Newcomers meet at Stanage Edge
Stanage Newcomers Meet report 11th May 2024
Members: Andy Stratford, Jim Symon, Rory Marsden, Dave Wylie, Brian Tarnowski, Christine Beeston, Neil Boynton, Ed Courtnell, Phil Mitchell
Prospective Members: Andy Lewtas, Noel Peatfield, Luke Cullum, Alice Gioia, Tom Arthur, Tom Holt.
A solid KMC turnout on a super sunny Stanage Saturday, busy with many clubs and teams including 50 Scouts and the Oread MC….
I was puzzled when within 5 minutes I was approached by two separate people asking if I was leading the meet for the Oread…. Then I heard they were looking for someone in bright orange trousers! It happened another three times that morning then the word must have got round that two of us who had been tangoed!
As usual, we split into teams with a bit of mix-matching here and there. All the classics got a good number of ascents. Jim and Rory teamed up and took Tom Holt up his first-ever gritstone routes with 17 stars in 7 routes with Rory leading Black Hawk HS 4c, Castle Crack HS 4b, Hargreaves Original VS 4c and Narrow Buttress VS 4c and Jim leading on Christmas Crack HS 4a and Central Trinity VS 4c then Hollybush Crack V Diff at the end without Tom who followed me and Phil up Oblique Crack S 4a.
My favourite moment of the day was the awesome Alice ''Belly Flop'' top out on Narrow Buttress!
It’s tricky to list who climbed everything, as you would expect, so a quick summary below credits those who led routes today and who have let me know what they did – apologies if I've missed you off, let me know and I’ll add it in.
Twin Cracks HVD: Andy L
Robin Hoods Right hand Buttress Direct HS 4a: Luke, Andy L
Bishops Route S 4a: Andy S, Luke
Pedestal Chimney Diff: Ed
Wrights Route VS 4c: Ed
Hargreaves VS 4c: Andy S, Rory.
Christmas Crack HS 4a: Andy S; Jim
Central Trinity VS 4c: Jim, Ed
Right Hand Trinity S 4b: Luke, Phil
Oblique Crack S 4a: Andy L, Andy S
Narrow Buttress VS 4c: Andy S, Rory
Hollybush Crack V Diff: Luke, Jim
Leaning Buttress Crack V Diff: Alice, Christine
Flying Buttress V Diff: Luke
Castle Crack HS 4b: Rory
Black Hawk HS 4c: Rory
Black Hawk Traverse left V Diff: Brian
Thanks for coming and making a memorable day out.
Andy
Andy Stratford
