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Friday, 27 April 2012

Do the Strand

Friday April 7th
After yesterdays deluge a great day for the beach


Walked to Marske and back


Fantastic light

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

The Hard Way

Monday April 16th
Possible Pinnacle day but opted for Shepherds visit as weather not great.

Donkey's Ears (S) - retrieved distracted crag fast young chap along the way, very distracting!




Last pitch Donkey's Ears
(c) Jamie Moss UKC


Ardus MVS 4b

NB contempates P2


The delicate traverse is done, it's all still there....

Final crack sorted with a modicum of drama, and
NB followed using NormStorm tactics

Weather held up well for a pleasant final route - Brown Slabs in the sunshine



Had brief encounter with Sir CB on walk out, (just completed Little Chamonix with a veteran chap), we exchanged pleasantries, fortunately I don't think he recognised us.....

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Bowderised

Tuesday March 20th

More like June, 22deg and counting

Adventurous multi-crag day in Blistering Borrowdale

First up - Bowderstone Pinnacle - much admired from afar, now finally getting to grips with it



P1, HS+

BP about to do battle with the bulge






NB follows in a fine position



BP heading up into God-knows what's up there?



It took three belays to get up and off this tricky top out.

A minor epic


From here a rope walk off then down for two routes back in the valley on Woden's Face

Friday, 23 March 2012

Sphinxing about

March 21st
Three get out - NB,BP, AT
Getting the outside - back inside - the head

Setting out across space

 Making the twinkly move








 Making the twinkly move


finishing in a fine position
safe as houses but feeling out there





Norm abbing



BP balances upwards

Four Market Towns

18th March
Mothering Sunday
Chauffeur service for the mothers- tour of 4 market towns
Barnard Castle
Kirkby Stephen
Sedbergh
Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Stephen
Howgill in the Howgill Fells
Sedbergh






Kirkby Lonsdale





What a trip!

Monday, 12 March 2012

Big in Bozel

March 3rd - 9th
It's the third year in a row for Thomski at Bozel Base
No overnight stop so 7 days skiing on offer
5 sunny, two snowy days added up to a great week


View across to gondola arrival



Looking across to the run off the back down to the Borselieres





Above the Rossa lift

Big area
Big snow
Big mountains
Big days out


More pictures here

A three minute video of most of the team here

And another video featuring some side of the piste stuff here


Sunday, 12 February 2012

It's a family affair

Feb 5-6th 2012
Original Artwork by J Flook
Birthday business

Seven for lunch at WWOW



Guests



Off out to lunch (Askham near Penrith)
February 6th