The Cliffhanger lament...

Photo - Alex Messenger - BMC

After so much work by so many people it was gut - wrenching that the Cliffhanger Festival in Graves park this year was cancelled. The Friday morning start dawned with biblical rain and it was a very hard call to get things going up - or start taking them down. Unfortunately, the latter became the order of the day.

Yet the British spirit endured and we were determined that some of the show should go on! Thus ensued frantic rearranged logistics to make sure that the British Bouldering Championships went ahead despite the ghastly weather and the BMC were dogged in their travail and despite being wet to the bone - the team got the comp on...

With an impromptu gig  at the Showroom  on Friday night following the cancellation of all the bands due to play - we managed to claw some comfort back & the bands that played showed true northern grit.

We may have been very down - but we were never out - testament to the character of many who in the face of adversity never gave up & decided to stick two fingers up at the weather and crack on... well done chaps...