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It's approximately a seven-hour drive from Orange County, Calif., to the tiny hamlet of St. Helena in the heart of California's wine country. Normally on a drive like this I'd be in no mood for good humor, but my destination is special. This year Napa Valley is the site of the annual Ferrari Challenge rally, and I've been invited to take part. So it is, any way you want to look at it, a good day for a drive.
Of all carmakers, Ferrari occupies a unique niche in the marketplace. Aside from being probably the most recognizable high-end car manufacturer, about 65% of its customer base is retained through return business. For this reason, the company treats its customers like royalty. No better-it treats them like family. As a Ferrari customer, you will be treated to perks not normally available to the general, faceless public-perks like private tours of the factory in Maranello, the ability to test drive on world famous tracks and driving schools, and access to events like the Challenge. While many cars of this caliber end up sitting under car covers inside air-conditioned garages, the yearly Ferrari Challenge rally allows the most enthusiastic Ferraristi to enjoy their cars as they were meant to be enjoyed, on the open road, driving through and to exotic locations, and communing with other like-minded people.
This year's Challenge was a four-day event. Though I only participated the last day, a complete narrative of the experience in its entirety would easily fill all 65 pages of editorial space in this issue. So in the interest of preserving space, here are some of my most pointed recollections.
Photographer Simpson and I arrive bleary-eyed but suitably excited at the exclusive Meadowood Resort in St. Helena for dinner. The event has been shoehorned into a small parking lot at the top of a wooded hill overlooking the rolling vineyards; it's filled to overflowing with rally participants and Ferrari personnel, and naturally, Ferraris of all shapes and descriptions. Many participants are driving the more "common" 360 Modena or 550 Maranello, but there are quite a few others on hand: a formidable F50, at least one 360 Challenge Stradale, a pair of Superamericas, an Enzo, and a handful of pristine vintage cars that includes a Dino 246 GTS, a 166 and a 250 PF Coupe. Word has it the Enzo actually drove in from Utah; hats off to that guy.
Later, a charter bus takes us to the winery portion of the resort to sample some private reserve. They say the stuff costs $50 a bottle even to members (and membership is by no means cheap), but the wine is exquisite. I've never tasted anything quite like it. Even photographer Simpson, whose experience with wine began and ended inside a bottle of Boone's Strawberry Hill, is made to put on a happy face.
After only about 15 minutes of tasting, the private reserve is whisked away and we get back on the bus for the drive back up the hill to the resort. Commencing his sixteen-point turnaround maneuver to get us headed back the right direction, the driver scrapes his front bumper on the steep, upward-angling road leading out of the winery lot. There's a horrific grating, grinding noise from up front, enough to make your jaw and buttocks clench. The passengers groan in unison. "What is this, a Ferrari?" one of them yells, and everyone laughs.
We meet in the same lot early in the morning to prepare for the rally's final leg. I'd driven up half expecting to simply drive my own car along the rally route (ec's long-term BMW X3), but Ferrari's excellent west coast PR person, Deb, informs me they've brought along a handful of dedicated press cars for the journalists to test drive, comprising two examples each of the 612 Scaglietti and F430 Spider. During the course of the day I'll get to accrue considerable seat time in both.
By the time Simpson and I have finished breakfast the rally has already begun; each participant has already been issued his or her number and place in line and every couple minutes another car stages and leaves the lot. It's imperative I make my scheduled start time at 9:15 a.m., Deb says, so she tells me to hurry the heck up and get situated in my car. I jump in one of the champagne-hued 612s, strap down and prod the engine start button. The 5.7-liter V12 thrums to life.
"Are we all just supposed to stay in line or are people going to be passing?" I ask the guy with the stopwatch as I pull up to the staging point. He blinks and looks at me as though I've just asked him whether the sky is blue. Then he grins and winks. "Oh, they'll be passing. Three... two... one... go!" And we're off.
The Scaglietti is a regal mode of transport, no doubt. It's incredibly luxurious, amazingly powerful and surprisingly big. Despite its size and the perception of luxury, it feels remarkably connected to the road. Feedback through the suspension and steering is quite evident despite its GT status. On the narrow, winding roads that lead us out of Napa its size becomes an important consideration. There are times when I've got rubber simultaneously on the road's center line and its far edge, and in places the center line disappears completely.
About halfway between Napa and San Francisco I'm stopped briefly behind a long line of cars that includes several fellow rally participants. Up ahead we can see flashing lights, and as we move slowly past the scene we see a Subaru WRX that's augured itself into a hillside and shut down traffic in the opposite lane. The driver, a young kid, stands dejectedly next to his wrecked sled, looking suitably sheepish as a Highway Patrol officer interviews him. I have a sneaking suspicion that he was attempting to race one of the Ferraris. If that's the case, he definitely lost.
Ten minutes later I'm back up to speed, with the banged-up Subie in my rearview mirrors. Ahead, I can see a red F430-one of the press cars-tearing around the other Ferraris and terrorizing the local populace. The guy seems to have talent; at the very least, he's got far larger huevos than I. It isn't long before the car is out of sight completely. I ease back a bit and let the others go too, sacrificing my elapsed time to a leisurely drive beneath the California sun. Besides, this Ferrari's not mine and I intend to keep it that way.
The last few miles take me up the mountains on the very edge of San Francisco. At the highest point I pull into a turnout and exit my car to take in the view. The city is, naturally, hidden beneath an undulating sea of clouds, but the scene is absolutely epic. There is no guardrail here; were you to slide off the edge, you'd fall for quite some time before coming to rest. I'm jolted out of my reverie by a cell phone vibrating against my leg-no doubt the event organizers wondering where I've gone with their car.
I'm the last one into the lot at Ferrari of San Francisco, the local dealership, and by the time I arrive "The Spectacle" is already well under way. Ferrari staff are freaking out, gesturing and barking orders. There's a helicopter circling overhead and a phalanx of Highway Patrol motorcycles arranged at one side of the lot. The atmosphere is electric, at once both exciting and nerve wracking.
For "The Spectacle," Ferrari North America has arranged for the eastbound side of the Golden Gate Bridge to be completely shut down at high noon in order to allow our group of more than 60 cars to cross unhindered to the far side. While it sounds simple enough in theory, this event must have been an absolute nightmare to plan, much less execute.
As we make our way from the dealer to the freeway we're flanked by CHP bikes and cruisers, which do their best to guide us through the chosen route and keep us insulated from surrounding traffic. Other cruisers and bikes are posted at strategic locations, running interference at nearby intersections and off-ramps to keep our progress constant. Along the way we inevitably absorb a handful of unwitting drivers. One is a small Asian lady in a red Beetle, completely oblivious to the events transpiring around her. Another is some guy in a Viper GTS with a vanity plate that reads something like WAR PIG. He wants to race of course, but one of the CHP cruisers persuades him otherwise. By the time we reach the bridge's threshold, our procession is once again a pure, untainted stream of Ferrari sheetmetal. As we cross, we're recorded by a line of photographers and cameramen and cheered on like returning war heroes by a legion of bystanders along the bridge's length. We continue on to our lunch stop, the St. Francis Yacht Club overlooking San Francisco Bay.
At lunch I learn the driver of the hell-bent F430 wasn't a man at all; it was a well-known lady journalist who had already been well established in competition driving by the time I learned to use the toilet. Think Little Old Lady From Pasadena but replace the Super Stock Dodge with an Italian sports car. I find this bit of news quite amusing and sidle up to her at lunch."I hear you were quite the hot shoe," I chuckle, nudging her with my elbow. Her steely eyes fix on me silently. Pfft, what the hell would you know about it, sweety? they say. "I was only doing about six-tenths," she shrugs, and returns to her chicken roulade en croutte as though she'd never left it.
A staffer at one of the other magazines here at the office once told me a story about how he once took a ride in a Ferrari and how it was pretty cool, he guesses, but he found the famed exhaust note a little disappointing. I think his exact words were it sounded "kinda shitty."I'm not sure what kind of Ferrari he rode in; for all I know it was a Fiero kit car. But I do know at full song the F430's 4.3-liter V8 sounds nothing like anything else you've heard, certainly not like any big, lumpy American V8. The best I can describe it is comparing it to the sound a big, petrol-powered zipper might make. It's more whoosh than rumble, and even on an unmodified F430 the sound is hellishly loud. It's about as close to Formula One as you can come in the consumer car market. There are those who have alleged the F430 is the best Ferrari to date in terms of performance. I didn't test the limits, because there's little doubt this thing's capabilities stretch far beyond my own. The incredible combination of grip and acceleration seems an unholy matrimony. Surely, someone must have sold his soul to build a car this good.
Coming off the mountains on the Old Santa Cruz Highway we hit another traffic jam. This one is apparently the result of construction en route to the Pacific Coast Highway.At this point it's a straight shot to Monterey and the rally course's terminus, and it seems unlikely that I'll get to do any more spirited driving. As we sit in a veritable one-lane parking lot, I decide to savor the engine one last time, throwing the F1 tranny into neutral and blipping the throttle a few times. The tachometer needle rips around to redline; the sound is like the very air above me being rent open, a silky spike of sound that sharpens to shrieking fever pitch in less than a heartbeat. Some poor guy on the sidewalk drops his groceries, breaks eggs all over his shoes and shakes his fist at me. A group of schoolgirls across the street stops giggling long enough to wheel around and stare, eyes large and liquid. Dogs begin barking in the distance. Kinda shitty? You must be kidding me.
The day ends at the Monterey Plaza Hotel, where the rally participants will gather for a parting banquet. The next day some will leave for home, but most will join the festivities this weekend at the nearby Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Historic Races at Laguna Seca. Unfortunately, I've got another seven-hour drive ahead of me, for it is the journalist's curse to eternally heed the magazine deadline's heartless call.
Despite my status today as a transplant, an interloper of sorts, I found it impossible not to feel a very warm sense of belonging, as though I was in fact among family. There's no intimidation, no condescension, no pressure. And that is really the whole point. It's about getting outdoors, enjoying your machine the way it was meant to be enjoyed and communing with other fascinating people.Given the chance to do it again, I'd be a fool to refuse. Maybe, just maybe, some day I'll partake in a Ferrari of my very own. Maybe some day I'll see you there, too.


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Interviewer Effects On The Valuation Of Goods With Ethical And Environmental Attributes
AbstractThis paper investigates the impact of interviewer effects on willingness to pay (WTP) estimates. Face-to-face surveys were conducted with two interviewers. Both interviewers used a transcript and conducted the survey at the same location and at same time. We found that responses to the WTP questions differ across eco-labeled products and by interviewer. This interviewer effect is particularly relevant when we analyze the impact on WTP estimates for eco-labeled products grown in countries associated with the origin of one of the interviewers.
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- Maria Loureiro & Justus Lotade, 2005. "Interviewer Effects on the Valuation of Goods with Ethical and Environmental Attributes," Environmental & Resource Economics, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 30(1), pages 49-72, January.
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- Lindhjem, Henrik & Navrud, Ståle, 2008. "Internet CV surveys – a cheap, fast way to get large samples of biased values?," MPRA Paper 11471, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Thuriane Mahé, 2010. "Are Stated Preferences Confirmed by Purchasing Behaviours? The Case of Fair Trade-Certified Bananas in Switzerland," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 92(2), pages 301-315, April.
- Loureiro, Maria L. & Ojea, Elena, 2008. "Valuing local endangered species: The role of intra-species substitutes," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(1-2), pages 362-369, December.
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Nugtella is like Nutella, only made with cannabis. Where have you been all my life?
If you want the tastiest wake and bake ever, a company called Organicares has invented a chocolate hazelnut spread made with medical marijuana. The tastiest condiment ever now gets you fucked up, too.
The best stripper name ever?
Visited one of the local strip clubs for the 1st time. There was stripper there with "Nutella" as her name. Wasn't even that hot but damn that name was good. Needless to say she got all my money.


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Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), Andhrapradesh has published Degree Supplementary 2010 Examination Results. ANU Degree Supplementary Exam Results 2010 announced on 10th September, 2010 on the official website http://www.nagarjunauniversity.ac.in/. Visit bellow link and get Acharya Nagarjuna University Degree Supplementary 2010 Examination Results.
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Acharya Nagarjuna, the profounder of the Madhyamika Buddhism is one of the greatest philosophers India has ever produced.


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Caughman named FAS chief of staffAir Force veteran and former White House aide Bruce Caughman will be chief of staff at the Federal Acquisition Service, FAS Commissioner Jim Williams announced Sept. 6.FAS is the procurement arm of the General Services Administration.Caughman will help oversee the procurement and delivery of $46 billion worth of products and services to the federal government. He will also be involved in developing and implementing critical FAS policies and operational procedures.Before joining GSA, Caughman was at the Air Force for more than 22 years, specializing in operations and acquisition. Additionally, he was a White House staff member for seven years in a variety of positions, including presidential emergency operations officer and personal aide to the president.
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This cast makes the case for the most important thing you do at the beginning of your professional life: get good grades in College/University.
This is the first in a series of what surely will be many Career Tools casts about college and university as preparation for ones professional adult life. As with so many other things in ones career, too often we find out what's important AFTER we can do anything about it. (And if you've graduated, think about having your children listen.)
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Have Manager-Tools and Career-Tools gone dark?
I must have missed any notice that this site would go dark because of not only the new web design but also the holidays! - and for how long?
I better get back to reading. I have been distracted from reading my physics book by this podcast.
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This alligator hunting season has surely brought some amazing catches across the country. In Orange County, Fla., a well-known off-duty officer was one of two men who killed a 13-foot, 737-pound alligator on Saturday. According to a Sept. 9 article on Huffington Post, Jason Forgey, an officer who testified in the Casey Anthony case, was astounded when he realized the size of the alligator when they were removing it from the water.
This alligator from the Sunshine State was 10 pounds heavier than the record-breaking gator caught in Mississippi last week. The largest Florida gator ever caught weighed only 654 pounds, 83 pounds less than last weekend's catch. This one, however, didn't make the heaviest record either: the heaviest alligator was 1,043 pounds in 1989.
Forgey told the press that this gator may be the one who bit a 17-year old swimmer. The attack occurred only 100 yards from where this one was caught. The two alligator hunters explained how difficult it was to catch this one. It took two attempts and several hours of struggling.
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Maybe you have found yourself being defensive over what others have said? Do you respond to comments and go upon you to ultimately prove that you're right?
This tactic only ever causes us to be feel vulnerable, insecure and small. It is an experience that will inevitably bring us to either binge or restrict our intake of food. Either way, we lose when we cannot overcome overeating.
Let us take time for you to explore what triggers these eating disorders for you by examining your behaviour pattern.
Be familiar with when:
1. You are feeling like you happen to be put on the defensive (you're being attacked or judged by others).
2. You are suddenly anxious or feeling insecure with someone.
3. You are feeling enjoy having to have the "right" answer on the fly.
4. You hear yourself explaining your reasons for certain choices, actions or beliefs inside a tone other than peaceful and chill.
5. You hear yourself justifying your behaviour; arguing regarding your rightness; rather than just acknowledging this didn't work with the other person or that you dropped the ball, forgot, or chose not to follow-through.
Whenever you notice these indicators of defensiveness and excuse making, begin by stop talking, if you are in mid-sentence. Little one the problem as quickly as possible.
Then take a seat with you pen and paper or lap top/ipad/etc. and get yourself the following questions:
1. What exactly are you telling yourself with regards to you vs. that person/situation? Exactly what do they've or know that you do not?
2. Is there really a right along with a wrong? They may think so, but do you have to accept them? Can't both of you be right?
3. What do you know that led you to definitely think or become you probably did? What do they feel or know that led these to judge that or think and become they did? What was operator inside it and just what was yours? Could you own your behalf if you don't take all of the responsibility? Can you simply say, "You know, I was thinking about X and I can easily see what you mean...." And let go of whether they own their bit or otherwise. You realize your behalf has been taken care of; you probably did the adult thing; and also you realize that it wasn't whatever you, that the perspective had validity too.
4. Defensiveness signifies that you are feeling anxious since you believe you need that person's approval and you believe that you're not setting it up or otherwise getting it. Are you able to forget about needing their agreement or approval to become able to see the truth in your perspective? If they never ever saw "it" the right path, would you still be in your actions based on your point of view at the time?
5. Defensiveness implies that you've given yourself just two options - the right path or their way. Explore how you might make room for. What truth can you get in their perspective? What truth are you able to find in yours?
6. What solution would you come to that fits the requirements of all parties? Never agree to something that doesn't meet your needs. If you can't take action that meets your requirements in addition to theirs in some way, under your control would be to yourself first and the both of you are going to have to accept take care of your personal needs in cases like this. (This really is exceptionally rare! Maybe one situation in 100.)
Review your answers and explore your ideas in reaction to some situation that triggered some insecurity or defensiveness for you personally.
Remember, your use of food to cope and your body image stress are inextricably linked to the way you are planning in these or similar situations. The greater you understand what triggers your eating disorder, the less you'll need to engage in restriction (dieting, anorexia), binging (overeating) or purging. You can learn to recover out of your eating disorder.


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Theoretical Astrophysics, Experimental High Energy Nuclear Physics
The Columbia University Department of Physics is seeking to appoint an assistant professor in theoretical astrophysics, or experimental high energy nuclear physics. It is expected that the candidate will develop a vigorous research program, taking a leadership role in a premier program in one of these fields, continuing a long Columbia record of forefront accomplishments in physics. The successful candidate will possess a PhD. Applicants for this position must have demonstrated the potential to do pioneering research. Candidates should also demonstrate the promise for excellence in teaching and mentoring at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Candidates should submit with their application a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae (including publication list), list of references, and brief statements of their research plans and of teaching philosophy. Applicants should arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent on their behalf. Please visit our application website for further information about this position and to submit your application.
Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2011 and continue until the position is filled. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. Columbia is committed to a working and learning environment supportive of its faculty and staff in their pursuit of a productive and fulfilling professional and personal life.
Columbia Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship
The astronomy/astrophysics community at Columbia includes the Astronomy Department (http://www.astro.columbia.edu), as well as scientists in the Physics Department, at Barnard College, and at the nearby American Museum of Natural History, with broad research interests that include exo-planets, stellar astrophysics, compact objects, high energy astrophysics, galaxy formation and evolution, the interstellar and intergalactic medium, gravitational wave astrophysics, the high-redshift universe, large-scales structures, and cosmology.
Applications in all areas of astrophysics and astronomy will be considered: the primary selection criterion will be the candidate's exceptional promise to produce high-quality and visible research. Accordingly the research statement included with the application should highlight prior research accomplishments as well as outline future plans. Candidates must have a PhD in Astronomy, Physics or equivalent by the date of appointment. The Fellow will be expected to pursue a vigorous research agenda and to participate actively in the intellectual life of the Department.
For consideration please provide a curriculum vitae, cover letter, three-page statement of research, and arrange for three letters of reference. All applications must be made through Columbia's online site.
Deadline for applications is December 15, 2011. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.


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33 U.S. Code § 3303 - Inventory and inspection of levees
(a) Levee database
(1) In general
Not later than one year after November 8, 2007, the Secretary shall establish and maintain a database with an inventory of the Nation's levees.
(2) Contents
The database shall include—
(A) location information of all Federal levees in the Nation (including global information system information) and updated levee information provided by States, Indian tribes, Federal agencies, and other entities;
(3) Availability of information
(A) Availability to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies
The Secretary shall make all of the information in the database available to appropriate Federal, State, and local governmental agencies.
(b) Inventory and inspection of levees
(1) Federal levees
The Secretary, at Federal expense, shall establish an inventory and conduct an inspection of all federally owned and operated levees.
(2) Federally constructed, nonfederally operated and maintained levees
The Secretary shall establish an inventory and conduct an inspection of all federally constructed, non-federally operated and maintained levees, at the original cost share for the project.
(3) Participating levees
For non-Federal levees the owners of which are participating in the emergency response to natural disasters program established under section 701n of this title, the Secretary shall establish an inventory and conduct an inspection of each such levee if the owner of the levee requests such inspection. The Federal share of the cost of an inspection under this paragraph shall be 65 percent.
(c) Levee review
(1) In general
The Secretary shall carry out a one-time inventory and review of all levees identified in the national levee database.
(2) No Federal interest
The inventory and inspection under paragraph (1) does not create a Federal interest in the construction, operation, or maintenance of any levee that is included in the inventory or inspected under this subsection.
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AlexRenshaw - Lead - 28/Sep/14 with Ted Lister
wolverine - AltLd - 28/Sep/14 with Mike Lea
Led Pitch 1 Brannock - AltLd - 27/Sep/14
pt.2Hannes B - AltLd O/S - 19/Sep/14 with Neil CA
Ed morris - AltLd O/S - 17/Sep/14 with paul
littleluke - Lead O/S - 13/Sep/14
Led both pitches. Last route of the day. Was hoping for a cruise but found it pretty challenging. Route finding was a challenge but that's part of the fun of this sort of thing. Ended as the sun set and felt relieved to pull up the last easy section to the tree belay. ChrisBrooke - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/14 with Gary Kitchen
got piss wet through on Darius after this, short day out.papashango - AltLd O/S - 08/Aug/14 with Elliot
P2Shawty - AltLd O/S - 08/Aug/14 with Conor
Hidden - AltLd dnf - 03/Aug/14
Onsighted P1 after having a word with myself before traversing in the crack of Darius. Backed off P2hipyhop - Lead dnf - 03/Aug/14 with Mike Cheque
ldadams - AltLd O/S - Aug/14 with Ben Williams
A great climb on a warm evening out :-) Led P1. Can't remember if the last two times I went high or low to get into Darius, this time went high and this provided the crux for this pitch. On P2 the crux was moving across Lyme Cryme, didn't remember that being tricky but it's been 4 years since I last did it. Should go in one 60m pitch if belaying from the top of the approach scramble.Misha - AltLd O/S - 30/Jul/14 with Ed
Great evening after work, no-one else at the crag. Led P2, thought provoking stepping across Robert Brown, terrific sustained route.
May have seconded this ca. 9 years ago, but I'm giving myself the onsight.eduardo - AltLd O/S - 30/Jul/14 with Misha
manwithacam - AltLd - 26/Jul/14 with Joris
lead first pitchJoris.Roulleau - AltLd O/S - 26/Jul/14 with Dan Metcalfe
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 20/Jul/14
Chriswallis2 - AltLd O/S - 20/Jul/14 with Ally Robertson
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 17/Jul/14
j.buckley87 - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/14
Mind-blowing exposure! Brilliant fun!grrrrrrrh - 2nd O/S - 09/Jul/14 with Jim Braithwaite
Again second pich still briillyant Andy Peak 1 - Lead - 09/Jul/14
what an incredible route but not in good style from me! first pitch i couldnt see any of the amazing holds leading up and left so swapped leads with my tail between my legs. started the second pitch and after a fair while at the crux and a couple of slips was exhausted and unable to read the sequence. followed this pitch and went too high on the crux across the grove (peg should be at chest height) but still found a couple of the moves very taxing higher up and for me felt hard for e1. Not a good day for me at all but i will be back!! incredible crag and an amazing route.jmills94 - 2nd O/S - 09/Jul/14 with Neil McCallister
P 1 for methe power - AltLd O/S - 07/Jul/14 with Andy
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 07/Jul/14
Lead P2 this time.leon - AltLd rpt - 05/Jul/14 with Tom Doldon
a beautiful line that i could reclimb again and again!jon_gill1 - 2nd rpt - 22/Jun/14 with chris warby, ross garfoot
First pitchWillDoyle - AltLd O/S - 14/Jun/14 with Mike
Led P2 - great climbing though pretty awkward in places! Not as good as Sirplum though!Duncan Campbell - UKC - AltLd O/S - 08/Jun/14 with Brannock
Led first pitch, Swear I go a different way every time on thisBrannock - AltLd rpt - 08/Jun/14
Matt Shepherd - AltLd O/S - 06/Jun/14
Hidden - Lead - Jun/14
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 26/May/14
felt v. straight forward, even with a wet P2ashtond6 - AltLd O/S - 26/May/14
tim newton - AltLd O/S - 25/May/14 with gwen lancashire
Dave Almond - AltLd O/S - 18/May/14 with Simon Frost
frost - AltLd O/S - 18/May/14 with D Almond
Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/May/14
GrantB - 2nd O/S - 17/May/14 with ally smith
Mark Pitch 1, Me Pitch 2. Good technical climbing, found it hard to commit to a few moves on the second pitch but once I did they went quite easily. Feel a bit annoyed at being such a wimp. cheeky - AltLd O/S - 16/May/14 with Mark Philipson
Tricky route finding. Delicate moves but all there. Pro ok with pegs and in situ threads.mark4344 - AltLd O/S - 16/May/14 with Matt Payne
Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/May/14
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 18/Apr/14
Hidden - Lead - 29/Mar/14
P1, cold.GuyVG - Lead rpt - 16/Mar/14 with Tom Ripley
Graham Westbrook - AltLd O/S - 15/Mar/14
richardashe - AltLd O/S - 15/Mar/14 with Mark Jackson
mjackson - AltLd - 2014 with richardashe
Dave Almond - 2014 with Simon Frost
IanGilbertJones - 2014
mike mo - 2014
Hidden - Lead - 17/Dec/13
admackie - AltLd - 29/Sep/13 with alec
Did first pitch.simon1965 - AltLd rpt - 28/Sep/13
Hidden - Lead - 28/Sep/13
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 28/Sep/13
robgixer - AltLd - 28/Sep/13
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 22/Sep/13
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 21/Sep/13
wolverine - Lead rpt - 31/Aug/13 with Liam
greenclimb - Lead rpt - 31/Aug/13 with Gill, Sarah
Chris Wright - Lead rpt - 29/Aug/13
Couldn't do the crux move on pitch two, fell off, lowered off, did many abseils of shame to get the remaining gear back! Bad times! =o(Mr. K - 2nd dnf - 18/Aug/13 with James Oswald
Simon Davis - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/13 with Tim P
Lead both pitches, faffy abseiling from Kyle to retrieve gear. Good route.James Oswald - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/13 with Kyle Wood
Hidden - AltLd - 13/Aug/13
I lead P1 brilliant - got a bit lost doing first part of climb - doing slightly crazed move on small pockets across slab before noticing the polished route below that everyone else seems to have taken - always making life hard for myself. helenstuart - AltLd - 10/Aug/13 with Mike
cathymiller - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/13 with Mike Peak
In one pitch (70m ropes). Great fun.Kevster - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/13 with Tony Johnson
Dave Reeve - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/13 with Tony Payne
Lead P1. Found the route finding OK, but move across grove was definitely perplexing. Got a bit worried on the stance that I was going to be doing the last pitch in the dark.leon - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/13 with Alex
i got p2. outstanding route - just finished before it got dark. 2nd best e1 i've ever doneAlex@home - AltLd O/S - 24/Jul/13 with leon
greenclimb - Lead - 20/Jul/13 with Sarah
cobweb - AltLd rpt - 20/Jul/13 with Roger Waterworth
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 13/Jul/13
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 13/Jul/13
Chris p1 and me p2jon_gill1 - AltLd O/S - 10/Jul/13
Hardcore Pat - Lead O/S - 06/Jul/13 with Chris Vanderz
freudy_love - AltLd O/S - 04/Jul/13 with Pete Macpherson
Hidden - 2nd rpt - 01/Jul/13
P2nathanlee - AltLd O/S - 17/Jun/13 with James Turnbull
P1GuyVG - Lead rpt - 15/Jun/13 with chris barr
Fell off getting lost and pulling rock off twice!blaza1 - AltLd dog - 11/Jun/13 with Jon Wells
J.Wells - AltLd O/S - 11/Jun/13 with Alex Blaza
Still excellent - my only previous ascent was 21 years ago - but more vegetated than I remember it being, and still with a couple of areas of loose rock. Having said that, sustained, absorbing climbing, never too hard, in a superb setting. Route finding is only really an issue on P1. djones66 - AltLd β - 05/Jun/13 with Matt S
Gambit - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/13 with Josh
JFORDE - 2nd O/S - 01/Jun/13 with Richard
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 25/May/13
nickdonohue - AltLd - 25/May/13 with Ian Bryant
Joughton - AltLd O/S - 22/May/13
Hidden - Lead rpt - 19/May/13
Maddie - 2nd O/S - 19/May/13 with remus
Hats off to the first ascentionists! A really unlikely line that cuts its way through great territory. Fantastic route.Julesthe1st - AltLd O/S - 05/May/13 with Mike
top route followed mike on 2ndgoddamm7 - 2nd O/S - 05/May/13 with mike walton
shark - Lead rpt - 02/May/13 with Stefan Gallagher
Hidden - 06/Apr/13
pt.1Hannes B - AltLd O/S - 02/Apr/13 with Debbie B
Hidden - Apr/13
Nick Sillem - 2013
ianto - 2013
adie84 - 2013
Hidden - 2013
Second pitch in the dark. sopaz - 2nd - 03/Nov/12
Lead both pitches. Most of the dificulty was in the route finding. E1 for this alone.Ahab - Lead O/S - 03/Nov/12
Ollie B - AltLd O/S - 06/Oct/12 with B.Brewer
Excellent route, unlikely line & positions. AJM - AltLd O/S - 29/Sep/12 with Tom Lambert
Lead P1. Traversed far too high, exciting stuff. Neil did cracking lead of P2. Superb route!TommityP - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/12
2nd pitchHaydn Jones - AltLd O/S - 22/Sep/12 with pep
Previously did it 11 years ago. Lead p1 this time. Took a short swing on p2 when a hold brokecem - AltLd rpt - 19/Aug/12 with Kirill Spiridonov
Led P2. Continuously interesting but with plenty of rests. P1 has nicer moves, but P2 is perhaps a touch harder. Route finding is the crux. Kirill - AltLd O/S - 19/Aug/12 with Charles Moreton
Great route, lead pitch 2.Rachel Slater - AltLd O/S - 02/Aug/12 with Olli Crudge
Brilliant route! I lead the first pitch (easier)Olli-C - AltLd O/S - 02/Aug/12 with Rachel Slater
esther - AltLd - Aug/12
Hidden - AltLd β - 29/Jul/12
Hidden - 2nd - 15/Jul/12
admackie - AltLd - Jul/12
Hidden - AltLd - 30/Jun/12
Martin Haworth - Lead rpt - 17/Jun/12 with Mick r
Mick r - 2nd O/S - 17/Jun/12 with Martin
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/12
Led pitch 2 - great route.Tony Holdsworth - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/12
Returned attempt, after abseiling off from the end of P1 weeks ago. Excellent climb with very sustained interestingness. Moves are up to 5b, IF you find right line/sequences, which I found is not so straightforward!masa-alpin - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/12 with Simon Da
luke321 - 2nd - 26/May/12 with Tom Jagger
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 22/May/12
Abed off after P1, due to time restriction. Onsight flash up to that point.masa-alpin - Lead dnf - 19/May/12 with Simon Da
Happy birthday Paul!Helen Gibson - Lead - 18/May/12 with Paul
Belayed in Darius on the threads instead of the big ledge. Tricky with numb fingers...david morse - AltLd O/S - 12/May/12 with markalmack
markalmack - AltLd O/S - 12/May/12 with Dave morse
Hidden - AltLd O/S - May/12
Lead pitch one before finishing up Darius.Daniel Heath - AltLd O/S - 15/Apr/12 with Ben Kelsey, Remus
Hidden - 2nd rpt - 14/Apr/12
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Mar/12
Lead P1 and P2. Great climbing, found P2 way harder than 1, no idea whether I took the right line though.Jonathan Hall - Lead - 26/Mar/12 with Rob Middleton, Hannah Moulton
Marti999 - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/12 with Graham Charman
Graham C - AltLd O/S - 22/Mar/12 with Marti
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 10/Mar/12
Led P2mark20 - AltLd O/S - 10/Mar/12
Hidden - 2012
Stewart Armstrong - 2012
neilh - 2012
Tony Kartawick - 2012
matt perks - 2012
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 19/Nov/11
Led P1. Totally brilliant, slightly easier than I expected but nicely exposed.jayrenegade - AltLd O/S - 16/Oct/11 with Henry
jamie lead first pitch and i lead second.henry peter jenkins - 16/Oct/11 with jamie standbridge
Bry - AltLd O/S - 15/Oct/11 with Sarah Harrison
Led 1st pitch, great climb.tatz45 - AltLd O/S - 01/Oct/11 with Lisa Morgan
Tim lead the first pitch.
I lead the second.Sebastien Gastaud - AltLd O/S - 01/Oct/11 with Tim Selvage
tigertim - AltLd - 01/Oct/11 with Sebastien Gastaud
Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Sep/11
richardr - Lead O/S - 03/Sep/11
Lead both pitches - the crux is route finding. Went off route on p1 and tried to go up too soon on Perseus, realised it was much too thin and hard for e1 and did some scary downclimbing. Had a downpour half way along p2- fun times! Hard to knwon if you've gone the right way as pegs everywhere!catblack - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/11 with Andy Barker
Andrew Barker - 2nd - 28/Aug/11 with Cat Black
Jim Slater - AltLd O/S - 21/Aug/11 with Chris
steve_yo - AltLd - 14/Aug/11 with smacks
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 14/Aug/11
Heavy shower as I was starting 2nd pitchrobinsi197 - 2nd - 01/Aug/11 with Nick
Really good route. Great fun as a 3.andi turner - Lead - 01/Aug/11 with Bridgwood Brothers
Jon Stewart led first pitch, I lead second, Good route.Brannock - AltLd β - 29/Jul/11
Completed first pitch only and then top roped the upper section of Darius with the help of the team who were climbing next to usmick1jones - 2nd dnf - 24/Jul/11 with Rich Rogers
Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/11
Lead both pitches, seconded both pitches of Delicatessen. Had to keep reminding myself to use my feet. One sketchy move around second groove on P2, otherwise just a matter of trusting the holds will appear.Dave Foster - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/11 with Si 2
Paul Nunn's book of lies and lines strikes agin! Traversed too high 2nd pitch and StrugGled then finished up the wrong groove- I still love using his Peak guide because of this built in misadventure and because it then told me where cratcliffe was : )adi bryant - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/11 with Lee
P2JRae - AltLd - 04/Jun/11
vanderz - AltLd O/S - 02/Jun/11
P2.bigdrew - AltLd O/S - 10/May/11 with Si
Led p1Si dH - AltLd rpt - 10/May/11 with Andy
Martin Haworth - AltLd O/S - 22/Apr/11 with Andy
Did first pitch; delicate but well protected. Martin went too high on second pitch despite me warning him not to; to follow the line of pitons start traversing left at the tussock of grass, don't clip the peg 10ft higher!Andrew Sloan - AltLd rpt - 22/Apr/11
Tim Brookes - 20/Apr/11
Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/11
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 27/Mar/11
P1 has a perplexing step across the groove and a few strenuous moves. Lead P2 and got a little lost in places despite all the pegs. Nice atmospheric climbing.jkarran - AltLd - 27/Mar/11 with Aly
Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/11
smudge - 2nd - 16/Mar/11 with Will Kelsall
Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/11
Fantastic route. Make sure your 2nd has the guide book handy while you climb. robin_hackney - 2nd O/S - 06/Mar/11 with Si
Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/11
Andy Peak 1 - AltLd - 2011 with chung, kenney
PAJames - 2011
Glenn Sutcliffe - 2011
pasbury - 2011
thebigfriendlymoose - 2011
Julian Wedd - Lead - 2011 with D. Body
Hidden - 2011
thebigfriendlymoose - 2011 with Stephen
Lead 2nd pitch, bit tricky to find the line (even if you are just following pegs really). Good route.thomasadixon - AltLd O/S - 22/Sep/10 with Mike
Pitch 1 - Me
Pitch 2 - Ben
Brilliant route, both need to be competent at the grade.slacky - AltLd O/S - 12/Sep/10 with Ben
tigertim - 2nd - 12/Sep/10 with Tony Payne
Nice route, good warm up for Darius and not as polished as we feared. Nearly all the hard climbing is on the second pitch....Chad123 - AltLd O/S - 05/Sep/10 with Emily
awesome routegripped01 - Lead O/S - Sep/10 with Dave Tait
Got caught in downpour - quite gripping!robw007 - AltLd β - Sep/10
Pile of wank. 3 stars? Really?drysori - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/10 with brannock
Brannock - 2nd - 08/Aug/10
Not onsight due to failed attempt Oct 06. However, that failure was due to being off route (basically on Robert Brown) - it now transpires for the whole of the second pitch! Led the second pitch again this time and every move was new to me :)
Crux quite easy and not as bold as expected even if the old peg is crap.Si dH - AltLd - 07/Aug/10 with Neil Furniss
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 07/Aug/10
landskip - AltLd - Aug/10 with rob weston
Epic!jw231 - 2nd O/S - 31/Jul/10 with Al Benson
al99 - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/10 with James Whitlock
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 24/Jul/10
Led both pitches thanks to the generosity of my partner for the day. Think I went the hard way on Pitch 1 and overall did thoroughly enjoy it, despite a slight dissapointment considering it's 'classic' status (Never keen on traversing lines too much though). The situation and quality of the crag is top notch however. Abseil off is... erm 'Yosemite-esk' shall we say :-o Cragrat Rich - Lead O/S - 19/Jul/10
Little B - 2nd O/S - 19/Jul/10 with Rich
Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Jul/10
WB - AltLd O/S - 11/Jul/10 with Guy
lead to hanging belay. ace ace ace four starspidey - AltLd O/S - 11/Jul/10 with Jimmy
Followed P1 o.k - some stiff moves over the bulge. backed off P2 - too much to lead with a hangover. Followed initial traverse on p2 o.k but fell off the crux groove into space. Got back into groove but unable to climb. The pinch/layaway hold in the grove was loose - perhaps something has fallen off. Also the peg just left off the bottom of the groove only just held my weight - don't think it would hold a fall. Finally, prussiked my way to the top of the grove and followed the route o.k - abbed off Qiute an eventful route!Pete Nugent - 2nd dog - 09/Jul/10 with Richard Toon
twright180 - AltLd O/S - Jul/10
Tom hadn't done this route before so got on it after Darius. Original plan was for Tom to lead both pitches but couldn't be bothered to swap the belay so I got to lead the second one. This time finished the traverse all the way to the abseil tree, which was quite tricky. Last time, in April 2009, went straight up shortly after the big hole. Two hours this time including the ab.Misha - AltLd O/S - 19/Jun/10 with Tom
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 15/Jun/10
Lead 2ndchrisbussell - AltLd O/S - 15/Jun/10 with Tim O'Neill
JEP - AltLd - 15/Jun/10
tobydunford - AltLd O/S - 02/Jun/10 with Nick Sillum
Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/May/10
Martin Cleaver - AltLd O/S - 26/May/10 with Dan Gibson
dan gibson - AltLd - 26/May/10 with martin cleaver
superb climb,id been bricking myself about doing it since Dave showed me the photos 2 years ago.I lead the first pitch in fine style while Dave grunt and pulled up the 2nd!jim manchester - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/10
tom.e - AltLd O/S - 13/Mar/10 with Malcolm
fatblacktone - 2nd O/S - 2010
Seymore Butt - 2010
nickcanute - Lead - 2010
Hidden - AltLd - 28/Oct/09
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 13/Sep/09
dan gibson - Lead O/S - 13/Sep/09 with andrew porter, michael porter
Ed Babs - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/09 with Mike Hawkins
UKC Logbooks - AltLd rpt - 16/Aug/09 with Harry Hotshot
Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/09
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 03/Aug/09
I led the first pitch. Brilliant climb.thrutch - AltLd O/S - 02/Aug/09 with Milne
led 2nd pitch, what a route.Milne - AltLd O/S - 02/Aug/09 with tim
Led P2.duzinga - AltLd O/S - 25/Jul/09 with Pete
Hidden - AltLd - 25/Jul/09
Led P2, pretty confusing to navigate and so a bit unnerving in places. Noticed and clipped some pegs beneath my feet, not convinced I took easiest line. First class route nevertheless, lived up to the hype, both pitches brill with terrific exposure to finish. Ace finale to a good w/e on classics.Owen W-G - AltLd O/S - 29/Jun/09 with Max
lead first pitch, found it harder than previous lead of second pitch, who'd have thunk it. Route reading nightmare, hooray for the marker pegs.GuyVG - Lead - 19/Jun/09 with Lee cooper
Sankey - 2nd - 14/Jun/09 with Luke
Led both pitches (a birthday present from Stephen?!).thebigfriendlymoose - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/09 with Stephen
gordonday - AltLd - 13/Jun/09 with clive
bbangbala - 2nd O/S - 01/Jun/09 with mic_b
2nd pitchgalpinos - AltLd O/S - 24/May/09 with Ben
Pitch 1 JW, pitch 2 MTJGW - AltLd - May/09 with Matt Tilley
lead pitch 2, brilliant climbing on good limestone rock.GuyVG - AltLd O/S - 20/Apr/09 with Al Mason
Excellent climbing, intricate line though route finding isn't too tricky and generally good gear even without the rusty pegs - what else could one want? Finished direct up a short steep wall rather than traversing all the way to the tree - this provided an interesting top out with low gear just above a ledge. Led both pitches - 3 hours including ab down.Misha - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/09
second pitchmetal arms - AltLd O/S - 12/Apr/09
Kyuzo - 11/Apr/09
Andrew Barker - AltLd O/S - 04/Apr/09 with Chunk
Lead first pitch in 04 but my 2nd coudn't do it so we abbed off. Loved it this time,lead 2nd pitch,fantastic.Another briliant limestone E1 in the peak.I love them. Phill Mitch - Lead O/S - Apr/09 with mick
wolverine - AltLd - 2009 with Matt Sparkes
Indus - AltLd O/S - 2009
jonnybull - 2nd O/S - 2009 with Virgil
Chosen as a memorable climb for Rob to do before going on his world travels. Freezing cold and dodging showers but a fantastic excursion. Last did it 28 years previously with Rob's Dad.KRB - AltLd rpt - 27/Oct/08 with Robert Bridges
Brown - AltLd O/S - 18/Oct/08 with Pete
centurion05 - Lead O/S - 11/Oct/08 with Stu Harth
Hidden - AltLd - 16/Sep/08
Lead P1Paz - AltLd rpt - 15/Sep/08 with TS
Tim Steward - AltLd O/S - 15/Sep/08 with James Parrot
juza - 2nd - 09/Sep/08
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Sep/08
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 03/Aug/08
Hidden - 2nd rpt - 21/Jul/08
Luke Brooks - AltLd O/S - 20/Jul/08 with Neil Pope
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 20/Jul/08
IanJackson - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/08 with Swain16
Mental route, properly out-thereJDSwain - 2nd - 24/Jun/08 with Ian Jackson
morganator - AltLd rpt - 10/Jun/08 with Martin Cooper
Hidden - AltLd - Jun/08
bfreeman - Lead O/S - 31/May/08 with Rob G
Lead both pitches - must be the best E1 in the peakmic_b - Lead O/S - 21/May/08 with Tim
Somerset swede basher - AltLd O/S - 19/May/08 with Andy Nicholson
Hidden - Lead rpt - 18/May/08
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 12/May/08
Hidden - Lead rpt - 06/May/08
I led the top pitch on a glorious sunny evening...one to remember. jibberingwreck - AltLd - 05/May/08 with Mark
alaan - AltLd O/S - 03/May/08 with Matt
mattyork2 - AltLd O/S - 03/May/08 with Alan Royle
JPGR - AltLd O/S - 19/Feb/08 with Paul
Hidden - 2nd - Feb/08
Tim Steward - AltLd - 2008 with James Parrot
Hidden - 2008
AntiGrav - 2008
probably one of the best climbs in the peak, a freezing day and couldn't feel my hands until i got to the top although it didn't seem too bad for E1 one a we did it in less than an hour. roberto18 - AltLd O/S - 2008 with kevin bridges
Chris_barr - 2nd O/S - 2008 with Mike
Quite superb.NeilGriffiths - AltLd - 2008 with Adam
with Si not sure of datealasdair19 - 2008
markpollak - 2008 with suzanne mcfadzean
Superb route best this year with out a doubt.A Crook - AltLd O/S - 03/Nov/07 with Neil Griffiths
Awesome. I led first pitch - felt like 5a, albeit with much dithering trying to work out line. Dave led the harder second pitch Chris the Tall - AltLd - 11/Sep/07 with Dave J
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 11/Sep/07
nige pacer - AltLd - 17/Aug/07
gregoritos - Lead O/S - Aug/07 with John Hall
Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/07
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 27/Jul/07
Rich Mayfield - AltLd - 27/Jul/07 with Mark Stevenson
Hidden - AltLd - 25/Jul/07
Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/07
Led both pitches... AgainDifferent Steve - Lead rpt - 08/Jul/07 with Steve Gray
led P1ksjs - AltLd O/S - 07/Jul/07 with sarah
Oceanic - Jul/07
Led both pitches - climbing never too hard but routefinding slows you down...Different Steve - Lead rpt - 03/Jun/07 with Carol Fowles
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 01/Jun/07
Hidden - AltLd rpt - Jun/07
Nicos - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/07 with rich mansfield
feilx - AltLd O/S - 07/Apr/07 with Dan Barbour
dannyboy83 - AltLd O/S - 07/Apr/07 with Felix Coxwell
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Mar/07
Hidden - 2007
Repeating my dad's route which he climbed in 1965, go on dad!! ;)willackers - Lead O/S - 2007 with Tom Mills
seconded a while before leading.Sidekick - Lead - 2007
Ramon Marin - Lead O/S - 31/Oct/06 with Paul Raine
We both went off route - Neil twice on the first pitch, but both times recoverable, me once (up the top of Robert Brown, duh) on the second pitch, which wasnt recoverable and we ended up abbign off. Got to go back.Si dH - AltLd dnf - 29/Oct/06 with Neil Furniss
a_radiohead_fan - 2nd dog - Oct/06
Hidden - 2nd - 23/Sep/06
Stig - AltLd rpt - 21/Sep/06 with Jonathan Teale
Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Sep/06
Stig - AltLd O/S - 04/Aug/06 with Charlie Reade-Jahn
repeat ascent as part of the photo trip. first day of the trip. the crux of the second pitch is even scarier now, due to the loss of the (loose) peg before the crux now you get a crap size 1 friend for pro. Did aGAIN TODAY 6/6/07 led first pitch!Alex Mason - Lead - 15/Jul/06 with Steve Ramsden
Gustav - 2nd O/S - Jul/06 with Neil
Polish is not noticeable on second pitch.ChrisJD - AltLd - 10/Jun/06 with rc
Hidden - 10/Jun/06
Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - AltLd O/S - 03/Jun/06 with Dan Bradley
Hidden - 2nd - Jun/06
Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/May/06
Boy - 2006
Bern - 2006
Hidden - AltLd - 02/Oct/05
led second pitch the main traverse section was awesome. a dodgy peg that can easily be taken out and tricksome 5b moves leads to a sick bit of climbing.Alex Mason - AltLd O/S - May/05 with Steve Ramsden
Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - 2005
did this after original route. I did first pitch. would almost have rather led the second considering the amount of gear alex got in. ie. nowt. scorcher of a day - v. dehydrated. when we got back to the car we found 2 litres of warm water in the boot - Alex gulped so fast he nearly seizured and was in significant physical pain for some time after as far as i could tell.Ram MkiV - AltLd - 2005 with Alex Mason
Hidden - Lead O/S - 2005
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Nov/04
Ben1983 - Lead O/S - Jul/04
climbtim - 2nd - 22/May/04
Hidden - Lead - 22/May/04
Hidden - 2nd - May/04
Brian Rodgers - AltLd O/S - 2004 with Phil Leng
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 07/May/03
Hidden - AltLd - 22/Apr/03
chrishedgehog - Lead O/S - 2003 with Joe Thompson
Hidden - Lead - 10/Sep/02
sims - 2nd O/S - 26/Aug/02 with Nick
The Pylon King - Lead O/S - 2002
Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Aug/01
Led p2cem - AltLd O/S - 20/May/01 with Graham Dolman
tuftynick - 2001
tuftynick - Lead - 2001
Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/00
philhilo - AltLd O/S - May/00 with brian rodgers
Hidden - AltLd - 27/Apr/00
Hidden - 2000
Dave Bond - Lead - 2000 with Adrian Whitehall
ian caton - AltLd O/S - 2000 with Matt
Tim M - Lead O/S - 2000
EagerAndy - 2000
BlueJohn - 2nd - Jul/99 with JohnnyM
craig h - AltLd O/S - 22/Apr/99 with Nez
Hidden - 2nd - 10/Jul/98
P1 onlychris sm - AltLd O/S - 08/May/98 with Jim Hall
nickdonohue - Lead - 28/Mar/98 with Dave Chapman
Gary Coggon - AltLd O/S - 1998 with Mike Block
Hidden - AltLd - 12/Jul/97
Dave Rumney - AltLd - 06/Jul/97 with Sean Roberts
Budge - AltLd O/S - 16/May/97 with Mike Oates
Simon lead the first pitch, I lead the second.CrashMat Rob - Lead - 20/Apr/97 with Simon
andy_pemberton - Lead - Sep/96 with Jon Scorer
ste_d - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/96 with mik
mikedelderfield - AltLd O/S - 15/Jun/96 with Steven Delderfield
Hidden - Lead - 22/Apr/96
Most of the in situ gear had been stripped c. a week before, including the pegs at the halfway belay ledge (just one, very old bent rusty thing left). As a result, line of route at crux totally unobvious. Felt like 5c for at least two moves. Whole route very sustained at standard..Gordon Stainforth - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/95 with John Stainforth
Hidden - Lead - 02/Jul/95
Hidden - AltLd - 16/Jun/95
Hidden - AltLd - 1995
Hidden - 1995
mike lawrence? - 1995
ColdAndWet - 1995
Andy Say - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/94
OMSKB - AltLd - 1994 with Richard Winfield
Hidden - 2nd - 16/Sep/93
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 05/Jul/93
Led both pitchesEna - Lead O/S - May/93 with Gavin
andrew300169 - AltLd O/S - 21/Apr/93 with Pom
steve taylor - 1993
Hidden - AltLd - 1993
brilliant position and climbing. top quite strong for gradeGrezza - Lead O/S - 1993
Hidden - Lead - 1993
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 13/Sep/92
marcoleptic - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/92 with Moley
Chris Reid - Lead O/S - May/92
KingM - Lead - 10/Apr/92 with Simon Walsh
tlr - AltLd - 31/Jul/91 with Pom
whispering nic - Lead - 21/Jul/91 with Graham Iles
andyblain - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/91
Hidden - AltLd - 17/Jul/91
richparry - 1991
Roget - Lead O/S - 08/Oct/90 with jon
ChrisJD - Lead - 18/Aug/90 with Alex
Campbell42 - AltLd O/S - 15/Jul/90 with Chris Wilson
NickJH - Lead - Apr/90 with J Airey, I Smith, D Townsend
Hidden - 1990
Tom V - AltLd - 1990 with Glenn Watson
Pete Ogden - AltLd - 1990
rob.grafton - 1990 with barry maybank
BigHairyIan - AltLd O/S - 15/Jul/89 with Guy Summers
GuySummers - AltLd - 15/Jul/89 with bighairyian
Great route, top day out on the Tor :)pebblespanker - AltLd O/S - 15/May/89 with Mark Powell
Hidden - AltLd - 29/Jan/89
Rich Kirby - AltLd - 1989 with Will (S. Williamson)
Billg - Lead O/S - 1989
Dave Musgrove - AltLd - 23/Oct/88 with Frank Wilkinson
Chris Wright - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/88
phardman - AltLd - 16/Jul/88 with John Gratton
Hidden - 2nd - 04/Jun/88
Hidden - AltLd - 22/May/88
DDDD - Lead O/S - Mar/88
Hidden - Lead - 30/Jan/88
keefe - 1988
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Jun/87
MikeYouCanClimb - Lead - 12/Apr/87 with Roger
GordonHart - Lead O/S - 1987 with James Taveran
Hidden - AltLd - 06/Dec/86
Hidden - AltLd - 27/Apr/86
sadams - Lead - 26/Apr/86 with Mark Bonham
William Robertson - Lead O/S - 1986 with Emily, Steve, Shaun etc
Derek Furze - 1986
Bob - AltLd O/S - 05/Oct/85 with K. Smith
scree - Sep/85
Richard Weller - AltLd - 10/Jun/85 with john sanders
Also did "Tales" and "Flakey Wall" again the same day.Mike Owen - 09/Mar/85 with Jim Hewson
shark - Lead - 02/Feb/85 with Dolly
andy gittins - 1985
With Phil Sampsonsteveboote - Lead - 1985
Hidden - Lead dog - 26/Aug/84
Hidden - AltLd - 26/Aug/84
Led 2nd hard (top) pitch.Michael Hood - AltLd - 17/Jul/84
Hidden - Lead - 21/Oct/83
This was my last serious day climbing. Left the UK the following week and travelling and working removed any time for cragging.
Sad but true.Nic Robinson - Lead rpt - 06/Mar/83 with Geoff Cowell
Ian Jones - Lead O/S - 1983 with John Meyers, John Kirk, Mick Ward, Mick Bailey, Rich Lewis
Gezzer - AltLd - 1983 with Steve Burns
Gezzer - Lead O/S - 1983 with Derek Shaw
TonyF - 1983
Ivan Machin - 14/Oct/82 with Jon Mellor
tapley - AltLd - 08/Aug/82 with Chris Seymour
andybirtwistle - AltLd - 29/May/82 with Ian Kyle
Hidden - AltLd - 09/May/82
charlesmfrench - Lead O/S - 08/May/82 with Ian Milne
nbotting - AltLd - 1982
Hidden - AltLd - 10/Oct/81
Previously lead both pitches on two seperate occassions. A favourite climb.Nic Robinson - Solo rpt - 10/Oct/81
Nic Robinson - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/81 with Irish George
mark-abz - AltLd - 01/Jul/81 with Brian W
Hammy - AltLd - 21/Jun/81 with Rob Lawson
Hidden - AltLd - 1981
Andy Fielding - 2nd - 07/Sep/80
Great climb at an accessible grade on one of the best crags going. Mike led the 1st pitch, I led the 2nd.KRB - AltLd O/S - 03/Jul/80 with Mike Bridges
Scrambled up to the tree,I then led the 1st pitch,Kev the 2nd.Spectacular climbing.mike bridges - AltLd O/S - 03/Jul/80 with Kevin Bridges
Hidden - AltLd - Jun/80
Andy Stephenson - AltLd O/S - 1980
Chris Craggs - 1980
Hidden - AltLd - 1980
Hidden - AltLd rpt - Sep/79
Did pitch 1 and Al did pitch 2. Done many times sinceDavid Smith - AltLd - Sep/79 with Al Bennett
Nigel Bond - Lead - 16/Jun/79 with Andy Brown
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Mar/79
GeoffG - Apr/78 with tony bowker
Hidden - AltLd - 06/Nov/77
Derek Ryden - AltLd O/S - 1977 with Roger Davis
Dave Musgrove - AltLd - 17/Oct/76 with Jim Worthington
Hidden - AltLd - Sep/76
Mark Kemball - 2nd - 1976 with Martin Berzins
Marcus - 1976
petemeads - Lead - 1975
Hidden - Lead - 08/May/74
mikej - AltLd - 19/Aug/73 with Geoff Williams
Hidden - Lead - 01/Jul/69
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Singapore: The Jewel in Asia's Crown
An alleyway. A group of Chinese stand outside a store on an impeccably paved street, selling fresh dim sums. On the opposite side, an Indian hotel sports a shiny sign, its name displayed proudly in English and Tamil. Two women dressed in typical Malaysian headscarves walk down the small street and emerge onto the main road, which offers a view of the splendid skyline of modern Singapore. Situated on the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula, this multi-cultural city with lights, pubs and money also charms tourists with its corners of ancient temples, slivers of history and imposing colonialism. Known for its clinical neatness and stringent rules, the Republic of Singapore is a haven for tourists and business people alike.
Confluence of cultures
The island of Singapore was a part of the Javanese Sri Vijaya Empire and originally had the name Temasek or Sea Town. First mentioned in the 14th century Javanese chronicle Nagarakretagama, Temasek was a bustling trading port which decayed soon into oblivion. Legend has it that a Malay prince encountered an animal resembling a lion and named the island Singapura or Lion City, considering it to be a good omen. Singapore prospered, but soon was invaded by the Javanese Majapahit Empire and the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya. These forces drove out King Paramesvara who eventually found the kingdom of Malacca. This realm not only became one of the busiest seaports of the 15th century, but also a platform for the propagation of Islam. The 16th century saw Singapore changing hands of ownership and becoming part of the Sultanate of Johor in the Malay Peninsula.
Trading outpost to the British
Historical growth: It was only in the 19th century with the coming of the British that Singapore regained its prominence as a trading post. The British had a robust trade going with China and they needed a landing base for goods. In 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles signed a treaty with the temenggong1 Abdu'r Rahman on behalf of the British East India Company to secure Singapore as a British trading post.
Singapore thrived under Raffles. Shipyards, markets, churches and other infrastructure quickly sprung up changing the sleepy seaport into a commercial town. Immigrants began pouring in from all around, attracted by the now tariff-free port, and a flourishing colony with a military and naval base was established. Chinese were the highest number of immigrants, and by 1860 they accounted for 61.9% of the population.
Singapore becomes an important port: Singapore's prosperity pressed ahead with the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the advent of steamships. The arrival of the automobile industry created a demand for rubber and tin from Singapore and other South East Asian countries, which was a big boost to its economy. It also became a successful port due to entrepot trade, which allowed the entry of commodities with no taxation and minimum restrictions. This allowed goods to be imported duty-free solely for export. Numerous ships brought in medicines, gold, silk, spices, tea, porcelain and other commodities including opium from India.
War, peace and independence
Singapore continued to rise until the Japanese invasion during World War II in 1942. Between 1942 and 1945, the period of the Japanese occupation, its economy suffered a huge setback. Food and other basic commodities were in short supply, while inflation ballooned to enormous proportions. In 1945, Japan surrendered to the British who came back to Singapore to find their colony in shambles. But Singapore was blessed by the sea, and it soon began to recover with worldwide demand for tin and rubber. By 1949, its economy had stabilized and immigrants flooded in from India, which was undergoing its own struggle for independence.
Separation from Malaysia: Singapore awoke not just economically, but also politically. Increasing sentiments of nationalism were voiced, giving rise to numerous parties. In 1959, the People's Action Party (PAP) was elected with Cambridge-educated Lee Kuan Yew as the Prime Minister who ruled for the next 30 years. In 1965, Singapore and Malaysia formed a Malaysia Solidarity Convention, but it dissolved in a few months. With differences growing between the two sides, Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman decided to separate Malaysia from Singapore, leading to its independence on August 9, 1965. The same year, Singapore joined the UN and the Commonwealth of Nations, and became a republic with Yusuf bin Ishak as its first President.
During the early 1980s, Singapore improved relations with Malaysia and Indonesia, and cooperation agreements were signed. Economic ties were renewed with Malaysia, and Singapore became a major investor in the Malaysian economy. By the 1990s, Singapore was known for its tough, even extreme, measures to maintain civil order. Since 1991, the Singapore government has executed over 400 murderers and drug peddlers, gaining the recognition of having the highest execution rate per population in the world.
A cultural olio
Diverse culture: Heterogeneity and diversity define the society of Singapore. A Chinese wedding taking place a few blocks away from a Malay funeral near a Hindu temple would come as no surprise for the average Singaporean. The island is uniquely multicultural with a mélange of Chinese, Indians, Malay and European immigrants. Its neighborhoods stand in testimony to its cultural diversity – Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam were formed as early as the 19th century according to the Raffles Plan.
Globalization has encroached upon this cultural olio, expressed through Westernization and a yuppie outlook. But Singapore has still managed to retain wisps of its past through the smoke of the incense sticks in temples, the pungent spices in the markets and strains of Chinese opera. Its architecture and fine arts speak of a bygone era colored by colonialism and religion. Structures reminiscent of a British past are manifested in the Parliament House, City Hall and Raffles Hotel, while Hindu, Islamic and Chinese heritage is represented in edifices like the Sri Mariamman Temple, Sultan Mosque and the Shuang Lin temple.
Singapore cuisine: Food brings together the disparate visages of Singapore, arguably the food capital of Asia. Gastronomic delights range from charcoal roasted kebabs on the street to wine and cheese on a platter in a glittering dining room. Cuisines from all over are for the offering – Malay, Thai, Indian, Chinese, Spanish and fusion among others. Food conjugates with the variety of languages, the official ones being Malay, Chinese, English and Tamil.
From trading outpost to industrialized nation
Economic history: Singapore had humble beginnings as a trading center serving the British East India Company in the 19th century. With Raffles' deft administrative planning and management, it quickly morphed from a torpid village to a dynamic port that flourished on entrepot trade. With its transformation attracting immigrants from all sides, Singapore's economy flourished.
Rubber and tin economy: Early 20th century saw Singapore expand its financial institutions, communications and infrastructure to support its galloping trade and industry. World War I affected the Singapore economy as well, but it quickly rebounded. Industrialization was taking the world by storm, especially the automotive industry, and Singapore was one of the main sources for tin and rubber. The demand for these products arose from the fledgling automotive industry, which was fast expanding. But World War II wreaked havoc and Singapore was tattered. The Japanese occupation ended in 1945 and the British returned to their former trading post to find it completely wrecked. Frequent bombings left black voids not only in the infrastructure, but also in the people – food was in short supply along with medicines and there were thousands left homeless. There was labor and social unrest accompanied by low wages and high unemployment, made worse by a rapidly expanding population. But the island leapt up on its feet soon enough and by 1949 it was back on track to cater to the tin and rubber demand once again.
Promoting export industries
Economic changes: The 1960s was a politically and economically crucial time for Singapore. The PAP government took over the ruling reins and set about upgrading Singapore from an economy dependent on its entrepot trade to a manufacturing-based industrialized society. In 1965, with all hopes of sharing a free market with Malaysia dashed, the government planned an economic facelift, which included converting large unused plots into industrial estates. It emphasized labor-intensive industries such as textiles to cure the ills of unemployment, which was rampant. Goh Keng Swee, the-then Finance Minister, drove rivets into existing foreign relations, courted new ones and enticed capital inflows for more investments. Promoting export industries and trade and loosening its dependence on Britain as the major source of investment capital proved to be powerful and Singapore a high rate of growth that averaged 8.0% from 1960 to 1999.
Luring industry to Singapore
Foreign investment: During the 1970s, foreign investors began to be attracted by an improving labor situation, incentives like tax relief for up to five years, and unlimited repatriation of profits and capital in government-favored industries. The years of the comparatively untroubled 1980s were followed by the financial crisis of 1997. This densely-populated country weathered the crisis more stolidly than other economies by working towards direct cost-cutting measures, such as wage and operating cost reductions to maintain its competitiveness. With such strategies, the economy picked up soon and registered a growth rate of 9.4% in 2000.
Today, Singapore is ranked as a developed economy and the tiny city state has some of the best infrastructure in Asia, if not the best quality of life in Asia, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. With a remarkably corruption-free environment, Singapore is ranked first in the ease of doing business out of 183 economies, according to the 2010 Doing Business Report published by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation.
Global financial crisis derails economy
Recession drags down growth: All those decades of hard work were almost ruined when the global financial crisis hit the Singaporean economy hard. The country has always relied on exports to fund its economic growth, and as demand slumped in key markets in the U.S., and Europe, its export industry took a beating.
In 2009, the Singapore economy shrank 2% with the construction sector the only one to post double-digit growth. Manufacturing, which accounts for the biggest share of the country's GDP contracted by 4.1%, leaving the government worried. However, as the global economy picked up, so too did the Singaporean economy. Showing surprising resilience, it was the manufacturing sector that led the way along with the export industry.
Fastest growing economy: And the results were nothing short of spectacular. The economy power-surged its way to an astonishing 18.8% growth year-on-year in the second quarter of 2010. Much of the scorching pace of growth has been driven by a rise in the output of biomedical manufacturing, and continued expansion in the nation's electronics sector. This tiny state, in September 2010, held the distinction of being the fastest growing economy in the world, an incredible achievement for a nation that is often eclipsed by much bigger Asian powerhouses like Thailand, China or India.
Future prospects for the economy: Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang has warned that recent fiscal austerity measures introduced in the European Union (EU) might affect Singapore. The EU accounts for around 12% of Singapore's exports and weakening EU demand might further dent its export sector. The Singaporean economy is one of the most globalized, if not the most globalized, according to an A.T. Kearney report on globalization. This exposure means that while the economy stands to gain the most during times of a global boom, it can also collapse spectacularly when the global economy sputters, as happened during the financial crisis.
With both the U.S. and European markets expected to be sluggish for a while, Singapore's challenge lies in igniting domestic consumption, of which the government is keenly aware. Toward this end, officials have recently allowed gambling, and two new casinos have opened. Since then, tourist arrivals have picked up, with more than three million visitors touring the country in the first six months of 2010.
Economic forecasts:
- The Singapore government now expects the Singapore economy to rise by as much as 13% to 15% in 2010, leaving behind bigger economies such as China and India.
- Goldman Sachs has upgraded Singapore's economy, anticipating it will grow 16.5% in 2010.
- Citigroup forecasts the economy to expand 15.5% in 2010 and 4.6% next year.
- ADB expects growth of 14% in 2010.
The hottest economy in the world
Ranked as the second freest economy in the world, Singapore has come a long way from being a tiny vessel of trade sailing through the murky waters of war to being a feisty city with glass buildings smacking of wealth and business deals. Today, it is one of the hottest little economies in the world. Asia is not an easy region to stand out economically – the continent, is after all, expected to lead the global economic revival. From China to India to Indonesia to Thailand, Asia's brightest lights shine powerfully.
Into this elite circle, enter Singapore. The tiny state can well and truly claim to being Asia's finest – in terms of infrastructure, in terms of political stability, in terms of freedom in doing business, and now economically. Singapore's future lies in enthralling visitors with its variety in every walk of life, with its inviting city lights reflecting off polished buildings where open and liberal deals are signed. Its lanes come alive with the vibrant colors of spices and the smiles of bargains being struck. The future of Singapore is here, today.


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Coleman® Black Hills Gold Deer and Onyx Sterling Silver Ring.
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I have posted version 6.0.9 of the tools. Please update to the latest version if you are having issues.
My apologies to anyone that has sent me an email. Please bear with me as I work my way through them.
The latest version (v6.0.9) does not contain any new features or bug fixes and adds support for the upcoming version of Calibre. There is no need to upgrade the tools from the previous version (v6.0.8) if you are not upgrading to the latest version of Calibre.
Please notify me if these tools fail on your books.
The latest tools_v6.0.9.zip can be downloaded from
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Changes in 6.0.9:
- Compatibility fixes for QT5
Changes in 6.0.8:
- Fixes invalid topaz files
Changes in 6.0.7:
- Fixes wine key creation folder issue.
- Fixes DeDRM of PDFs with broken metadata.
Changes in 6.0.6:
- Fixed up an incorrect function call. (Only relevant for Linux users using Wine)
Changes in 6.0.5:
- Fixed a problem that resulted in key issues (thanks, Paul)
Changes in 6.0.4:
- Fixed a problem in the plugin converting earlier preferences (thanks, enno)
- Fixed a problem in the plugin with importing pdb files (thanks, Tina Bird)
- Fixed a problem with unicode characters in path names for the Mac application (thanks, K)
Changes in 6.0.3:
- Fixed a problem with non-ascii characters in Windows user name
- Fixed a problem early versions of Kindle for Mac
- Fix for location of DeDRMed PDF files with Macintosh DeDRM Application
- Fix in Windows DeDRM application for paths with spaces
- Restored ability for calibre plugin to call wine for Kindle for PC decryption key
- Added ability for calibre plugin to call wine for Adobe Digital Edition key
- Hopefully removed any dependency on tinter (although still used if available).
- Updated the readmes


text: My Schnauzer is a year old. She's potty trained and is left in a play room when we leave for work. She doesn't potty unless outside, and is very good left out. However, recently when we arrive home to let her out, she is wet. Her beard and front paws are soaked, but there is nothing that could have wet them. No bathroom open, no water at all, except in her bowl. But the bowl water isnt spilt and there are only a few drips of water, away from the bowl. So I assume it isnt from the bowl. The wetness has no smell, and she acts prefectly fine. Please help.


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I remember on my first character in late beta how exciting it was to do the quest to get bear form... and later how disappointed I was that there wasn't one for cat form. I spent a long time looking forward to them finally adding that quest, but in the end they just removed all of them instead. Class quests helped you feel connected to your characters and the lore around their class. I really miss that experience.


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10.09.2009 - Artículo
Floods in West Africa – aid from Switzerland
Torrential rainfall has resulted in severe flooding in Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Ghana. Some 600,000 people are affected, and 159 deaths have been reported. Switzerland is active in a number of these West African countries. The following is a brief summary of the situation.
In recent years floods have been a regular occurrence in this region in the summer months. According to experts climate change is one of the main causes.
© Centre écologique Albert Schweizer
Switzerland's Humanitarian Aid (SHA) is providing well adopted relief aid for the flood victims. SDC Cooperation Offices in Burkina Faso and Niger have been active in these countries for many years and have well developed local networks. The measures taken to date are as follows:
- In Burkina Faso, the Cooperation Office has provided aid for the homeless in collaboration with local partners and the authorities. In addition, a contribution of CHF 200,000 has been made to the World Food Programme (WFP) relief operation. The efforts of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are being supported by the Swiss Red Cross with funds provided by the Swiss Humanitarian Aid (SHA).
- In Niger, a contribution of CHF 200,000 is being made available for emergency relief. The SDC Cooperation Office is currently deciding how best to use these funds.
- In Senegal, the SHA is expected to provide additional funds for emergency relief via the Swiss Red Cross.
- In the region as a whole, the SHA has helped to make a rapid assessment of the situation and the local requirements, working closely with the West Africa Regional Office of the WFP in Dakar. Since the beginning of the year, the WFP's Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit has been assisted by two SHA experts and has also received a substantial financial contribution.
Apart from the present emergency, the SHA has provided humanitarian aid to the countries in this region in the course of 2009, notably in the form of food, approximately in the following amounts:
- Niger: CHF 820,000
- Mali: CHF 494,000
- Burkina Faso: CHF 1,152,000
- Benin: CHF 112,000
- Senegal: CHF 509,000
- Mauritania: CHF 509,000
- Ghana: CHF 191,000
- Sierra Leone: CHF 500,000
- Regional: CHF 975,000
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