White Ghyll Abseil point

Kat and I headed op to White Ghyll and Kat lead Slip Knot VS 4a, 4b before getting rained off, well it had to happen at some point this summer!

There are many abseil points across the Lakes and they vary from good to just really unsightly.

Below is an example of the accumulation of new tat to back up old suspect tat and the old being left behind with a variety of either old rusting crabs maillions or chain left in place.

I will be replacing Ab Stations with new tat, taking away the old and leaving behind large stainless rings.

It is still the judgement of the climber to ensure the reliability of the anchor point and to ensure the tat is still in good condition before committing their life to it.

This is what one of the lower off’s at White Ghyll looks like now…

POSTED: 29th June 2010
BY: Dan
CATEGORIES: Staff @ Play