Borrowdale May Bank Holiday

By Catherine Shreeve

A magnificently well attended bank holiday weekend meet, despite a less than perfect weather forecast.

The activities enjoyed included:

• A BBQ which went out in the rain
• Sampling of two fine Lake District pubs
• Shopping trip to Keswick (a variety of people forgot their toothbrush, poked a hole in their waterproof map case, or had their thermarest go down in the middle of the night)
• Playing on the Bowderstone
• Trip up Catbells
• En-mass trip up Blencathra via Sharp Edge (in surprisingly good weather)
• Explorations of Millican Dalton’s cave and Attic Cave
• Two people in a one man tent for two nights
• Massive walk of the Dale Head round
• Grade 1,2,3 scrambling expeditions  around Borrowdale
• Climbing in the rain
• Gavin and Gillian going for a walk (and not just to the pub!)
• Tim answering the door in his pants as the entire club knocked on the door of his new camper van
• Getting seriously midged
• Two new members seeming to have a wicked time

Happily I can confirm that Roger’s waterproof map stayed dry in his waterproof map case.  Always best to be doubly sure, eh Roger?!