Many clubs keep an eye on their local crag to make sure its doing OK and BuxtonMC is no different. Ours is a slightly different situation as Aldery is one of the few crags which is actually owned by the BMC.
Therefore at the start of April those available and willing headed to Aldery on a Sunday morning armed with pruners, saws and the odd strimmer for help. We spent a good few hours working hard with a few helpers from the Mynydd and Phil from the BMC
Gardening at Aldery has become a bit harder due to the lack of anchors from the top of the cliff. A combination of the vandalism a few years back but also the loss of some Ash to die back means finding suitable ab points for some routes is near on impossible… the area around Carmen for example may need to be cleaned and swept ‘on lead’ or it may be lost.
A good amount of headway was made but what the area really needs is some traffic early in the season. Phil assures us that there is still someone organised to come and mow down the long grass and bracken mid season so there is no excuse.
Thanks to everyone who came and helped out physically or with moral support.
Buxton Mountaineering Club 