Eagle crag, Grizedale

May 29, 2015by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Shooter’s Nab

May 21, 2015by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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High Tor

March 25, 2015by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Millstone

March 24, 2015by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Birthday celebrations at Stoney

March 20, 2015by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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Back in Blighty – a trip to Pen Trwyn

March 18, 2015by Dominic 1 Comment

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 […]

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Homeward-bound

March 13, 2015by Dominic Leave a comment

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″ […]

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It’s Christmas!

December 25, 2014by Dominic Leave a comment

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 […]

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