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What a wonderful day we had this Saturday. We met up with 15 great people striving to raise money for a worthy cause and do it with a smile. For most of us it was a 05:30 start to be at Helwith Bridge Inn at 06:30 for registration, tea, coffee and hot and fresh bacon, egg or sausage butties before heading to the start of our PACE Yorkshire 3 Peak Challenge. By 07:45 we were all at Pen-y-Ghent Café at Horton to fill in our cards and clock in for the start of the challenge.  A quick photo of the intrepid team and off we headed into the misty and damp heights of Pen-y-ghent. With the warm rain and misty views at 10:30 as we approached the top of the first peak we had split into 3 groups.  Sam taking the lovely ladies with huge hearts and massive determination, Richard leading the lets see how fast we can do this contingent and Craig taking the main pack. 11:00 saw all of us completing the first peak and saying the first of many thank you’s to Simon our wonderful and supportive ‘Man in a Van full of goodies’ that any walker would love to see a third of the way through such a challenge.  Hot and cold drinks, healthy snacks, sandwiches and sweets all offered with a big smile and lots of encouragement. Who could ask for more? We certainly couldn’t. By 11.30 all the waterproofs and jackets were off as the sun shone down and gave a wonderful view of the Ribblehead viaduct bathed in sunshine for the start of the second and tallest of the peaks.  A long and steady rising walk saw us ascend Whernside and as we walked higher the winds picked up and for some of our group a little rain cooled us as we

Such a fabulous weekend to start our Fun on the Rocks climbing season. It was lovely to catch up with some of the people from last year and wonderful to meet the first timers who joined us this trip.  A great mix. The weather was kind to us allowing for some great climbing to be had at Windgather and Castle Naze for our trip this time, as usual we ended each day with some delicious food, and most enjoyable company with an excellent group of people. Our first day of climbing was Castle Naze and the shorter routes let us do a staggering 15 routes!  A hearty meal was needed at the end of the day to prepare us for Windgather on Sunday. Sunday saw us doing the short walk to Windgather and more great climbing was had with a mammoth 17 routes.  I think everyone went home smiling and a little tired but looking forward to a summer of climbing outside! Thank you to all who came on the weekend, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

What a wonderful weekend we had. Weather was due to be pants, rain, cold and gales but we got sunshine, white clouds and a bit of wind. Thank you Yorkshire. Stunning locations, great climbing, delicious food, and an excellent group of people. The 3 days were all very different as was the climbing and the food! Friday night saw comedy being the order of the evening meal and a fitting start to a weekend of fun and excitement. Saturday let us wake to glorious sunshine for an exhausting array of climbing on Twistleton Scar. Suncream, chalk and water were definitely needed here. We ended the day with 18 very happy people having a great meal at the Craven Arms in Settle. Perfect. Sunday saw overnight and early morning rain but short dally in the very enjoyable Ye Old Naked Man Cafe  for a good breakfast allowed the weather to clear. A short walk for a little look at Victoria Cave while we walked to the Legover Area of Attermire Scar and more great climbing was had by all. Then straight to the Harts Head Hotel in Giggleswick for another great meal. We rounded the day off with a quick trip to Malham Cove and Goredale Scar to see what we mere mortals can aspire too! Monday was a cloudy day starting in Inglesport Cafe and then a short trip to the sport crag at Giggleswick south to round off the weekend with some excellent climbing where routes were plentiful and most enjoyable even if some of us did venture into the holy bush! Thank you to all who came on the weekend, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

What experience will I need? – None, but being able to belay will help. The trips will involve top roping only. (If this is one of your first few experiences on real rock, you will find it quite a different experience to indoor climbing.) We will be setting up lines on various graded routes so there will be something to challenge everyone. I am sure that Sophie, Gemma, Zoe, Gillian, Sam, Trysha and the others who came on previous trips would be happy to tell you more about their experiences. What equipment will I need? Your climbing kit if you have some- shoes/ harness/ belay device/ chalk bag/ helmet. (If you haven’t got any of this climbing equipment don’t worry but please let us know so Craig can bring some for you. If you don’t have shoes then please bring some other shoes to climb in.) Please remember to bring: lots of warm and windproof clothes , even if it looks sunny it could be cold on the exposed crags. Suncream, midgie repellent, lots of water, lunch and snacks, sensible flat shoes/ trainers for the approach, waterproof jacket- it may rain, and a bag/ rucksack to easily carry it all in. We will be at the crag all day. Getting there: You will need to get yourselves to and from the location. People usually share lifts as this is more fun and is cheaper as you can share petrol costs. If you are planning on staying overnight on the trips we can let you know where we have camped in the past. There are always B & Bs nearby if you prefer. For each trip you book onto we will let you know the meeting point, usually in a cafe. In general we will meet ready to depart at 10am