Members: Ken Beetham, Sue Brooke, Sabina Cosulich, Linda Crossley, Andrew Croughton, Dave Dillon, John Dobson, Roger Dyke, John Evans, Joe Flynn, Sheena Hendrie, Duncan Lee, Colin Maddison, Lester Payne, Dave Wylie.

Guests: Ian Dobson, Fiona Roy, Roisin Maddison, Anna Neubert

Walked up to the crag to pass Duncan and Sabina on the way down, looking like drowned rats. They claimed to have arrived early and to have got a couple of good routes done before the deluge started? The general consensus was that at least one route had to be done in the pouring rain and then we could beat a hasty retreat to the Whalley Bridge Café, but alas this was not to be, as the weather improved and the rock slowly began to dry. Routes done included Trafalgar Crack, Camperdown Crawl, Captains Bunk and Monument Gully, to name but a few. Whilst dry, it was cold, and by 4 o'clock the hardy soles remaining had had enough, so sadly the meet had to reconvene in the Robin Hood.

I will not insult your intelligence by giving directions, as this has previously been the best-attended meet of the year. If you need help phone me or see me at the pub on Thursday. Once again those that can will and those that can't can join me in a massive picnic at the bottom. Remember this is a family friendly crag and it would be great to see the crèche in full swing once again. I am aiming to get to the crag at about 11.00am and am sure to be the last one to arrive!