An evening climbing at Frodsham

This event is aimed at the entire LGBT+ community; everyone is welcome.

Join us for an evening climbing on the sandstone outcrop of Frodsham.  The outcrop has a great variety of single-pitch routes at all grades, listed on ukclimbing here.

The rock is "hard" sandstone - not in the sense that the routes are hard - but in the sense that (unlike some sandstone crags) the rock is not crumbly so the climbs can be protected using conventional climbing gear.

We will meet at 6pm at the location below, and make the short walk up to the crag from there.  The event end time is 10pm(ish) but this is flexible depending on what attendees prefer.  One of the reasons outdoor climbing is better than indoor climbing is that no-one comes round at 9:45pm telling you it's time to go home!  If the weather is good some of us may wish to push the limits of daylight hours for climbing.  Please bring a headtorch that fits your helmet if you would like to participate in this.  See also the kit list below.

Members should understand that rock climbing is weather dependant – more so than some other outdoor activities.  If there has been heavy rain in the days leading up to the event we will need to reschedule or move the event as sandstone becomes brittle and easily damaged when it has absorbed water.  I will message all participants as early as possible in this case to keep people informed.

More places on this event may be released, depending on the availability of leaders.

Required experience

To attend this event you must have climbed indoors before (preferably with outdoorlads) and be proficient at climbing F6a indoors.  You should be competent at lead belaying (this is different from belaying a climber on a rope from above at the indoor wall) and at tying in with a figure-of-8 knot.  Please contact the event leader if you have any queries about the required competence.

Participation Statement

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Please note that every person participating should be aware of (and accept) that those members perceived as ‘in charge’ or leading the event are not experts,  do not need to be experts, and are not regarded by OutdoorLads, or themselves as experts, but are amateurs with some experience in the event type and who are happy to impart their knowledge.  Any advice given should be considered with this in mind by the recipient.

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All photos are © of the event leader with permission granted to OutdoorLads.  We haven't had an event at Frodsham before - the photos are of a similar sandstone outcrop just down the road - Helsby.