A Very Lucky Easter

Heading up to the Moors with the weather forecast as it was, seemed a bit crazy, wet sandstone is a bit of a no go! Saturday a visit to sodden Stoupe Brow on the Two Sisters, an amazing pair of boulders with some bold future lines, a few goes at some projects, not a good idea as the foot holds were wet.
Had a skeg at some good lines-plenty to return to. May even don a harness to have a go at some of Franco and Dave's routes (shock horror-says the wife!).

Stoupe Brow

Piton Crack

Sit Start to a rising arete

Woke up early Sunday and dashed off in the morning light to investigate further round the Brow. Bumped into some old friends from the Highlands! 

Found a nice overhanging block with spectacular views across to Robin Hood's Bay.

We headed on to Rosedale keen to check out some blocks down in the valley (Any excuse to get a visit to the Lion Inn!)

Lion Arete, Rosedale head F6a ***

Working a hard sit start to a project - traverse along a band of ironstone nodules the up to small crimps

On the south side of the Lion Boulder, on a sunny afternoon break between the showers. This one has a mane of heather growing on top (Nothing to do with the pub!?).

Project - an erstwhile effort, but didn't make it to the top

The problem 'Beer' 6b+* a great drink beloved by Jason and Steve

Rosedale Monologue F6b**

On from here to the Rosedale Monolith it  had a central project on curved sloping rails (Albert and the Lion?) was attempted initially, then a top-out was achieved on the arete (Rosedale Monologue).

Rosedale Monolith-Shows the angle

Final moves on the overhanging arete (Rosedale Monologue)