Once again we have to run a plan B as our main Scottish event has been cancelled due to the weather. Today I awoke to high winds & heavy rain but the met office promised us a clear window for a few hours.
Jim on Tibs Tent
I picked Jim up at 10.00 and headed west we were still driving through the occasional storm but generally things were improving.
The next question was where to go, we were really spoilt for choice, the idea was to recce some of the obscure climbing areas that we had never been to before, to see if they were worth visiting on a better day.
We eventually plumped for Nidderdale and first port of call was Sypelands, when we arrived it was cold & windy & a recent squall had dumped a lot of water.
This venue has great potential & will be ideal for an early summer evening visit, before the bracken is up. There is one amazing boulder called ‘Tib’s Tent’ worth a visit on its own.
We then moved onto Slipstones area & walked past the main edge to Brown Beck Crag this is just like a shorter version of Slipstone and has some superb little routes. A few hardy souls were bouldering but it must have been very cold.
Jim on a classic 3*** Vs
Brown Beck crag is another great little crag very similar to Slipstones the only problem is that you have to thrash through the heather to get there.
Birk Gill, below Slipstones, is also well worth seeking out.