Some great light
Rye day trip
Sunset on the fridge
Debut on SoBi
Chichester trip
Aperros at The View
Thursday 31 August 2017
August Bank Hove
BH heatwave Saturday - Tuesday inclusive
Some great light
Rye day trip
Sunset on the fridge
Some great light
Rye day trip
Sunset on the fridge
Friday 25 August 2017
Cleveland Classics
Thursday 24th August
Time constraints dictated local fast access quick fix it's got to be;
Scot Crags Scugdale
Almost caught out by a sudden shower on the path up, made it back to the car to wait it out. But once again the rain showers sweeping across the plain all afternoon mostly passed us by.
BP starts the circuit in confident style and enjoys a brief weather window. It soon shut.
No idea why this route goes by the name of Holly Tree Wall
BP ropes up for Tooth and Nail as the drizzle returns
Whistled up there with great economy
Three more good routes follow in short order
L-R
Cub's Climb
Pet's Corner
Whippet Wall
Zeta Wall
Another fine line
Steep off balance climbing leads to a relieving jug
Pup's Climb
Moves right from here on small holds
BP stitches up a devious thread on Jack's Delight
Gravity Wall (Direct)
Crux is at the top
Took two attempts and used up a lot of effort.
Normal finish traverses left at the top but feels precarious
Just off vertical here
AT selects some gear
A #10 helps commit to a hard finishing sequence (eventually....)
The Bulkhead goes up the obvious line centre pic.
Top crack overhangs
Too much for AT's noodle arms;
So BP despatched with great conviction.
Fortunately ran out of time before more displays of feebleness
Routes 1-6 may not be exact but close enough all in that area. Includes downclimbing
Time constraints dictated local fast access quick fix it's got to be;
Scot Crags Scugdale
Almost caught out by a sudden shower on the path up, made it back to the car to wait it out. But once again the rain showers sweeping across the plain all afternoon mostly passed us by.
No idea why this route goes by the name of Holly Tree Wall
BP ropes up for Tooth and Nail as the drizzle returns
Whistled up there with great economy
Three more good routes follow in short order
L-R
Cub's Climb
Pet's Corner
Whippet Wall
Zeta Wall
Another fine line
Steep off balance climbing leads to a relieving jug
Pup's Climb
Moves right from here on small holds
BP stitches up a devious thread on Jack's Delight
Gravity Wall (Direct)
Crux is at the top
Took two attempts and used up a lot of effort.
Normal finish traverses left at the top but feels precarious
Just off vertical here
AT selects some gear
A #10 helps commit to a hard finishing sequence (eventually....)
The Bulkhead goes up the obvious line centre pic.
Top crack overhangs
Too much for AT's noodle arms;
So BP despatched with great conviction.
Fortunately ran out of time before more displays of feebleness
Routes 1-6 may not be exact but close enough all in that area. Includes downclimbing
Monday 21 August 2017
Desperately Seeping Swindale
Sunday August 21st
For once the wind was forecast to drop somewhat, in an effort to avoid traffic and crowds in Borrowdale and the likeliehood of an over-populated Peak, opted for a visit to the secluded valley of Swindale to try out conditions at;
Gouther Crag
Bit of a mix up locating the old sneaky parking spot, turns out that it's all been upgraded. Crowbarred the TT in but looks like it's all verboten, parking up the valley now a must from now on.
Ferns really high
Ground sopping wet
Not a good sign
Truss Buttress similarly green, so wandered over to the Kennel Wall Area. Much better conditions over there.
BP moves up Kennel Wall with minimum fuss
Opted for a sporting finish moving right onto the pleasant headwall above the wide leaning crack.
NB on the same line in 2007
Climbers on the Fang provided some entertainment over lunch.
She really got her teeth into it.....
Seeing as it was occupied wandered back to the LH buttress
Scabby Horse is a good deal more appetising than it looks
AT ready to deploy height and reach to latch the key hold at the hard bit.
Great gear so long as you don't kick it out ⇅
From a while back - unknown climber makes a similar reach
BP ventures onto an untried route
Better than it looks, clean rough rock and enough gear potential
Time for an old favourite
Although it turned out to be desperately out of condition
More like VS4b in current state
AT reaches the good holds after some pretty tenuous moves up the greasy crack line
For once the wind was forecast to drop somewhat, in an effort to avoid traffic and crowds in Borrowdale and the likeliehood of an over-populated Peak, opted for a visit to the secluded valley of Swindale to try out conditions at;
Gouther Crag
Bit of a mix up locating the old sneaky parking spot, turns out that it's all been upgraded. Crowbarred the TT in but looks like it's all verboten, parking up the valley now a must from now on.
Ferns really high
Ground sopping wet
Not a good sign
Truss Buttress similarly green, so wandered over to the Kennel Wall Area. Much better conditions over there.
BP moves up Kennel Wall with minimum fuss
Opted for a sporting finish moving right onto the pleasant headwall above the wide leaning crack.
NB on the same line in 2007
Climbers on the Fang provided some entertainment over lunch.
She really got her teeth into it.....
Seeing as it was occupied wandered back to the LH buttress
Scabby Horse is a good deal more appetising than it looks
AT ready to deploy height and reach to latch the key hold at the hard bit.
Great gear so long as you don't kick it out ⇅
From a while back - unknown climber makes a similar reach
BP ventures onto an untried route
Better than it looks, clean rough rock and enough gear potential
Time for an old favourite
Although it turned out to be desperately out of condition
More like VS4b in current state
AT reaches the good holds after some pretty tenuous moves up the greasy crack line
All the way from 1966
Saturday 12 August 2017
Combe Raiders
Thursday 10th August
The photos and narratives in the new Borrowdale Guide Book provide great motivation to try out off the beaten track venues - NB inspired by the prospect of rough rock and dramatic views from up on;
Twa Hummocks
Actually two neighbouring crags on the east side of Combe Ghyll offering a fine view of Raven Crag directly opposite and long outlooks up to Derwentwater and Skiddaw.
50 minute walk in. Twa Hummocks in the middle distance
NB on Twa Hummocks South
Gaining the ridge proper
Leads on to a fine belay
AT
Ready to take a heathery belay on Twa Hummocks North.
The pitch above features a fine wall - great rough rock.
NB seems to like it!
A series of pleasant steps lead to the top
Raven Crag gets none of the sun
Climbing calls completely audible from over there.
A pair seemed to get into bother on P3 and ended up retreating back to the foot of the climb.
The start of the North ridge bottom right
NB walking out
The climbing all on the lower crag directly above NB
Upper crag at top left
The old guide describes routes that combine pitches on both!
Alt
367m
50mins in
40 mins out
The photos and narratives in the new Borrowdale Guide Book provide great motivation to try out off the beaten track venues - NB inspired by the prospect of rough rock and dramatic views from up on;
Twa Hummocks
Actually two neighbouring crags on the east side of Combe Ghyll offering a fine view of Raven Crag directly opposite and long outlooks up to Derwentwater and Skiddaw.
NB on Twa Hummocks South
Gaining the ridge proper
Leads on to a fine belay
AT
Ready to take a heathery belay on Twa Hummocks North.
The pitch above features a fine wall - great rough rock.
NB seems to like it!
A series of pleasant steps lead to the top
Climbing calls completely audible from over there.
A pair seemed to get into bother on P3 and ended up retreating back to the foot of the climb.
NB walking out
Upper crag at top left
The old guide describes routes that combine pitches on both!
Alt
367m
50mins in
40 mins out
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