rock climbing

[alanrsv]

Heading to the annalong buttress this sunday for some climbing, any one up for it







Spanish Flea, Severe 3c





Springtime,  Severe 4a, 3b

[ZTO]

I will be going provided I get enough university work done beforehand.

[Tim]

Pictures look great Alan. Ill be bringing my rack and a rope along. Looking forward to this

[Eamonn]

I should have my shoes by then so i'll be up for this.

[Allyc]

definally up 4 that, let me no where yas wanna meet and the time, and ill see yas there!!!

[LennyJ1]

I would love to come down and take some shots. Might do abit of climbing. Keep me informed on here. Cheers

[ZTO]

All right, looks like I'm going to be able to come along on Sunday. I'll be driving down with Tim as far as I know, and anyone from Ballynahinch area is welcome to a lift there and back. I should say though, I'll be heading home at around 3 or 4.

What time will we be going down? I'd be happy enough meeting at 10 again, presumably at Bloody Bridge carpark.

Weather looks great, which is a bonus 

[alanrsv]

would meeting at 9am at the bloody bridge be ok with everyone, just to make the most of the day,  i'll have to leave around 3 or 4 myself, i'll also bring a couple of extra harnesses

[Eamonn]

See you at 9.

[ZTO]

I'm good to go for 9 too, I'll have to wait and see if it's okay with Tim though.

[spartan00117]

Mind if I tag along gents, I will meet you in the morning at the Bloody Bridge.

[Tim]

Any chance anyone could bring some finger tape tomorrow? I split my finger open again right down to the tissue while bouldering the other day on bearnagh and I can't get home to get mine before tomorrow. Don't want to rip it open again if it can be avoided

[alanrsv]

Aye tim it's in the bag + a few bandages for zto's arm ! 

[ZTO]

It still hasn't healed 

[Tim]

Once again another grand day out on the crag. Weather was fantastic for it, and it was nice to see a few new faces. Managed to get in Spanish Flea with ZTO and AllyC after everyone else left although ZTO had a bit of an epic 

On a more serious note, the fires in Annalong valley were horrendous, I originally thought it was in Annalong wood but it turned out to be around Percy Byshe, and spreading up Lamagan and cove. From Annalong buttress you could hear the roar of the flame on cove, with the fire spreading up the vertical cliffs. Unfortunately there didn't seem to be anything be done about it, with a few news reports saying that the fire was just too big to be contained. I'm sure the whole valley will be in a state of complete devastation, the worst part of it being the statement from the fire brigade saying that it looks like a deliberate fire.