Steve MccClure

Heart Warming

Malham cove in January. Pushing it! A 7.15am start had me cycling downhill to get picked up in the dark and minus three temperatures. Our plan seemed fairly optimistic, and more so walking in with a biting wind blasting into our face freezing hat covered ears. But as is so often the case at the cove the wind dropped to zero, a curse in the summer, but now a blessing. By 2am it was scorching, almost too hot to climb. But never too hot in January. No one would dare moan, even the most British of us!

However I was there for more than climbing. Primary objective was exploration – new route potential. I need something to get stuck into and the cove has already been generous to me, offering up her prime lines. I had a vague plan and dropping in from above a vague line of holds pointed the way; just enough, maybe, maybe not! Next visit will tell all.

February 10, 2010 11:56 AM

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