[r-man]

As usual, the answer is soon! Sorting things out with printers at the moment - seems to take a while.

[tomtom]

Fatneck - go prepared to exfoliate... its a great spot but is good at removing skin! (and I think its easier to get to from the M62 side...)

[Grubes]

If you are heading up this weekend fatneck give me a shout I have some in finished business there and looking for an excuse to go back

[Sloper]

A nice little video that; I di home improvements left and right back in 2005 and would give them 5/5+ respectively although of course I am happy to take 7a for them. http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=32283

From sitting? Probably 5/5+ from standing.

I ask because Marc C has already retro claimed everything in the video, then admitted he never did sitstarts.

I did them both from sitting; I seem to remember there's a low juggy break, I think I first went up to Blackstones in 2003 but can't be sure; I'll see if I can find any photos as the spread of grey hair will indicate the vintage.  Nik and I did a few problems in 'arete land' at the far right includign a really fun thing going over a short roof. 

Shall we arrange a meet & a few beers?

[Sloper]

Well a brief family sojourn to Blackstones today and can advise that parking near the 'mast' just off Jn 22 and walking over the pennine way is a pleasant 25 ish minutes and saves the drive through shitsville from Jn 21.

[tomtom]

Well a brief family sojourn to Blackstones today and can advise that parking near the 'mast' just off Jn 22 and walking over the pennine way is a pleasant 25 ish minutes and saves the drive through shitsville from Jn 21.

+1

[r-man]

I did them both from sitting; I seem to remember there's a low juggy break, I think I first went up to Blackstones in 2003 but can't be sure; I'll see if I can find any photos as the spread of grey hair will indicate the vintage.  Nik and I did a few problems in 'arete land' at the far right includign a really fun thing going over a short roof. 

Shall we arrange a meet & a few beers?

Good stuff. I shall amend FA details.

Is this what you mean by "arete land" and the short roof?



Got this line in, as well as the one up the seam just to the left. Not recording FA's for problems under 7A as most have likely been done before.

Always happy to play at Blackstone, I'd be up for a meet in future. But if you reckon you might have done any other 7's or problems I haven't spotted, it's probably easiest if I just send you a copy of the Blackstone chapter to have a look through.

[Grubes]

Shall we arrange a meet & a few beers?

Always happy to play at Blackstone, I'd be up for a meet in future.

what about a guidebook launch meet.

As for the approach I personally prefer walking south than heading north from the M62.

[r-man]

Good idea!

I've described both approaches.

[Sloper]

I did them both from sitting; I seem to remember there's a low juggy break, I think I first went up to Blackstones in 2003 but can't be sure; I'll see if I can find any photos as the spread of grey hair will indicate the vintage.  Nik and I did a few problems in 'arete land' at the far right includign a really fun thing going over a short roof. 

Shall we arrange a meet & a few beers?

Good stuff. I shall amend FA details.

Is this what you mean by "arete land" and the short roof?



Got this line in, as well as the one up the seam just to the left. Not recording FA's for problems under 7A as most have likely been done before.

Always happy to play at Blackstone, I'd be up for a meet in future. But if you reckon you might have done any other 7's or problems I haven't spotted, it's probably easiest if I just send you a copy of the Blackstone chapter to have a look through.

that's the one, I was either just into the run up for surgery ont he right knee or in recovery, Nik did it facing the other way and with significantly less grunting.

I know names aren't important but we called the easy but beatiful arete behind the hueco block 'the flying Finn'

[r-man]

Sorry, the name for that one (Softly, Softly) comes from Bruce Goodwin's write up of the area for the BMC guide. He's been bouldering there for decades so this was likely first done a long time ago!

[mattjarvis]

Has anyone got a copy of the topo for Blackstones ? I can't find it anywhere on the web now ...

[tomtom]

You've got mail...(check your DM's)

[r-man]

Blackstone meet up today. All welcome. Blue skies right now so should be good.

[tomtom]

I'll be wandering in from the S (M62 side) about 11 if anyone wants to walk in from there...

[Sloper]

Would have loved to but I'm rotten with a cold.

[r-man]

Nevermind, we'll do another one this winter.

Here are some pics. It was a goodun.

[GCW]

Nice to see Art back on the grit.