North Gaulton Castle – Mynydd Climbing Club

North Gaulton Castle

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January 4, 2017 at 6:47 pm #2594

Mike Tempest
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Those who went on the Mynydd meet to Orkney in May 2009 might be interested in the recent BBC series – Britain’s Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney – on the iplayer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b087vh70/britains-ancient-capital-secrets-of-orkney-episode-1

At about 32 mins in is footage of a tyrolean ascent of North Gaulton Castle – brought back memories of great day.

Cheers

Mike

January 7, 2017 at 9:50 pm #2600

Steve Waters
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Ace!!! – Still my most all-round best day’s climbing ever. – I still shudder when I think what could have happened to Derek as the tyrolean rope rubbed against the edge of the stack. Goodness knows what load was on the rope too. It certainly became a lot thinner under tension.
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