Summer Sizzlers

As I predicted, the weather was glorious. However, the day did not start well. We pulled up to Edale's seminal Cottage Caff, only to find it had been taken over, and now did lattes! The glory of the old caff was that we got done by the owner if we moved our chairs/didn't eat all our food/asked for extra ketchup/got in her way. We loved it, and I feel bereaved. However, the now international guidebook team gathered, then hammered up to Nether Tor, where we found the crag writer (Iain Johnson) in situ; apparently he'd been waiting for us since last year.
Nether Tor is an odd place, and quite exhausting to get around on a hot day. The team of 17 put themselves about the crag and were glorious: routes from VDiff to E5 were enjoyed, ledges were revealed and anomalies uncovered. It was a tough day, and some must have left the crag feeling like they'd been through some proverbial mill. On the upside, the onion rings at the Nag's Head were excellent. If I could work out how to post more than one picture at a time I could prove it to you...so you'll just have to believe me, won't you?