Tuesday, 23 July 2013

A delayed round up...

I've managed to squeeze in a fair amount of climbing recently, at Stoupe, Tarn Hole, Highcliffe, Eavestone, Broughton Bank, Upper Huller Stones, Wensleydale (Hagg Wood/Redmire), Great Wanney, Ravenscar, Thimbleby and Clemmitt's...

A lot of decent stuff, with a nice mix of chilled out easy trad and some harder stuff that tested me. Nothing major (for me) to shout about, mind you! Still, the highlights are most definitely a highball of A Reach Too Far E4 6a at Tarn Hole, a quick lead on a warm day of Fat Chance E3 5c at Eavestone and the butch and bold Quantum Leap E3 5c at Broughton Bank. The two routes i've enjoyed most however were of a similar ilk. Short, sharp and adequately protected, first off the close to home, Rock Bottom E4 6b at Ravenscar - This Shorter and Redhead test piece has been forgotten for too long. Then secondly, Solitude E3 6a at Upper Huller Stones, which was a perfect lost gem.

I think the best 'cleaned and regained' climb was probably Hooker E2 5c at Ravenscar, which while still being far from pristine has now seen a few more ascents which is always a great feeling when you've just cleaned it. Hopefully it gets a few more ascents this year - so more folk can 'enjoy' the very wierd end moves!

Stoupe&Tarnhole mishmash from Dave Warburton on Vimeo.

One or two for the future...

Fame E3 6a going on E5 6a is a carbon copy, if a tad easier, of No Expectations E5/6 on Landslip Buttress. I've given this a quick clean and shunt and it climbs well - not one for the onsight but a worthwhile RP for another day.

A quick repeat...

A Pack of Fibbing Beavers E3 5c climbs a thin crack before launching left to the arete. A good addition from the Moors young-team and i'll do the direct at some point soon as well, I think.

Danby Dyno from Dave Warburton on Vimeo.

So what's next....

Not sure. Still fancy the Ravenswick Traverse which i'm touting is a equivalent to F8a - though i've no idea really. I fancy a ground up crackline at Stoupe and perhaps a FA or two at Smugglers Terrace...

A couple of trips to the lakes/Northumberland/Limestone? would be nice too to mix things up.

Need to give Franco a spot on les Mono Wall too, hopefully the start of a new order of hard route upon the moors...