Wild bouldering in Yorkshire this ain’t but we need some thing to lift our spirits in the face of the horizontal rain and sky-falling-in grey skies. So far, there is deep water soloing in Croatia, bouldering at El Torcal near El Chorro, a brilliant single bloc near a legend linked lake in Crete and a topo … More Unknown Stones Europe
White Crag, Rombold’s Moor A single boulder of the roughest, silver, grit. It lies well right of the main groups at White Crag and just right of the recent amateur quarrying efforts. It must be assumed that it has been climbed on before but the roughness implies that it has seen little action. Keep a … More White Crag Right
Jon Fullwood has bagged the first recorded ascent of Gladiator’s Arête on the Roman Walls at Roundhill. He has named the problem Veni Vidi Vici and it weighs in at 7a+. This was back in March of this year (2016). It goes from a standing start, direct on slopers to a slopey top-out. See Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1 (2012), p.628 for … More Roundhill
Arnagill Crags Alex Thomson has produced an ace new topo to this crag. It covers the walls between the Roundhill boulders and Clint Crags. There are some good looking problems and choice projects to go at.
Some newly recorded problems on the ancient Silurian erratics in the beautiful Crummackdale. Crummack Lane Erratics
Scott Walker pulling hard on Delph Quest 6b. Windgate Nick – new problems. Some newly unearthed problems at Windgate Nick. A collection of traverses and link-ups of increasing difficulty and a couple of up problems in a hidden delph. There are also a few problems near the classic Fintastic 6a.
A rare bright, dry and windless day for this January (16/1/2016). Several good new problems were recorded. The full topo to follow.
The strangest crag in Yorkshire? The bouldering on the sandstone below the limestone at Crimple Beck is now online. https://unknownstones.com/crimple-beck-crag/
The plantation covering the western half of Rivock Edge has been felled. Paul Farish and I visited these boulders a few years ago and climbed on the right hand group (just over the wall from the good Rivock Boulders covered on this site and in the YMC guide). We weren’t impressed enough to record anything … More Rivock Edge Wood Clearance.
Not deep-water soloing but you do get to climb beside the reservoir. This has to rank as a pretty unique experience for Yorkshire. Thruscross Beach Thruscross was a major find showcased in the original Wild Bouldering – this little boulder doesn’t really compare but the setting qualifies it as really wild. This bloc only reveals its … More Thruscross Beach
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