A day hanging on a rope in Eskdale practising descending and ascending using Single Rope Technique. SRT was developed for mines and caving because it reduces the amount (and weight) of gear. Easier to concentrate on SRT out in the open rather than underground in a yellow suit and the dark, but we didn’t dismount the head lights.
The Diamond Crag is a popular granite training rock near Eskdale Green but today we heard more steam trains passing by on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway than we saw people! And there’s a great view of Eskdale towards Harter Fell (649 m.) from the top of the Diamond Crag, where we enjoyed our picnic.
Gear list
Petzl Rig (for descent)
Petzl Croll (belt ascender)
Petzl Basic Compact Ascender (top ascender)
Petzl Falcon Ascent Harness
Thanks Samuel.
Going down
Going up
Just scrambling
