Intro rock course

Good Friday looked like it was going to be wet but we escaped the rain all day and even had some sun.  Gemma and Jordan were down from London for the weekend for an intro rock course and we had a good day at the Dewerstone.  On Saturday the rain caught up with us and we retreated to Dartrock of an afternoon at the the climbing wall.

Dartmoor

Met up with Darren for a day at the Dewerstone. The weather was great in the morning withsun and clear skies but as forecast the rain arrived at 2.30 so we retreated to the Dartrock climbing wall for some indoor routes and a nice cup of tea. By the time we left many of the roads were getting flooded. Forecast to rain on sunday as well.

Dewerstone

I was back at the Dewerstone on Saturday with Ian from Somerset who was keen to do some climbing and look at belays on multi-pitch climbs. After a warm up route we climbed Fly on the Wall (HS) and Vineyard (VS). It was nice to see fellow instructors Andy Holborn and Ben Bradford who were both working with groups at the crag.

I'll be back here next weekend.

Ian on pitch 3 of Vineyard

Dewerstone

Another great day at the Dewerstone in the sunshine. Jo and David came down from London having climbed indoors but not outside. Both made great progress and Jo remained very calm on the top pitch of needle arete even though it was a little difficult. The picture shows David belaying from the top of needle arete.







I bumped into old friend Barry Donovan who was also working at the crag - good to see you Baz.
Photo show climbers on Route B