I'm in the Lakes the week after next, and weather permitting will be climbing with my daughter, who is 13 and who has done a bit of single pitch seconding in the Peak, but only at Diff & VDiff. My own experience is not that extensive, but I'm happy leading Severe and seconding to VS.
I'm interested in doing an easy multi-pitch with her, and Middlefell Buttress (D) at Raven Crag looks just the ticket. I've seen that a previous somewhat hairy scramble descent is now out of the question, due to a 2018 rockfall, and a gully abseil is preferred from a spike anchor. There's a forum thread on that from 2018, but I just want to check if there's any more recent info. So 2 questions:
- She hasn't abseiled before: is there an alternative safer walk or scramble-off (distance not too much of a problem), and if so, where is it?
- If the abseil is really the only option, is there anything in situ, or would it be best to set up with my own tat and a maillon at the spike?
(I think the abseil might be about 30m, so we would certainly practice some shorter abseiling first until I'm sure she's comfortable with the activity itself). Thanks!
Post edited at 09:56