Cleveland Come-Back

Monday April 12th

2021.  The climbing year starts late, pandemic rules milestone today.  Permission to travel.  Permission to meet in groups outside.  Add in some decent weather, and everything falls into place for a return to the crags, here we are again at the ever-welcoming;

Wainstones

  Raven Scar looks off limits today

Walk in requires winter tactics

CB has the gear.

Today's venue (©MG with thanks)

AT gets his leading year off to a less than auspicious opening with a variation on Slab Climb Variation.  Seemed sensible to use the best holds on offer until brought up to an abrupt halt below the top wall.  

After some gibbering, the extra gear from BP rendered the exit safe enough.  

Phew

(Au contraire) BP  selects the default de rigeur Diff to get  his season started.

That's the thing about common sense.  It's not that common.  

AT''s rope came in handy for these chaps, between them they hadn't brought one.

Ooops.

CB throws some hip action to start the awkward sequence on Christopher

The pull round remains problematic. 

BP resolves. 

This very unusual angle captured by BP 

CB ready to dispense BETA to leader on Wall and Ledge

Ling Buttress routes done in good order

BP despatches a lead up Ling Corner with some alacrity.

A bomb proof wire finds a home.

                                   CB follows up on the variation finish at HS4b

                                                     Would make a tough lead.  Later.

Scenes

©MG

The Corner Variation follows the line of the rope

©MG

Sphinx Nose Traverse.

BP brings the session to a great finish on this 

megga-classic 

Peerless.

Next Stop

The Jet Miners 

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