Swinging in the Rain
Not dancing, not singing and not even “Minging in the Rain” this time! Today it was Dave’s turn to put Gene Kelly to shame… …with a bit of Swinging in the continuing Lakeland monsoon!
Slip Sliding Away
Enjoying the great second pitch of Thirlmere Eliminate “The weekend looks set to be wet again.” says Ian, “Lets get out Friday evening if it stays dry…” We choose one of our favourite roadside crags, Castle Rock, to meet and I choose Thirlmere Eliminate for the four (Anna, Ian, Laetitia and I) of us. It’s …
Anne of Green Gable???
Mass Ascent of Little Chamonix
Walking near Derwent Water The weather wasn’t great, which seems to be the norm in this summer, but we were determined to get out and make the most of it. Andy and Angela had come to visit and I wanted to let them have a chance to see some great views, albeit through the Cumbrian …
Moorland Grit
Saturday, phone rings, it`s Clive. “Forecast’s poor for tomorrow so we’re off to Dovestone Tor”. Ok I’ll follow on. Two hours later I arrive to see Clive and Ganley finishing Route 1. After climbing Lancaster Flyby we moved back to the overhanging jugfest of Great Buttress (a gritstone must do) followed by two more jugfests …
Minging in the Rain
Raven Crag, Langdale
Ian and I met up in Chapel Stile with plan A being a trip to Gimmer – the weather in the morning had been wall to wall blue skies. But no, not for us, as I drove down the Langdale road it was raining! But we soldiered on and changed to plan B, Raven Crag… …
A Ganley of Brant Fell Routes!
The combination of the weather forecast and the actual weather messed up all our plans for climbing this Friday, Saturday and Sunday! That is until we got up to Brant Fell for a bit of a walk to work up an appetite for Sunday dinner with some fresh air and the wonderful view of Lake …
WARNING!!! Big Stone Fall Shepherd’s Crag
A massive rock fall has occurred on shepherd’s crag in the vicinity of ‘Shepherd’s Gully’ and ‘Derision Groove’. My guess is that it has occurred in the last week. It certainly hadn’t occurred 2 weeks ago. The fall is from the previously overhanging, loose section immediately above the top little traverse on ‘Derision Grove’. This …