Two Routes, a Pint + a Pack of Crisps
Category: Rock Climbing
Climbing rock (aka Free Climbing).
Rainy Stanage
Horseshoe Quarry
Le Chapeau
Joux
CC Aspirants Meet, Castell Helen
Dennis’ day on a Kirkus Route
Hot at Helm Crag
The boys go west
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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...
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 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...
Another sunny day in the Chamonix valley, and another chance to get some cragging done while Britain suffered in the floods...
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...
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 Castell Helen. Sea cliff adventure climbing - exciting...
In their centenary year, the Wayfarers are committed to climb every Kirkus route in the land...
Pete builds a stone wall for the little people of Helm crag. We did climb aswell though........
Having resigned myself to another weekend of inactivity due to a sore and swollen ankle and after a text from Strong Shane "wanna climb tomorrow" I thought why not! So after more texts S Shane suggested Wilton, Lancashire's answer to Millstone...