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Round up of County Climbing Team and Club Activities Year 2002

January
The year started well at the beginning of January, with a trip to North Wales, staying at White Peris above Llanberis. Saturday was spent walking along the Nantile Ridge, a really great walk. Sunday was spent scrambling by some of the group on Mynydd Mawr. Jonesy and the Chief went off and did their own thing exploring the least frequented parts of the Snowdon range. The weather was pretty foul.
A few hardcore members of the team made an early trip to the Peak District, and they managed two reasonable days climbing on Stanage and Burbage.
Alec, Dan (interesting) Bish and Paul Casey also had another wet weekend in North Wales and on the Saturday climbed Avalanche Wall, Red wall, and Longlands continuation (HVD'S) on Lliwedd (Snowdon). It was very wet and windy climbing. Dan and Alec spent Sunday exploring the quarries above Blaenau Ffestiniog and Moel Druman (loads of potential there).

February
A trip was due to be made up to the Lake District, but it was decided to go to North Wales. Only a few people attended but a good weekend was spent climbing at Tremadog, and the weather was reasonably kind to us. A few members of the club were introduced to the joys of multi pitching. Individual members of the team and club also had a few weekends up in the Peak District.

March
This month started with the scrambling course. There was a poor attendance on this course, although Alec had fun on the North Ridge of Tryfan with a group of novices. One member of the group decided half way up that scrambling was not for them. Still, everybody had fun. Paul Jones’ group were scrambling on Gribin and the Cneifion Arete. Sunday was spent in the Glyders, practising navigation and security on steep ground. The team went to the Peak District over Easter with Chiltern North District on their ‘Activation’ weekend. Two days were spent with Scouts climbing, whilst other activities included mountain biking, hill walking and horse riding.

April
Firstly, we had a club weekend in the Peak District, climbing at Stanage, Froggatt and Burbage. John Bishop and the Chief ran a successful instructors workshop, where a range of skills were discussed and used including teaching techniques. Also several club members had a few day trips up to the Peak District. The Team also ran a climbing weekend for Buckingham and Winslow District in the Peak District.

May
May started with a well-attended club weekend in the Peak District climbing at Froggatt and Burbage. The Team spent a busy weekend at Longridge Scout Boat Centre for the County Water Weekend running the climbing wall. Several members of the team also visited North Wales and spent the weekend at Cwm Silyn and on the Glyders.

June
A club weekend in Pembrokeshire climbing on the great sea cliffs around St Davids started the month. We had great weather, and some club members had an interesting visit to Ramsey Island on a rubber-hulled powerboat. The first young climbers weekend was in the Peak District with the Scouts enjoying climbing at Stanage and Burbage North. It was a good introduction to seconding climbs on gritstone. Some Team members also spent sometime at Symonds Yat, pushing their grades on limestone. Several Team and club members also attended their SPA training.

July
The lead climbing course in the Peak District was successful and good fun, and several people made that scary transition from wall climbing to trad on gritstone. It was a fairly quite month for some reason. Individual club and Team members climbed in various venues around the UK.

August
We had a club weekend at Symonds Yat and the Wye Valley, plus a weekend down in Dartmoor climbing at the Dewerstone and Hound Tor. Jay, Ginger, Dan (interesting), Rosie, Paul Jones, Alec and few others went to the Lake District and climbed some classic routes on Dow crag, plus messing about on Coniston lake in boats, and also walking and scrambling around the Old Man of Coniston area.

September
Another successful young climbers weekend in the peak district climbing at Stanage and Birchen edge started the month. All the young climbers did really well. Their first introduction to lead climbing on traditional routes seconding loads of classic VDiffs, Severes and a few VS’s thrown in for good measure. The mountaineering weekend in the Lakes was poorly attended; only Alec, Oneshoe and Mr Jones went along and had great fun scrambling on some very wet rock.

October
We had several weekends climbing at the Roaches, once with scouts from Amersham Common. There was also a club weekend at Tremadog. Dan and Alec plus Bish had several long weekends climbing in the less visited parts of the Peak District, plus the more popular areas, and found some great new crags (well new to us, but we are not telling where they are - we don't want it getting too popular).

November
Another wet weekend on gritstone. The young climbers competition at the wall (Green Park) could have been better attended but hopefully more people will turn up next year. Well done to Chris for wining.

December
A very good Christmas Dinner with the usual antics and silly prizes being given out. How about someone from the club organising the next one.

Over the year we had a very busy time at the climbing wall at Green Park with lots of scout groups having a go, plus a few girl guides. The young climbers club has proved to be very popular and is going from strength to strength.

Thanks From The County Adviser
I would just like to thank my team for all their hard work this year especially at the climbing wall. Some of you have during the summer months been virtually camped out at green park running group sessions. Also, thanks for all your efforts on club weekends. I would like to thank the club members who have helped out this year - you know who you are.
Hopefully next year will prove to be more successful with more people getting out there and climbing. If you have any ideas of what you feel we should be offering you then please get in touch. Please let us know how you think we can improve communication about what we are up to.

Thanks again to you all,
Alec Carr (Chief)
Bucks Scouts County Climbing Adviser.

Dartmoor: 30th August - 1st September

Venues: The Dewerstone, Hound Tor

Saturday - weather lovely, looks like it will be a good one. Off to the Dewerstone for a few multi's. Chaz and One-Shoe on 'Central Groove' - excellent HS.

Chaz tries to pull One Shoe off a ledge, and throws a no. 9 hex at him, all in the space of ten minutes!