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 […]
Category Archives: Lakes
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 […]
Bramcrag Quarry
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 […]
A blast up to Borrowdale
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 […]
Eagle crag, Grizedale
Tuesday’s forecast shone like a beacon in an otherwise grim week, and Paul was full of his reliable enthusiasm to make the most of it. As the resident Lakes guru […]
