A brilliant turn out last night, 8 of us climbed at Witches Quarry.

Rather cold on the fingers but the sun did show itself occasionally.

I’m pleased to report that no climbers were hit by falling rock, turnips, sheep lambs or other J (yes, all of these are a possibility at Witches!)

A lovely night with ascents of the classics –  Crack Lap (HS), Serenity (S), Halloween Outing (S) and The Reeve (VS)

We climbed until the sun set and then headed to the Assherton Arms in Downham for a beer.

Happy Days 🙂

4 rather cold but very happy climbers rocked up at Eastby last night for the first outdoor meet of the season.

Two teams managed six routes including Mantelshelves (HS 3c), a harsh re-introduction back into gritstone climbing after a winter of plastic!  The classic Eastby Buttress (gotta be done) and the (in my opinion) best gritstone route ever – Piller Rib (VS 4c).

The sun shone bright until it disappeared behind the crag and we descended with smiles! 🙂