Indecision about the weather meant a last-minute choice of Raven's Scar for this evening. It had been dry all day in York, but as we neared the crag the wet roads told us that Clay Bank hadn't been so lucky. Having got that far, we thought we might as well go for a look at the crag, which turned out to be fairly dry, and also covered with members of the Cleveland MC. Plenty of routes to round though.
Roy's introduction to the crag was to follow Carmen and I on a fruitless search for the whereabouts of Galaxy (VDiff *). We've tried and failed before to find it, I think it's the figment of someone's imagination. Having given up on that, I went for a quick lead of Airlift (S) via the variation start. The word "quick" only being true in a geological sense. By the time I reached the top the others were showing the first signs of frostbite in the northerly wind.
While this was going on, Will and Rob made genuinely quick ascents of Ahab (HS) and Forest face (HS), before deciding to slow things down with a protracted siege of Jonah (VS 5a "my arse"). This took up enough time for the 3 of us to tick off Forest Face, after which most of decided it was too cold to climb anything else. But Rob and Will were in training for winter hot-aches so finished with En Passant (S).
One of the best crags in the Moors in the right conditions, which unfortunately weren't in evidence this evening!
A few more photos here.