Mike met Jamie and I at Whitestone Cliff after work -and he picked up a speeding ticket 🙁
As usual, we were alone and the nettles had not started in anger nor the midges. The sun was warm but the trees kept it cool at the base.
Mike smashed out Countdown Direct (HVS 5a) a couple of tricky moves with good gear (threads) but steep and pumpy on good rock. That wall does have the best rock at the crag and the routes are all good.
We then had a look at a couple of cracks, not having a guidebook we sent Jamie up the first just to the right of the descent gully (looking at the crag). Turned out to be another good route on good rock (once past the first 6ft) with excellent gear. No sun though and wouldn't want to get midged here. The route was Domino VS 4c, no stars, but I'd suggest * at least.
We sensibly called it a day after that, we could maybe have squeezed another in but the sun was falling and we'd had a great time.