Wonderful memories of climbing with really great mates over the years Number 32.
Another I.M.Marsh trip, this time on a biology field course on Anglesey, in 1989, allowed
Duncan Potter and I the chance to zap across to Gogarth to do Dinosaur. I had backed off it twice over the years, due to horrendous damp conditions. The key to this route is being patient enough to wait for the sun to arrive, later in the day, to dry it out. Our late arrival was ideal, this time connies were perfect.
I hadn't climbed with Dunc, he seemed pretty cool with the sportsplan, and I knew he'd done some pretty hard climbing, though not much recently. I led the first pitch and Dunc seconded it easily. He then led the second pitch, slowly and cautiously. I led the third pitch and we got back to the sacks just as it was getting dark. What a blast we'd had. Better than superb!
It turned out to be the start of a mega week of classic ticking on the Main Cliff, ("Mammoth" with
Steve Foxley, "Mammoth Direct" with
Elaine Owen, "The Big Sleep" with Ian Barker and "Skinhead Moonstomp" with Mike Waters). What an amazing week that was.
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| A sleepy looking Duncan Potter (photo by Chris Grazia Calvert, thanks). |
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| I.M.Marsh day at Aldery Cliff, 1988. L to R: Jackie Smith, Simon Bates, Gavin Jones, Duncan Potter, Nancy Peterson, Paul James and unknown. |
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| Dinosaur first pitch (photo by Jethro Kiernan, thanks). |
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| Another view of the first pitch of Dinosaur (photo by Nadir Khan, thanks). |
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