The Bear's cave news, diary, journal, whatever 2012-03-24T14:31:50+00:00 derryh http://blog.rasilon.net http://blog.rasilon.net/ NanoBlogger A day on the grit. derryh http://blog.rasilon.net/archives/2012/03/23/a_day_on_the_grit/index.html 2012-03-23T21:51:16+00:00 2012-03-23T21:51:16+00:00

IMG_2112 The first photo is of our objective for the day, Valkyrie, at The Roaches.
Looking forward and back. These are taken at the top of pitch 1, stood on the V shaped block in the top right of the first photo. Both our photos make it look like a quick scramble, but Tor's about to head off on the traverse you can see in someone elses photos of the same climb,
On the way up, we provided plenty of entertainment for school parties who were scrambling on the main part, and were being shown how to look safely over cliffs, and stuck their heads over to see us half way up.
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Going all traditional again. derryh http://blog.rasilon.net/archives/2012/02/11/going_all_traditional_again/index.html 2012-02-11T20:49:51+00:00 2012-02-11T20:49:51+00:00

Tor and I had intended that this winter would be one of ice climbing, but an unusually warm winter and difficulty getting up north means that the first outdoor event of the winter season was rock climbing at Blackford Quarry, in february! (Still warmer than Ratho untill the sun went down!) The cracks on Pinnacle Rock were probably better suited to cowbells than cams, but the flake imaginativly named "Route 3" was the other way round.

Climber starting up a dark, jagged, crack on graffitied rock. Happy climber looking up, having reached the top of a cliff Climber, with a harness loaded with gear, ties into the rope in preparation for a climb. closeup of a climber with fingerless gloves, looking a bit cold, with slings in the background securing them.

TCA Glasgow derryh http://blog.rasilon.net/archives/2012/01/28/tca_glasgow/index.html 2012-01-28T19:58:21+00:00 2012-01-28T19:58:21+00:00

2012-01-15 TCA Glasgow

Several of us decided to take a look at TCA Glasgow, the new bouldering place. The original TCA in bristol is well regarded, and the Glasgow one is getting off to a strong start and has the potential to be the best indoor bouldering venue in Scotland. There's loads of well used space, and well set routes grouped sensibly. Lectures and coaching sessions look like they're trying to build a good community.

Against, the heating can't currently keep up with a Scottish winter — bring your belay jacket and expect to be bouldering in jumper and trousers rather than t-shirt and shorts.
Blown off The Ben derryh http://blog.rasilon.net/archives/2011/12/31/blown_off_the_ben/index.html 2011-12-31T19:42:51+00:00 2011-12-31T19:42:51+00:00

T and I had headed up to Fort William with the intention of doing the CMD arete, but in the end, the weather proved unsuitable for anything as Grandson-of-Bawbag was trying to take down even more trees and remove all the snow.

So we headed to The Ice Factor for some indoor snow.

I was somewhat rusty, having not done any ice climbing in years, and this was Tor's first time. However, it didn't take much to remember how to use them, and Tor's now insisting we go and do real climbs ASAP, so we're all happy.

 

Apparently this is an entry. derryh http://blog.rasilon.net/archives/2011/11/19/apparently_this_is_an_entry/index.html 2011-11-19T21:35:51+00:00 2011-11-19T21:35:51+00:00

Some stuff.


And after some linebreaks.
A Kitten.

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Some cat photos. derryh http://blog.rasilon.net/archives/2006/08/08/some_cat_photos/index.html 2006-08-08T22:10:02+00:00 2006-08-08T22:10:02+00:00

I decided to try out the black screen with Tim, our black and while cat.