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SpectatorOK, I count 11 people so far:
1 Me obvs
2 Jenny
3 John M
4 Penny
5 Sam
6 John L
7 Matthew D
8 Giles
9 Paul M
10 Ed
11 Gavin
Thank you for committing. I won’t give back the remaining four spaces yet. There might be new members who want to come along and switherers waiting for a forecast. Please can you secure your space by dropping £35 in the club bank account? Sort code and account number are on the WhatsApp. Reference: Your name + WWSpectatorCount me in!
SpectatorThe path alongside the Foss from the Brigadier Gerard roundabout, heading North to Haxby is really nice but best saved for when the ground is hard. You could turn it into a loop by coming off at All Saints’ church in Earswick, cutting across to the path along the West side of the railway and then through Clifton to the YHA and alongside the Ouse back into town.
The paths around Fulford golf course are really nice and mostly good underfoot. The bit between Heslington Common, where the groundskeepers have desperately tried to make it look Scottish with transplanted heather and gorse, and Tillmire SSSI is really nice in spring because it attracts lots of wildlife.
SpectatorA friend of mine cycled over to Crimple Beck crag this weekend to see if it had fallen over yet, and came across a couple of climbers there.
From what he could tell, it was their first time outdoors. They didn’t seem that aware of guidebooks, UKC, or that clear on some of the terminology we use. They’d made a mostly good job of setting up a top rope with rope protectors and a static line but they’d also made some questionable choices with their anchors.I’d guess that a lot of people are in the same situation. Keen indoor climbers for whom the only option to continue their hobby this side of summer is to venture outside. These are naive, vulnerable people coming into our domain out of desperation, with very little awareness of how much is at stake if they make a mistake. We won’t stop them by turning our backs.
It is in the best interests of everyone to try to help them and I think that as a club, there’s a part we could play in that. Sharing the pastime I enjoy is my least selfish reason for joining YMC.That’s a lot of words to say that I’m going to start climbing outdoors again, carefully, and I’m willing to climb with other club members who want to do that too.
SpectatorThe BMC are doing a live broadcast at 1230 tomorrow to talk about what the updated guidance means to us. Here’s a link to sign up:
https://www.facebook.com/BritishMountaineeringCouncil/posts/10159624633155828Coniston Mountain Rescue Team have done a writeup of how a rescue would play out in these circumstances. It’s painful and drawn out. The rescue. Not the writeup. Though that is quite long too.
https://www.facebook.com/ConistonMountainRescueTeam/posts/3781575878550340 -
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