Chair Ladder

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Chair Ladder

This was by far the sunniest day yet in 2013. Warm with blue skies, so we headed down to Chair Ladder to look at Terrier Tooth. The rock was dry and it would have been perfect if there had been less swell. It didn't look too bad from above, the occasional wave spraying the belay ledge with water. We decided to lower down for a closer look. This revealed that the spray was a little heavier than it appeared. Dousing the ledge and the first 3 metres of the route. We decided to wait and watch for a little longer, only to witness the most impressive rogue set approach and slam into the wall above the belay ledge. We had definitely made the right decision.

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NZ ConnectJanuary 10, 2013 at 6:55 AM
This was at around mid-tide on the outgoing tide. at near neaps as well! So it should have been ok. There was a big long period winter atlantic swell running though ... anyway we sacked our climbing plans after that big set came through, and went surfing instead. We found solid overhead waves and a light offshore that afternoon at Polzeath - nice :)
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2013 in the UK. What would be an achievable goal that would encourage us to explore more of the United Kingdom? Rather than a tick list of ascending difficulty we decided to look to the past for inspiration. The idea of completing the routes found at 55 locations described in Classic Rock seemed to fit the bill. First published in 1979, Classic Rock compiled by Ken Wilson, shares the history of some of Britain's greatest low grade routes.

As far apart as Demo Route at Sennen (Land's End) to the Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye (North of the Great Glen) we became increasingly excited about visiting places we hadn't thought to visit for years. Even if 2013 sheds more water than 2012 we are looking forward to completing the list as well as other classic routes across the country.