Improve Your Leading - Peak District

Present: Dave Wavey M, Dave Dillon M, Dave Shotton M, Roger Dyke M, Phil Hartwell M, Elliott Brown M, James Meakin M, Chris Kastavaunis M, Caro C M, Chris Hanson G, Tim Dobson G, Naomi Roberts G, Rob cole G, Sheena Hendry M, Jim Symon M, Andy Stratford M, John Smallwood G, Ben Slater M, Nils Elgar M, Richard Applegate G, Emily Pitts M

 

A day for First leads...

Chris Hanson - first lead for ten years - Mississippi Crack

Tim Dobson first lead of middle and leg and firsts arête.

Caro C first led corner crack and seconded many.

Sheena misssippi crack, green crack and middle and leg and a couple of variations on others.

Naomi led corner crack with Rob, who led traditional and aged crack. 

Richard led again after a big break, switching with Nils: Chimney and crack VD, the rib VS 5a, rib right hand HVD 4a, black Slab S, wall climb HVD, centre Route S, chockstone chimney D, Mississippi crack S 4a, The medicine S 4a, Middle Buttress Arête Vdiff.

John, having only done a few leads previously, led chimney and crack, heather crack, toenail, corner crack, high buttresss arete, middle and leg, squashed finger, corner crack variation. Ben led green slab. 

Simon Robertshaw's first lead: wall climb HVD, high buttress arete Vdiff, corner crack Vdiff, middle and leg 

Andy and Jim had a little competition to get to 20 climbs, after which they joined the general melée and buddied up with some newer climbers. 

All in all, great support provided by all and sundry. Thanks to all members who came to the meet and provided excellent support and guidance. 

In summary, plenty of people led and seconded plenty of routes and the meet was full of successful first and renewed lead climbs. 

Win of the day was the flapjack provided by Caro - really tasty. 

Emily Pitts