Classic Rock - 2013: Sail Buttress

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Sail Buttress - Birchen Edge

The guide book described an awkward mantel shelf at the start - this led to a rather strange attempt to get off the ground. Sandy's face in the following shot spoke a thousand words - he didn't think much of the utter lack of style!

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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.