Author: Jon
To make up for the disappointment of not going to Pembroke and enjoying the fantastic weather (thank you again Met Office), after much "Where shall we go?", Ben and I headed out west of Dumfries to Miekle Ross...
With the forecast amended to sunshine, but with a cool air temp ruling out the high crags, to escape the crowds in Borrowdale Ben and I chose Gouther Crag in Swindale for a bit of trad mileage.
With a bank holiday weekend to play with, a trip to Pembroke for some sun-kissed sea cliff action seemed the way forward. As the weather forecast nose-dived as the weekend approached though, a late call to instigate Plan B was made.
With a clear but cold (ish!) forecast, a bit of valley cragging in the sun seemed in order. Bowderstone Crag, hidden in the trees up the hill from the famous boulder, was a perfect choice being south west facing and quick drying following the overnight rain.
I took my camera with me to Malham instead with the intention of getting some good shots of me on Obsession on the Upper Tier...
Having played around in the ridiculous amounts of snow over Cairngorm way last weekend, this weekend we (Ian, Anna and Lil Pete) headed west
To summarise, the Bugaboos are brilliant, amazing, superb and fantastic – but that just doesn’t seem to do them justice...
So, whilst Andy and Sabiene were being heroic at Aussie-moses, Ian, Anna and Jon decided leading was soooo last year and threw some top ropes down some unlikely looking lines...
So while the Sterlings and friends are wandering around the Alps on planks, some of us have been taking advantage of the jolly pleasent weather we've been having of late...
