Brimham Rocks - oh yes, it does.

Looking out over Brimham Rocks (photo: Ramsey Khalaf)

With Vincent making a great call on the location and weather it was some Yorkshire Grit that was on the menu for the second meet of term (16th Oct).  There were three cars making the journey north and quite a few new members to the club.  The first assault was on Birch Tree Wall with the eponymous route falling first to Ed and Felicity before I eventually made it up Right Wall which I am led to believe is not as hard as its Welsh brother.  Meantime Vincent and Ramsey were deeply involved with Nameless Chimney.  Drew was also in the area tying together a number of different routes in a fairly contrived but understandable way. 

Ramsey following Vincent up Right-hand crack and Ed approaching the horrific top out of Central Crack

We then moved round to Cracked Buttress where we ticked all the lines (but not the Rich), with central crack proving the most fun (for those watching) with its horrendous thrutching top out.  

No point hiding Ed, the top out ain't going anywhere

Ed demonstrating that alongside poise and technique he also can thrutch with the best of them

Not to miss out on the thrutching, udging and general traditional technique we were then followed round to the Fag Slab by Drew where he took on and eventually overcame the green tapering chimney of The Snuffer.  Meanwhile the rest of the group went up Allen's Crack (snigger, snigger), Fag Slab, Fag Slab Variant, Fag End and Pig Traverse.

Drew trying not to get stuck, or for that matter unstuck on The Snuffer

With the day nearing it's end we finished off with some of the fun offered by The Cubic Block and it's always harder than the grade suggests starts.

A great day and some excellent new characters in the club.  The only way to finish it off properly, and probably the main reason to go climbing in Yorkshire, was a stop at the Wetherby Whaler on the journey south.  A week of hectic organisation and it was the Introductory Meet for the freshers - post to follow shortly.

Shadow in Cracked Buttress