Hello! I'm new to Exmoor, from Canada and looking for someone(s) to go out
climbing with. I've done quite a lot of climbing in Canada, and some in the
Peak District since arriving in the UK. In Canada I'm an indoor climbing
instructor and have recently done my SPA training. I'm super keen, based in
Exford and available on Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you need someone to go
climbing with, I'm game! E-mail at joyohaver@...
hadn't thought of tilting it! although my mate did take a photo of me on Fallen Slab at portland (clues in the name folks) which attempts to make me look like an overhang star. unfortunately the way the gear on my harness hangs down gives it away!
The question is... if I tilt Surrey, should I do it to aim myself (ball bearing fashion) at Devon and Cornwall, taking in a bit of Dorset coast on the way, or to aim North?
Was good to see some climbing and history on the tellie anyway.
best wishes
Nikki
Nikki King 01252 838301/ 07818 050416
"this aint' flying... this is falling with style"
From: Terry <exmoorwalker@...> To: exmoorcoast@... Sent: Tuesday, 28 July, 2009 23:06:51 Subject: [Exmoor Coast Group] Re: Coast
--- In exmoorcoast@ yahoogroups. co.uk, Nikki King <nikinko@... > wrote:
Hi Nikki, good to hear from you. We did a little bit under Foreland Point because the crew did not want to carry the gear very far. Surrey? You should tilt the place a little as they did with the cameras at Foreland Point. Terry
>
> Well get you appearing on my tellie here in flat surrey!
>
> which bit of the traverse did you get him to do?
>
> nice one.
>
> Nikki
>
>
> Nikki King
> 01252 838301/ 07818 050416
>
>
> "this aint' flying... this is falling with style"
>
--- In exmoorcoast@..., Nikki King <nikinko@...> wrote:
Hi Nikki, good to hear from you. We did a little bit under Foreland Point
because the crew did not want to carry the gear very far. Surrey? You should
tilt the place a little as they did with the cameras at Foreland Point. Terry
>
> Well get you appearing on my tellie here in flat surrey!
>
> which bit of the traverse did you get him to do?
>
> nice one.
>
> Nikki
>
>
> Nikki King
> 01252 838301/ 07818 050416
>
>
> "this aint' flying... this is falling with style"
>
Since March portions 1 and 3 and remaining slab up to the grass have fallen. 4 and the remaining slab to the left up to the grass has also gone. Brandyman is now a complete goner and the top of Voyage which is shared by other routes has changed dramatically, but the original fault line is still visible on the new exposed slab. An awful lot of grass has sprouted out along the length of the Coney Combe tier, no doubt due to the rubbish weather since the start of the year.
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "jsparkes4409" <jsparkes4409@...> wrote:
Can't make saturday Jon, looks like the weather is going to be pretty grim. If
you are around there is a good tide on thursday 23rd july. I was thinking of
doing a section of the traverse. Will get in touch later. Terry
>
> Sorry Becky - been a hectic week with graduation and welcome back to planet
Somerset Terry.
>
> Wondered if anyone was about for a climb on Saturday?
>
Hi Mike, Im back and catching up on my mail. Countryfile were put onto the traverse by the Coast program. Last september we did 3 days filming out on the traverse. This is being shown on tues 28th july at 8pm BBC2. I understand that we get about 4 - 5 mins due to the fact that my face was better suited for radio. If they include the helicopter footage it should be quite interesting for climbers wanting to try the traverse. I spoke to Richard Chadwick a few days ago. It seems that countryfile is still interested. I have given him the dates of the tidal windows for access this year. Having experienced filming with the bbc with its health and safety issues it would be much better from the outset to inform any future media companies to think boat and helicopter rather than humping all
the kit down and back up 800ft of cliff. Terry.
From: activeexmoor <activeexmoor@...> To: exmoorcoast@... Sent: Friday, 5 June, 2009 11:53:22 Subject: [Exmoor Coast Group] BBC Countryfile
Hi all,
BBC Countryfile are coming on the 15th June to film and want to get in touch with Terry or any other climbers who know / have climbed the Exmoor Traverse. I understand Terry is away so can anyone help?
Can you please get in touch with Active Exmoor ASAP if you have climbed or know of someone who had? This is a great opportunity to get climbing on the Exmoor coast on TV this month.
Hi Jon
How long are you back for? I'm not available this week but I'll be up for
climbing in the next week or so.
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "jsparkes4409" <jsparkes4409@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Just back from uni and itching to get out climbing soon - just wondered if
anyone would be up for a climb this wee from Wednesday onwards - maybe in the
evening?
>
> Tah
>
> Jon
>
yeah have ropes and gear, can bring some rps if you want. unfortunatly i am going "up north" on sunday so i only do thursday. where can i get a lift from?
Dave
From: timlondonjust <tdickinson@...> To: exmoorcoast@... Sent: Wednesday, 24 June, 2009 12:39:03 Subject: [Exmoor Coast Group] Re: Anyone up for a climb this week??
Can do thursday evening or sunday any time. Hurlestone point would be good. Have transport and rack and ropes...
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "jsparkes4409" <jsparkes4409@...> wrote: > > Hi everyone > > Just back from uni and itching to get out climbing soon - just wondered if anyone would be up for a climb this wee from Wednesday onwards - maybe in the evening? > > Tah > >
Jon >
Can do thursday evening or sunday any time. Hurlestone point would be good. Have
transport and rack and ropes...
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "jsparkes4409" <jsparkes4409@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Just back from uni and itching to get out climbing soon - just wondered if
anyone would be up for a climb this wee from Wednesday onwards - maybe in the
evening?
>
> Tah
>
> Jon
>
i have no transport but i am able to climb on thursday. bossington?
David
From: jsparkes4409 <jsparkes4409@...> To: exmoorcoast@... Sent: Sunday, 21 June, 2009 15:46:25 Subject: [Exmoor Coast Group] Anyone up for a climb this week??
Hi everyone
Just back from uni and itching to get out climbing soon - just wondered if anyone would be up for a climb this wee from Wednesday onwards - maybe in the evening?
Hi everyone
Just back from uni and itching to get out climbing soon - just wondered if
anyone would be up for a climb this wee from Wednesday onwards - maybe in the
evening?
Tah
Jon
I have been on pretty much all of the traverse route. I am happy to offer any
advice/information I can.
As you say, Terry is away for a few weeks. You might like to try tracking Kes
webb down - he is an expert on the Exmoor Coast and occasionally gives
talks/slide shows.
You don't mention what it is that they actually want to know/do. If they are
hoping to do some filming it should be noted that the tides are very poor on the
15th, with low water at 17.17 of 2.7m. Really this precludes access to quite a
lot of places. The tides are the most significant single issue on the Exmoor
coast and dictate absolutely what you can do.
One does also have to be aware that the term 'climbing', when applied to
traversing the Exmoor coast, has the broadest of meanings: Typically a day of
traversing would involve scrambling, abseiling, caving, clambering over miles of
sodden boulder beach, clawing up near-vertical grass/heather/landslip, and a
very long walk. Actual technical climbing is very limited.
Pitched trad climbing is generally limited to Hurlstone area, The Ivy Stone,
Valley of Rocks and under Valley of Rocks - Hollerday wall etc.
The Hurlstone area is very popular for climbing with easy access from West
Bay/Bossington beach, the fisherman's rope in Coneycombe or Loz's rope in
Eastcombe. This area is scenic, has steep cliffs, sand drama and all that - but
is 5 mins from Porlock.
Do drop me a line on my mobile, 07595 994 616 if you want a chat about the
various issues/what's achievable/accessible.
Other than that I'm afraid that there are very few people with a great deal of
knowledge/experience on the subject.
Terry's potted history and account of his 1978 complete traverse can be found at
http://members.madasafish.com/~exmoorwalker/page100.html.
Kind regards,
Mark
--- In exmoorcoast@..., David Knight <antoniusblock42@...> wrote:
>
> sorry, I havent climbed the traverse but I have been climbing on the local
cliffs if this helps - give me a shout if you want a hand
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: activeexmoor <activeexmoor@...>
> To: exmoorcoast@...
> Sent: Friday, 5 June, 2009 11:53:22
> Subject: [Exmoor Coast Group] BBC Countryfile
>
> Hi all,
>
> BBC Countryfile are coming on the 15th June to film and want to get in touch
with Terry or any other climbers who know / have climbed the Exmoor Traverse. I
understand Terry is away so can anyone help?
>
> Can you please get in touch with Active Exmoor ASAP if you have climbed or
know of someone who had? This is a great opportunity to get climbing on the
Exmoor coast on TV this month.
>
> Please call me on 01398 324 599 . mike@... if you can help!
>
> Ta
>
> Mike
>
>
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sorry, I havent climbed the traverse but I have been climbing on the local cliffs if this helps - give me a shout if you want a hand
Dave
From: activeexmoor <activeexmoor@...> To: exmoorcoast@... Sent: Friday, 5 June, 2009 11:53:22 Subject: [Exmoor Coast Group] BBC Countryfile
Hi all,
BBC Countryfile are coming on the 15th June to film and want to get in touch with Terry or any other climbers who know / have climbed the Exmoor Traverse. I understand Terry is away so can anyone help?
Can you please get in touch with Active Exmoor ASAP if you have climbed or know of someone who had? This is a great opportunity to get climbing on the Exmoor coast on TV this month.
Please call me on 01398 324 599 . mike@... if you can
help!
Hi all,
BBC Countryfile are coming on the 15th June to film and want to get in touch
with Terry or any other climbers who know / have climbed the Exmoor Traverse. I
understand Terry is away so can anyone help?
Can you please get in touch with Active Exmoor ASAP if you have climbed or know
of someone who had? This is a great opportunity to get climbing on the Exmoor
coast on TV this month.
Please call me on 01398 324 599 . mike@... if you can help!
Ta
Mike
Kes's trip around the point and up East Combe. 14 in the party, must be
a record. Photo folder opened Hurlstone Circuit 110409 if you have any
pics of the trip.
On Wednesday I abseiled down the line of Brandyman to inspect the change brought about by the hanging block deciding to leave and join its mates on the slope below, also to attempt to find a new way up onto the upper slab. I was stunned to find that the entire east side of the feature is in danger of sliding and falling from the cliff.
On the 14th October 2007 it was reported that an overlap ( 5 ) had fallen. This did not affect the routes passing over it other than to increase the step up onto the slab above by about four inches. It was also noticed during October 2007 that the section ( 4 ) was dropping and the horizontal crack above was expanding in width. There has not been any noticeable change here.
The final crack on Brandyman has expanded to twice its original width tending to indicate that the section of slab ( 3 ) has moved down and right by about half an inch. It has also started to crush and shatter the block ( 1 ), which is also yawning away from the cliff and is in a very dangerous condition.
Unfortunately it seems that we have to let Brandyman go, as there is little point in working on a route that may not be there next week. Then again, it did take the hanging block twenty-nine years to fall.
You are right Becky, the jammed block on the brandyman overlap has gone.
It does not appear to have taken anyone with it. Got to find a different
way up the overlap now.
I think I'll stick with bouldering because I need to get back in shape too. See
you tomorrow.
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "Terry" <exmoorwalker@...> wrote:
>
> --- In exmoorcoast@..., "becky.mullis" <rebeccamullis52@>
wrote:>
> I won't have one Becky, I was just going to try and bash myself into shape on
the boulders. Bring one along if you fancy doing a couple of routes.
> > Hi Terry
> >
> > I'll meet you at the bouldering wall. Do I need to bring a rope?
> >
> > Becky
> >
> >
> > --- In exmoorcoast@..., "Terry" <exmoorwalker@> wrote:
> > >
> > > The weather looks good although the swell is running a couple of feet
> > > outside my comfort zone, so if anyone is about I will be at Hurlstone
> > > tomorrow at 1030 doing some bouldering. Probably parking on the beach.
> > > There should be almost a four hour window from 1230 when it should be
> > > possible depending on the swell to scramble around the point and out
> > > onto Selworthy Sands. I will be completely knackerd by then and ready
> > > for a gentle scramble. If you are going get back to me via the reply
> > > button. This prevents me from wandering off early if I get bored or
> > > tired. Keith B, this would be an ideal time to do the trip if you have
> > > the time. Terry
> > >
> >
>
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "becky.mullis" <rebeccamullis52@...>
wrote:>
I won't have one Becky, I was just going to try and bash myself into shape on
the boulders. Bring one along if you fancy doing a couple of routes.
> Hi Terry
>
> I'll meet you at the bouldering wall. Do I need to bring a rope?
>
> Becky
>
>
> --- In exmoorcoast@..., "Terry" <exmoorwalker@> wrote:
> >
> > The weather looks good although the swell is running a couple of feet
> > outside my comfort zone, so if anyone is about I will be at Hurlstone
> > tomorrow at 1030 doing some bouldering. Probably parking on the beach.
> > There should be almost a four hour window from 1230 when it should be
> > possible depending on the swell to scramble around the point and out
> > onto Selworthy Sands. I will be completely knackerd by then and ready
> > for a gentle scramble. If you are going get back to me via the reply
> > button. This prevents me from wandering off early if I get bored or
> > tired. Keith B, this would be an ideal time to do the trip if you have
> > the time. Terry
> >
>
Hi Terry
I'll meet you at the bouldering wall. Do I need to bring a rope?
Becky
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "Terry" <exmoorwalker@...> wrote:
>
> The weather looks good although the swell is running a couple of feet
> outside my comfort zone, so if anyone is about I will be at Hurlstone
> tomorrow at 1030 doing some bouldering. Probably parking on the beach.
> There should be almost a four hour window from 1230 when it should be
> possible depending on the swell to scramble around the point and out
> onto Selworthy Sands. I will be completely knackerd by then and ready
> for a gentle scramble. If you are going get back to me via the reply
> button. This prevents me from wandering off early if I get bored or
> tired. Keith B, this would be an ideal time to do the trip if you have
> the time. Terry
>
The weather looks good although the swell is running a couple of feet
outside my comfort zone, so if anyone is about I will be at Hurlstone
tomorrow at 1030 doing some bouldering. Probably parking on the beach.
There should be almost a four hour window from 1230 when it should be
possible depending on the swell to scramble around the point and out
onto Selworthy Sands. I will be completely knackerd by then and ready
for a gentle scramble. If you are going get back to me via the reply
button. This prevents me from wandering off early if I get bored or
tired. Keith B, this would be an ideal time to do the trip if you have
the time. Terry
There is a chance of the sun peeking through. Chris and I will be out
at hurlstone from about 1030. We will be where the sun finds the rock,
not in the shadows. Terry
Im doing my annual trip up Whitebeam Gully this sunday. I will be at
Dogworthy Cottage parking space at 1030. GR SS774490.If you are going
get back to me via the reply button. Terry
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "timlondonjust" <tdickinson@...>
wrote:Not sure about the weekend yet. Im off out to the Ivystone
tomorrow if anyone is about. Terry
>
> Hello, I live in combe martin and the wonerous potential of the
exmoor
> coast is just starting to dawn on me. I've done a fair bit of
climbing
> and mountaineering in my time and I'm starting to think that i might
> just have moved next tot he best adventure climbing spot i've seen in
> years.
>
> So, anybody up for a gully or two. Low tide is about 3pm. The weather
> forcast is drizzle, Hoop hoooooop hoooop who's up for a choss
adventure?
>
Hello, I live in combe martin and the wonerous potential of the exmoor
coast is just starting to dawn on me. I've done a fair bit of climbing
and mountaineering in my time and I'm starting to think that i might
just have moved next tot he best adventure climbing spot i've seen in
years.
So, anybody up for a gully or two. Low tide is about 3pm. The weather
forcast is drizzle, Hoop hoooooop hoooop who's up for a choss adventure?
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "Terry" <exmoorwalker@...> wrote:
>
> the snow is not going to get into North Devon
About two foot deep here, Terry! I had an interesting drive back from
Barnstaple around midnight last night.
Richard
--- In exmoorcoast@..., "Terry" <exmoorwalker@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In exmoorcoast@..., "Marcus Wilde"
> <thewildething@> wrote:
> Hi both. There's nothing up on the hangmans, its all been dumped on
> Taunton so theres no point in going out. I dont think I could get
out
> of here anyway it looks quite deep. Terry
> >
> > --- In exmoorcoast@..., "Terry" <exmoorwalker@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Chris and Marcus. It is looking as if the snow is not going to
> get
> > into
> > > North Devon so I dont feel that the trip will be on. If by some
> > miracle
> > > tomorrow morning presents a different picture I will get in
> contact
> > > before 10am. Terry
> > >
> >
> > Ok Terry I will check back here tomorrow morning. If there is no
> update
> > by 10am or just after I will assume its a no go.
> > ATB
> >
> > Marcus
> >
>
Hi Terry, no worries! It must be on the southside of the moor and not
the coast. Dad just tried to get to Lynton (from Barnstaple), got as
far as the other side of Shirwell and no further. Got about 6-8
inches there.
Might try and get up on the moor somehow tomorrow! haha
Marcus
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