Clocks forward

And after 4 days of eastish gloom the sun has finally broken through
Daffs and blossom out, hedge on way.

Mamba Sun

31st March 2014
East Raven Crag Langdale
Mamba S4a (NB)
Jingo VS4b (AT)
Speckled Bad VD (NB) RH start
Watson Wall MVS 4b (AT)

Ullswater
moods

After a Jingo jangle, NB follows up with some serene climbing on Speckled Band.

Big bong belay for LH routes

Less so at Watson Wall.....
30m route plus 17m up grass to spike belay, resulting in a good plot for a Janet and John story.

"....Andy says he's safe
Norm says that's him
I wonder what they will do next?....."

Postscript:
Clip of someone on Jingo here
(They think it's Speckled band however!)
I went a bit further left into the pale niche
(upper left of frame at 9m 24 seconds in)
Good gear there phewnally!

Something for the weekend?

Saturday March 29th
Castle Rock of Triermain
A good loosen up on the various slab, wall and corners.
Via Media Thrilla, direct finish, quite run out (AT)
Gangway Climb (BP) pictured below

Fine position

Making Moves

March 24th
Lower Piketoe Knott Crag
Thirlmere

A one day weather window opened up, headed west and found some esoterica thanks to NB's recollection of this small buttress on the walk in last year to Upper Swirl How.

Ilex Slab (D) NB,AT
Gary's Crack (S) NB,AT and AT,NB
Cross Hands (MVS) AT dnf - TR
Lions Sheep (VS 4c) TR
Armo's Slab (VS 4c) TR
Morton' Boys MVS 4a TR

West House morning blossom

Two hours later in the West

Walk-in a mere 15 minutes

NB tackles Gary's Climb in fine style

Abseil anxiety

Routes L - R

Ilex Slab

Lions Sheep

Morton's Boys

Gary's Climb

Armo's Slab

Cross Hands

Stanagery

Tuesday 11th March
AT, PB,NB CB,PM to the Peak
Various routes done, notably
Hollybush Crack (AT,CB VD)
Via Media (CB,AT VS4c)
Birch Tree Wall AT,CB HS4b)
Narrow Buttress (CB,AT,VS4c)
plus some other Vdiffs in the Flying Buttress area

AT on Leaning Buttress Indirect (VD)

Photo (c) PB

PB following same route

CB
In fine finishing position on
Narrow Buttress (VS4c)
photo (c) Graham P

PB on FB
NB on Be Lay


Peters pics
here
(if you have permission)

All skies as per on the day

Blustermere

8 March
Buttermere round with J and G
Overnight at Brigham - eats at the Honest Lawyer, Cockermouth

Sunday 9th

Loweswater

Back at the Bothy

Bozelated

Feb 2nd - 9th
THOMSKI 2014
(The Battle of the Boot)

Chalet Grand Bec - Bozel once again the location of choice.

Ready for the Pralognan trip

Pra Lognan
Top of system
680m vertical drop
All down without a stop!

Some great new views
Grande Casse
3855m

Dominates the main chair lift

Norm and friend

Saturday
Looking down the Esselet
(Les Coches)
A great red through the trees

Friday turned out a bit fluffy

Wednesday trip to Montalbert

The usual line up

More pictures here

Short clip click here