[Bubba]

I went to Wales today. Did I go bouldering? No! I went........scrambling  :shock:

And I must say, it was awesome - an hours walk in to Llech Ddu and then a fine scramble up the ridge above (Crib Lem).

Raging wind, shit visability, greasy rock and only saw one other person all day. Could barely stand on the summit coz it was that windy and I even had to navigate down using map and compass coz you could only see 50ft  

My red socks and gaiters are in the post...

[Jim]

Quality, heard off fatboy that you were going down there. Scrambling's top fun

[Si O'Conor]

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[Bubba]

Scrambling's top fun

Aye - I'm going to be doing some more I reckon - great for getting away from it all but not as boring as walking. Apparantly some of the harder scrambles in the Ashton book are terrifying.

[Bubba]

Was the other person you wearing large cotton Y-fronts & sandals & moving very fast?  

He did seem kinda nervous and I'm sure I saw a red-dot on the rock  

[Fiend]

:huh:  :freak:  :uhoh:  :poke:  :trout:  :shock:  :roll:

[jonP]

Scrambling is fantastic.  I reckon it has a lot in common with bouldering as well - freedom of movement, no phaffing around with ropes etc.

Skye is the place to go - the Cuillin mountains are incredible.

[Bubba]

All the closet scramblers are coming out now! Yeah, it is sort of like bouldering in that respect and it's just nice to be out in the mountains sometimes. It's a bit like Via Ferrata's without the Ferrata.

Shit, I'll be on a jaggedglobe alpine course next  

Trying to get Sel interested in the Cuillin Ridge for next summer. I've been onto the ridge many years back and I agree, it's a stunning place.

[Bubba]

:huh:  :freak:  :uhoh:  :poke:  :trout:  :shock:  :roll:

I'm confused !

[Jim]

took her up tryfan (sp?) last year. haven't done much elsewhere but would like to go again if I had any spare time

[Bubba]

You spell right....

This book is worth getting - anyone done Bryant's Gully? That's next on my list I think.

[Nigel]

took her up tryfan (sp?) last year. haven't done much elsewhere...

Dirty bastard.

I am also an occasional scrambler, but I tend to restrict it to the class A variety - gill scrambling. Cue music from the Old Spice advert. Interesting fact; the Lakes word for scrambling is "scraffelling". Gorgeous.

[Bubba]

Gill Scrambing - that's like reverse canyoning isn't it?

[Nigel]

It sure is. Basically you find a nice scramble, now make sure that it has a river flowing down it, then do it. Hopefully with some waterfalls.

[Fingers of a Martyr]

i found the most amazing scramble/waterfall/river scramble ever in wasdale valley. about 1 mile long, deepish pool followed by a waterfall x22.
never finished it but am defo going back.

[Fiend]

:huh:  :freak:  :uhoh:  :poke:  :trout:  :shock:  :roll:

I'm confused !

Me too - "scrambling" WTF?!?  :wink:

[Big Frank]

Scrambling is fantastic.  I reckon it has a lot in common with bouldering as well - freedom of movement, no phaffing around with ropes etc.

Skye is the place to go - the Cuillin mountains are incredible.

Jeezus Jon, you'll be getting a flat cap and carpet slippers next!

Bubba when will we see UKS, you could merchandise Red socks and walking poles :soon:

[jonP]

Jeezus Jon, you'll be getting a flat cap and carpet slippers next!

Scrambling's a lot more hard core than bouldering.  It's even dangerous!

[Big Frank]

Jeezus Jon, you'll be getting a flat cap and carpet slippers next!

Scrambling's a lot more hard core than bouldering.  It's even dangerous!

Word

Init

Keepin' it real.

[Big Frank]

Jon, Bubba

Check this out,

http://www.rockfax.com/forums/t.php?n=101202&v=1

You know you want to.

[Bubba]

You're just jealous of my new found alpine skillz....

Goredale scar? Purrleeez  :roll:

On the downside, I've now really antagonised my injured foot, probably running back down the descent ridge. Perhaps I won't be doing that much of this sort of thing after all  

[webbo]

about 4 years ago i did blairvon [i can't rembember the correct spelling ,its on skye]we came across from knoydart on a launch then straight up the ridge from the loch side.great days scrambling made a little more exciting as i had a broken collar bone a the time.

[dave]

years ago i did loads of walking/backpacking/scrambling from ages 13-17ish. just as i started climbing i did crib goch in the most horrendous weather ever - 50mph winds, thick fog/rain. basically almost had to crawl along the entire thing cos it was too windy and scary to stand up properly. got to the trigpoint on the summit and had to poke fingers through the trigpoint d-rings to maintain a stnading position. crazy, and totally unenjoyalbe.

now i go bouldering.

[Paz]

Fairly often when I've gone to try some long mountain VD I've gone off route or failed to find the crag altogether and have ended up going up some combined scree slope loose rock death shute from hell, or find myself having another clinging to grass sods for my life experience, and if it wasn't raining there was a river flowing down the way I wanted to go.  With a blinking rucksack on, which usually got stuck or did it's level best to unbalance me.  It's safer climbing mid extremes.