November rain II

Judging from the ladybirds 'behaviour', winter is starting (pic taken at @Whitehouse)

It felt like ages since Andy and I both had a full day of together, but today we did. Because we were both of, we decided to climb outside. The forcast looked very promising, but when we woke up this morning it was poring down. The bloody november rain again.
Andy ones told me that, to be able to climb outside in Engeland, you need to take a lot of 'risks'. Meaning you need to go to crags even though the weather isn't great. So, although it was grey, rainy, wet and windy in Newcastle, we decided to 'take the risk' and go to Yorkshire. It must have been raining almost 90% of our journey, but when we arrived at 'Whitehouse', most problems where dry.
Between us we did half of in 'Whitehouse'. We will come back to finish of some of the problems that where wet today.
Still very keen to climb outside lots this winter.

Andy doing a 7c link up

Winter rain

Two weeks ago I went to see my family in Holland. And since I'm back home (in England), the 'winter' seems to have started: frost in the morning, chilly during the day, dark before 5pm, X-mas decorationgs everywhere and the british november rain.
I have very mixed feelings about winter. Like a lot of other people, I don't really appreciate the short hours of lightness, and the wet coldness you get after winter rain. However, I do love winter days when the air is crispy, the sky is blue, the friction is amazing and the sun tries her best to warm you up. Unfortunately we haven't had any of those nice winter days yet. So far, it just has been cold, windy, dark and wet. So why did we go outside again yesterday?........
Springer, confinced Andy (and me) to go and try one of Springers (old) problems at Great Wanney. After a 20 minute walk during which our feet got absolutly soked, we arrived at the only less damp rock of the area. Springers problem did not really matched his discription 'an easy walk in, a good landing, not too high and without reachy moves'. Let's say you have to flip this descrition a 180 degrees and than you are spot on ;)).
The problem did look very nice though, and both Andy and Springer made the moves on it look awesome. If it wasn't for my wet feet, the steep landing, the damp rock and the reachy moves, I would probably tried it myself ;)).
Even though I did not climb outside yesterday, our visit to Great Wanney was good. I'm very pschyed to climb outside (on british rock) again. Fingers crossed the weather will turn 'crispy, blue skies with a winter sun' soon again.

Springer focussing on matching the arete