Riders on the Storm, HVS, Stennis Head (Featuring Julia Wakeling, Sophie Whyte, Clinton Martinengo, Gosia Lipinska, Johann Lanz and Richard Halsey)
Our tradders are back! Julia Wakeling gives us a summary of the 2016 MCSA-BMC Trad Exchange meet.
“After the Brits survived the walking on the SA leg of the exchange in February-March, they organised a tour-de-force of awesome and famous routes in the Peak District, North Wales and Pembroke. We climbed every day, whether it was in rain, snow, wind or sun. They introduced us to at least seven very different kinds of rock. We learnt a whack, laughed a lot and developed friendships that I suspect will be life-long. We got inspired, scared, cold and wet… and have come back slightly different to who we were before. There were tremendous sends and almighty falls. Fireworks, party tricks and rousing snores. Cracks, crimps, slopers. Loose rock, smeggy rock, slimey rock, fantastic rock, hot rock… and some seriously hot pants.
Three cheers for the MCSA, the BMC, all the folks who spent long hours organising, belaying, cooking, cleaning and few hours sleeping. Let the trad psyche reign! More stories to come…
Soggy Saffers: Julia Wakeling, Clinton Martinengo, Gosia Lipinska, Jimbo Smith, Sarel Jansen van Rensburg, Garvin Jacobs, Louis Louw, Richard Halsey, Warren Gans, Candice Bagley, Johann Lanz (and others for various bits of the SA leg)
Pink Poms: Steve McClure, Emma Twyford, Sophie Whyte, Becca Lounds, George North, Mikey Goldthorp, Ben Heason, Pete Robbins, Jimmy Marjot and Tess Fryer”
