Masson Lees is up for auction and there are rumours of it being sold for land-fill so I thought it was time to get back and try some of the routes remaining on the overhanging wall. I was with a new outdoor partner Jon, we've said for ages we'll go out climbing so nice to finally get out together. I'd forgotten how nice the rock is even on the red wall at Masson Lees, although very dusty. It was nice to get a 6c (red and ribbed for your pleasure) onsite early on (fourth route) because I forgot to look at the guide! After 6 routes we got on the bet tpart of the quarry-the overhanging wall.
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| Jon tying on ready for his pocket rocket onsite |
We couldnt get on the overhanging wall without ticking off the onsites of Eye Eye, 6b+ and Pocket rocket, 6c. The wall was a bit damp and very dirty but i gave Exo 6, 7a a go and came agonisingly close to the onsite- just missing a crucial two finger pocket having passed the crux! To be fair on this wall who knows what the current grades are given the chunks that kept falling off! Nice one Mason, 7a+ took my fancy and had some great moves on it but had to be the worst route we went on as the top looked so dodgy and lose. In the pocket, 6c+ was desperate and seemed a different route to that I climbed a year ago.
We did 11 routes in Masson Lees and decided to head to Halldale quarry to tone it down, or so we thought...
It was my first time at halldale and it was pretty big, but Jon look us straight to Spectre wall. Looked pretty intimidating to me and the bolting was rediculously spaced! We did Spectre, 6b+ which was a great line going through the roof. I'm hoping if felt so hard because it was our twelveth route! After that it was time for a burger.
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| The spectre, 6b+ |
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