Members: John Castick, Virginia Castick, Joanne Castick, Lester Payne, Tony Major, Dave Bone, Julie O'Regan, Duncan Lee, Sabina Cosulich, Al Metelko, Kevin McDonald, Jenny Varley, Rob Allen, Mary Stuart, Jim Gregson, Sandy Gregson, Sheena Hendrie, Lynn Tomlinson, Ann Sanderson.

Guests: Mark Heslop, Katherine O'Regan, Ian Heginbotham, Cathy Sanders, Roger Daley. John ? Emily Teresa, Alex Dobson, Mark Tomlinson.

This was a camping/climbing meet and plenty of both took place due to perfect weather conditions. Grange campsite was chosen because I hadn't been there for years. It is a lovely secluded site surrounded by trees. It lacks showers or any hot water close to the site but you can't have everything.

The Napes was the chosen venue for Saturday and 12 people made the walk which was enlivened by the constant drone of helicopters transporting stones for path repair on the Wasdale - Styhead path. No-one reached the top of the Needle although John ? and Joanne reached the shoulder. Those of us who had been up it years ago did not feel obliged to wobble our way to the top again.

Several classic routes were ascended by various parties including Needle Ridge, Arrowhead Ridge Direct and Abbey Buttress. Some of us had a long wait on the summit of Great Gable waiting for a meticulous John ? to pack his stuff away in the correct plastic bags. However sitting on the summit was a delight on still clear evening. On our return there was still time for a BBQ and a pint. Other parties visited Goat Crag, Sergeant Crag slabs and the inevitable Shepherds Crag.

After a pleasant laze about in the sun on Sunday morning and a chat to Pete Leeson who dropped by on his mountain bike, everyone went their various ways. Shepherds Crag saw more action as did Sergeant Crag and Raven crag. No weekend in Borrowdale would be complete without somebody ascending Corvus.

I hope you all enjoyed the weekend as much as I did. Sorry if your name is missed off. There were so many people there it was hard to count!

The chosen campsite is Hollows Farm at Grange, G.R. 249167. This is a lovely wooded site but the facilities are a bit naff. I intend to go to Great Gable on Saturday to climb and then walk over the summit. A mass ascent of Napes Needle would be fun. On Sunday there are plenty of potions in the valley. Corvus, Doves Nest Black Crag Falcon crag, I could go on and on. Dust off your camping gear and come and have fun in the sun.