The real Williamson’s Monument… at last
Dampish on The Scout
Williamson’s Monument (Not)
Grey Wife Cave
Bar Pot
Warton Warriors
Black Darter
Colin Cycle Race Hero
Something Stupid on Long Scar
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We came home from North Wales last night. The forecast wasn't great, so we decided that not so great weather at home was better than not so great weather in Wales. Very tired, we didn't get out of bed until close to 10am, and the clouds looked heavy, so we felt uninspired to climb. After a few essential household chores we decided to go for a bike ride up the Kentmere valley...
Sunday, and with a great weather forecast Ian, Anna, Andy and Sabiene headed for Scout Crag in Langdale...
We've lived in the Kentmere valley for years and have never walked up to the interestingly named Williamson's Monument...
This weekend, I have not only learnt the delights of Bar Pot and Grey Wife, but also, how committed and absolutely crazy my friend Colin is. Seriously, this man is nutty. Caving is one thing, cave diving is another thing...
The plan for the weekend involved three choices for the Saturday. We (Rach and Colin) ended up taking the second choice which was Bar Pot, one of the simpler entrances into the Gaping Gill system...
At 9am it was gloriously sunny, at 9.30 it was getting decided over-cast, at 10am it was quite cool. We decided a strategic journey south would give us a better opportunity to do some climbing...
While Laetitia and I were are Warton Quarry today I got a chance to get really close to and photograph this beautiful dragonfly...
One again I made the trip South (Hampshire) to meet Colin for the TLI two up (the rest of the UK national time trial championship)...
At last, a sunny day in the Lake District coincides with when I'm home. After a day in front of the laptop, I had a quick look at the guide and decided we should go to Long Scar...