T
he weather forecast was not good for the weekend meet of the Climbers’ Club and the Fell and Rock Climbing Club at Rawhead in Langdale. The hut was fully booked and this was proving to be a very popular meet. So it was lucky that a few members dropped out. But regardless of the weather there were 32 optimistic people present on this very sociable meet.
Saturday morning greeted us with rain and very very long discussions about where would be the best places to climb, with a few experienced souls deciding it was a no goer. The maybe foolish decided to give it a go with Alison Cairns, Hazel Jonas and Andy Cairns making a very successful attempt at Wallow Barrow Crag. Ray Sharples and Simon Hitchens (who had driven up all the way from Bristol and wasn’t going to waste a day in the Lakes not climbing) went to Kendal Wall and then Hodge Close. Paul Scott, Steve Crosley, Peri Stracchino, Steve Jenkins, Peter Jones, Keith and Fiona Sanders, Dave Clark and Rob Stone decided to stay local and climbed on Raven Crag and Gimmer. I decided to go Wainwright bagging with Cath Sanders, not realising that she had already completed one round and now was on her second. Dave Jones and Roger Withers escaped to the climbing wall and Charlie and Emma went mountain biking. Everyone else drifted into Ambleside by bike, foot or on the Bus.
The afternoon brought glorious sun shine and preparations for the evening celebration of Peri’s birthday and a buffet where everyone brought a dish. This was fantastic, with so many great dishes and so much food. It was a great party.
Sunday morning brought little hope of anything happening with heavy rain. Some went home, many went to the climbing wall at Kendal and Alison, Andy, Ray and Simon got lucky and managed to climb. This was a mix and match meet for those that wanted and this was a great opportunity for climbers and walkers to meet each other from both clubs.
Deborah Marsh
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