Craven Mountaineering Club
Following the closure of venues showing this year’s Banff Film Festival, the films are now available to watch online FOC. Please cut & paste the link below for a full list and links. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12-D8dctmyOgOQQd0sHaXYsmUq87TDwVacAytqyoE778/mobilebasic
Anyone looking to climb locally on Saturday, please call me on 07900 933 339
With Barrel Buttress not described in Rockfax, this buttress no longer gets the traffic it once did. Routes have become somewhat overgrown, nevertheless a number of the classic lines remain clean and make a worthwhile outing. Flakey (HS**) and Nettle Crack (VS*) have some strenuous moves at the grade but are good value, however topping out of the 6m high Spider Wall (HS**?) is not to be recommended without a short diversion left to place gear in Straight Crack!
It’s a long and boggy slog up to the crag, and the lichenous bloom and heathery ledges makes Deer Gallows a less than inspiring destination nowadays. Nonetheless, a gallant five of us did what we could to honour the CMC’s reputation. Climbs include Left-hand Route (VD); Deer Gallows Chimney (VD); Wreath (VS) and Zig-Zag (MVS)
Another great summer’s evening on Yorkshire limestone with ten CMCers experiencing some of the crag’s best offerings. Fretsaw (HVD*), Cold Feet (VD), Supreme White (S*), Evening Star (S***), Breakaway (HS**), Thornton Cracks (VS**) and Priority (VS**)
