Colmcille Climbers

Arriving back from Glendalough (see Peter's report) by lunch time on Sunday, I met Bill, and we went down to Leenan to look at some rock I had previously spotted, (whilst on a canoe reconnaissance of the secret pinnacle, that Bren Whelan has just put on the website).  I abbed down to a ledge which appeared to be just above the marauding waves.  Not so!  By the time Bill got down, I was pretty soaked from the waist downwards, but still managed to enjoy the pleasent arete to the top "Colonic Hydrotherapy" (Diff).  The tone being set for the day, Colonic Irrigation, Diff, and Haemorrhoids (Sev),on Uranus slab, were to follow, amongst others.

Monday, it was off to the Poisoned Glen with Finbarr to meet Adrian Hendroff in a desperate attempt to get into one of the photos in his forthcoming book! We did Castle Gully (again).  There was hard and hollow snow in it, and the crux was coated in verglas, making it very treacherous indeed with no crampons, and only one axe, but we made it.  We caught up with Adrian at windy/Bearnas gap, and had a wonderful walk over Rocky Gap Mt (new routes potential) and down by L.Maum.

Tues. Met Emmet Johnston to work out a plan to utilise our new crag at Dunmore (we havent got it yet) to accommodate the wildlife.  Can we move the Climbfest till after nesting season in July?  Then Bill came down, in great form, and we went climbing to the Laundry, doing 5 routes, inc 3 fine new ones.  Good week so far