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I was out today with two clients for some private guiding on classic rock. After a week of showers and heavy rain on Friday a location was going to be tricky but we decided to take a risk and head for Dow Crag. We climbed Ordinary 'C' then descended Easy Terrace before heading for the summit via Giant's Crawl. There were some sunny belays and some breezy belays but all in all a great day out...fingers crossed for Friday!

The hot weather continues in the Lakes and we can think of no better way to cool down than a dunk in a mountain stream. Gorge walking, or ghyll scrambling as it is known in the Lake District, is great fun in all weathers but particularly satisfying when everyone else is feeling the heat. This picture is from Stoneycroft Gill which flows down the slopes of Causey Pike and was recently featured on the BBC's Country File. Some ghylls are usually scrambled up but this one we descend: sliding down the little waterfalls and getting thoroughly wet in the process.
Ghyll, by the way, is an old Norse word for mountain stream or wooded glen. In place names it is often spelt "gill" but the meaning is the same.