May 7, 2008 The forecast was for fine weather so we chose Wallowbarrow as our Tuesday night climbing destination. I fancied tackling Malediction Direct but when we arrived there were alredy three people gearing up at the bottom of the first pitch. Five is always a difficult group size and we struggled to work out […]
Archives for October 2008
Stonestar Crag and The Manor Arms
October 29, 2008 by
April 30, 2008 Tuesdays weather forecast was for sunny intervals, so it was a little dissapointing to see dark clouds and spots of rain at 5pm. We decided to head for Stonestar Crag anyway, and see what the weather was like when we got there. The drive over wasn’t encouraging as black clouds hung over […]
Late Breakfast At The Newfield Inn
October 29, 2008 by
April 24, 2008 Having been confined to indoor climbing for the last six months or so, yesterdays sunny weather was a joy to behold as it meant we could climb outside after work. We chose Seathwaite Buttress as our venue and arrived at the bottom of the crag around 6pm. For the past few years, […]
Swimathon Challenge in memory of Harry Southall
October 29, 2008 by
April 20, 2008 My wife Sue and our friend Lesley are taking part in the Swimathon Challenge today – you can find details at http://www.swimathon.org/. Effectively it’s a sponsored 5 kilometre (3 mile) swim. All funds raised go to Marie Curie Cancer Care. Our climbing buddy Harry Southall died from colon cancer earlier this year. […]
Who Wants To Live In The Lake District?
October 28, 2008 by
April 7, 2008 Well frankly, who wouldn’t? I was surfing the net today, and came across a blog by a woman called Claire Chapman who is a professional coach. Claire is one person who would like to live here, what about you? You can read her post here: http://fabulouscoaching.typepad.com/growasacoach/2008/04/what-would-that.html
Ambleside Tents and Trainers
October 28, 2008 by
April 2, 2008 Took a drive up to Ambleside on Saturday as Sue wanted some new trainers, or to give them their chic outdoor gear name, approach shoes. On the way into town we passed hayes garden centre and noticed that there was a tent sale in the field adjacent to hayes. I remember seeing […]