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July 2009 Blog Posts (4)

Lagangarbh Hut Meet, Gencoe. June 2009 (See photos )

The forecast wasn’t looking to good, but that didn’t stop us filling the hut. Keith and I arrived at 5.30 on the Friday and decided to take full advantage of the lovely evening. Dumping the Sacks off we plodded up to the Col behind the Lagangarbh hut with a view to flying up the back of the Buachaille Etive Mor and as usual suck it and see. It took us an hour to get up to the col, and we were rewarded with a nice breeze and a perfect launch site, but would it be enough to soar up the south west… Continue

Added by Derek Kenyon on July 31, 2009 at 19:21 — No Comments

Big hopes for Parlic 05.04.09 (Paragliding)

On the Friday I managed to get an hour in at Edenfield after work, conditions where lovely and with few there I was able to do some well needed practice on my thermaling. Mark Wilson was there talking about the coming Sunday how it was set to be one of the best XC days for years, and Parlic was the place to be. By the end of our chat I was well fired up for a well over due crack at a decent XC, which up to now had been mostly extended ridge runs, or XC’s abroad.

Saturday was spent… Continue

Added by Derek Kenyon on July 27, 2009 at 20:21 — 1 Comment

Troy Quarry-July15

Thanks to everyone who made it an enjoyable day especially the guys who led and put up the lines a
nd thanks for the guidance

Added by Brian Knowles on July 16, 2009 at 12:02 — No Comments

Jack Scout Quarry,Silverdale

I have been told that WE ARE having a long weekend at Silverdale next weekend(10/13).Does anyone know this quarry and whether there is any interesting cliimbing there.I can't visit any other quarries locally because we don't have a car
Thanks ,
Brian Knowles

Added by Brian Knowles on July 1, 2009 at 21:12 — 2 Comments