jpark42 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 (edited) Trip: Underwear is called pants in England - Numerous Date: 4/27/2011 Trip Report: It's been my dream to visit England for a long time so when an English expat, Blue, invited me on their vacation I couldn't pass up the chance for personalized tour. After five days of London, I made my way to the Yorkshire District for 9 days of climbing English style. A few notes: Gritstone is Sweet!!!! Need I say more. The brits have a lot more Limestone then expected about half of our climbing was on steep bolted limestone. The Brits are fing nuggets. Some of the original grit lines are just glorified hi-balls minus the pad. Sparse gear placements, via threads, and limestone gear leads make this area not for the faint of heart. Despite this, I found plenty to lead for those us without the testicle fortitude for mandatory 20-40ft run-outs with ground fall potential. And in case you are wondering the beer does suck but the food and pubs are awesome!!!!Enjoy the pictures!!! Earl's Crag Bouldering Malhome Cove Limestone Brimham Rocks Frances Direct E2 5c Kilnsey 6c+ Hepston Quarry E2 5c+ And finally not for the faint of heart: Gear Notes: Pro is nice but not necessary, see above. Bring a bouldering pad!!! Approach Notes: Grab a flight preferably Air Canada, they rock, and not British Airways, they suck. Edited May 31, 2011 by jpark42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcutter Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I'll forgive you for not climbing the peak grit, but next time, the North Wales Slate Quarries. Or I'll have to take you there myself. Jake the Gyt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbk Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Good stuff Jer and Blue! Look forward to more stories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 My friend is a ski guy in Austria, he is helping a young british girl (child) to put on ski boots. He keeps telling her I need you to put your pants on the outside of your ski boots...thankfully the parents stepped in before she started crying nice pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpark42 Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 There's definitely a lot I missed while there. I guess I'll just have to go back sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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