Still trying to take advantage of the nice evening weather we (Carmen and myself) headed to Brimham Rocks, via Harrogate (oops). There we met up with Jamie and Simon and headed off to Canon Rock where, despite being terrified of the route from a previous time seconding it, Carmen was keen to have a go at Maloja (VS 4c). This is a lovely route with fun moves at half(ish) height, easier for the tall! Whilst Carmen got on with that I had a go on Frensis (VS 5a), this is a steep route and I, to keep my second entertained of course, had to rest a couple of times, at the top of the parallel cracks, at the thread (but only to keep Carmen company on the crux move of Maloja), I may even have rested on the rope at the base, who knows! I did, however, complete the climb.
By this time Dave Wiffen had joined us, turning up about 30 minutes later than us despite leaving York at least an hour and a quarter later. Jamie came up on the second then Dave had a go too. After being victorious on Maloja, Carmen, Dave, and Simon headed to Castle Rock for a go at Jabberwok Variation (VS 4c), the eminently more protectable version of Jabberwok. Whist Jamie opted for a lead of Maloja. Lead climbing complete we all played about on boulder problems and the start of Picnic, which is a lovely looking route and I nearly convinced myself the variation would be a good route to try – maybe next time. At sunset we headed back to York. A lovely evening.