Our last pre-Brexit meet was to the Climbers Club hut Grange, Borrowdale in North Lakes. A fine hut we have stayed at before and a good turn out for a walking weekend with haggis supper. We were joined by a couple of CC members which made for a feast of fun on Sat night.
Sat was clear and dry but very cold with a chilly wind, climbing would technically have been possible but freezing cold belays would not have been fun. There was practically no snow anywhere so winter climbing was out, so most people opted for some walking.
Dave W had a day pass for Sat and joined Mike and I and went scrambling and for a wander around Combe Ghyll looking at maps and bumps. We started up Intake Ridge a broken and occasionally serious route before heading to Glamamara. On return, we dropped down the climbers' descent past Raven Crag and across to Doves Nest crag where we messed in caves about for a while before heading home.
Simon, Carmen, Liz and Dave D headed out on a long walk via Castle Crag and Dale head around Newlands valley and Ard Crags – Wainwright ticking at its finest. Peri was on her own walking and naving on the Maiden Moor ridge to Dale Head. Joe went for a run somewhere and Charles wandered around somewhere!
Sunday was a glorious day and everyone did some part or variant on the Coldedale Horseshoe apart from Charles who went to Glaramara. We went in at least 3 teams, with Simon, Carmen and Joe doing the largest. Rob and Mike explored the mines but we all had great weather apart from the very tops which were in clag, and required a bit of compass work.
AS it was dark we mostly got away early after some cleaning, except for the straggler returning.
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