Category: Rock Climbing
Climbing rock (aka Free Climbing).
Midweek sunshine and I met Pete at Shepherds to grab a route after work. After all the slab climbing on bolts in Chamonix, Pete fancied something steeper....... half way up we realised just what training we needed to do.......
Nobody about or meet at Shepherds...... all away in sunny climes on sunny climbs
After waking up to a beautiful morning, late as usual, I was keen to get out after two days cooped up in the apartment...
Nobody told Bernie it was an abseil descent...
Pete's plan A today seemed to also be plan A for every beginner in the valley. We approached Valorcine and found it heaving with would be climbers. Every route was occupied by young students learning the ropes...
Yes this slab (sorry, wall, Terry) was "Grande" and great fun too. Although I think we got off route a bit at one point finding ourselves in the middle of very blank slab some way above the last protection...
We said we'd get back to Le Chapeau (it was good last time) - and today the poor forecast coupled with our forgetting the guidebook meant we needed a plan B; Chapeu...
A last minuite decision Friday night to cancel our N Wales trip due to the ongoing monsoon saw Paul and SS in the Peak Saturday morning. Too cold and windy for grit; too wet for limestone. Need somewhere sheltered and quick drying...
Ian, Anna and Pete dashed to Castle Rock to catch the summer as it passed through...................
