So many Colmcille Climbers were at Culdaff on Saturday 11th March that it would be easier to list the people who didn't come than those who did. The locals thought we were having some sort of religious gathering. Most of the old favourites got an ascent, and some rarely climbed routes saw action e.g.Wallrock Alterations E1 [pic], Texas Badman E2, Master of Puppets HVS.
From Frankie McCloskey March 13, 2000
Culdaft
A great day was had in Culdaff on Saturday by all hands. The weather was OK, the crack was good and the climbing was brilliant,as usual.
A new aid route was put up known as 'Master of Whippets' in memory of the speed of its ascent. It could also be called "frozen belayer", "skeleton staff," "rigor mortis"..... With all this experience of aid climbing, the boys are now well-equipped for an ascent of Salathe Wall in Yosemite. They're heading out next week and are expected to complete their ascent sometime in the year 2007.
Jason Fraser, also, got a taste of the dreaded F.B.S. ( frozen belayer syndrome), a very common affliction. If patience is a virtue, it is to be had in good supply from the faithful belayers of the Colmcille Climbing Club who, at great personal risk (of hypothermia!), remain loyal, as their selfles leader struggles with his image above. Still, the penny might drop some time!
Owl mullah (Al Millar) give us a lesson in how to do it when he climbed his own necky E1 and hung in there for a clean ascent. Thanks also to Raymond (Sampson) Dunlop for putting in a short (haired) appearance.
Golly,also brought the house down with his soliloquies and early retirement to the Pub. Well, I suppose, any day's a good day for climbing the High stool! It's a pity Columba missed this.
By the way, Pete, Tina was one of the leaders at the youth clubs summer camp who peed herself laughing as she climbed that route. As for 'on-sight flesh', I couldn't tell you what that means at all!!!
We'll have to try this again some time, folks, it's a guaranteed laugh a minute. I wonder does it qualify for 'wet and dirty'?
Begob, there's me bus!
Slan go foill,
Frankie.