In reply to Offwidth:
> Earl bouldering is in the new grit guides.
Yes. I know that. I have been bouldering on Yorkshire Grit, albeit for training rather than as a specialist or even particularly keen boulderer for 50 years and have probably been to Almscliffe, Caley, the Glen, Brimham etc literally thousands of times and sporadic visits to some more esoteric areas known only to locals. However, I have always dismissed Earl as a bag of crap - green, cold, bad landings etc etc and have not enjoyed the handful of times I have been up there in the 20-odd years I have lived here. So I was surprised to see Ex Poster suggest it as a candidate for 'Best Yorkshire Bouldering' and wondered if I had been missing some area of hidden gems, hence my request for some specific suggestions. By turning my head 45 degrees I can see the crag right now so I would be absolutely delighted if someone were to tell me I have some cracking bouldering up there virtually on my doorstep rather than needing to drive to more regular venues, especially now that the A59 landslip has made it such a tortuous journey.