What rain? We expected heavy rain on Saturday; as we drove over Snake Pass and saw the first spots on the windscreen we thought it was gonna be as forecast – wet. Maybe a day cruising the gear shops of the Peak was ahead.
But no, all was dry and bright (but not exactly sunny) in Hathersage where we met Paul for the mandatory cup of tea above Outside, allowing for a little procrastination about climbing venues. Eventually Stoney was chosen and off we headed.
I’m not sure of the names of the four routes we did, but here are some pics to show that there was at least one dry day this August!
First Laetitia did a fine job on a steep VS
Next Paul sandbagged me on a strenuous E1 (there are easier E3s about I’m sure)
And to finish, Paul despatched a HVS that was so polished and slippery it could easily be E1
Before we got away to Derby we managed a trip to the café at Calver to catch up on dwindling tradition; cake eating! Paul and I enjoyed some bakewell tart and Laetitia had a date & almond flapjack. Yum! :yum:
How come Tish is climbing a vertical and Pete is walking up a slope? Maybe “E” means easy 😆 .
Ha ha – yeah – mine was VS for Very Strenuous. Not my style at all, but I was very pleased to have done it. I think it was called Pearly Gates?
Difficulty is some mad function of hold size, spacing, steepness, exposure and scarcity of protection – someone has probably done a thesis on this important subject and earned themselves a PhD… :good: Or, as Boris might say, there are only two grades; what you can climb, and what you can’t climb…
I like the Boris method, shame the initials don’t workout though. 🙁
Yeah, Keith and me were sitting in The Office speculating on what you were doing at Stoney. Us now Bex, Swizland. K&F still Cham so far as know. Great laugh few days Cham with Smiler.
could the routes be pearly gates dead banana padme
Hey Keith, you’ve spent too much time at Stoney me thinks! 😀 I can see why though, we had a good day there – a great place to get strong…