Slipstones

Slipstones near Masham Yorkshire

Decided to take advantage of all the good weather and headed to slipstones on the other side of yorkshire. Got to the place about twelve after a massive diversion from the A6108. The crag looked ace from the track and I wasn't disappointed when I landed up at the tea party slab. Warmed up on the four quality lines on this slab ranging from V0- - V1. Then moved up to the boulder above and got on tiptoe. An excellent V1 (Fb5+) arete witha nice series of moves. After this I tried a V3(Fb 6a+) problem called steptoe. This was a crimpy wall climb that should of suited me but after ten or so attempts I had to give up on it as I just couldn't reach the top. Harsh! This pissed me off and things wentdown hill from here. I had a look at a couple more hardish lines such as sulky little boys and leaning arete but no luck on these either. So I had to console myself with a few of the easier classics such as right hand twin (V2/Fb 6a see photo), Rock on (V2/Fb6a), Flakey wall (V0/Fb 5), Overhanging arete (V0/Fb 5+) and slanting flake (V0-/Fb 4+). A bit of a disappointing day for harder stuff for me but a quality crag with lots of very good grit problems to go at.