Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Bagg Point

Another wonderful day in the sunshine! Today I met up with Keith who was on holiday in North Devon for a bit of sea cliff climbing.  We climbed 3 routes on the main slab Ben (S), Freddie (HS) and In Her Eyes (HS). Great climbing and very hot day overlooking the sea.

Friday, July 13, 2012

Climbing wall

After a very wet day on Thursday we opted to go to the climbing wall in Exeter today.  Lots of routes climbing and no one got soaked - a good day!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Coasteering

Today was the start of 3 days of activities for the students at Court Fields Community School and after months of work we managed to get everyone in Yrs 7, 8 and 9 doing something outdoors even in this weather.  The activities were varied and ranged from rock guitar to coasteering.  On Wednesday and Thursday I teamed up with Russ Johns for our annual coasteering trips and the rain and the waves added a sense of excitement to the days.

Baggy point in sunny weather!


Saturday, July 07, 2012

Rain rain

7/7/12 Torrential rain everywhere in the UK including flood conditions on most rivers in Devon and Dorset, as a result the Jurassic Classic cycle event tomorrow has been cancelled.  When will we get some sunshine?

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Exmoor coastal traverse

On Saturday Noel and I set off for a look at the Exmoor coastal traverse, the tide wasn't ideal because it wasn't going to be low until 4.30pm and we both had Saturday evening engagements get to so couldn't be late!.  We set out from Lynmouth and explored the section underneath the Valley of the Rocks on the falling tide, there was boulder hopping, traversing and even a bit of paddling as we explored the base of the cliffs.  The scenery was stunning, but be warned, when the tide turns the water races back up the Bristol channel so its not a place to be caught out.

I am looking forward to doing another section in a few weeks time.

Monday, April 02, 2012

Sheepstor

A lovely sunny day on Dartmoor.  Today I met up with Zoe, Jeroen and Kareen  for an introduction to climbing outdoors at Sheepstor. The weather was perfect and all 3 climbed superbly and were belaying and setting up top rope systems by the end of the day - a great day!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

SPA training or assessment

We will be running an SPA training and/or assessment weekend on 19-20th May in Devon. 

The SPA or Single pitch award is an essential qualification for anyone wishing to use single pitch crags with groups in the UK.  Candidates must be registered with the MLTE before they attend a training course and bring their log book with them.  If you would like to know more please email me maldickson@yahoo.com

Monday, February 13, 2012

AMI AGM

This weekend I was in North Wales for the annual AMI AGM. When we arrived at the climbers club hut in the Llanberis pass we bumped into several other AMI members who had travelled from other parts of the country. Unfortunately there was no snow around so my plans for a quick winter route on the Trinty face of Snowdon were dashed.  But it was a good meeting with lots of technical workshops and plenty to think about for the coming year.