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Baggy Point M eet 13 - 16 July 1995
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FIRST AID FOR MOUNTAINEERS
& INSTRUCTORS
Those Attending
Tim Reynolds Anita Reynolds Mick Cook Peter Okopski Chris lodge Dave Barrat Peter Sellars Jez Heir
Chris Marlow Darren Swift Mark Paterson
BRNC
Daedalus Daedalus Daedalus Daedalus Coliingwood RAF (Temp) Condor Condor Condor
Whisky Walker
Dave Mackie
Paul Goldman
John Burnip
Tracey Elliot
Nobby Clark Catherine O’Sullivan Colin Cheseman Peter Baker
Dave Cummins Stewart Henderson
INM DRA FOSF Sultan Dryad
Vivid Valiant
Andy Sherriff H.S.E. APPROVED COURSES
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On arrival at the Croyde Bay Campsite the first thing that struck us was the total absence of other climbers and the total domination of the site by bronzed, bleached surfers. Somewhat put off by talk of tubes and hanging ten, we retired to the local hostelry “The Thatch” where they serve an excellent pint of HSD. Other members arrived during the evening and in between the entertainment, provided by Mick Cook and his anatomical stores, big plans were made for Saturday.
Saturday dawned wet and windy, but those hardy souls who set off early for the crag were rewarded with an early break in the weath­ er and quick drying rock. The rest of us followed mid-morning and we had the crag to ourselves for the rest of the day. Much excellent climbing was had, mainly on the Promontory, although small parties also made inroads at Scrattling Zawn and on Long Rock's Left Hand Slab. Many pairs ascended the excellent Shangri-La ***Sev, but the majority of routes climbed were in the VS/HVS bracket.
By Saturday night the meet was 20 strong and our ghetto in the corner of the campsite was achieving reasonable proportions. While most of us returned to the Thatch for more “High Speed Death”, a small party set off to Barnstaple to celebrate Paul Goldman's stag night - a memorable affair by all accounts.
Sunday provided another outstanding day's climbing with the more adventurous taking on some of the very chossy looking multi-pitch routes such as Pink Void, a 340’ VS; although appar­ ently one route to avoid is an El called The Egg. All areas were again sampled although Long Rock Slav received the majority of attention.
Baggy Point proved to be an excellent venue for a meet, especial­ ly for the middle grade slab climber, however, it would be very easy to work the area out in a fairly short space of time. If you intend to climb at Baggy you need to check the tides, low tide around 1300 is ideal. Finally, the good news is that the nesting ban ends on 30 Jun and not 31 Jul as stated in the guidebook. The campsites may be full of surfers and charge a small fortune, but the beer is good and the climbing superb.
Tim Reynolds
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