Pudding Hill Harvest Time

7th August

Leg stretching along Pudding Hill Lane.

Harvest action.  Under a big sky.
 

Bailing up

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Event Horizons

Monday 5th August

Chance to get out with the comeback kid.  What could be better than a tour round the fabulous facets of;

The Wainstones

NB makes a post event return to the crags

Panoramas

The classic Wall and Ledge provides an entertaining opener

© Tony Marr 2017

NB eyes up the direct finish from the end of the East Sphinx Traverse


Welcome breeze after the recent sticky spell

From June 18

Ling Buttress invites

AT manages to rectify last week's debacle on Christopher


Gets good wire in
Finds secret hold

More than 4b surely
(HVS 5a in S Wilson 1992 guide)


AT struggling to have a good time

This creepy crawly joined us on the walk out

In time it will turn into one of these

Scot Crags Re-Run

Saturday August 3rd

Fridays planned trip to the NYM was aborted en route - rain was not in the forecast but it was tipping it down everywhere east of Darlington.  Saturday morning seemed a lot more promising so this time competed the drive out to;
Scot Crags

Ferns are way over head high on the walk in.  Although the path was damp it was never waterlogged and the rock felt pristine after some good drenchings in the last week.

BP just visible on the ascent path

BP drapes himself around a route on Curtain Wall


Red trousers third week running

Just washed slings can't do a flinging thing with 'em

BP out walking the Whippet at VS4c

Tidy

AT doing his utmost to impress

It's a
shape-fest!

Fellow climber finds BP offer irresistible.

Inspects route and gear with a view to leading sometime

Opts instead for sharp end climbing in a fine position on the nearby Gravity Wall

Jack's Delight is a bit run out in the middle hence lack of extenders

Good protection is available to take care of the topping out

Clay Bank Capers

Friday 26th July

Rain expected later but time to squeeze a local venue for a short day.  Still more to do at;

Raven Scar

BP reported a Swainby downpour, walked in under threatening skies and took shelter from a brief shower under the overhang next to Ahab .

View from a very well appointed little eyrie

BP catches a brief sunburst on Forest Face

Wings in a wallnut

  © Tony Marr original

Then makes the crux moves up to a rest and more gear

Conditions on the dark side provide too oppressive.  No wind.  Very humid.  Not pleasant.

Headed over to catch a welcome breeze and some open climbing at

The Wainstones

NYM Multi-Crag!

BP gets into a fine position on Ling Buttress

Local climber tackling the adjacent buttress

Little Bo Peep VS 4c

Feels bigger than it looks

Pics by BP from on belay

Same picture as above

By AT from ground level

One of these days........

2nd forced to adopt completely different approach.

Very tidy all the same.

AT sets up on Christopher

Crux proved a bit of a struggle

No change there then


Should have got that extra wire in

Local climber made it look easier

But that's because he CHEATED!

(traversed in so no problem latching the LH side pull)

HVS 5a?
Sounds fine by me!

The hike back to the cars was just fast enough
to push the sky away

Beach Bake Off

Wednesday July 24th

Trip over to Saltburn.  Posh Fish and Chips at the Seaview - aircon a Godsend.  Walk along a very hot beach.

Peak Bake Off

Tuesday 24 July
The weathermen have been wittering on about a mini heat wave sweeping the UK, so it seemed sensible to seek out a suitably amenable venue.  Ravenscar could have fitted the bill nicely, but it was time to travel further afield and so to the sylvian glades and sweeping lines of;

Lawrencefield

AT's carefully calculated Sequential Event Timeline Control system was immediately kiboshed.  BP made the round trip to Hathersage in record time and playtime was soon under way.

BP sliding up in the morning shade on Snail Crack in red pants and matching harness.

Across the way a team who'd driven up from from Oxford! tackle Three Tree Climb

AT sports a sartorial style and strikes a shapely pose, paying homage to the absent Mr B.

Red pants de rigeur today 

BP latches the good holds in the niche before launching up the leaning finishing wall on Tyrone

Nova holds on to a bit of shade


A series of puzzling moves lead to a more straightforward but dusty finish.

Climber takes a bite out of the run out finish on Gingerbread.

It's no cake-walk.

Gave it a miss - friction compromised by the soaring temperatures now at thirtysomething

Limpopo Groove a much more appealing option.  For once!


Very good climbing

AT ready to make the same moves as featured in the first pic above.



By now feeling pretty well baked off.

AT comes second in red pants run off.

A great venue for the conditions, welcome shade between climbs and also on some routes, no midges, easy walk in.

And handy shops.

And Pubs!