This week's requirements:-
Full Wibble turn out, hats obligitaire
Range of routes
Sunshine
A bit of nonsense
All requirements met! Nonsense provided courtesy of the top ropers from Barnsley, supplying a constant backdrop of broad accented banter. Pretty cool to start with but sun got out later on and warmed things up somewhat.
Debut for BP's new hat, note low key design and muted colour detail
Auditioning for part in next Star Wars film
NB gets proceedings under way on the imaginatively named Outdoor Centre Route (VD)
On Angular Climb (HVD)
PM and NB somehow finding it easy to have a good time
How did we let that happen?
BP contemplates finishing moves on Ant's Wall
(HS 4a)
The top does not look very inviting!
PM follows making most of last day out before a short vacation at the Freeman
Nice going youth
AT sinning a way up Cardinal's Arete VS 4c having deviantly bypassed the 4c start to conserve feeble biceps
Will have to come back and rock up that pumpy first bit
NB nearing the thought provoking transition on Latecomer (HS4b)
Neatly does it
AT fiddling in numbers 1 and 2 wires into a thin break on Ant's Arete (VS 4b)
Soon after another climber makes the crux move in a fine position at the same spot
He owes me a beer for the beta....
Still enough time left for another route
Cardinal Crack VS 5a
Had to work hard on keeping concentration going versus the backchat from Barnsley. "Are you safe?" she asked her partner. "He won't be safe until he's got to the pub" said BP as he wiggled in yet another wire and we all cracked up.
A truly compelling line
"Go on, fill yer boots!"
Hard moves above gear
The route in full
Wonder what grade the crack on the right could be? Surely not much more than a
soft V Diff?
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