Moto Route Scandinavia

18 June and away
Denmark - East Jutland
Harwich to Esbjerg
Toyota MRS two up and loaded
Sunday arrive, lunch in Esbjerg then x-c to Odder


Monday

Day out in East Jutland, morning walk on the beach by Odder

Afternoon train trip to Aarhus

In den Gamler By - AArhus

Tuesday
Travel to Helsingor
Lunch at restaurant Mona Rosa in Odense

Check in Boegholmen B&B - great spot

Sea view to Sweden

Wednesday 22 June
City visit
Copenhagen

Nyhaven

Thursday - all day trip via Sweden to Drammen - diverted onto the Ferry as there was a fire in the tunnel. 


On the ferry

Winsterloo Sunset

More pictures here

One hundred legs and a route

Thursday 16th June

BP gone roaming so three blokes and two ropes off west to invent something.

Centipede (S)
Raven Crag
Langdale

NB working on P1, pokey on the right

PMcG heading out to a fine position on P3

Abbing off top of P3 to save time, except for the minor detail of Newtonian levels of friction.

Upwardly mobile team take over and finish route in good order.

Crag Lux and other stories

Friday 10th June
West looking risky so stayed this side and cruised up into the County
NB debut at Crag Lough, beaten back from Spuggies Gully by a threatening pair of birds.

Click for detail

Retreated in good order, chicks left alone.
Followed by an adventurous three pitch ascent up
"Dexterity" 25m (S)
Heavens opened, rock turned to soap so abbed off pronto!

Soaked despite advanced equipment.












Monday June 6th

Unknown climbers on "Forest Face" Ravenscar

North Yorkshire with Mr Cleveland himself

Ravenscar (3 routes) and three more at Wainstones.

Another one gone

Sunday June 5th

Happy Birthday
Her Maggi-nificence

Treated to a trip round the shops in Leeds and a late lunch at Jamie's new Italian Gaff, yunmy.

Kettle boiling

Thursday 2 June
New venue, Kettle Crag Langdale

Full team out


BP on Rose Puchong
MVS 4b

Routes ranging from VDiff to MVS4b, all good

Fantastic views across to the Langdale Pikes

 Climber on Serendipity

© Tony Jones, 11 May 2017

Peter with a 4b face

Warm work

About 50 minutes in, 35 mins out

We sang and danced around

In St Georges Church, Abbey Road, Kemptown
May 27th

We would be so happy!

in our little hideaway

24 will be plenty....

Classic Rock

It's been a busy spell.....
Rockin at the Sage
May 9th Loudon Wainwright III
May 16th - Sufjan Stevens
May 17th - Zombies
May 18th - N Wales climbing debut

Sufjan takes majestic flight.

Moving stuff here

And so to Wales.....
Arrived at the Chamois Hut after 3 hour drive by BP.  Offload and straight to Tremadog.  Queues for Christmas Curry so opted for Valeries Rib (HS) - BP up P1 and linked boldly with P2.

A climber on P2  
© gary.barr,UKC



Back to hut for proper curry courtesy Mrs P, gathering and regrouping for tomorrow's Tryfan venture. 

Second Pinnacle Ridge 165m (570 feet) Vdiff 6 pitches.  
A Big Day in North Wales

© AndyKeen UKC

No good pictures from the route, but here is a summit shot

Route into Tryfan

walk in 70 minutes 
450m gain 
1.2 miles









Friday 20th dawned dull and windy.  Early foray into Cwm Idwal thwarted by gales and torrential rain.  Bailed back to the Chamois hut for brunch and bomb back home.

I've seen the future and it's in Wales 

© OwenF UKC

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© OwenF UKC