Malham - Pikedaw Hill - Langscar Gate - Dry Valley - Cove - Malham.
It were a great day, windy but fine. We met a bloke what 'ad lost 'is 'awk up on t' moor. It were a 'Arris 'awk. I tuk a picsture of the 'awk on 'is arm what 'e 'adn't lorst, and got 'is mobile number in case we saw 'is other 'awk, but we didn't.
There were some climbers on the cove face, all swinging on tight top ropes and pretending to climb..... Dunno who put the rope through the top bolt for them. :-)
5.99 miles, four hunerd and sumfink metres of ascent.
There were some climbers on the cove face, all swinging on tight top ropes and pretending to climb..... Dunno who put the rope through the top bolt for them. :-)
There were some climbers on the cove face, all swinging on tight top ropes and pretending to climb..... Dunno who put the rope through the top bolt for them. :-)
How do they do that? some trick?
I don't know! There was plenty of protection above them when I checked through the binocs, but they seemed to be attempting small individual problems on the top third of the face, in between long periods of swinging on the tight top rope.
All three were belayed by partners on the ledge halfway up the face, and the highest bolts were just below the top overhang, so somebody had been up there earlier in the day. -- Gordon
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All three were belayed by partners on the ledge halfway up the face, and the highest bolts were just below the top overhang, so somebody had been up there earlier in the day.
Malham Main Overhang was bolted by John Sumner a long time ago. Probably late 60s or early 70s. After all that time I am not sure I would want to trust his bolts but as bolting is rather frowned upon these days they could easily still be in use.
-- Roger Chapman so far this year 69 summits New - 47 (Marilyns 13, Sweats 5, Outlying Fells 35) Repeats - 22( Marilyns 7, Sweats 16, Wainwrights 16)
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All three were belayed by partners on the ledge halfway up the face, and the highest bolts were just below the top overhang, so somebody had been up there earlier in the day.
Malham Main Overhang was bolted by John Sumner a long time ago. Probably late 60s or early 70s. After all that time I am not sure I would want to trust his bolts but as bolting is rather frowned upon these days they could easily still be in use.
Some of the bolts/pitons looked very shiny. :-) -- Gordon
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All three were belayed by partners on the ledge halfway up the face, and the highest bolts were just below the top overhang, so somebody had been up there earlier in the day.
Malham Main Overhang was bolted by John Sumner a long time ago. Probably late 60s or early 70s. After all that time I am not sure I would want to trust his bolts but as bolting is rather frowned upon these days they could easily still be in use.
The Great Toilet Bowl is definitely a place where bolting goes...
Malham - Pikedaw Hill - Langscar Gate - Dry Valley - Cove - Malham.
It were a great day, windy but fine. We met a bloke what 'ad lost 'is 'awk up on t' moor. It were a 'Arris 'awk. I tuk a picsture of the 'awk on 'is arm what 'e 'adn't lorst, and got 'is mobile number in case we saw 'is other 'awk, but we didn't.
