Is anyone up for some rock climbing this weekend. At the minute the weather forecast is looking pretty good.
weather forecast i heard today was just about perfect. 25 degrees towards next weekend ;D
I'am on a stag weekend ;D,but free all next week.doing an all-day hike on wednesday
;D
Aye big e, do you want to go for a bit more leading on sunday, try a few routes on hen ?
doubt i'll be able to make it this weekend, definitely busy saturday, outside chance i could pull something out of the hat for sunday though
Quote from: alanrsv on May 21, 2012, 10:52:24 PM
Aye big e, do you want to go for a bit more leading on sunday, try a few routes on hen ?
Yes Alan sunday it is then :)
Quote from: LandyLiam on May 21, 2012, 11:16:25 PM
doubt i'll be able to make it this weekend, definitely busy saturday, outside chance i could pull something out of the hat for sunday though
Hope you can make it Liam
Im following the thread hoping i can cancel my plans for Sunday.. if thats when it is. id love to tag along, but i will only know closer to the time.
Could maybe make it, but going to be pretty busy the next few weeks: may need to use my free Sundays productively :(
Will keep an eye on the thread, but 80% unlikely.
I'm not able to make it on Sunday :( Its a very rare occasion that i have anything on, this is one.. Hope you all have a great day, the weather looks like it going to be great.
What time are we meeting at Hen? 0930 sound ok?
well guys, hope to get to hen myself sunday. NO idea wat time though, but hope to see yas there.... ;)
Quote from: Allyc on May 26, 2012, 01:13:44 AM
well guys, hope to get to hen myself sunday. NO idea wat time though, but hope to see yas there.... ;)
Nice one Ally, see you tomorrow sometime.
Edd cant make it tomorrow, I'll see you in the car pk 9.30
Great day out, brilliant weather, did 4 routes and even managed to lead 2, thanks to Alan for trusting me :) (but they were easy ones ;) ) will get some pics up later.
Cracking day out, perfect weather for climbing. Not much protection on Hen, two of the short climbs didn't have any, but there was a really nice Hex placement on Escalator. Roll on the weekend
it was indeed an impressive hex placement ;D
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160257Small.jpg)
first an easy starter on "common arete (M)"
i did my first lead climb, although it was really more of a scramble
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160259Small.jpg)
alan at the bottom
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160270Small.jpg)
scrambling over the top onto the next route
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160276Small.jpg)
"high noon (HS 4c) " alan leading, nowhere to place protection!
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160336Small.jpg)
a nice gulley here "Struggle Gulley (S 4a)", again nowhere convenient to place proptection, i let alan lead ;D
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160374Small.jpg)
then i followed when safely on a belay
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160433Small.jpg)
coming or going?
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160441Small.jpg)
then onto "escalator", Big E leads
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160447Small.jpg)
Neil belaying (his first time out on rock)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160452Small.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160460Small.jpg)
abseiling back down, the normal way
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160479Small.jpg)
the not so normal way
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160481Small.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1160485Small.jpg)
and just as we were leaving allyc turned up
class fotos guys,,, hen is a great mountain, fantasic day for it, yas didnt miss much at the barbecue, cudnt get it lit,, only had 3 matches, haha ::)
Excellent photos,maybe take a wee trek along the Letrim lodge trek this week,the Western Mourne's are really nice
Alan showing us how it's done
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5157.jpg)
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5160.jpg)
Liam Leading Escalator
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5143.jpg)
abseiling
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5146.jpg)
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5150.jpg)
Liam looking happy
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5185.jpg)
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5191.jpg)
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5196.jpg)
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5170.jpg)
(http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/aakilles/Climbing/IMG_5176.jpg)
Great photos and a great day's climbing ;D