Go direct

Tuesday 29th May
PMcG returns after a month lay off
Black Crag, Borrowdale
Troutdale Pinnacle Direct VS4c

 PMcG on belay

AT on belay top of P2

Summit

Feels great

Black Crag, Borrowdale
Route goes up rhs of brown rock lower right of crag.  Belayer just visible at top, below right of last tree on skyline

Unknown climber
Some other day
P2

Hot town

Summer in the City!
May 23-28

Hove Heat Wave

Thursday 24 Royal Albert Hall
Elvis C
Epic show
Nick Lowe guesting
More action Here

Friday night fishalty

Indian Summer Saturday (more fish) then traipse to Marina for the Waterlitz show by Generik Vapeur

Sensational, couldn't contain myself

BBQ with HD and GT visiting Sunday

Thanks to V&P for fabulous long break

Gimmerlust

Wednesday May 22
Had to get out, cabin fever
Solo trip to Langdale, walked in to Gimmer with full sack to see what's occurring
1hr 5 minutes from ODG via path to left of Stickle Ghyll. 400m ascent

Climber moving up onto "The neat bit"

Local on the edge of the edge...... top of the crag


Hot walk out, about 55 minutes

Battle of the Bulge

May 16th 2012
Local session - BP "on call"
Eight routes on the Wainstones circuit.
The usual suspects plus "The Bulge", now graded  VS 4c.

Moved decisively through the hand traverse, only to find I'd passed all prospects of gear - with still some rather precarious ground remaining.  Looked back and retro-fitted a small friend which helped dealing with the delicate moves to a solid nut and exit.  Phew!

BP sorting out gear for the awkward finishing moves on Ling Buttress (HS 4b)

Great views to the North and West

Enjoyed banter with some Aussie Coast to Coasters

Eskdale crag hoppers

8th - 9th May 2012
BP joined in at Brantrake cottage for a few days climbing.
Tuesday dawned fine but rain stopped any play, Seathwaite Buttress looked manky anyway.  So we took advantage of the bad weather and boinged our way over to Broughton to see about fixing the funny noise from the front near side - turned out to be a busted spring.  Left it there for repair and taxied back to Eskdale.

 Explore the buttresses above Eskdale Green - the Diamond area.  Two TR's up a wet and pro-less slab, in situ-bolts at top to rig.

And a couple of trads on a nearby buttress.

Hiked back to Outward Bound Centre, got some useful beta from helpful staff on other local options.

Hitched a ride up the valley, and located Bell Stand Crag above the huge roadside quarry.

Plumb Line VS4c (BP)

Retreat to KG IV for regal tales of derring do.




Lovely morning but start delayed by need to retrieve the wheels.

Hared up the valley! Easy Slab, Hare Crag - VD (AT)

BP follows up a sea of rock

Fireball XL5 (left)

VS 4b (AT)

Also Jugged Hare HS 4b (BP)

Rain stop play at 4.30pm

Pack and leave Brantrake 17.05

Back in Greta B by 18.55

Action packed few days!

Lions deLuxe

May 4th - 6th 2012

 Arrivaling

Saturday Walk

Team A to Scafell Summit (964m)

Team B turn round at 450m
Walk shown
Low level direct to cottage
only ten miles or so

Relaxez en route

On the Ratty to Ravenglass

whoo-hooo

Walking back over Muncaster Fell

Scafell usurps the skyline
...splendid!

 A mere 7 miles ish...

Eskdale - stupendous

Barns aren't what they used to be

More pics here
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Magic Number

Thursday 3rd May
White Ghyll,
The Slabs Route 1 (69m, S)
Seen below at upper left of picture, immense wall of grey rock

After a mass increasing, time dilating but relatively short slog up the Ghyll we were ready to go

NB running it out on P3

Gear!

A fine route with some great positions, particularly on P2 and P3

P1

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