Yorkshire, 27th to 29th June 2008

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Directions to the campsite:

Climbing

The nearest climbing is on gritstone. However be warned, the grades bear no resemblence to the Peak District, so it's best to start two grades lower than you normally would. The term 'sandbagging' was invented in Yorshire. The nearest climbing to the campsite is:

Brimham Rocks. A collection of wierdly shaped lumps of rock situated around a car park, cafe and toilet block. Again beware the grades are supposedly hard or is it that everywhere else is easy? Home of well over 200 climbs of all grades.

Almscliff Crag - The best gritstone crag? A 2 tier hill top crag consisting of best quality grit, quick drying and some say undergraded, quality climbs. Highlights include Fluted Columns Vdiff 3 star, Square Chimney & Whiskey Crack MVS 4b 3 star, Great Western HVS 5a 4 star and Z Climb Eliminate E1 5b 3 star.

Caley (Otley Chevin) - Located miles East of Otley on the A660, 5 mins walk from the car.The majority of the climbs are VS and above upto 15 metres long. Plus the best part is you can call into the Sun Inn on the way home (on the B6451 near Bland Hill)

Cow and Calf at Ilkley - Natural and quarried gritstone on the hill above this picturesque town. Again only a short (200metre) walk from the car park. Apparently Ilkley is a good place for the begineer which I guess means its just not quite as hard as everywhere else!

Hetchell - This unique crag is gritstone but the rock is more akin to sandstone. The climbing is of a serious nature, mainly solos or top rope. Its mentiond here because I was brought up 1 mile away!

Yorkshire Gritstone - Dave Musgrove (YMC 1999)
Yorkshire Limestone - Dave Musgrove (YMC 1992)
Northern Limestone - Rockfax (2004)

OS Explorer 104 - Leeds and Bradford
OS Explorer 99 - Northallerton and Ripon

Disclaimer

I suppose these days there has to be a disclaimer, so: Warwick Climbing Club recognises that climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking and the like are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.