Summer Solstice Adventure

So its just been the summer solstice last night and an adventure had to be had. With it being light for so long. Started of the fun with an afternoon ride about Nevis Range with Rach. She showed me down some new bits of trail that she been show by Mack Clark. Great little bits hidden trail. Need to get back and have a play on again. Pretty stoked for Rach riding her first black feature and looking smooth bring on the jumps next.

The long ride up

Rach ride her first black feature

Hidden trails

After a great ride on to meet up with Ewan, Matt and Fiona. Too head up Tower Ridge for a late evening assent. We had the bikes with us to make the way back down a lot faster. Thow this did mean ridding/pushing up the distally track. So getting a bit a sweat of made sort work of it.

Given and just pushing now.

Just the walk to the Ridge 

After the walk in time to get on the route. We where making go time along the ridge and was looking like we might to missing out to the rain forecasted. But that was sort life with the rain started as we got to Little Tower and had drizzling for more of the rast of the night.

Starting the climb

Fiona going light and fast

Ewam leading the way

Ewan going over the gap

Fiona doing the gap

What they think of the weather

Rach going over the gap

Matt just about making it over

At made it to the top

Getting to the top had a great view of the low cloud. The time for the long walk back of the tourist path then on to the path rond the halfway lochan. On the way down we could see a snake of lights making its way up the path for the Youth Hostel to find a mass sponsored walk was heading. After a wet walk back to the bike. More so for Fiona as she was in approach shoes. Had the fun of biking back down the track. A great summer solstice adventure now what to do for the next one

Sponsored walker heading up the Ben

Ewan happy to be alive

Almost lost Fiona on the way down

Bouldering By Night and Cavalry Crack Buttress

Might have miss out on the great weather in the mountain but managed to get out to Polldubh for a bit of bouldering in the night and some trad routs. Head up on Sunday night after work for a bit of a night boulder with Dan and Ewan. Ewan and myself got Pagan Uilleann sent after a bit of work on the moves. The kneebar feels great now when it works. Moving off it is so easy love it.

Bouldering By Night from Mark Chambers on Vimeo.

Then Monday and Tuesday headed to Cavalry Crack Buttress with James to get on the lead. Did The Old Wall on Monday a great VS. As the guild book say "Protection is noticeably lacking" but what there is boomer and good holes to be fond all the way up. Form the top of The Old Wall James lead the top pitch of Heatwave.

Today we want back again with Storm being are tick to get sent. James was to do the first pitch and me the next two. After a triky start James beside to get go up the first pitch of Heatwave to get to the bottom of the long diagonal crack.

Getting to the ledge it was now my tern on the lead. The second pitch was great climbing to be had. Once at the pine to belay off. I brought James up, we beside to abb off as we did wan to get benighted up on the the last pitch. Will be back get it sent with the True Finish. Just hope the good weather comes back before the migges do.