Every-one
seemed to be away this weekend, including coordinator Joel, so it was a team of
three that set off for Stanage on Sunday morning. Like many guide-books, the Stanage
guide gives a technical grade for difficulty and stars for quality. It was
Jenny’s first visit to Derbyshire Grit, so we headed for the Popular End and
spent the day collecting stars. We climbed a total of eight routes between
Hargeaves Original (VS), a tiptoe-up-the-slab friction route, and Flying
Buttress (VD), a polished classic with a spectacular finish. By the end of the
day we had mantled and bridged, shimmied and tiptoed, laybacked and jammed, even
coined a new phrase (recipe?!), the layback jam. And counting up as we walked
back to the car, we had collected a satisfying twenty-one stars.
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| Even the descent route is worthwhile! |
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| Ken: Black Slab; Hargreaves Original. |
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| Jenny: Holly Bush Crack |
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| Cat Woman tops out! |
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| Anne: Christmas Crack |
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| Jenny on top of Flying Buttress |
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