Eden Valley Hoax
Swinging in the Rain
Slip Sliding Away
Anne of Green Gable???
Mass Ascent of Little Chamonix
Moorland Grit
Minging in the Rain
Raven Crag, Langdale
A Ganley of Brant Fell Routes!
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As a cure for a hangover and to work an appetite up for the now legendary "Ross" cooked breakfasts, Sarah, Andy, Anna, Ian, Sabiene, Laetitia & Pete took a stroll along the Eden river...
Not dancing, not singing and not even "Minging in the Rain"...
"The weekend looks set to be wet again." says Ian, "Lets get out Friday evening if it stays dry..."
Monday evening saw me and Pete high on Green Gable, in wind and cloud. We found Steve, but no sign of Anne in the cloud.....
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 mist...
Saturday, phone rings, it`s Clive. "Forecast's poor for tomorrow so we're off to Dovestone Tor"...
Summer let us down again in the Lakes.............. with rain threatening in Langdale we headed again for Raven Crag, (close to the road) and the rain duly arrived; no sign of Gene Kelly, but better footwork from Tish as she danced up the wet rock.....................
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...
The combination of the weather forecast and the actual weather messed up all our plans for climbing this Friday, Saturday and Sunday...