one reason or another, here we were at Calpe with Ernie, half the FRCC and Terry Gifford not too far away...
After a day of short bolted routes, we decided to go back to the more fun traditional multi pitch climbs, but we would stick to ones in the sun...
