Cheedale – Plumb Buttress and The Lifts
Andy and I only had a short day available, and each came up with fairly local, reasonably accessible and somewhat escoteric crag suggestion. Andy graciously postponed a visit to Crowden […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
A week in The Peak
Back from Pembroke and Ogmore, what could be a greater contrast than a trip to Windgather? We headed to this friendliest of Peak crags to catch up with Bill and […]
Ogmore – Exposure Explosion!
Jim has been trying to persuade me to visit Ogmore for at least 20 years, but various factors such as weather, tides and the “easy option” of Pembroke another hour […]
Mother Carey’s
Having had the crags to ourselves, and an almost deserted campsite, the hoards began to descend on Thursday night and by Friday morning the Bosherston camping field was transformed. Plenty […]
Mowing Word
Almost exactly a year on from my last visit with Jake, Jim and I enjoyed another grand day on Mowing Word – it really is a great bonus to have […]
Pembroke – make mine a Triple
Where better for a short Easter break than Pembroke, especially with a Wednesday start to beat the crowds? After a somewhat tedious journey, Jim and I arrive at the St […]
Gogarth – the crag that just keeps giving!
I remember an early Gogarth experience with Paul, over 25 years ago, when we ticked three major 3* classics (Dream, Gogarth and something else – obviously I don’t remember it […]
Witches Quarry
In many ways the perfect evening crag – you could belay from the car and it catches the last of the sun (after about 6pm as it faces due north!) […]
High Tor
After a few sessions on the grit I figured I’d earned a bit of respite from having my arse kicked, so Helen, Jim and I decided on a visit to […]
Double Grit Rations
Paul’s visit down from The Lakes injected some much needed enthusiasm into a dull and chilly Friday evening, and we headed to Bamford for a first dose of after-work climbing […]
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