9 edge endurance challenge

alrighty, im planning ahead but its my birthday weekend at the end of september and as there is a 9 edge running/climbing challenge on the 27th i thought i would be sweet to get a road trip to the peak for fri/sat/sun. (should def go down before this aswell but thats for someone else to organise!)

The deal is you start at Fairholmes and traverse between Derwent Edge, Stanage, Burbage North, Burbage South, Froggatt, Curbar, Baslow Edge, Gardoms and Birchens doing a route at each then finish with a free pint at the Robin Hood pub near Baslow. Joseph and I are keen but would be cool if we could get another pair for a bit of competition...

check it out: http://nineedges.co.uk/

Lakeland Cragsmen

Good day sirs


My cousin Rob is planning another summer assault on the Lakes, a weekend of camping, cragging, ale consuming etc..

It has been set for the weekend of 19th 20th July,

Give me a shout if any of you are up for it and we can sort out cars , tents etc, we will prob stay near to Keswick as its fairly central.

The campsite we stayed in last year had its own personal en suite slate quarry.Some night climbing will be had.


roger and out


Sean

Snowy Lakes

After seeing Tim’s pictures of the Rainy Lakes I thought I must write a tale of our trip to the Snowy Lakes, in the hope that one day one of us may have the good fortune to write about the Sunny Lakes, Aye Right!

A trip to the Thirlstane in Dunfries was aborted under the pretence of missing the turn off and to the Lakes we were heading! My new guide still on the bookshelf we had to pick up another one, circle our way round Keswick then find our crag about 3pm. Not a great start but thankfully there was a portly National Trust attendant at the car park to relieve us of £5 and direct us to the crag. But alas, never trust a fat bastard! They obviously never leave the car, so how was he meant to know where the crag was! A further detour involving a steep scramble down into the river brought us to the climb (Fools Paradise, VS) at 4 o’clock - 4hrs for 3 of us to do 6 pitches, nae bother! First pitch was manky so I went off route to be greeted at the belay by a hail storm. Joseph bailed and let mark have the dubious pleasure of all the seconding, we made it to the top of P2 within 90min but the committing traverse was ahead of us so we decided to escape up an exquisite corner bounded by wet mossy slabs on either side! Much fun was had by all!

After a pricey stay in the Ambleside youth hostel we awoke to clear skies and fresh sugar on the hills, and headed for the remote (in Lakeland terms!) Wallowbarrow Crag. An excellent VS (Bryanston) was quickly dispatched with Joseph leading on his first multi-pitch, Mark taking on the airy traverse before I was allowed the joys of a cracking steep, exposed but juggy finishing pitch. This was soon enveloped in a heavy snowfall, but being sheltered from the wind it was strangely pleasant and the rock didn’t suffer too much so another route was in order.

The classic of the crag Trinity Slabs (Vdiff) was an obvious choice given the volatile weather conditions. This was very nice climbing on big (if a little polished!) holds with a slight feel of Ardverikie Wall - but the Lakes being a poor mans Scotland, the comparison was never going to be a fair one! ;-P

Gym Jones

Gym Jones is not a cozy place. There's no AC, no comfortable spot to sit and there are no mirrors. Stressors are intentionally designed to cause discomfort and apprehension. Effort and pain may not be avoided. Physical and psychological breakdowns occur. The support of a like-minded group, dedicated to The Art of Suffering, provides a safety net. An individual will push harder and risk more in the company of trustworthy peers and that's one reason the gym is not open to the public.

http://www.gymjones.com/

- Website for gym run by Mark Twight of Extreme Alpinism fame. Nutters!!!!

Font

A few pics from font , words coming soon; enjoy, be jealous and get cyked for the next trip!

Welcoming spring excursion to Roslin Glen

Some pics from yesterday's spring arrival celebration in the Glen - didn't know there are better places to climb than the variety of quarries;) The afternoon offered everything:

- no work

- cracking E1's

- fording a river

- a pint in the end

If you come to the glen and hear strange noises - deep, desperate groans - it's probably climbers on Wallace's cave!

p.s.: Salisbury crags was also nice and sunny earlier this week!