Castle Rock of Triermain Sunday 13th September

Dave leads Gangway Climb. Peter on belay duty.

The plan was to climb on Raven Crag Langdale, but meeting in the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park, with the cloud down on the tops, it was clear the crag would be wet. Change of plan: Castle Rock of Triermain. Only problem was that no-one had a guidebook. This issue was tackled in various ways: George knew the crag well and could point out the routes, where their cruxes were, and what the gear was like.

George passes a crux.

Ken at the opposite extreme treated it like a big adventure and gleefully set off up the crag assuming there'd be a route up there somewhere!

Peter leads Yew Tree Climb

The rest chatted up other climbers and got a look in their guidebooks.

Linda at the top of Via Media

Either way, the sun came out, the rock was rough and dry, and it turned into a great day out.

Anne finishes off Kleine Rinne

By evening the valley was looking gorgeous but the midges were ferocious, and the last of us left by 6.30pm.

Skiddaw and Blencathra, as seen from the crag

Thursday 6 August - Wilton 1

Well is was only nearly dark when we left, so no climbing by headtorch last Thursday.

Good climbing had by all.  Mike on Wombat Chimney and Lazy Friday, Jenny on Flywalk, Dave on 999 and Tony on Orange Peel and Cameo - plus multiple swapped seconds.

Dave leads 999

And Linda seconds stylishly and colourfully

Mike on the start of Lazy Friday

Jenny follows Mike

Thursday 30th July

This being holiday time, we were only five (plus dog) for our regular climbing meet, but what we lacked in numbers we made up with age, guile, looks and enthusiasm.  Linda, Jenny, plus guest Charlie, Dave and Tony visited Woodcutter's Buttress at Giggleswick North.  We took kit for trad and sport but ended up spending an evening on bolts.  Means we can go back for the trad I guess.

A range of routes saw multiple ascents:
Stumpy 5c, Tong and Groove 6a, Debbie Direct 6a+, The Craftsman and Fellsman Revisited (both 6b+) and Retro-killer 6c.

We got in a full evening - arriving around 5pm and with the final ascent made by headtorch (like we said; enthusiasm).

Charlie

Jenny and Dave

Jenny by headtorch (with flash making the whole crag lighter)

Thursday 23rd July: Attermire Scar

Perfect evening light, dynamic climbers in various coloured jackets... and we forgot the camera. (Picture courtesy of Google) However, six of us met at Attermire to enjoy the climbing and endure the cold wind - a bit tough for those of us that were climbing in 36 degree heat a few days ago! Departing as usual in the dark, we got lost on the walk-out and when we reached the lane we were nearly mown down by tractors working late on the haymaking - all contributing to a fun evening out in the Dales.

Thursday 16th

So - no photographs. Ah well. We were an all male party - or parties - so we we couldn't organise a photo shoot in a studio and multi-tasking was right out the window.

Yesterday we had a split site thing going on.  Those who could get away a little earlier (Mike and John) headed to Trowbarrow where they climbed Jean Jeanie, Aladdinsane and Cracked Actor (the last led by Mike late in the gathering gloom and seconded by John in the dark, with a torch in his mouth so he could see the holds; wished we had that photo!)

Those of us who were constrained for various reasons to a later start headed to Giggleswick North Upper Crag where we climbed a range of routes from HS, through VS to HVS and E1. So we covered most of the bases really.

Normal photography service will be resumed as soon as we get our acts together.

After much deliberation and weather watching, Stanage North was the final venue for Sundays climbing meet. 7 people, 2 bouldering mats and 1 dog set off from a wet damp Clitheroe car park (with hindsight an 8:30 meet was possibly a little early).

On arriving at Hathersage (still wet and damp) we decide to partake in a cuppa at Outside and wait for the sun to come out.

Luckily (for Linda) the sun arrived and we headed to the High Neb car park at Stanage. The 'boys' (Michael and John - new member) headed off and did Quietus (E2 5C) on High Neb and with their bouldering mats did the high ball Crescent Arete at Not To Be Taken Away, then worked hard on The Green Traverse at Plantation (with prior instructions not to be late for the return journey!)

Linda, Dave and Peter had their eyes on Crow Chin, whilst Tony and Amanda fancied a look at Incursion on End Slab. However once we all reached the latter we found it was horridly green/unattractive and decided to head back to Crow Chin, where the 5 of us spent a pleasant afternoon, although the wind at the top of the climbs was far from pleasant. Linda's favorite was Bent Crack, HVD (10 points go to Dave who was the only climber who didn't use his knees on this route). Tony preferred to do a little soloing plus the VS and HVS of Spring Sunshine and Perforation. Amanda loved the challenge of being back on grit (!).
We all headed off home around 5pm (yes Anne before dark!) in time for tea."

Thursday 9th July: Twistleton Scar

It was clear, windy and cold at Twistleton tonight - didn't feel much like July, with thermoses and lots of layers being the order of the day.

 

Dave and Peter spent their night battling the polish on left hand crack and right hand crack, whilst the rest of us were slightly further along the crag, around Priority.

Priority, VS 4c

Priority Corner, S 4a

Sickle Arete, VS 5a

Twistleton in the evening - Dave and Peter are somewhere on there on right hand crack.