Steve MccClure
Kick Back
Did you notice when the UK slipped south? Or maybe the sun moved. It got hot, and our spring passed in a week. Winter direct to summer. The entire population of the UK is happy as for once sunshine coincides with a holiday! But behind the chilled sunbathing lies an uncomfortable suspicion – what does this mean? The last 3 years were the same and it just meant the winter came early. Or could this be different? Maybe its like this now till December.
Actually I hope not, sorry to be miserable, I love it hot, but it doesn’t work for hard climbing. I’d like to order day on, day off of sun please Mr Weather Forecaster. The temps can vary from 23 to 14 degrees, but hold off on the rain, except the odd evening to water the plants. Living in England this request is fairly reasonable, except for the rain bit, as it will most likely rain lots, but as for temps and varying weather, no doubt that’s what we’ll get.
So that’s a good thing, for me and my types anyway. British climbers shouldn’t moan, most likely in a weeks time we will be back in the cloud and wind and the conditions will be perfect. Imagine in living in Spain where from now till November its gonna be utterly boiling. For those hard core climbers who are whinging about how they can’t hang the crimps on their hard project (that includes me), chill for now, because the chill will be back!
(The pic is of me up on High Street (about 800m) with the vastness of the Lake District in the background)
April 23, 2011 09:30 AM
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