Climbing - Fairy Quarry Trad Climbing

Trad Climbing

Today we decided to go back to Fairy Quarry for some more trad climbing.  We were the only ones in the quarry but we decided to go back to where we had been a few days before.  We climbed Cristel Wall first then I had a go at leading on a route we climbed before called Back to Sandy Lane.  It took me a little while but I got there!!  I am glad I did it but I think I am happy to second and have the task of removing the protection that has been placed.

On the way home we had an eventful journey involving a deer and resulting in the rest of the journey with the car on the back of a rescue lorry!

Climbing - Fairy Quarry Trad Climbing

Trad Climbing

Today for my birthday we decided to have our first go at trad climbing since we got our kit at Christmas!  We headed to Fairy Quarry where we have done a lot of caving before.  Tim had done some reading about the climbs and found a few that he felt would be a good starting point.  We arrived and had some lunch while looking at where to climb.  While we were there some others joined us and started climbing just where we were going to go so we moved on!!  

We ended up in The Glacis area on the climb called Pueblo. We managed our first climb ending at a tree!

By the time we had finished the area where we had wanted to start was clear so we made our way back. 

We went to the W/L area just to the left of Balch's Slide.  We climbed Back to Sandy Lane and Back in Kansas.

We had a good day in the sunshine and enjoyed our first experience of trad climbing and I had a great birthday.