En triant des photos et des videos, j'ai retrouve celle-ci. Il m'a fallu a peu pres 10 minutes pour faire la voie, avec un repos. J'ai edite la video pour qu'il n'y ai pas trop de temps mort, elle fait dans les 4 minutes.
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Showing posts with label climbing. Show all posts
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Froggatt with friends
To celebrate being a student again, we joined climbing friends who were camping in the Peak. Yesterday, we climbed at Froggatt. I started with Chequers Buttress and belayed Heather and then Louise:
Click on the picture to open a slide show of Heather climbing chequers buttress or here to access the set on flickr:
Same for Louise: click on the picture for the slide show and here for the set:
I climbed Sickle Buttress Direct, a route i'd never done before and belayed Louise and Scott up it. Meanwhile, Heather was leading the very nice Allen's Slab. By the time i got to the camera, she was at the top:
Rob and Angie joined us. I havne't seen Rob look so happy for a long time, so here they are:
Inspired by Heather, I lead Allen's Slab. I managed to place the three "friends" given to me as a leaving present by my ex-colleagues. Mike fetched my camera and took pictures of the finish, while the audience heckeled me for "posing"
Only Louise followed me up that one. Then, Slab recess direct with Louise and Scott.
Finally, Jaimie gave me the chance to try downhill racer on a top rope. It's too hard for me, and if Scott puts his pictures on the web i won't look so good then!
We then retreated to the pub under the thin drizzle. What a great day!
Thank you to Heather, Louise and Mike for taking these pictures.
Click on the picture to open a slide show of Heather climbing chequers buttress or here to access the set on flickr:
Same for Louise: click on the picture for the slide show and here for the set:
I climbed Sickle Buttress Direct, a route i'd never done before and belayed Louise and Scott up it. Meanwhile, Heather was leading the very nice Allen's Slab. By the time i got to the camera, she was at the top:
Rob and Angie joined us. I havne't seen Rob look so happy for a long time, so here they are:
Inspired by Heather, I lead Allen's Slab. I managed to place the three "friends" given to me as a leaving present by my ex-colleagues. Mike fetched my camera and took pictures of the finish, while the audience heckeled me for "posing"
Only Louise followed me up that one. Then, Slab recess direct with Louise and Scott.
Finally, Jaimie gave me the chance to try downhill racer on a top rope. It's too hard for me, and if Scott puts his pictures on the web i won't look so good then!
We then retreated to the pub under the thin drizzle. What a great day!
Thank you to Heather, Louise and Mike for taking these pictures.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Les Visiteurs!
Isabelle et Guilhem sont venu pour un weekend - c'etait en octobre. On a eu beaucoup de chance avec le temps, plutot sec. Cliquez sur l'image ci dessous pour voir le reste des photos ou bien ici pour le diaporama.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Aiguille de l'Index
Il serait temps que je termine les photos de vacances. Nous sommes revenus a Chamonix apres la tempete pour faire l'ascension de l'aiguille de l'Index. Voici Louise au parking du telepherique:
Une heure plus tard, au pied de la voie on fait la queue. Il y a 2 cordees devant nous, et comme le matin nous etions a Verbier en train de plier la tente, il etait deja assez tard: on a commence a grimper vers 12h30. Mais on a tout le temps de manger nos sandwichs et de preparer la corde!
Prochain arret le sommet. Il est 3 heures quelque chose. Ca risque d'etre juste pour la benne du retour.
Apres les rappels et la bartasse, nous voila sur le chemin. Le telepherique viens de s'arreter. Il nous faut redescendre a pied, loin dans la vallee... Mais pour le moment on a encore le sourire!
Apres 2 grosses heures de marche qui n'etaient pas prevues au programme, nous voila dans la vallee. On a coupe a travers le golf pour rejoindre la voiture. On n'etait pas les seuls, un couple d'islandais qui etaient au sommet en meme temps que nous viennent de nous doubler. Derriere nous, l'Index c'est l'aiguille qui se detache sur la droite:
La journee s'est terminee a la pizzeria pour Louise - qui s'est assoupie dans la voiture - et chez Oliver pour moi, devant un bon verre de genepis. C'est notre sommet de ces vacances - sur 3,5 tentatives (!)
Une heure plus tard, au pied de la voie on fait la queue. Il y a 2 cordees devant nous, et comme le matin nous etions a Verbier en train de plier la tente, il etait deja assez tard: on a commence a grimper vers 12h30. Mais on a tout le temps de manger nos sandwichs et de preparer la corde!
Prochain arret le sommet. Il est 3 heures quelque chose. Ca risque d'etre juste pour la benne du retour.
Apres les rappels et la bartasse, nous voila sur le chemin. Le telepherique viens de s'arreter. Il nous faut redescendre a pied, loin dans la vallee... Mais pour le moment on a encore le sourire!
Apres 2 grosses heures de marche qui n'etaient pas prevues au programme, nous voila dans la vallee. On a coupe a travers le golf pour rejoindre la voiture. On n'etait pas les seuls, un couple d'islandais qui etaient au sommet en meme temps que nous viennent de nous doubler. Derriere nous, l'Index c'est l'aiguille qui se detache sur la droite:
La journee s'est terminee a la pizzeria pour Louise - qui s'est assoupie dans la voiture - et chez Oliver pour moi, devant un bon verre de genepis. C'est notre sommet de ces vacances - sur 3,5 tentatives (!)
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
UK climber feel the credit crunch
Yesterday, climbing at Stanage north end - High Neb, Mike and I saw:
I must say the owner of this climbing shoe admitted to being Scottish...
I must say the owner of this climbing shoe admitted to being Scottish...
Sunday, February 10, 2008
I can't believe it's February ???
Amazing day at Stanage with Mike. In chronological order:
And the first route of the day - no climber hence only here for the record:
And the first route of the day - no climber hence only here for the record:
Monday, January 07, 2008
Aie mes doigts!
Je suis alle grimper avec Antoine hier apres-midi:
Mais ca valait le coup, car il m'a mis une moulinette dans "la valse de l'aigle" et dans "total desastre 99", deux voies que je n'avais jamais faite. Maintenant, il va me falloir les enchainer, et proprement! Attention!
Mais ca valait le coup, car il m'a mis une moulinette dans "la valse de l'aigle" et dans "total desastre 99", deux voies que je n'avais jamais faite. Maintenant, il va me falloir les enchainer, et proprement! Attention!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Escalade a La clape
Comment chaque annee, le rendez-vous de Noel a la falaise de La Clape entre les perpignanais de Carcassone Philou et Jean-Marie, et les montpellierains de Toulouse et Nottingham Guigou et moi meme. Voici Guigou charge comme un dromadaire:
Philou en train de grimper (!)
Jean-Marie bien fatigue en fin de journee:
La vue depuis le pied de la falaise en fin de journee:
Que du bonheur:
Pour plus de photos, cliquez ici
Philou en train de grimper (!)
Jean-Marie bien fatigue en fin de journee:
La vue depuis le pied de la falaise en fin de journee:
Que du bonheur:
Pour plus de photos, cliquez ici
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Rainy sunday
A bit too much on my plate, not able to find time to feed the blog? Or time to take good care of myself for that matter! Off to the peak on sunday, the forecast was all wrong and we left the climbing gear in the car to keep it dry. We walked up to the crag, Birchin, to say hello to Scott who drove up from his new home in Bristol to help the club for fresher's day.
The experienced club members had brought golf umbrellas with them and had setup a couple of top ropes. Usually, once freshers have been seduced into paying their yearly membership to the club, the experienced members try to discourage them from coming to weekend trips so i guess bad weather played in their hands ! Only joking ;)
So i grabbed a climb, some slippery chimney but in good style: rope around my waist and walking boots on:
I had a thought for the pioneers who only climbed that way. Back then a dif did mean difficult!
Meanwhile, i decided to lighten the load of crappy machines that constantly break down on me: a new laptop should be on its way. Hurray!
The experienced club members had brought golf umbrellas with them and had setup a couple of top ropes. Usually, once freshers have been seduced into paying their yearly membership to the club, the experienced members try to discourage them from coming to weekend trips so i guess bad weather played in their hands ! Only joking ;)
So i grabbed a climb, some slippery chimney but in good style: rope around my waist and walking boots on:
I had a thought for the pioneers who only climbed that way. Back then a dif did mean difficult!
Meanwhile, i decided to lighten the load of crappy machines that constantly break down on me: a new laptop should be on its way. Hurray!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
a weekend in Wales...
Last saturday with
we went climbing here:
We had to wait for the tide to receede. The
didn't make as much noise as the
And the music from the
added to the atmosphere: quite sureal really. Here i am stretching my arms half way up a hard climb. Only managed to fall at the final move. Oh well!
We camped at a site run by a farm and Louise couldn't resist the local pets:
Not much climbing on sunday morning due to the weather
but in the afternoon we climbed this
going up the north ridge (on the picture, the right hand side of the mountain) and walking down the heather ledge. From the top, we could see
on one side and
on the other. We didn't stay long!
On the way down i took pictures of these beasties
but Louise was more interested into this one
we went climbing here:
We had to wait for the tide to receede. The
didn't make as much noise as the
And the music from the
added to the atmosphere: quite sureal really. Here i am stretching my arms half way up a hard climb. Only managed to fall at the final move. Oh well!
We camped at a site run by a farm and Louise couldn't resist the local pets:
Not much climbing on sunday morning due to the weather
but in the afternoon we climbed this
going up the north ridge (on the picture, the right hand side of the mountain) and walking down the heather ledge. From the top, we could see
on one side and
on the other. We didn't stay long!
On the way down i took pictures of these beasties
but Louise was more interested into this one
Monday, August 06, 2007
On s'est bien battu...
Ca fait tres longtemps que je passe devant "flying buttress direct" a Stanage en me disant: Un jour...
Avant d'attaquer le surplomb, je place un bon coinceur et un gros "friend":
Et c'est parti:
Precieuse protection:
Ca ne rigole plus !
Va falloir se battre! Les spectateurs sont a fond derriere moi...
Louise est une photographe tres gentille, elle n'a pas pris de photo de moi en train de pendouiller a mon fil!
Matt to the rescue:
La, on ne fait plus les malins: on est creve et il nous faut recuperer le matos puisque personne n'a reussi a sortir la voie
En second, c'etait bien trop facile! Ne plus avoir toute cette quincaillerie sur le baudrier, quelle difference!
J'ai essaye, j'ai vu, j'ai pas vaincu. Mais je reviendrais...!
PS: Mike, if you read this, i've got to come back and do it properly this summer...
PPS: Those of you who paid attention must have spotted that Matt wore a bright helmet!!!
Avant d'attaquer le surplomb, je place un bon coinceur et un gros "friend":
Et c'est parti:
Precieuse protection:
Ca ne rigole plus !
Va falloir se battre! Les spectateurs sont a fond derriere moi...
Louise est une photographe tres gentille, elle n'a pas pris de photo de moi en train de pendouiller a mon fil!
Matt to the rescue:
La, on ne fait plus les malins: on est creve et il nous faut recuperer le matos puisque personne n'a reussi a sortir la voie
En second, c'etait bien trop facile! Ne plus avoir toute cette quincaillerie sur le baudrier, quelle difference!
J'ai essaye, j'ai vu, j'ai pas vaincu. Mais je reviendrais...!
PS: Mike, if you read this, i've got to come back and do it properly this summer...
PPS: Those of you who paid attention must have spotted that Matt wore a bright helmet!!!
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