Well thanks to all those of you who could make it on the weekend.

St Bees

There where 9 locals who turned up and learnt what to do with the kit and 2 from Kendal who came across with me for the day.

Thanks to the runners for keeping the batteries charged, the crag saw 7 lines all drilled and ready for glueing up and many of them glued.

3 lines are completely safe now with the rest on the way.

I have left one set of Bolt Fund kit with the team over there so they can pop along and work away at it.

Ill let you all know when the next time I can get over there is.

Mill Side

We hit Mill Side under full steam, Alex Showell and Alex Willey are resident experts who turned up and Ian an engineer caver and climber had the perfect CV to learn in record time.

We headed back there on the monday night with Tom from Kendal wall and completed 7 lines to the ground. 

Another visit or 2 and we should have all the rust removed the crag totally competed. 

Kit

I spent Monday am trawling the shops in Kendal and purchased some more kit, we now have 3 complete set of bolting kit one on the west and 2 in Kendal.

I have a bid in with Lyon Equipment, I have asked for 3 sets of access kit so we can work safely on these crags, Beal may give us some rope and Lyon are going to see what they can fire our way and what we may have to pay for. I will feel happier when our team are accessing the cliffs in comfort using industrial seats and 2 lines. 

Anyone thinking we should not be - you try hanging in a harness for 8 hours.

Rope Access Training

With Alex Showell as an IRATA trainer and myself as an MIC we would like to put on a training session for all bolters at kendal wall. We will briefly cover the all the basic techniques needed for safe access and then move to rescue training so that everyone is equipped with the skills just incase one of us needs help mid rope.

Future Dates

The Kendal Mill Side Crew will be back there whilst I am in Spain next week then I am intending to go back on the 10th May to finnish the crag.

Alex and I will come up with a date that is workable for the rope access training and invite you all along.

If the West Side could sort them selves out with communications and just keep me up to date with progress and keep posting me the resin tips and route names that are complete ill keep the site up to date.

BMC Bolts

We have won £1500 worth of Equipment.

I am splitting this between St Bees and Humphrey Head. 

Thanks BMC

The order should be with us soon.

Bolt Products

Some of the bolts at the top of crags are OK and just need linking to one new bolt, I am purchasing a bunch of chain and maillons for this purpose. I will also be getting a selection of longer and medium bolts for the limestone so that if we have to drill into suspect rock then we can place an extra long bolt, or if the rock is uneven we can place an extra wide eye so the crab lies flat one the rock.