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Monthly Archives: July 2016

Bramcrag Quarry

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Up to the Lakes and an overnight stop under Skidaw, in a car park used by BG support teams. I hadn’t been anywhere near the BG route in the two […]

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Lakes, UK

Fancy a bit of Yorkshire Sports Climbing, Grommet?

July 31, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

A couple of days in the Dales and two new (to us) crags. Our first day was at sector Stone Cold at the far left end of Giggleswick South. Not […]

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UK, Yorkshire

Tashy’s graduation

July 26, 2016by Dominic 4 Comments

A glorious day in Bristol to celebrate Tashy’s graduation – great sense of occasion in the Wills Memorial Building and fantastic weather were the least she deserved after so much […]

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South West, UK

Sizzling at Staden

July 26, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

The Mercury, or actually the car thermometer, is pushing 30C and we have the rare conundrum  (this year at least) of finding a shady crag. Where else but Staden – […]

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Peak, UK

A blast up to Borrowdale

July 25, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

For once, the weather in the Lakes was better than the forecast for the Peak. …and I was heading there anyway for Robin and Amy’s party. Lower Falcon Crag was […]

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Lakes, UK

Wednesday evening at Birchens

July 25, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

We were greeted with drizzle on arriving at the crag, so spent a few minutes sheltered under the initial overhanging section of Trafalgar buttress, reminiscing about when Birchens was our […]

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Peak, UK

Glorious Gower

July 9, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

With tides and the firing range times prohibiting a Pembroke trip, Gower was the obvious venue for a post-exam trip with Tash for some much needed R&R. After popping some […]

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UK, Wales

More Gogarth fun

July 9, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Another scan of the weather map and another decision to make the 2.30hr trip to Gogarth. This wasn’t looking like a great decision as we tiptoed across the traverse a […]

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UK, Wales

Contrasting days in the Peak

July 9, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Tuesday threatened to be the only dry interlude in a damp week. Time to explore a couple of Gary’s new offerings near Stoney. Somewhat post Industrial,  5 minutes from the […]

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Peak, UK

Family fun in the Brecon Beacons

July 9, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Fiercely competitive ping-pong, late night card school, canoeing, dawn NERF-gun raids and raft building. Throw in beer and good food and you’ve got a memorable weekend!

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UK, Wales

Some Big Wall coaching

July 9, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Mike and Ben got in touch with an interest in climbing El Cap, and looking for a bit of guidance. Where better for a Big Wall 101 than Hobson Moor […]

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Peak, UK

Gogarth – sunshine guaranteed!

July 9, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

We got lucky with the weather  (again!), with Holyhead being about the only dry place in the country! More words and pictures at http://www.blog.rucksackclub.org/?p=4231

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UK, Wales

Back in Blighty, and a Blog Backlog

July 9, 2016by Dominic Leave a comment

Back home in time for the summer, and we managed to catch a day of it before the monsoon season set in. A glorious afternoon with Mike and Heidi at […]

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Peak, UK

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