"How can I sleep at night? its a Frenzy out there....
I did say there would be more to come and its now on a daily basis. There are certainly plenty of psyched climbers out there.
VariErrant VI-7
Lee Roberts reports in
“ Stu and I blasted to Glyder Fach (aka Baggy's Crag) and did that route you had in mind, you snooze you loose! We thought it was brill, 3 stars in my book. 3 contrasting pitches all with pretty decent gear but quite tricky climbing. All pitches pumpy.
VariErrant VI 7
It starts left of Arch Gully and is based on the summer Errant Route. The last pitch (variation to the summer route) follows the obvious right-hand turfy corner as far a possible and then a delicate traverse left on tiny edges to a right facing groove. Mega. Called it VariErrant as in Variant. I thought about VI 7 but I'm probably miles out cos its my first route this season.
Baggy you’re getting everyone well psyched! Wow! What conditions and our new route is fantastic! I was dispatched off the middle crack pitch, which Lee promptly put to rights! Keep cranking Stu Stanley
Guns of Navarone VII 7
Not ones for missing out ? as if ? Tim Neil and Chris Parkin have been busy yet again. Tim reports
Guns of Navarone VII 7“Guns of Navarone VII 7, This exciting much eyed line linking with Polar Bear has been on our list for some years. Thursday, we decided to give it a go. It gave 2 hard pitches with us both taking a pitch each. It proved tricky but thankfully not as hard as we first thought, should have got on it years ago.
Arch Gully Variant V-6
“ Wednesday a trip to Glyder Fach proved a good choice. With the crag well rimed we took the obvious slot left of Arch Chimney and just right of Out to Lunch (spiral variant). This joined Arch Gully at some bongo flakes before a thrutchy slot. Makes the route a similar standard to the top pitch but all the way up. Chris and I thought this was a 3 star winter outing.” Simon Panton view “Arch Gully saw its first winter ascent in 2008 by Mark ‘Baggy’ Richards, Owen Samuels and Rocio Seimens. It is an excellent route with a stunning top pitch” (V12 editor’s top tip: send your tall mate up this pitch as the last move is a big stretch.) More details visit V12 News.
Oblique Gully V-6
Kath Bromfield, Paul James and Gaz Davies made the most of the current rime found on many of the crags to claim the first winter ascent of on Oblique Gully on Glyder Fach. This goes at V -6 and 2 stars and has been eyed up by Baggy over recent years but has never rimed up.
I said in my last post there would be more come, I never thought this much and it is not even the weekend. With the forecast looking great then stay tuned baggy"
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