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Great End winter climbing

As part of the christmas meet Dick, Sue and myself had a good day out on Great End doing Custs Gully.

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Andy Hudson's blog

Hi all just got back from Scafell where we did two routes on the East Buttress, Mickldore Grooves on Friday afternoon and The yellow slab on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon we did The Nave on Pikes crag which we wanted to do for some time.morning sun on Scafell Pike

The photo is Scafell Pike not long after sun rise which shone on us all day,Sunday mornings weather was cloudy and windy, with no chance of climbing so we packed up and came home.

Hope everyone else got out over the week end.

Mark.

Mark's blog

Cornwall 2011

Just discovered this area.
Carol and I were in Cornwall in June and had another fantastic day at Bosigran. Only did low grade climbs but Alison Rib is always a pleasure at Diff. We followed on with In-between and ended on Kate. Both are V. Diff's but Kate has to be one of, if not the best V. Diff I ever climbed. The book describes it as steep and intimidating, and it is, but it is all there and I highly recommend it.

Dave Wynne's blog

Tyn Lon 2011

TynLon2011

Mist and wind on Saturday, beautiful sunshine on Sunday.

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Tim Burnett's blog

Great End and Browncove Crag

Browncove Crag Jan 2011

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We had a good weekend, on Saturday, Dick, Paul and I climbed Skew Gill and then one pitch gully. Conditions were pretty bad on the way down with snow and wind, but Dick knew where he was going. We even had chance to have a chat with Mountain Rescue on their way up to find some climbers.

Gordale Scar Boxing day

Pete gave us a bell on Christmas day and said Gordale Scar was in condition so Boxing day thats where we ended up for about four hours. It was great to see it in full winter conditions when we are used to seeing it gushing with water.

Who knows when it will be in condition again? At least we can say we climbed it with ice axes and crampons in years to come and show the photos.

Step Gully/Pendulum Gully

After a 5.30 am start we set off to Link Cove, the conditions are not just there yet but we had a great day climbing Step Gully and Pendulum Gully. Andy and Tony had a go at Juniper Crack at grade v but everthing felt harder in the conditons.We all met at the bottom of the crag and walked in the dark (no change ther for A.W and T.W) So another cracking days winter climbing.