Climbing, Caving & Hill-Walking
17/06/23 (Mike, Rob)Encouraged by the recent dry spell and reports of the sump and the Cussey connection being passable again, we finally plucked up courage to take the literal plunge into the master cave. We got to Eyam about 6 and forced on wetsuits in the sweltering heat. Luckily the walk to the entrance takes …
21/04/23 - 23/04/23 An elite band of Chris G (leader), David L, Rob P, Hugh C, Syd G, Rick S, Martin C and Jonathan H (leader) finally met at the Bryn Hafod Hut tucked away in the Arun Mountains, Mid Wales on Friday 21 April. Chris and I had arrived mid afternoon having driven up …
26/02/23 - Rob, Mike Mirroring the name of the passage we were heading for, we started the day not by driving to Stoney but by having A RACE AGAINST TIME to Decathlon to rectify a near neoprene related catastrophe. Comically oversized wetsuits exchanged, we turned towards to Stoney and parked up at the hut. Plymouth …
26/02/23 - David A, John E, Axel C, Syd G, Geoff P, Martin P, Lionel S The seven walkers gathered at the lay-by near the head of Deepdale on the minor road from Sheldon. A bright morning, but a cold north easterly wind suggested the need to wrap up warm. The first mile or so …
02/01/23 Productive trip. Me at the bottom, Rob and Sampo up in the chamber. Lost count of how many hauls, all just 1:1 with some very heavy bags. Cleared most of the stacked bags and spoil behind them on the west side of the rift, including those Rob and I stacked a while back. Probably …
15/01/23 Four of us had originally planned to have a session down Mountbatten but had to call it off last-minute due to the torrential rain. So instead, Rob and I decided to have a very very leisurely start and headed up to Eyam and Cussey Pot at around 14.30. The effects of the recent weather …
15/01/23 Leader Cotton now that he had got his 2 new knees was keen to make a return to Kinder Scout after a 10 years absence so an ascent of Kinder from Edale was planned with a visit to the Downfall and winter weather and some snow hoped for. After weeks of relentless rain the …
16/10/22 Four of us went for a sunny evening climb at Stoney followed by a meal at The Moon Saturday night; we awoke in the hut Sunday morning a little worse for wear but breakfast at the Yondermans sorted us out. We dropped Jon off at the Oxlow layby as he was to ride back …
15/09/22 - 19/09/22 Bingo! The weather was forecast to be sunny. Mike was picked up sitting outside the Gurnards Head Inn by the red Robmobile on the Thursday afternoon, after his epic train journey from Austria. A couple of quick routes were ascended at Bosigran, before we headed back to the Count House as the …
13/05/22 - 15/05/22A meet to remember. Numbers were low, but with high spirits we filtered into the historic coppermines valley of Coniston on a mild May evening, anticipating the fair weather to come. The ‘Old Boy’ contingent, Syd and John, having already enjoyed a saunter earlier, were met at the Barrow Mountaineering and Ski Club …
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