Finally bagged the Top Cat Traverse at Almscliff today. After dropping the low slopey finish a few times I thought my time had gone, but black coffee and an apple did their magic. Having spent Saturday at a work meeting in Birmingham probably helped too - added motivation for making the best of the day. Probably more relieved than pleased though... those holds are painful. Still, a reassuring day's work for a weak wage-slave with a dodgy elbow. Justifying a cake from the farmshop and a few dips into my case of obscure foreign beers.
Very steep and unique for the Peak
YYFY! I just got a job offer, substantially more wad in the pocket that means the end of working for the local government-esque fuckwits here! On the downside I won't be able to commute on my bike because it's in Knaresborough (home is Sheffield) but we can make the longer commute work by renting a room up there and it's not like there's a paucity of rock in that corner of the world. Hell I could still commute on my bike from local doss room to the office if I can work that out.YYFY!
Nice one Steve - was that the job you went for ages ago up there? Shame the evenings are starting to draw in, would be good to meet up @ the cliff again sometime..T
Quote from: tomtom on September 15, 2009, 04:49:02 pmNice one Steve - was that the job you went for ages ago up there? Shame the evenings are starting to draw in, would be good to meet up @ the cliff again sometime..TYep, one and the same. I called them up again and the conversation started with "You know that job offer I declined last year, and how you said to call if anything changed. Well..."I shall definitely be up for some cliff action. Bring a lantern, I've still got that big gas fired one for just this sort of thing! And Wetherby's literally on my commute too...
Completed my south peak limetone proj on Saturday – The Great Tribulation E6 6b ***
Anyone done Monologue? seemed a bit soft for 7c maybe 7b/+.
How tall are you? Remember it being a bit morpho...
Yes the lower-off makes sense. It used to be an aid route. I turned up with Seb one day to have a go - I think we had been drinking as it was a wet day and there were some bolts in (put in by Malc or one of his mates I think) which was something of a visual abhorence then (The times, the manners..) to me at least. So I took them out and rubbed mud into them to disguise the sleeves even. Apparently the mud ruined the internal thread of the bolt sleeves so Malc couldnt put new hangers back on he later told Seb. It was too hard for me at the time we went, but its been in the back of my mind to do it for 20 years as there are few opportunities for good hard well protected trad lime routes like this. Really glad you chose to do it this way. Kick up the backside as well for another route in a similarish vein too...
Yeah, damn shame your out of action for the second ascent. They say how long before you're fixed?I think the plum/pippet/port salut theme might be making a resurgence this winter.