Thanks K, just an old climbers anecdote, one of many over the years. I hope to be collecting more this year, and if I'm lucky, some more skiing ones also......
Top of the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, 9am, clear blue skies and fresh powder snow. This is what I hope for in 2024....life doesn't get any better than this.....
Anyway, off on my first bike ride of the year, it's a beautiful sunny day for a pedal alongside the Mersey.
You might be surprised what you can do. The last time I did Corvus there was a couple of guys just past the second pitch above us at about 130ft, but they were moving very slowly. We decided not to wait any longer and started off on the route. I think it was around the end of the third pitch just before the well known 'hand traverse ' when we caught up with them. It was a young guy and an older guy, both sat on a reasonably large and safe ledge with very good anchors. The young guy look at me as I pulled onto the ledge, and with a broad smile said, "you might be better climbing past us, we will be going slowly," nodded towards the older guy who was wearing thick galsses, then added, "I'm with my father, he's almost completely blind."
Probably an easy three star classic in the Lake District. One that springs to mind is Corvus on Raven Crag, Combe Ghyll. It's a wonderful climb, graded difficult (which is one of the lower grades) but at 515ft and quite a long walk up the valley to the base of the climb, it's a great mountaineering day out. The exposure of the last pitch (section) also adds to the feeling of a big mountain route, but lots of placements for protection makes it a fairly safe outing. Roll on Spring...
To get back out on the rock. My cardiologist has given me the green light to climb again after open heart surgery last January. So maybe a spell on my local indoor climbing wall, then out on the crags and longer mountain routes in the Spring.
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Thanks Hgl, it's my first visit here post covid, it's great to be back. Just having a nice stroll along the coast close to the centre before this afternoon's teaching. Quite a few on the course, so looking forward to some grood conversations. Have a great Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.
Me too, but believe me, there's little silence at Manjushri, particularly ftom the monks and nuns, I think your'e getting mixed up with Catholic monasteries. The courses at Kadmpa Buddhist Centres, whether Christmas or other times of the year are always great fun. Manjushri is the world centre of Kadampa Buddhism, it's huge and houses the World Peace Temple, an amazing structure inside and out. There are around 180 Kadampa centres worldwide, I feel lucky to have the 'Mother Centre' as it is known, almost on my doorstep.
No, not at all, far from it. Three course vegetarian Christmas dinner, Christmas crackers and non alcoholic wine. It's a four day course, usually attended by around sixty. Lovely walks through an ancient woodland to the coast with fabulous views over Morecambe Bay. I always come back feeling wonderfully relaxed and refreshed.
Off to Manjushri Buddhist Centre in the English Lake District tomorrow for five days. It's a great place to spend Christmas...'far from the madding crowd.'
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