Scot Crags Social

23 March

As forecast the front moved through to leave a bit of a dry and hazy sun spell out east, another invitation to adjust to the outdooor game at the ever welcoming

Scot Crags, Scugdale

Plenty of teams already on the crag, some from York, others from south of Cambridge!  And a chap from nearby with his young lad.

Pretty cool from the off, a few quick easy solos got us going then onto a leading circuit as a hazy sun did its best to keep everyone warm enough.

Romulus

Pets Corner soloist


Whippet Wall on the right is deceptively hard

Climbing by Numbers

27th February
One more day left of the megga high parked over the UK, a trip out west proves a big draw, given the early season conditions somewhere sunny and amenable the key criteria.  The options algorithm chugged away for three seconds and top of the list comes out as:

Upper Scout Crag

"A big reason boys join Scouting is to go climbing. They want to go. They need to go. They know that while they are climbing they are going to have some of the best times of their lives!"

Robert Baden-Powell quote (almost)

 

Left   - Route 2
Right - Route 1
Centre - Ramsbottom Variation


Climbing party already on Route 2 carried on up a route in the gully and never returned

AT on R2P2

(from 2016)

AT gives the secret scout signal on belay Route 1

NB en Route 1 P2

A Thompson up a Ramsbottom


Nice

(from the vaults)

Gas bubble pockets offer cam protection where it matters

A dazzling walk out in the low early season light

Rocking over the Struggle


Beats struggling with the rockover

Scot Free

Feb 22 2019

Been trapped in the wall for a few months, an early spring like spell flipped the safety catch off the outside switch and the indoor circuit was broken for the first time in 2019.


NB all set to finish off  Pup's Climb S4b

 

BP gets his teeth into the classic Tooth and Nail

JC in the middle a tenuous sequence on Gravity Wall


This direct variation must be worth VS 5a

CB wonders what the Romans ever did for him on Romulus

Pets Corner


No dogging please

Other routes done by JC and BP/CB not shown although there were several

Thomski 2019 - return of the Bozeliers

Feb 3rd - 10th
Crack in the sky past Lyon

Bozel snowed in

Monday

AT, MT, RL, SL, CJ out on mountain
Champagny, Roche de Mio, Inversens and retn.

Lunch at JJ




HD ready to ski the Serac piste from the top of the Rossa lift

This weeks kit

Her Luminescence at one with the Black Crow Chaptis Birdie 157.9

Thomski rocks the Elan Amphibio Ripstick 86

Own em, ride em!

Tuesday 5 Feb
New telecabines up from Champagny

AT, MT and CJ.  SL morning

Piste gang and chalet crew meet up for lunch at the Club Alpina



Great spot right close to the telecabine departure up the mountain

Afternoon on the Bozelats

Telecabine terminus distance centre left -------->

Wed 6 Feb
Thomski 64

All out

Todays venue Pralognan

Charming area
Stunning setting
Quiet slopes

Mags skis down the Bois des Flottes


The magnificent Grand Casse dominates the scene in the heart of the Vanoise








Cracking lunch at the Fontainettes

 

Cheers Everybody!!

Thursday

RL, AJ, AT out
Trip to Bijolin, lunch at JJ


Above this weeks go-to pit stop - the Roc des Blanchets


Weather went downhill rapidly

Friday
All out at Pralognan


At the top of the Ancolie chair at 2300m

Return run from the Ancolie

Great conditions

Mountain Women

Mountain Men





More grub at the fabulous Fontainettes

Saturday

MT,AT, CJ out in Champagny

MT ready to fly






RL joins for late session

What a trip!

Thanks everyone!

Another marvellous week!

Some actuals

Out

dep 05.00 

arrive tunnel 06.30

tunnel dep 07.20

dep Calais 0905

arrive Bozel 19.45

In

dep 0705

arr 17.35

train 18.20

Sutton 19.40

Andalucia 2018

Nov 10th
House sale all gone to ratshit so what the hell time to get out of Denver and hit the Spain Drain.  Down to Hove, Ferry to Bilbao Wednesday 14th.  Great sailing, calm sea.

Very comfy cabin

Decent sleep




Leaving harbour

Dawn
Bay of Biscay

Overnight Casita, Boceguillas

The Casita was a bit isolated, almost quit but fortunately some other people turned up to occupy next door.
 
Finally made it it to safe haven at the Ho Hotel in Jaen

The minibar gave up without a fight 

Saturday 14th November - Arrival at La Herradura

22 Los Girasoles

All the sun going!







Location
Looking out east over the bay

Garden at Los Girasoles

Tania does her thing with Pablo and Diana at the Maravillas

Biblical rain storm going on
 
It came and went on an off for the whole week!

 

Much improved by the following Saturday!

One of a few dozen sunsets

Around Los Girasoles

Almunecar strolls

Phil visits

In Malaga 

Los Girasoles on the far side between A and P

 

Sunset by the market

Sundowners at The Mango

And at the Bueno

At the Alhambra

Fabulous

More pics here

Another amazing scene

Christmas Eve

 AT the Parador, Malaga

Waiting for news of BA flight from Gatwick

Made it!

Ready to sally forth on Christmas day for Birthday Nosh

More pictures of the Malaga stop over here

CT polishes off a plate of boquerones on the harbour in Malaga

Packed out for the Flamenco at the Maravillas

A morning walk down the front

On the walk down to the front from Los G

Scenes in Frigliana

 Botanical Gardens Almunecar

Last Sundown before launch back to Blighty

Saturday Jan 5th

Viajemos!

Burgos 8 hours

Poitiers 7 hours 30

Dieppe 5 hours 30

Arrive Hove 10pm
Jan 7th 2019





More pics here
And here

 Another town, another beach

Only 1158 miles away