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Yes, that is this evening! But if you’re wondering whether or not to come along then just ‘Go For it’.
Mynydd members appear to have been visiting this quarry in some numbers over the past month so, rest assured, that the alleged “Ban” is benign (and no longer supported by the BMC either). In fact the locals are quite welcoming.
And, it is the best quarried Limestone in the Peak District. One member in particular thinks its even better than that but I suspect he has a ‘shades of grey’ complex with Limestone generally.
Yes, the nights are drawing in but another member has recently finished a three-star route in the dark and descended on foot (and not had to spend the whole of the next day in bed recovering). Anyway, this evening, there’ll be an insitu Abseil rope at the top of Joint Effort wall for all to use.
And (again), there’s plenty of new stuff to go at if you’ve bought the new BMC Peak Limestone North guidebook.
Just one downside – there (still) isn’t much of any particular quality beneath HVS but the routename ticks are still a draw with ‘Bimbo the exploding Lorry Drivers Gulch Eliminate’ being easily the best HS in the quarry.
And, and, and,….. don’t forget that the best Pork Pie in the Peak District is only a short drive away for afters.
P.S. The weather should be nice too. If this is our Indian Summer then don’t waste it!
A great turn out. I counted 15 but maybe I missed somebody?
OK, the weather was not quite as nice as expected but surely the Buxton locals choose to live there precisely because of the perpetual gloominess (?) and it didn’t disappoint.
At least one ‘Go For it’ challenge was completed and a good number of routes under HVS were ascended without any grumbling that I heard. The film crew did grumble about the flat light though so we should probably expect all evidence of the evening’s exploits to reappear in monochrome.
No access issues whatsoever – in fact I think it was only J&R who even saw the “Climbing Prohibited” sign (they were lost trying to find the descent!).
My apologies to Andy – it seems we went to the wrong Pub but we found even more members in the Quiet Woman and it didn’t run out of Pork Pies.
Devotees of the latter will be pleased to hear that in another month or two we’ll have the opportunity to compare and contrast last night’s offering with those available in The Crown (Stockport). Nice little pinch pleating on the rim for variable pastry crunchiness and a bit of glaze too! It’ll keep Cooch happier as well (remember here that all things are relative) as the choice of Ales at the Crown is considerably superior.
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