All options possible good weather everywhere. The feeling of unfinished business was overwhelming so it was inevitable that today's crag just had to be
Yarncliffe
The right hand routes remain clean and dry in the continuing fine weather, the objectives explicit and the drive down was fueled by a great sense of mission.
BP's lead yet again!
Get's off to an early start on Latecomer
AT in matching shirt and rope continues in the same style on Ant's Wall
The guide description is a bit misleading. Anyone expecting "good holds and runners" is going to be very disappointed for 20 feet or so.
Next up, today's mission #1
Capital Cracks VS 4c **
is hard to start (bottom left)
Then fine technical climbing up the compelling central crack
Mr P in great form
Sustained but never desperate
Except for the first three metres off the ground
Worth *** surely
Today's mission #2
Pedestal Arete comes in from the right then follows the other side of the soaring arete before finishing up the right
AT offers to belay
No takers so carries on regardless
Airy climbing
BP climbs Fall Pipe on the last visit
Today's mission #3
Zapple LH (HVS 5a)
Follows the crack system on the right
BP earns a two footed rest of sorts after the crux moves on poor holds.
Smears and toe jams, slopers for hands. PHEW!
Another climber another day faces up to the same sequence
Keeps going all the way up
Great effort by Mr P
All hail the new HVS leader!
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Ant's Arete provides a contrasting finale.
AT thinking about a delicate move above a number 1 wire.
More small wires a bit further up, plus small friend to protect a bold finish
Another angle
Still some routes to do at this year's GO-TO crag in the Peak
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