Commitment to climbing
Unknown climber clearing the cornice!!??!! before topping out on a classic Severe on Birchens Edge
Just how far do you go to get out cragging in the winter? I popped out on a November day in 2010 to have a look if anything was climbable on Birchens Edge. Nothing was (IMHO).
However, these guys weren’t gong to let a couple of feet of snow stop them. When I arrived, they were attacking a classic Severe in fine style. The top picture shows the leader breaking through the cornice to a challenging and very slippy top-out.
I made my excuses and headed off for an afternoon session in the ClimbingWorks. Well done chaps!
Ideal rock climbing conditions on Birchens Edge, Derbyshire. Apparently.
Noodle looking singularly unimpressed by the day's bouldering potential