Shame, the problems at the pinnacle end are brilliant.
Might be fucking freezing if not climbing though, it's sometimes cold enough when you are!
I'm intrigued by some of these suggestions - how doable is soft ground in crutches? Do you need wide bases on the crutches like snow shoes?
I've really never understood the whole "Earl is always freezing" rep. It's no more so than anywhere else that gets less sun in winter, and very often the predominant westerlies can be blowing right over the top meaning below the edge it's nice and sheltered. I've had some absolutely magic days there in really cold conditions.
Bowden/Back Bowden?
Earl would be fine with crutches.
even places with a short walk-in are terrible if there are any jumbly rocky bits, scree, rough terrain, or a muddy slope between the car and the rock
roadside stuff in the Scottish mountains
Quote from: SamT on October 05, 2022, 07:52:55 pmBowden/Back Bowden?Back Bowden is always longer than you remember, and can be soft slippery mud, both kids went over if that's any yardstick (although one falls over her own feet a lot).
Quote from: SA Chris on October 05, 2022, 04:48:55 pmI'm scratching my head for Scottish options! Wolfcrag Quarry near Stirling has a pavement that goes right into the quarry itself, and options of lowball traverses. It is a quarry though...Having never been a shouldn't comment but... Hmmn....
I'm scratching my head for Scottish options! Wolfcrag Quarry near Stirling has a pavement that goes right into the quarry itself, and options of lowball traverses. It is a quarry though...
I’ve hopped out of Back Bowden without crutches . It’s fine!
You're right about the Jamie/Farr Boulder though unless it's been engulfed by the new plantation by now.
I think generally people are underestiming/forgetting what a pita getting around on crutches can be.
Quote from: T_B on October 06, 2022, 03:12:09 pmI’ve hopped out of Back Bowden without crutches . It’s fine! His Eminence? richieb did the same!