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Buffalo Aidfest November 2014. 25-Nov-2014 At 12:10:33 PM MonkeyBoy

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>to pre-empt being slandered, then post up photos and your version to this thread;

I only took one photo the entire weekend and it doesn't even have any climbing pictured ! I may try and post it when I can figure out how as it shows what a great day Sunday was shaping up to be as I made my escape down the mountain.

I was up at Camp Catani just after Lunch on Friday to meet M9, who was a little late, so I went for a scout about as this was my first time in the area.

I ended up meeting up with NeilD and going to climb ( not aid ) "Maharajah" the 42 m grade 17 on the Cathederal to kill some time as M9 set up camp and other people arrived throughout Friday. Great climb and great scenery.

Then on Saturday it was time to Aid, which we did.....I will leave others to fill in the gaps and supply photos as I know some were taken. NealD and M9 were great at sharing information and opinions on technique and helping TimP, Dave_S and Myself through a days aiding and cleaning on the 15m wall below the disabled look out.

It was great to have two people with lots of experience there to offer suggestions and tips while keeping an eye out for anything that could become dangerous. Opinions were not always aligned about the best way to do things but that only re enforced what ( I think) M9 said which was " there are no hard and fast rules to this kind of climbing"

Anyway I made my first Aid lead on gear, managed to place and weight a cam hook and had an excellent couple of days at buffalo. Only wish I could of stayed for Sunday and done some more !