Members: Dave Wylie, Elliot Brown, Isobel Prause, Jim Symon, Paul Evans, Andy Stratford, Jared Kitchen, Emily Thompson

Guest: Andy Vine

After last weeks sunshine spectacular at Denham and the promise of a #goodforecastforweeks (Dan O’Brien) it was more or less guaranteed to go pear shaped tonight...

Pule Hill has the most brilliant views and is a real favourite KMC evening crag... Clinks and clanks of gear issued out of the thick fog...’’is that you Dave’’, Andy shouted from just a few feet away.  Dave found Blind Buttress HS 4b (green greasy slopers in these conditions) particulary entertaining
(as did Isobel following). Elliot and Andy Vine used combined leading tactics on the normally mild Kletterschue Capers (S 4a).  Jared and Emily arrived and Jared led up Flying Buttress (HS 4b) which had just been led by Paul with Jim following. Andy S joined and it was Jim’s turn on Amen corner as the drizzle started.

But then, miraculously, it stopped and another few routes were completed – still in the thick fog though... Paul was persuaded to have a go at the HVD 4a of Dusky Doddle but decided the greasy slopers weren’t to his liking so switched to Atlas (VD) leaving Jim to make a Doddle of it. Andy led Wrinkled Wall (HS 4c) with much relief that he possessed the right size Alien (Totem) Cams... Finally Andy Vine managed Bed End (HVD) with Dave.

Down in the carriage house Paul proposed Alderman but failed to vote for it. Jim was keen on Running Hill Pitts and got Andy Vine onside. Andy Stratford made a tactical suggestion of Cadshaw Castle Rocks which won out.  So it’s off to Bilbao, sorry – got mixed up I meant Bolton, next week for the KMC.