Bosigran

After my day at Baggy point I drove down to Cornwall to meet up with Andy and John for a weekend on Cornish granite.  We had a very busy day on Saturday climbing Alisons Rib, Door Post (HS) and Commando Ridge before retiring to the pub for a well earned curry and a pint!

John and Andy starting pitch 1 of commando ridge

Bosigran

Julia and Paul came down to Bosigran and we did Commando Ridge. The sea was a bit rough as we raced to start the first pitch but we had a good time on the ridge and the weather was very nice for early April. By the end of the day it was warm and sunny - another nice weekend in Cornwall.

Bosigran Cornwall

An early Start on Saturday morning to avoid the heat at get to the start of commando ridge nice an early. Chris and Steve climbed very well and we quickly covered the 650ft of VDiff climbing. This left enough time to go and do Doorpost (HS) another classic route.

Commando Ridge Bosigran

This weekend I was working in Cornwall at Bosigran, an excellent climbing venue. Tom and Hamish travelled down from Bath and wanted to do Commando ridge, a classic 700ft VD that rises out of the sea and is the closest thing to an alpine ridge that you will find without going to North Wales or Scotland. The weather was very warm and sunny even though it was forecast for showers.

The route starts on a platform just above the sea (right)

Hamish on the ridge (left) with the sea below.

Bosigran

Alan and Mat came down for a days climbing. Both were very keen as they are intending to go to the Alps later in the summer. Did plenty of climbing and finished off on 'Ding' a great route with plenty of interesting moves.

Bosigran

Climbing at Bosigran on Friday and Saturday.


On Friday I met up with Paul and Becky for their first taste of climbing, it was unusual to meet people who had never climbed before even on an indoor wall but they made great progress. Routes climbed Alisons Rib (D), Big Top (VD) and a combination of Black Slab and Red Slab. The weather was excellent and Bosigran is the perfect location.

Photo 1 At the top of Black slab
Photo 2 Paul exiting the v-groove of Red slab