Paul D and I headed to Brimham for a few routes on Sunday not really knowing what the weather would do, it was forecast to be a tad better in the afternoon but started lovely and got worse !
Paul had a hit list but my wishlist at Brimham are all a bit harder and I was up for an easy day (and being a wimp).
We started with the crowds at Cannon Rock where Paul did a route on his tick list Maloja (VS), quite soft for VS with good gear (Paul doesn't usually bother with much!) and only one awkward move. Done in good style and with ease. I then did Frensis (VS) just to the right, steep but all the gear you can carry – with no Peri the swearing was kept to a minimum – but Paul struggled a tad and I had to ab for a stuck nut.
Cubic block was empty save a bunch of kids on a course and Paul did the HS/VS, just to left of the corner, which is bold but easy climbing again without a hitch, even in the rain! We next took a look at Rough Wall (another on his tick list) but the start was greasy so we moved on to Cracked buttress where I did Parallel Cracks (VS) (the left hand side of buttress) failing to find the secret hold (it's miles back!).
We wandered back and onto The Belfry (S) as our last route but the heavens opened whilst Paul was squirming so after sheltering under the overhang and packing up we left- last car in the car park – result 🙂
Good day out and no midges !
well done all, sorry to hear about your stuck nut, must have been painful.