Harpur Hill Quarry

Wed 24th Jul, 2024

(No Reports)

Evening meet TBC

Wed 17th Jul, 2024

(No Reports)

Stanage Popular

Wed 10th Jul, 2024

(No Reports)

Rob's Rocks

Wed 3rd Jul, 2024

(No Reports)

Millstone

Wed 26th Jun, 2024

(No Reports)

Trowbarrow

Wed 19th Jun, 2024

Trowbarrow Meet Report 19^th June 2024

Members: Andy Stratford, Lewis Stonehouse, Leah Holmes, Rob Embry.

Trowbarrow quarry is a special place. It is an SSSI with lots of great plant life and trees and abounds with birds and song. But its Limestone. It’s a funny thing. Normally I actively avoid it. I seem to get on with only a few limestone venues, and this is one of them. It's not normal limestone being absolutely chocka with foraminifera fossils – and the routes on the main walls are unique in that you find yourself pulling hard on fossils to climb the steep routes!

We all wanted to climb the classic fossil fest of Jean Jeanie (VS 4c) on the main wall, but it was occupied when we arrived on a beautiful, sunny, calm evening. Rob and I set about the *** Assagai (HVS 5a) – a simple scramble up the Diff of boundary groove led to a commodious ledge and a long traverse left before tackling the steep wall to arrive at the incredible flutings at the top. It was steep climbing all the way, but with decent gear and excellent holds – it was an enjoyable lead. Like everywhere at Trowbarrow the limestone is becoming a little polished on the popular routes. Lewis made a start on the *** V Diff, Jomo then moved over to Barrier Reef S 4a with Leah following both routes.

Rob had a go at Coral Sea **(VS 4c), tossing a few random bits of gear down the crag and having a minor faff at the start (something to do with too much bouldering!) but finished in fine style. I followed up, and after we decanted to the main wall for an evening finale in the setting sun on Jean Jeanie. Lewis made a fine and steady job on lead and Leah followed gamely – with just two short falls and much effort making it to the top – a first VS and a cracking one – it's not an easy one, and at 30m it tests the arms out! Rob and I both followed up too, what a great finish at the top to the sun setting over the Lake District mountains and sea and sand in Morecambe Bay glowing in the evening light.

It was 2016 when I last visited. I won’t leave it so many years till the next time!

Bamford

Wed 12th Jun, 2024

(No Reports)

Evening meet TBC

Wed 5th Jun, 2024

(No Reports)

The Roaches

Wed 29th May, 2024

(No Reports)

Anglezarke

Wed 22nd May, 2024

(No Reports)

Castle Naze

Wed 15th May, 2024

(No Reports)

Harpur Hill

Wed 8th May, 2024

(No Reports)

Dovestones Edge

Wed 1st May, 2024

(No Reports)

**SOCIAL** Pub Meet - The Britons Protection

Thu 25th Apr, 2024

(No Reports)

Troy Quarry

Wed 24th Apr, 2024

Attendees

Mark, Noel, Rob, Evone, Jess,Tom,Jared

Overview

A lovely bright evening at the crag until the sun went down then the cold set in, so  we left for the Robin Hood Pub leaving Evone, Jess and Tom still at the crag squeezing another route as they had arrived late due to traffic congestion.

Routes

Mark (L) & Rob – Troy Groove – VS 4B

Mark (L) & Rob & Noel – Cracked Wall – VS 4C

Mark (L) & Noel – Stacked Deck – HS 4B

Mark (L)   Noel – Helen of Troy – VS 5A

Mark (L) & Noel – Little Sneak – VS 4C

Mark & Adam (L) (someone just at the crag – nice chap though) -Mucky Pups -VS 4C

Mark & Adam (L) (someone just at the crag – nice chap though) – Lema -HVS 5C

Jess(L) & Tom & Evone -Open Sesame VD

Jess & Tom & Evone – Stacked Deck – HS 4B

Tom & Evone – Troy Groove – VS 4B

Jess- Cracked Wall - Cracked Wall – VS 4C

Jess & Tom & Evone – Siamese Twin (Left/right)

Jared (L) & Rob - Grane Wall – E1 5B

Jared (L) & Rob – Jussy – HVS 5A

Jared (L) & Rob – Pink Edge E2 5B