Kinky Boots

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past very carefully. The route is meant to be in two pitches but given the dubious nature of the first belay I decided to carry on.  The route proved delightfully balancy which made Gary very nervous and slow on seconding me.  Having completed this route


at 7.00pm we leant the Glaxo twosome my rope so they could safely abseil for the Shangri-La route. We watched them for a while then headed off to a teashop for refreshment.           

That night we once again entered Croyde and drank with some more climbers we'd met earlier that day.  The Glaxo twosome returned later having drunk in one of the other pubs. They returned after Gary had retired for the night. But to be sociable I shared a few cans with them before retiring for the night.

Monday we went to the beach for an attempt at body surfing and to admire the thongs that seem to be all the rage now. About 2pm we headed back ar

There was a young lad who'd done time
at the end of a well anchored line
It was held by his friend
at its uppermost end
and completes this non-sensical rhyme



A middle aged bloke from Kings Langley
always claimed that his best bits were dangly
Please do not mis-construe
he referred I tell you
to his curtains "Embroidery Anglais"



There was a young lady who'd done time
fending off the advances of a climb
when tied to a rope
and asked if she would cope
always it was nein nein nein !

(Names withheld to protect the not quite so innocent)

Helicopter sight seeing on Skye

The local authority received over 1500 letters of objection from climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers and so decided to turn down the application.

BMC

The next issue of summit is now available. contact Phil if you'd like to borrow a copy. The BMC continues to raise concerns about Pay & Display in the Peak District.

Bob Moulton (Climbers' Club) has been approved as chair for Harrison Rocks Management Group.

Mark Mansley (Ibex) will chair the Hut Co-ordination and Advisory Panel.

A full report on the Toure Ronde Incident where guide Smiler Cuthbertson was found negligent appears in BMC summit

We all value the freedom to go climbing, mountaineering and hill walking and the unspoilt quality of our mountains, crags and sea cliffs. The BMC Access and Conservation programme exists to meet this challenge. The BMC is looking for ideas, comment and discussion from everyone with an interest in this work at the first, annual BMC Access Forum, on 25th October 1997, at Plas y Brenin, N. Wales

If you wish to attend or want further details contact Phil Whitehurst by 8th October.

Young Climbers & Clubs

The Young Climbers & Clubs seminar is taking place at Plas Y Brenin on Sunday 19 October. The seminar is aimed at any clubs that have junior members or who wish to attract younger members. The event is being organised jointly by the BMC and Plas Y Brenin


UIAA World Cup

The British round of the 1997 competition climbing UIAA World Cup is being staged at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on 28 to 30 November. Tickets are available from the NIA on 0121 200 2222. (Climb 97 running alongside offers the opportunity to try and buy all the latest shiny gear)

Peak District Camping Following an article in Access News in July High Magazine highlighting the shortage of 'climbers campsites' in the Peak District, a new campsite for climbers and hill walkers has been set up near Peak forest on the A623. The site is centrally located for Limestone and Gritstone Crags (eg Roaches 15m, Frogatt 9m, Stanage 11m, and