Solid Rock

July 17th
Crag Lough

West Corner S4a         (AT)
Original Route S4a       (BP)
Hadrian's Recess S4a   (AT)
Jezebel Direct MVS4b  (BP)
Main Wall HS4b           (AT)

Did our best to avoid any Dire Straits
All routes pretty committing, grades feel generally understated but probably fair once accustomed to the niceties of the very solid yet sometimes worrying whinstone sill.

AT on West Corner
Steep

BP

Amenably up Original Route

View of Hadrian's Recess (large crack in shadow)

Same route - large dark crack towards right

In the recess

Eighth piece of gear going in

Locals manage with three it seems

BP on second crux of Jezebel Direct

Lower crack in left foreground very testing

Topped out

MainWall

Big Single Pitch

Quite adventurous

AT searching for the Main Line

Just Like a Rolling Stone

Invasjon av de norske hordene

16 Juli 2013
Scarborough
Besøk hos Bestemor

  Tre generasjoner

fire generasjoner

Alle nydelig!

Livet på stranden 

Local Action on the Moors

Sunday 14th July
North Yorkshire moors
Raven's Scar

Forest face HS4b (AT,BP)
Harlot's Groove VS4c (BP,AT)
En passant S4a (AT,BP)
Moby Dick HS4b (BP,AT)

Forest Face in similar conditions

© lissymanners, UKC May 2013

Another climber about to feel his way up Harlot's Groove in 2007
 © Simon Caldwell, Aug 2007
This route significantly greener now, quite desperate, a fine effort by Mr P

BP gives Moby Dick the brush off
(or Vice Versa?)

Pleasant company with locals (FC and DW) doing some hard stuff

Adventurous

LR

En Passant

Moby Dick

Forest Face

Harlot's Groove

Grey Dazzle

Tuesday 9th July
BIG DAY IN THE NORTH
Grey Crag

Meet Booths 8.45, depart Gatesgarth 9.35
590m ascent - 2.7km
Arrive Crag 11.45 - 2hrs 10m walk in

Hot  - 25C plus
Fortiter MVS 4b (BP)
Double Pod MVS 4b (AT)
University Challenge VS 4c (BP,AT)
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On the walk in, aiming for the crag top right

Fortiter

BP set for crux moves

Fortified!

AT casts for pod 2

BP past starter for ten on University Challenge

Bold moves to bonus belay

Hand over to AT for last pitch

Pic omits yawning abyss below

Gulp...
Best not to look

Gratefully left onto magnificent final arete

Well and truly Bambered!

Mr Mountain himself

 Walking out

65 minutes

Oddfellows or bust

L-R
Fortiter
University Challenge (top pitch only visible)
Double Pod
more pictures here

Driving sounds
see also
David Bowie Is 

We were so turned on

July 7-8th
Bowie Is
Victoria and Albert - London
Overnight Premier Inn Cromwell Road

Afternoon stroll

Evening out here

Cracked actor outside the Mind Warp Pavillion

Cafe society in South Kensington
Meet V&P for lunch here

Exhibition brilliant
Some glimpses
here
and
here

Pleasant after the show chill zone at the V and A

More pics from the trip

Everything is Possible

July 5th
BIG DAY IN THE NORTH
Gillercombe Buttress
8 pitches - quantum belays, everything possible
P1 is a bit in at the deep end.
P2 amenable
P3 balancy and nervy esp with sack.
P4 simple
P5 steep and enjoyable then slabby and bold
P6 pleasant
P7 technical to start with good gear
P8 pleasant

PM good

And ready to go

AT on P1

About to start niche climbing

PM thinks about P5 ALT-START

AT goes for traditional juggy crack rather than bold arete option.

PM moving up P7

AT on tri-point quantum equalised possi belayty

Looking up as....

PM gets into the groove on P8

 Summit - Base Brown and Glaramara in background

170m plus
Sacks carried up
Walk out direct from summit
50 minutes in
60 minutes out

Give me Summer!

24 degrees

Phew!


Roses making a late great show

Wild