Ten of us turned out to climb at Rylstone on what turned out to be a lovely evening. Steve Wilson and I brushed off the millipedes on Dental Slab (S**), Chimney Slabs Route Two (S*) and Castrol’s 1st Pitch (VS**). I’m unsure what the others did so please add your routes in the comment.

By the time we headed back down for a pint at the Craven Arms in Cracoe, no one else was around.

Eight of us enjoyed a hot and sunny evening on superb limestone ticking off most of the ‘lower grades!!’. These included Living the Dream(F5*); Dr Frank’s Nightmare(F6) aptly named; Subterranean Homesick Blues(F6+**); Wheels on Fire(F6a+***), while a number struggled up the vegetated trad crack of Central Gully(S**). If anyone can put a name to the two sports routes to the right of the gully that Dave and Brian led I’d like to know as my guide has no names or description as far as I can tell.

Ten of us turned up for a bright, if a little breezy evening at Ash Tree Crag last night. Its been five years since my last visit and had forgotten how good some of the classics such as West Wall Direct (S**) and Guantanamo Bay (VS**) were. Others did Wobbling Wall (HVD**) and a range of VDs and Ss until the sun had sunk below the horizon. The New Inn was also better than I recall and now serves some excellently Settle Ales.

Andy