Category: Rock Climbing
Climbing rock (aka Free Climbing).
Terry and John Hollands are climbing at Pic St Loup, near Montpellier...
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...
It was cloudy in the valley today so we decided to venture in to Switzerland to try out Bravo Lapp - a route recommended to us by Henri Bouillet, a great friend of Smiler.
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.
Amazing "summer" weather in Chamonix today - a bit unexpected really, the forecast had suggested a chance of a shower and a föhn wind...
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.
Under cover of darkness and flying low to avoid Paul's radar, Terry and Vikki sneaked a visit to Stanage...
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...
