Watchhouse crag – dodging the showers
A bit further east along the coast, Watchhouse crag offers a real contrast with slabby thin climbing. Non tidal and near access made this a good option for a showery […]
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Gower – Shipwreck Cove
The Gower was a regular holiday base for many years when we were kids, so I was long overdue a visit to sample the latest “in” climbing destination and especially […]
Wilton – Invasion of the killer midges
A good team assembled for Steve’s meet – seven Rucksackers and a couple of guests, but unfortunately the party was crashed by a zillion midges. Despite the application of various […]
Stoney – turned out nice again
Heavy rain in Glossop, and real time reports from Paul and JP, suggested that it was daft even setting off. However I’d been conned by an optimistic forecast and said […]
Gogarth
Once again, the weather gods smiled on the Gogarth meet. Forecasters were issuing warnings of monsoon like rain, and it certainly didn’t look great on the M56, but the magic […]
A Wednesday evening at Millstone
For once, the weather gods smiled on a Rucksack Club Wednesday evening meet, and Millstone basked in glorious sunshine. A good crowd assembled to celebrate the fact, and a bunch […]
Bowden Doors and Kyloe – Northumberland
Jake has been in the northeast for almost a year, and hadn’t managed to set boot to rock outside in the whole time. A combination of weather, partying, transport challenges […]
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 […]
Shooter’s Nab
Back in Blighty, and the two compensations are Wednesday Evening Climbing and fine beer. Andy’s scheduled meet at Shooter’s Nab followed by beer at the Riverhead in Marsden fits the […]
High Tor
Plans for a High Tor trip were excitedly hatched, involving Delta G and Amber Gambler, with maybe another attempt on Tales for Jake. Gearing up we found we’d failed to […]
Millstone
Sunny Sunday afternoon, and a gentle session on the grit is too hard to resist, despite the dodgy calf. Warby, Chris and Sue are heading to Millstone so I drop […]
Birthday celebrations at Stoney
As if a Solar Eclipse, Super Moon and the Equinox weren’t enough to make Jake’s 19th Birthday a memorable event, how about a trip to Stoney? Remarkably the skies cleared […]
Back in Blighty – a trip to Pen Trwyn
Not a bad time to be arriving back in Blighty – the daffodills are out in the garden and there have been a couple of weather windows to allow some […]
Homeward-bound
On the ferry from Rotterdam to Hull – still sunny as we enjoy a final beer on deck before dinner. Heading home over the Woodhead we hadn’t really expected 3″ […]
It’s Christmas!
Two weeks of ceaseless rain finally broke this morning – not a white Christmas, but at least a dry one. Where better for a pre-dinner blast of fresh air than […]
Packed and ready to go south!
Damp and grey at home. .. time to head South.
Peak highlights
Peak highlights
Cromlech & Cloggy
Class of ’64
Class of ’64 Beudy Birthday Bash – What do you get if you gather 7 50 year-old climbers
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