22nd January..Brown Cove Crags

It was great to be back climbing in the Lakes again, shorter 'walk ins" and some nice conditions.  BCC were in fine fettle with many teams out enjoying themselves.  We zipped up Central Gully for our warm up then moved onto Left Branch,  some nice neve and small ice pitches made for a very enjoyable ascent but with gear placements hard to find some longish run outs were necessary.

Brown Cove Crags 22-01-2015

Brown Cove Crags, Central Gully

Brown Cove Crags, Central Gully

Taken from Central Gully 22.1.2015

A climber had fallen into Broad Gully about 30mins before we arrived at the crag. Mountain Rescue were in the area at the time so were on the scene very quickly, the climber was airlifted out as we ascended Central Gully and taken to hospital.

The top of Left Buttress

From Central Gully