As Ben says, we must pay skin tribute to the gods of grit!
Meet type: Lots of bouldering, trad single-pitch (grit) or possibly sport single-pitch (limestone) or even trad (limestone)
When: 1st - 2nd March
Location: Peak District, probably near Hathersage. I need to know how many people are interested so I can look into accommodation
Experience level: anything from none at all to loads, grit is easy to top-rope (with due respect to the rock and other climbers) or lead lots of easy routes on
Skills needed: lead belaying
Equipment required: basic (helmet, harness, belay device, rock shoes) ideally some advanced (prussik loops, slings, carabiners), bouldering mats and crack climbing gloves might be useful. Trad rack if you want it!
Definitely here for the bouldering. It probably won’t be warm enough for trad, but you never know, so I might bring kit if the weather is unseasonably warm…
wanted to see how many people approx we have. Tomorrow I’ll make some calls for e.g. thorpe farm, climbers club hut etc. Would you guys prefer to camp for £££ reasons ?
very true. Okay, I’ll make some calls around 1 pm to ask for ~12 places and will update you here. If you have any other suggestions for accommodation, drop it in this thread and I’ll chase it
There are two bunkhouses under Thorpe Farm that are still available. Pondside and old stables (my preference) which sleep 14 people. £250 per night, so for Fri 28th and Sat 1st, it would be £500 which divided by 14 people is £36 each.
