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Was on Brown Cove crag below Hevellyn on Sunday 21 Feb. Mixed conditions were quite good on the buttress, but would avoid the windslab easy gullies. Turf was very well frozen all the way up, with a few ice moves lower down. Did Right Buttress (start at lowest toe of buttress trending vaguely rightwards) with a variant more direct line. The normal route traverses back towards the gully about half way up (pitch 3) to avoid a tricky rock band. We went up a vague groove line more directly through the band which gives about 15m of grade IV mixed climbing (well protected).

Was on Dollywagon North, Sat 30th Jan.
Think I lead Rescue Groove (IV), thinking initially it was S Gully. Starts as a gully, thinned to groove/runnel. Good Neve, with some thin sections in upper groove. Turf frozen solid.

Hi All just got back from Glencoe where we climbed No 6 Gully on Aonach Dubh west face on plenty of good ice,a cracking route climbed on a good day (Saturday)if anyone decides to do it take the right hand exit its a shorter decent.

lake district walk 11miles/ 17.9km
ascent 3600feet/1091metres
start grid reference ny435191
a Martindale high level circuit
martindale pikeawassa wether hill redcrag high raise the knotts rest dodd angle tarn beda fell beda head martindale
a good scenic walk which is moderate to hard ! well worth doing !
meet at 8.30 am Long Preston
leader JOHN WALTON
tel ; 01282 863457
or mobile 078164 72655

I was planning to go to the Leeds wall on Friday at about 7pm. Anybody interested?

Hi all
Went to Gimmer crag Sunday with Martyn Lock,did Gimmer String.Great route went on all three pitches,the guide points out to start on the first pitch of Kipling Grooves which i think now would make it a better route to do, but the original is still worth doing. Great day.

great day was had at ingleton on sunday ; we went from ingleton to ingleborough hill in great sunshine weather ; then down to the ribble head viaduct ; on to whernside and then to beezer falls at ingleton ; this was a classic walk in great conditions ; and i enjoyed the walk as well as the leader that day mr john cooper ;

what slightly concerns me is that no other club members came along or inquired about this walk

anyway a memorable outing in limestone country
john w

Myself,Pete & Chris had an eventful weekend in Scotland,we had to contend with all types of weather including snow.The aim was to do Squareface & Mitre ridge after topping out on the latter on Saturday we left Squareface for Sunday,I managed to get up the first pitch in slimey wet verglassed conditions but we decided to abb off for saftey reasons.After walking a couple of miles and cycling another ten miles with full packs we arrived at Tomintoul (Knackered). Squareface now goes onto the unfinished business list for next time. Cheers Mark

Had a brilliant wild camp on Thursday night, just off Wallna Scar road and luckily not too cold. On Friday afternoon Ben (UKC) joined me at Raven crag and I led my first HVS of the season Holly tree direct,Capella next then im back into E1 hopefully. Richard we could do with being able to up load photos onto our Blogs if that is posible, I got some brilliant sunset photos.

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