Full Moon Tuesdays

[Andy Hardy]

The full moon Tuesdays this winter will probably be* on the following dates:

Nov 2015 – 24th
Dec 2015 – 22nd
Jan 2016 – 19th
Feb 2016 – 23rd
Mar 2016 – 22nd
Apr 2016 – 19th

If you have any suggestions for moonlit adventures suitable for a climbing club please forward them to me.

*most dates are just before the actual full moon, January is the furthest behind as the full moon isn’t until the 24th so that might move and March full moon is on the 23rd so I’ll have to check moonrise times

[Colin Nave]

Hi Andy,
I am afraid the email address I had for you didn’t work so posting suggestions here instead.

I agree that going for the nearest Tuesday before the full moon is best as it would be high in the sky when we are out playing. On 19 Jan 2016 it is waxing gibbous with about 80% illumination and at its highest around 20.30.Seems ideal.

See http://www.timeanddate.com/moon/uk/sheffield?month=1&year=2016
And scroll down.

Suggestions for venues.
ROCK CLIMBING
Probably nicest to have East and South Facing.
Ramshaw is east facing – plenty of reasonable routes
Kinder Southern Edges – e.g. Tick off all the routes on Edale Cross Rocks (and add some new ones).

Not East/South facing and, to be honest, semi caving.
Stanage chimneys are fun – around twin chimneys area.
The chimney at Ossams is good though would just be a short evening.
Mercury Crack at Dovestones Quarry – probably one to avoid!

A GOOD FREEZE
Crowden Clough is good fun – a few ice “pitches” up to 3m.
Harder would be Wild Boar Clough or of course Kinder Downfall.

AND THE FOLLOWING FROM COLIN FOORD
I guess there’s also Bertram’s Chimney. – Could need a daylight recce beforehand I believe in order to establish access to camps one and two. (Forget all the rubbish myth of the ‘cave route’ up from the river. – Just enjoy the grand adventure of the climb.)

Also three bike ideas:
A trip up to the Cat and Fiddle and back from the Shady Oak at Fernilee? –
To Bakewell and back from Topley Pike on the trail? –
Another Stu Johnson guided trip around the ‘Tour de Manchester’ from Stockport?

[Andy Hardy]

Thanks Colin – I think meets@mynydd.org.uk should get to me. Did you not lead Bertram’s on a FMT this year?

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