Caw Fell
After celebrations to mark Pete’s 80th a sunny morning was too good an opportunity to miss to blow away the cobwebs. Dave signed up for a jog over Caw Fell, […]
Category Archives: Lakes
Steel Knotts Crag
Justin and Chris invited us to break our journey to Scotland with an afternoon in Borrowdale. With the temperature around 30C we needed a shady crag that wasn’t at the […]
Armathwaite, Cumbria
Billed in the Lakes selected climbs guide as “Cumbria’s hidden gem” Armathwaite also has the benefit of being just off the M6 south of Carlisle, and therefore the perfect spot […]
Borrowdale two-crag day – Quayfoot Buttress and Reecastle
With Paul just back from France and term starting next week we had a narrow window for a catch up and a climb, which seemed to coincide with a dry […]
Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon
I’m really not a runner. Well, maybe just an occasional one, when it’s too wet to climb or my elbows are sore, but somehow I’ve managed to average about one […]
Lakeland dash – a day of two crags
Fresh from a fortnight of sunshine and shiny bolt clipping, what better antidote to the “Back in Blighty Blues” than a dash to the Lakes with Stan and Paul? The […]
Castle Rock and Shepherd’s
We caught up with Mike and Dave in Borrowdale, in more unpromising weather, so an afternoon on Castle Rock was an unexpected bonus. Another handy and fast drying venue, with […]
