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Costa Blanca March 2012 / Summary and Links

« on: February 13, 2012, 01:25:49 pm »

WHERE: Costa Blanca
WHEN:  24th March to 1st or 2nd April

Email list
sunrock@yorkalpineclub.org.uk

Team:
Dave D, Courtnay, Peri, Simon, Carmen, Claire G, Graham B, Andrew, Cef, Pete Pie.


FLIGHTS:
Jet2
LS879 Manchester to Alicante on Saturday 24 Mar 2012 at 14.30.
Returning on flight LS880 Alicante to Manchester on Sunday 1st April at 20.50.
Dave, Simon, Carmen, Graham, Claire, Graham, Peter peri

Somewhere down south
Courtnay

Don't know yet
Cef, Andrew

ACCOMMODATION:
12-bed villa near Calpe

http://www.interchalet.co.uk/detail.cfm?object_code=CLP205&bquick=true

CARS:
Dave D: 5 door Renault Clio
Simon C
Courtnay
Andrew will do his own thing.



Airport Parking


CLIMBING

Info about climbing ...

The main area:
     http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/map/?x=-0.115&y=38.650&z=11&t=p
     http://www.abdet.com/climbing/index.html

guidebooks:
     http://www.rockfax.com/climbing-guides/books/costa-blanca-2005/
     http://www.rockfax.com/climbing-guides/miniguides/costa-blanca-x-tra/
     http://www.rockfax.com/climbing-guides/miniguides/guadalest/
     http://www.rockfax.com/climbing-guides/miniguides/costa-blanca-ridges/
         (I've bought a copy of this - Simon)

Kit lists  
Probably the same as last year!
http://www.yorkalpineclub.org.uk/members/mallorca

Although most routes are fully bolted, there are several multi-pitch trad routes around. Via Valacnianos (5+ - about VS) on the Penon de Ifach is probably within walking distance. Best of all is the Espolon Central on Puig Campana, north of Benidorm, an 11 pitch HS with an additional 4 pitches available for the speedy.

WEATHER

Scorchio!

MAPS



SOME NON-CLIMBING ALTERNATIVES

Canyoning
http://www.cicerone.co.uk/product/detail.cfm/book/508/title/canyoning-in-southern-europe (I have a copy of this)
http://costablancaclimbing.com/canyoning.html

Scrambling
http://costablancaclimbing.com/scrambles.html
http://www.yorkalpineclub.org.uk/tripreports/2003/costa-blanca/bernia/index.htm
http://www.yorkalpineclub.org.uk/tripreports/2003/costa-blanca/bernia/photos/index.htm

Via ferrata
http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=98
http://costablancaclimbing.com/viaferrata.html

Walking
http://www.costablancawalking.info/
http://www.cicerone.co.uk/product/detail.cfm/book/330/title/costa-blanca-walks--vol-1-west
http://www.cicerone.co.uk/product/detail.cfm/book/338/title/costa-blanca-walks--vol-2-east

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Lundy Aug 2011 / Report and pictures

« on: September 10, 2011, 02:11:43 pm »

Blog
http://yorkalpineclub.org.uk/blogs/?p=3021

Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81529845@N00/sets/72157627557310436/
http://www.psych.york.ac.uk/~rob/pix/climbing/uk/southwest/lundy_aug_11/
http://climbing.me.uk/Lundy%202011/index.html

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Lundy Aug 2011 / Re: LOGISTICS - Kit n stuff

« on: August 08, 2011, 02:14:23 pm »

Apparently the limit isn't enforced. But if the boat can't sail so you have to be helicoptered off the island then you could be in for a large excess baggage bill!

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Lundy Aug 2011 / Re: LOGISTICS - Kit n stuff

« on: July 06, 2011, 12:44:38 pm »

Tide times:
http://www.climbers-club.co.uk/tides/LUND0811.HTM

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Lundy Aug 2011 / Re: LOGISTICS - Kit n stuff

« on: July 05, 2011, 11:35:23 am »

If anyone wants to buy one, urban rock are currently selling them for £19.50 post free (normal price £23)

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Lundy Aug 2011 / Re: LOGISTICS - Kit n stuff

« on: June 16, 2011, 02:03:01 pm »

who has copies ? (peri, debra, simon c will have!)

I haven't, but I will have by the time we go :-)

I've also got the Rockfax SW England book, which has a couple of pages on Lundy that are a complete waste of space unless you own the CC guide to tell you where the routes are!

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Lundy Aug 2011 / Re: LOGISTICS - travel to from ilfracombe ...

« on: June 16, 2011, 02:00:43 pm »

Carmen and I are probably staying with my brother on Friday night. We might be able to take some kit down for someone.

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Villa Directions

« on: March 09, 2011, 01:42:25 pm »

DIRECTIONS
DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS FROM PALMA AIRPORT
On your departure from Palma airport, please call either of the following mobile telephone numbers to let them know you are on your way. Marc or Daniel will be waiting for you at the meeting point listed below and will lead you to your villa.

+ 34 615 405 271 or +34 660 174 299

Please leave the airport heading towards Palma on the MA19.

Stay in the right hand lane and take the right exit for Andratx/Alcúdia.

Continue on the Ma20 until exit Inca/Port d’Alcúdia.

Now you are on the motorway Ma13.

Follow this motorway until the first exit which indicates Inca (Exit 25). As soon as you leave the motorway you will reach a roundabout where there is a Ford Car Dealer/Garage. We will wait here for you and then lead you to your villa.

PLEASE KEEP THIS NOTE WITH YOU FOR THE DURATION OF YOUR STAY AS THE ABOVE NOTED TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS DURING YOUR STAY AT THE PROPERTY.

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Flights

« on: February 10, 2011, 12:13:34 pm »

I've found a few flights, details below - there are plenty of others
(www.skyscanner.net is a good search tool) but these seem to offer the
best arrival/departure times.
Headline prices start at about £35 return, but I've given the prices
after adding on all the hidden extras. These prices were correct when
I looked but seem to change daily.

Carmen and I have booked with Monarch from Manchester as that gives us
a full day on the Sunday, and maybe even a couple of hours on arrival!

Manchester
Monarch
2nd: 09:00-12:35
10th: 19:55-21:30
£119

Birmingham
Ryanair
2nd: 13:05-16:30
10th: 12:20-13:55
£87

Leeds
Ryanair
2nd: 07:00 - 10:40
10th: 13:30-15:10
£112

Leeds
Jet2
2nd: 07:00 - 10:35
10th: 11:25 - 13:10
£130


See the 'Details and Links' page for details of who's on what flight

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 14, 2011, 04:00:37 pm »

I'm not bothered - the island's small enough that we managed to get to crags on the other side of the island anyway.
Which crags have the longest walk ins? It maybe makes sense to be closer to these?

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 12, 2011, 09:18:24 am »

In the absence of any dissenting voices, we'll make it definitely Mallorca. I'll send out an email later asking for commitment, with a deadline of the end of the month.

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 11, 2011, 01:50:37 pm »

Have we definitely decided on Mallorca? If so we should send another email asking for commitment.

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 10, 2011, 10:16:33 pm »

We don't have to all fly from the same place. I expect most of us will opt for Leeds/Manchester/somewhere northern, as they're cheaper to get to and usually park at.
Personally I'll probably be guided by flight times, ie which gives us the longest trip. Which will partly be influenced by accommodation, whether there's scope for a Saturday to Sunday let.

It was James Villas, and the property was called Christi, everything was done via James.

I agree, 16th is too optimistic for YAC, end of the month is more realistic 

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 10, 2011, 06:34:10 pm »

I found the emails about the place we got last time, but it's no longer listed on their website.
And the other place we considered, the website now only lists places in Costa Blanca.
But I think Traceeey's been looking?

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 10, 2011, 05:52:05 pm »

Lots of options to get to Palma. Prices below are return flights excluding bags, booking fees, bribes, etc.
eg from Manchester (flybe) 3rd to 10th April, currently £22 return
Manchester (Easyjet) 2nd-9th £100 - so could go out with Easyjet vreturn with flybe for £63 ish
East Midlands (flybe) 2nd-9th £69
Leeds (Ryanair) 2nd-10th (Saturday to Sunday) £42
Liverpool (Ryanair) 2nd-10th (Saturday to Sunday) £56
etc

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 10, 2011, 05:28:33 pm »

You don't really expect to get 12 people to commit to anything by tomorrow do you?!?!
The end of the month could be pushing it

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 10, 2011, 04:31:39 pm »

nice weather

http://climbing.me.uk/Mallorca/9th/slides/IMG_4789.html
 

Surely you know by now that if YAC organised a trip to the Sahara Desert then it would manage to snow...

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 08, 2011, 05:21:40 pm »

and Tracy suggested Cyprus, which looks good if limited
http://www.cyprusrocks.eu/

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Mallorca 2nd April 2011 / Re: Where to ?

« on: January 08, 2011, 05:06:23 pm »

Verdon?

Don't want to go to Kalymnos as we had 2 weeks there in November :-)

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Sicily Mar 2010 / Re: Sicily ...

« on: March 17, 2010, 02:15:23 pm »

You can check in at the airport if you forget. Ryanair helpfully provide some computer terminals at the airport that you can use for this purpose - for which they charge a token fee of £10 per person each way