LAKE DISTRICT UNDER SEIGE - FLOOD WARNING

THE LAKE DISTRICT IS UNDER SEIGE - HEAVY RAINS ALL WEEK AND STORM FORCE WINDS ON THE FELLS ARE CREATING MASSIVE FLOODING PROBLEMS CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

CLIMBING IN NOVEMBER!

Some recent sunny days have given us the opportunity to climb. On Saturday I took Emma, Kath and Fergal to Stanage Edge. A keen wind on top of the crag meant some cold belaying sessions, but on the rock wasn't too bad once you got warmed up. Following on from some previous climbing courses, the group was quickly back on the rock, though as usual gritstone takes some getting used to! Highlight of the day was an ascent of the classic Christmas Crack, on one of the finest pieces of gritstone in the country.

Yesterday (Wednesday 11th) I took Mike and Laura up Middlefell Buttress (D) in Langdale for their first taste of climbing outdoors, and they loved every minute of it. Blue skies and sunshine probably helped! We did the main route plus the Curtain Wall (VD) finish, and ended the day with an ascent of Castration Crack (S), one of the alternative starting pitches. Photos to follow........