Tag: Bonehill

My Climbing 2016 in Pictures

My Climbing 2016 in Pictures

the Severe climber
Me in Coire na Ciste on my first day of the course.
Me in a bucket seat that I had dug and attached to a buried axe.
Walking through Worthy Wood.
Climbing the absolutely brilliant Gargoyle Flake (VS, 4c) at Bamford Edge.
Climbing the boulder problem Big Slab Right (V0+, 5a) on a wonderfully sunny day at Higgar Tor.
Me on the top of the pinnacle on Pinnacle Buttress at Dewerstone (thanks to Peter for the photo).
Climbing Monkey Crack (VDiff) at Stanage.
Bouldering on the Marsh Boulder at the RAC Boulders.
Me on the summit ridge of Eldir Fawr.
Leading Wall Corner (HVD, 4a) at Burbage.
Me leading Hollybush Gully Right Direct (Severe, 4a) at Stanage.
Bouldering above the beach of Lon Isallt Bay.
Me learning how to do a hoist
Me climbing on The Cube boulder at Bonehill.
Me climbing The Runnel problem at Hound Tor.
Walking on The Black Mountain.

 

Bone and Hound Bouldering

Bone and Hound Bouldering

the Severe climber

 

Leo climbing on Baby Slab at Bonehill.
Bonehill on Dartmoor.
The sun managing to stay out as I climb on the Warm-Up boulder at Bonehill.
Leo climbing on the Warm-Up boulder at Bonehill with Josh spotting him.
Me climbing on The Cube boulder at Bonehill.
Josh gets ready to make the final move on a problem on The Cube boulder at Bonehill.
Me climbing on The Perched Block at Hound Tor on Dartmoor..
Leo climbing on The Perched Block, with Josh spotting him. If you look closely, it seems like Josh’s shadow is giving Leo a helping hand.
Me climbing boulder problem The Runnel (3+) at Hound Tor.
Leo climbing The Runnel on the Top Hat boulder at Hound Tor.
This was a really fun problem, but it was much easier to get up than it was to get down again from the block at the top.