Hard rigging P1 works well in theory, only downside is if you've walked up from Tanygrisiau someone has to walk back across to Croesor and then back to Rhosydd along that not exactly delightful path while the rest of your party either makes their way back to the road or stands about getting cold...

My current configuration is: Central connection - D Maillon on my harness, if I'm carrying a tackle bag up or down a pitch I hang it from the bottom of the maillon which is not something you're meant to do with the autolockers. I do however have an autolocking D on my belt and I really like it...

I've used a 55m and something else, about 25 or 30 from memory, leap frogging down to Slit Pot then tied the shorter rope onto the end of the 55 for Slit as the pull down, after passing the top end of the 55 through the anchors. Given the weight of 9mm it isn't hard to carry 80ish metre of rope...

Just looked it up, 4.5 to 8km/s for the different wave forms but at that 30 seconds seems a bit on the slow side

Here's the link for the list of earthquakes of significance for the UK from the BGS, https://earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/UKsignificant/index.html 2008 near Market Rasen was the last above M5, I remember the ground shaking reports map being quite interesting for that one, plenty of reports...

That's a shame, miracles do happen though

Anyone know how the ice is doing after this warm spell? Would be a shame for it to disappear so close to the 21st

They do indeed use beef dripping, I was in there one Saturday last year when a group came in with a big order they asked about veggie options for one of their number who wasn't with them, cue the beef dripping answer and the group just did, oh well we just won't tell her. If I did that I'd end...

Seconded, my regular on the way back

I'm game for it, even off work that day

The squeeze before Slit Pot is fun isn't it, I tried it and shuffled back before going over the top. Slit Pot was head first being pushed from behind.

If the tree is to be removed and there is no other good anchor to provide a safe redundant way of getting to at least the first bolt would a set of stainless stakes be needed well back from the edge. Just thinking of what we use for rescue purposes, two lines of three (~1m long bashed in to...

Fantastic tool, great for that what will I actually be able to get away with idea sessions.

Individual soreens, squashed flat in the pocket of my oversuit, still taste the same, various cereal bars and Cadbury's Double Deckers in the drum. I've tried energy gels but they just end up the same way to do when running or cycling, a horrible sticky mess. One thing I will do is take a water...

Well done. For those wanting to see the bill text and keep an eye on its glacial progress, 2nd reading is scheduled for 24th March 2023, see https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3221