Member: Kevin Anderson

Guest: Kirsten Mundt

The sun glistened on the sea and cotton wool clouds scudded across the sky as Kirsten and I ticked off routes on Holyhead Mountain.

These memories came flooding back when I opened the last newsletter and found that I'd been fingered by the Editor.

Kevin was going to drive down on Saturday morning so we decided to go to Holyhead Mountain as it would be easier for him to find us. When we arrived at the usual parking place there were only a few cars there and the crag was almost empty. Starting at the left-hand end, Kirsten made a rapid ascent of 'Candlestick' and, being idle and not wanting to move too far I followed up with 'Romulus' (just to the right). All the time we were keeping an eye out for Kev's holiday home. The day wore on and after a butty break we moved further across to do 'Cursing' (two stars, I think, and well worth them). Still no sign of Kevin. We finished the day with 'Teaser' and headed back to the hut having had an enjoyable day in the sun.

Kev eventually turned up with some cock-and-bull story (giraffes blocking the A55, or something similar) but as there was a World Cup match that afternoon I'll let you draw your own conclusions. Plans to climb on the sea cliffs the next day were spoiled by low cloud and rain. After a few cups of tea it seemed clear that the weather was set for a while so I headed for home leaving Kirsten and Kevin to make the best of a soggy day.

Although only two of us managed to climb at the meet venue I wasn't disappointed. There had been a dry spell leading up to the weekend so there was a sizable group of KMCers climbing on Cloggy (it didn't look so good at 7am on Sunday, actually it couldn't be seen from below: Ed), Joe Flynn and John Dobson braved the Marin Trail, John Castick was on strimming duty and a number of other members of the club were at the BMC clear-up at Egerton quarry. So people were out there either being active or doing something useful, which is the main thing really.

It's over a year since there's been a meet at Gogarth, so it's time we re-visited these wonderful cliffs. For those who want a more relaxed venue there's always Holyhead mountain - either way, you get a tick. The plan is to:

1. Fill cars up at the Hut on Saturday morning
2. Climb all day
3. Return to the Hut in the evening knackered but happy
4. On Sunday repeat 1) and 2) then return home