Summer's Gone??

After a very busy spell I managed to have a weekend off! To try and make the most of it Martin and I headed off to the Lake District. Dow crag is situated a short and enjoyable walk(1 hour) from Conniston! Unfortunately it was very cold - both Martin and I were dressed in full water proofs and had on all of our warm clothes - even so I spent the whole day shivering... There were a few other parties out but most were keeping to the lower grade climbs due to the cold conditions. The picture above is of the 4th pitch of Eliminate A, a classic 6 pitch VS situated on 'A' buttress.

Busy, Busy!!

Its been a busy month so not much updating going on!! I have been working alot for our sister company Adventure Challenge Events (see www.acefundraising.co.uk). This has meant two rounds of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a zip line in Ipswich town FC and a quick juant up Ben Nevis this last weekend. Luckily Matt and I tagged on a day of climbing on the Buchaille, Glen Coe, on the worryingly named Slime Wall. The picture above shows Matt getting stuck in to the first pitch of the brilliant 6 pitch, 4 star HVS, Bludgers Revelation. There was a fair bit of dampness around on the first pitch but the rest of the route was superb and dry.

Elsewhere Adventure Unlimited have been running various climbing and navigation courses - enjoy the Summer (when it arrives)..