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Tarte aux Figue
Forgotten cake
Stoney Middleton
Swiss Mountain Marathon
Big birthday barbecue
Twistleton Scar Cragging
The Cream Tea Team
Birthday Potholing
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After the mega rain yesterday and last night, there was no hope of a big day today. So after breakfast in bed we headed up to the Index for a half day with moderate altitude to get a little acclimatised just in case the weather gets better later in the week...
We woke up to beautiful blue skies, but we knew the weather wouldn't last. The forecast was for rain by early afternoon, so we decided to find a route with a short approach. We chose the "capital of science-friction"...
Laetitia reminded me I had not blogged a bank holiday cake...
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...
Richard and I went to Lenzerheider in Switzerland to run the R'adys Mountain Marathon. It was the normal format, two day mountain marathon carrying everything for camping overnight...
Pete turned 60 and we were invited to his birthday celebration...
Limestone (especially polished limestone) can make for tricky gymnastic climbing, but it can also be great fun... Twistleton Scar offers a wide range of grades, a short approach and a lovely outlook up and down Ribblesdale...
The CC hut opening wasn't the only unusual event in Borrowdale this weekend...
To celebrate Dave’s birthday he wanted to go down Gaping Ghyll’s main shaft – the longest daylight pot hole in the UK. But the previous week’s torrential rain had made that option a decidedly dangerous proposition. Rowten Pot was chosen as a good alternative, being a nice short walk and not threatened by high water …