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Monday, 18 March 2013

Winterlude

18th March
Day out to Windermere and Ambleside
Winter is not giving up, 0-2 deg C



Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Steal Softly Thru Snow

The Magic Band
Cluny, Newcastle
March 11th


Drove through blizzard to make this gig







LR
Eric Clerks, Rockette Morton, Drumbo, Feelers Rebo
Photo (c) John Maclaughlin  

Short clip ->   Steal Softly Thru Snow

Wall-H

Thursday 7th March

Getting into shape


Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Petzl Logic

5th March
Visit to Windmore End
Roped solo using ascender - Petzl Mini Traxion.
One route done
Epitaph VS4c 10m





Route just right of tree and lower central crack

Through small overlap below top-out

Looked at two or three more possibles
but......








headed home







One frightening finish was enough...!

Saturday, 2 March 2013

Spring Nirvana

March 1st
Raven Crag Langdale
Original Route
Dull east sunny out west as per forecast

First day of Spring special.
NB high on P2

 Finding some moves from somewhere

Langdale
Stupenderous



Ropes make debut

Raven Crag - left of deep shady gully right of centre
New feature!
Classic Rockiness 


Thursday, 28 February 2013

Up there with the best

Feb 27th
Wray Castle - Latterbarrow - Hawkeshead circuit



Fantastic day out

Langdale Pikes
Gimmer


On summit
244m


10.5km
469m ascent
3hrs 45m inc lunch
Great walking, up there with the best

More pictures here

Monday, 25 February 2013

Reality Teesdale

25 Feb
Meet up for repeat walk in reverse
See This link for previous
CR,HB, AT again with JW turning up at the pub (this one)
MT missing with lurgy



Sheep being sheep






Tomorrow it's the other Teesdale