Scouting for gear

Monday 15th October
Upper Scout Crag Langdale
Route 1 VD (PM,NB)
Route 1 VD (S) PM, NB, PM, NB)

Langdale Autumn

Fabulous

Todays crag centre right

NB on the move

AT misses out, priority parental interrupt

Never a dull moment

Monday 8th October
Another bright sunshiney day out west

Raven Crag, Langdale
Climbing up there with the best 
Norm and Boris accomplicing
Original Route (S) AT,PM,AT
Oak Tree Wall (S) AT Logbook here

Original Route
P1

PMcG moving up P3










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Distant view of same (NB)

Arriving at belay top of P3

Contemplating crux moves final pitch

NB view
AT and PMcG just visible middle left quarter

It's time to meet the stars of the show

Boris
and
The Langdale Pikes

Support Act

Saturday Riggs

October 6th

Wandering walk north of Ings
Mix of metalled lanes and muddy meadows

Langdale Pikes

 5 miles, clockwise from top left

Ten Years After

Oct 4th
Another one off day for good weather
Brimham abandoned to its sunny but stygian self
Rolled on to Almscliffe
PMcG first time since November 2002? Never say never again
Rough Wall alternate finish VD
Pinnacle Flake Climb S 4a
Fluted Columns S 4a
Stewpot S 4a (PMcG)
Rough Crack VD (WHAT!)

Climbers on Pinnacle Flake Climb
(c) Tom Pollock UKC

AT playing with flutes

PMcG stirring it up

AT makes the jam

Homeward sounds

With thanks to Alvin
(another jammer of some renown)

EMF

September 29th
Sneaked into Borrowdale with excess of moral fibre - rewarded with an improbable dry spell amidst some ominous atmospherics
Woden's Face,
Woden's Face Direct S
Wimpey Way S
Woden's Cheek HS4b

PMcG tops out

Catching the late rays

Weather window closing late afternoon on the drive out,

Cruised home with some mellow sounds

Autumn High

Saturday September 22nd
Shepherd's Crag Borrowdale
Brown Slabs Direct VD (BP)
Little Chamonix VD (AT,BP)
Eve VS4c (BP,AT,BP)

High pressure dominating UK for one day only, fantastic conditions for a late season day out.

Feeling the high

 Climbers on Ardus

Hanging belay on Eve
Overlooking Ardus P2

Unknown climber on Eve, P2
Stepping over towards the slab

thanks to cathsullivan UKC

Montage
BP moving up P3
AT on hanging stance

Rocking the Keswick

Wilder-Beast

En Route to Ilkeston
Stanage 9th September
Warm on routes
Wild and beastly wind ripping across the edge, Very busy with families with kids, tranquil never featured

BP contemplates next route

Unknown climber on Lancashire Wall (HVS 5a)









Routes
Cool Groove S4a (BP)
Manchester Buttress HS4b  (BP)
Cakestand S4b (AT)
Little Ernie S4a (BP)
Recess Wall HVD (AT)
Right Wall Route HVD (BP)