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Saturday, 30 June 2018

More Midsummer Moors

29 June 2018

Seemed like there was unfinished business from Tuesday's Moors Multi-Crag.  Had to go back for more of the atmoshpheric climbing at;

Ravens Scar

Todays crag looms darkly above Great Broughton.




Got straight onto Airlift (S 4a)

Catching the morning sun so couldn't leave it alone.


AT gets off at the top floor



 BP bridges up the bone dry Waterslide












 Setting up an ab-station to do some route cleaning







Via Anna gets the brush off




Ready for later



Lazy Bones was filthy

So swapped across on to En Passant


AT wanders blithely up to the groove above a good ledge

About to get a bit of a shock!



The moves up from the next ledge are raight stiff


Tony Marr shows the way

© Tony Marr/Mike Tooke
2015



BP sets up for the thrilling moves up Forest Face



Great position


Via Anna VS 4b - and a bit more?
All buffed up for BP's lead

Gaps in the dots have to be filled in somehow


North Sea weather rolling in







BP deals with the first crux at mid height


The last moves prove problematic in the cold wind blowing mist straight from the North Sea

Business still to finish




Another view
That man Marr is at it again!

© Tony Marr/Mike Tooke
June 2017 

Some beta for next time



Ahab HS 4b

AT has tried and failed on this route numerous times


But not today

Moby Dick is alive and mutinous
* BP all but final 3m.  AT 2nd

The crag wears its grades with considerable modesty

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