BP been away for a while - time to get the band back together.
Between the northern low and southern high there had to be a climbing window to peek through. Derbyshire looked a good bet - but somewhere sheltered from the westerlies squeezed between the two weather systems. So must be good to have another look around the climbing at;
Lawrencefield
Snail Crack seemed a sensible route to get going, surprisingly tricky at the grade best not to rush it.
BP takes care of the final moves on Nova
Just as well it's all a bit flat and dusty up on the top
BP rapps off with matching top and rope
The finishing wall of Tyrone leans out on the left
Tempting
AT succumbs
Gathering all gumption ready to tackle the sustained section coming up
Turn up the boosters and power up
Limpopo lives up to its name in the lower third but was clean and dry higher up
The crux moves are satisfyingly close to the top
The gear is big and bountiful
BP impresses a large gathering of field tripping students and gets a big round of applause on topping out
The next route follows the steep twisting crack on the left.
It's three years since AT backed off this with a fit of the gibbers.
Time to man up
The gear is great so why not keep going?
Good to get it done
BP stuffs up the crack and takes a bite out of Gingerbread
Run out finish not for the faint hearted
One more abb for the road
A short walk leads to the as yet untested Roadside Bay
AT tackles a rather oddly named route and finds it quite amenable at the grade
The Big Red Jacket (The Last Wet Wednesday)
Other routes hereabouts either too hard, too bold, or too uninspiring.
So back to the main bay for a stirling finish up Three Trees Climb
A great days climbing for the return of BP from his various travels
Meanwhile a solo shunter makes the most of the late afternoon rays on Boulevard at E3 5c
Bryn Ferranti is 73 today
