Wilder-Beast

En Route to Ilkeston
Stanage 9th September
Warm on routes
Wild and beastly wind ripping across the edge, Very busy with families with kids, tranquil never featured

BP contemplates next route

Unknown climber on Lancashire Wall (HVS 5a)









Routes
Cool Groove S4a (BP)
Manchester Buttress HS4b  (BP)
Cakestand S4b (AT)
Little Ernie S4a (BP)
Recess Wall HVD (AT)
Right Wall Route HVD (BP)

Coasters

Sept 5th

September 8th
Planned meet up with the Coast to Coast Team
Far Easdale above Grasmere

Walking up

Intrepid Coast to Coasters

Fantastic drive back

Summer in Swindale

September 1st 2012

Gouther Crag
A multitude had the same idea.... they were hogging all the HVS and E grades so we had to limit ourselves to:-

Truss Buttress (AT)
Sam (AT)
Kennel Wall (PMcG)
No post production in any of these pics 

Moving up on Kennel Wall P2 

Looking back from above

Ritual Rope coiling shot

Unknown climber on Hernia (E1)

Climbers on Bloodhound, Kennel Wall and the Fang

Walla wise

Saturday August 31st
A repeat of that nice walk from Ashness Bridge to Keswick over Walla Crag

Sun shone splendidly on arrival in Keswick

All Points North

Tuesday August 14th
Weather front sweeping North, so rushed ahead of it to...
Kyloe
The ususal suspects either ticked off - or backed off (Slab and Wall VS4c) owing to LMF and low power reserves.

A montage of Deception Wall
HS 4c

Epic journey back - heavy A1 traffic, roads swimming

Late Equaliser

Tuesday 7th August
Despite iffy forecast, resolved to attempt a Classic Rocker.
Arrived at foot of Bracket and Slab, undeterred by occasional spots, geared up, NB set off.
First pro in at 5 metres, followed immediately by proper rain.  Neither of us in the mood for a EPIC so we backed off.  One Nil to the Norse Weather Gods.

View up to head of valley on walk out




Flirted with a Raven option, but the storm moved down the valley.   So rather than go two down decided to head north up to Castle Rock of Triermain.

NB about to slay the Slab Route Dragon







AT led a Lilith / Companion Way combo, delicate and rather bold

Weather Gods 1
Team NE 1                                              
RESULT!

Climbers in a fine position on Direct Route

July

A month in transit
Winston, Ilkeston, Royal Derby, and all combinations thereof

Head in Shed at Birchen with NB,PB,BP 26th July

Out at Almscliffe with NB, BP 31st July