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Sneaky day out in the Lakes 26th Jan

Blencathra

With everything ready and packed to head North it seemed a shame to miss the Lakeland snow. Rising early we tried to get up the Winlatter pass to go and climb at a secret crag, Road CLOSED. The plan was then changed to take a visit to Brown Cove Crags. Exiting Keswick another sign to Dunmail Raise read Road CLOSED. The next plan was to return to an old favorite and to do a circuit of Blencathra. Not disappointed the sun shone and we enjoyed a good winter romp.

Scrambling on Hall's Fell Ridge

 

 

Heading North 25 Jan

Milly with her new snow chains

 

It has been a week of admin for Adele as she prepared for her  Scottish winter season. Ice axes and crampons sharpened, everything cleaned and re packed after Kenya and Norway and even new snow chains for Milly.

Adele will be up in Scotland for a couple of months with a few visits South to give a couple of talks.

For conditions update please do not hesitate to e mail or give her a call on 07968983146.

On the weekend of the 2/3 March Adele will be working on the BMC Winter Skills course If you belong to a BMC affiliated Club and would like to join this course then please contact the BMC directly http://www.thebmc.co.uk/club-training

 

For 2014

Mt Kenya: Neilion and Batian:  27th Dec to 10th Jan: It was just so good this year that Adele would be happy to return to Mt Kenya in 2014. If your interested in the climb then please contact Adele.

Adele will be offering Norway Ice courses from 12th January to 17th January and 17th Jan to 22nd Jan. The course cost will be £900 excluding flights but will include all transport, food , accomodation and instruction on a 1:2 ratio.  If your interested then please do not hesiate to contact Adele. ( Dates can be flexible).

Mountain Leader Summer  Training 11th August to 16th August 2014 This course will take place in Borrowdale (Lake District) and cost £440 all inclusive.

Single Pitch Award Training course ( Peak District ) 27th / 28th April 2014. £120 per person non residential.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day Off in Rjukan 19th Jan

Although it was not an official day of work, Adele Colin and Roger decided to take a trip to the summit of Gaustatoppen (1883m), not only to walk up the mountain but also to get sme sun shine.

After three and half hours we topped out along a fantastic snowy ridge.

Ridge on Gaustatoppen

Colin and Roger on the Summit

 

What a way to end a fantastic week.

The 2013 Rjukan Team

 

 

Return to Krokan

Roger on Bullen

 

This was our last day on the ice and Colin and Roger tried their arms at some steeper ice. It was warmer and we managed to spend most of the day practising our technique and working hard until the arms would take no more.

Colin on the Right hand side of Bullen

Very happy with the week that met all their expectations there had to be one last visit to the coffee shop.

 

Last visit to the coffee shop.

 

 

Warm at minus 11 in Rjukan 17th Jan

Roger practising his ice screw placements.

 

Yesterday it was much warmer with the thermometer reading just minus 11 degrees centrigrade. No visit to Rjukan is complete,  without a visit to the Upper Gorge.

Starting out early we climbed Norde Rjukanfossen ( WI3) making it into two pitches so that Roger and Colin got their first eperience of multipitch ice. After exploring the upper gorge further we spent the last hour practising putting in and taking out ice screws and making abalokofs.