[GCW]

I've walked over that way a few times when it's windy, it's very exposed.  The waves get up really high on Green Withens reservoir, I've seen people wind surfing on there a couple of times.

[r-man]

I also did this problem on the RH side (not in the topo) from a sit. Was good value c.6B maybe a wee bit more. There was also a big block with JB carved into it just to the right of this, which had a few nice probs in the 5's...

I've got that down as 6A from sitting - it's possible my grades are wonky.
Also, from the low block, going up the left arete - 5
And from the low block, no arete - 6B.

To the left is a low scoop which yields to an awesome sitstart rockover mantel (yes, there is such a thing!) - 7A/ungradeable.

And a little way to the right, at the end of this sector, is a block with two slabby walls either side of an arete, and a low shelf that you stand up on. All problems so far use aretes and are 6A-6C+. The problems on the right wall are harder from a standing start matched on the undercut - I have the centre marked as a project. And the fingery left wall.

There's a lot of stuff been done/ repeated since that old topo.  Really needs an update.

I'm working on it. Still a few rocks to climb, but I'm looking at around twenty pages of problems right now.

[GCW]

Great.  If you want my InDesign files, let me know.

[GCW]

New Wiki link for the topo:  http://ukbouldering.com/wiki/images/d/d8/Blackstone_Edge.pdf

[Grubes]

thanks for the topo.
Just realised how close this is to me got no excuse not to go now

[tomtom]

thanks for the topo.
Just realised how close this is to me got no excuse not to go now

Damn right... apart from the drizzle Its a cool spot Grubes, though needs the right conditions.

[Grubes]

Just trying to download the topo but getting a 404 error.
Has this been taken off?

if anyone could e-mail/link me a copy that would be awesome hoping to go at 2.30 today

[GCW]

PM me your e-mail address.

[Grubes]

Thanks, Robin has sorted me out

[GCW]

I'll avoid the "f'narr f'narr"....... 

The wiki seems to have gone wonky- it won't accept any pdf uploads, and gives a 404 error if you try to access any uploaded PDFs.

Bubbs?

[Grubes]

bubba's gone GCW  see his signature

Btw had a great evening in perfect weather light breeze enough to clear the midges but cool enough for great friction.

I got quite a bit of footage will cut it together

[r-man]

Glad to hear you had fun. Moorland grit's great for summer - good conditions and no biters. I had a top day in August last year.

Just heard from John Wilson that he did five new 7a's at the far end of Blackstone today - did you see him whilst you were there?

Looking forward to your footage. Which reminds me, here's a couple from last year that don't think I've posted before.

[Grubes]

No didn't see him we walked up from J22 off the M62 so he probably was heading off as we were arriving. We only had a couple of hour blast.
Started on Heuco block and then tried an off width route ended up at robins dyno. Go nowhere near but the wall to the left was great.

[tomtom]

Glad to hear you had fun. Moorland grit's great for summer - good conditions and no biters. I had a top day in August last year.

Just heard from John Wilson that he did five new 7a's at the far end of Blackstone today - did you see him whilst you were there?

Hi Robin, was that at the motorway end (I suspect that's the normal far end!)?
I need to get back up there somemtime to get that 7 on the Hueco bloc done.. Though it might be a bit hot in the coming few days..
T

[r-man]

Yep, that's at the motorway end. There's an attractive little roof that I've eyed up in the past. Most of John's problems take lines through this. From what I remember, they are all steep on big holds, and look very good. He's still undecided about grades, so if you do any, please let me know (I'm working on a guide).

1 Luna 7A
Start on the low left block, then reach from undercuts to crimps and jump for the lip.

2 Kraken 6C/7A
From the shelf at the back, pull through the crack.

3 Leviathan Left 6C/7A
Pull round the right-hand roof (no crack) and transfer to the left-hand roof. Follow this to its end.

4 Leviathan Right 7A
Pull through the right-hand roof, without using the crack.

On a higher level, there is also a low undercut wall, with a big crack in the middle. John did a problem on the right side of this.

Step Into The Light 6C/7A
Start from the break and fight past slopers to the top.

A little to the right is a low prow.

The Butcher 6B+
Sitstart the low prow.

[tomtom]

Cheers Robin, might head up there some time this week coming on the way back from my Manc <> Hull commute..

Any chance of picking this roof out on google maps and throwing a link back this way? Edit - I've just had a look and its hard to figure out what is what!!!

[r-man]

Fairly easy to find. It's the furthest south cluster of rock. The roof is quite obvious, one long prow with a shorter roof on its right and a crack splitting the two sides.

Here's the map link, can't pin the exact block, but you'll soon see it.

[r-man]

John has had a rethink about grades, and asked me to change them on here. Regardless of difficulty, these look like very good problems, and I'm keen to check them out sometime this week. Anyway, these are the revised grades...

1 Luna 6C
Start on the low left block, then reach from undercuts to crimps and jump for the lip.

2 Kraken 6B+
From the shelf at the back, pull through the crack.

3 Leviathan Left 6C
Pull round the right-hand roof (no crack) and transfer to the left-hand roof. Follow this to its end.

4 Leviathan Right 6C
Pull through the right-hand roof, without using the crack.

On a higher level, there is also a low undercut wall, with a big crack in the middle. John did a problem on the right side of this.

Step Into The Light 6B+
Start from the break and fight past slopers to the top.

A little to the right is a low prow.

The Butcher 6B
Sitstart the low prow.

[Jayefuu]

I'm going to go check it out today. Grubes went without me while I was on holiday so am keen to see if his excitement about it was justified :D Looks really good in the guide! Will definitely hunt for the roof r-man talks of.

[Jayefuu]

Yup! Nice spot! Definitely worth the walk-in.

I did Leviathon R, Leviathon L, Kraken, Luna and Butcher and the revised grades above seem about right to me. Except perhaps that I definitely found Leviathan left much easier than Leviathan right.

I couldn't manage a picture as the sun was directly behind the roof.

[GCW]

I think it's great that people are getting up there. I look forward to a new guide.

[tomtom]

Cool, I'll try and get up there Wednesday morning...

[tomtom]

Where's this there roof then.. How far along from Hueco bloc is it? I've walked quite a way and can't see a thing like a roof! ESP as it should have James chalk on it... Nice up here today. 20 deg and pleasant breeze.

[tomtom]

Found it.. I think

[r-man]

That's the one!

I was up yesterday evening, didn't get round to the roof - as usual got distracted by more boulders I hadn't tried before. Lowballs, but good fun. Lovely sunset - very pretty with all the wild cotton out at the moment.