Are some places that are getting badly worn out deliberately being dropped out of favour? I'm out of touch.
It was Bridestones I wasn't sure that shouldn't be mentioned. Definitely one of the YG big hitters IMO
I really rate a lot of the easier climbs and consider it a great place for an easy circuit day. It's not always about beefing up your ticklist
the rock quality, which is dreadful and easily the worst in Yorkshire
Really? It's a tiny venue in comparison to the ones I listed, and fairly small even compared to loads of others I'd put in the next level down
Quotethe rock quality, which is dreadful and easily the worst in YorkshireNah. Spofforth and Hetchell are much worse. Bits of Almscliff are similar.To the OP, the other big venues imho are Earl, Slipstones, Crookrise, Ilkley, roughly in order of worth. Then, as above, there are a lot of very good second tier venues which would be big hitters anywhere other than the south pennines.
Never been to Earl, but heard good things, one for Summer isn’t it?
Quote from: Bradders on March 30, 2023, 10:58:05 amReally? It's a tiny venue in comparison to the ones I listed, and fairly small even compared to loads of others I'd put in the next level down Not sure I'd class it as tiny, I didn't count, but UKC lists 100-150 problems? Definitely a mileage day rather than big ticks.https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/bridestones_west_yorkshire-1016/
Crookrise, for instance, is among the worst crags in Yorkshire for sub 7s. There's Ron's Crack 2 which will be too highball for most people on their own and what little else there is that's of note is hard to find and spread out over a hillside that is a nightmare to navigate around. Let's not pretend SADCOCS Wall is any good.
OP, what are you after?
Quote from: SA Chris on March 30, 2023, 09:57:14 amIt was Bridestones I wasn't sure that shouldn't be mentioned. Definitely one of the YG big hitters IMOJust be wary of random South Africans when you're up there
If you can give me a circuit of 20 really good Font 5 - 6C+, with the bulk being between 5+ and 6B+ that I could happily trot round in a day then I'll concede the point. The main obstacle of the day should not be humping the pads between boulders or avoiding leg-breaking landings.