Introduction to Outdoor Climbing..

On Wednesday plenty of teams were out and about making use of the excellent weather. Dave Hollinger was climbing with Andy and Lorna at Stanage High Neb; they managed a full day of routes as an introduction to the grit. Other teams also visited Dove Dale and High Tor in the evening, where the slight breeze made for good climbing on the harder routes.

In addition I visited the bolted venue of Blackwell Halt in Chee Dale, here the crag is totally dry, but still a little dusty after the rain. A little traffic will soon clear it up. Curbar looked great on the drive back (see picture), although surprisingly there was no one there..