Although the summer has been poor, looking back at the log on iphoto the prominence of blue skies and seas would appear to indicate that it wasn’t a complete washout. I made a few rather wet and windy sorties to Cornwall which ended with truncated trips although I did manage to do a good route in the form of String of Pearls the girdle of Bosigran. I am normally a bit scathing of girdles but I enjoyed the climb and as always hanging about at Bosigran is hardly a bad way to spend a day. A couple of visits to Swanage also provided some superb weather and as usual hard climbing especially on the first pitch of Facedancin’ at Guillemot Ledge. Off of my normal patch I have started work on a South Wales sport climbing guide with Gary Gibson, Roy Thomas and Goi Ashmore that has provided me with some great days out and visits to a number of surprisingly impressive crags and sport routes as good as many on our shores. The publication of the El Chorro Rockfax draws ever closer and will be out for xmas even though the printer has gone bust. Anyway the fully open Cheddar season starts today so lets pray for dry weather!

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