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Hi all, hoping to get to Cheedale this weekend and looking for some mid grade recommendations. Going with a mixed group some of which will want some easy stuff as well.

Ideally I'm looking for grades between 6b and 7a. Not that I've successfully led a 7a outdoors yet but hey, it's good to have ambitions!

Cheers guys

In reply to Leo Woodfelder:

Max wall and two tier probably your best bet although there are a few routes about 6b ish there are more from 6c upwards

In reply to Leo Woodfelder:

Quality Control is a really fun F7a at Two Tier

In reply to Leo Woodfelder: Cheers guys both sectors looks tip top! Going to give the Max works I try and see how I fare!

In reply to Leo Woodfelder:

Max works is good climbing but a sandbag at 6c+ and has a desperate second clip. You'd be better off trying one of the 7as on max wall or quality control. There is also a good 6c on embankment just right of the central groove.

In reply to Leo Woodfelder:

Not much easy stuff in Cheedale btw

In reply to Leo Woodfelder:

Blackwell Holt for the easier stuff, Quality Control for the F7a.

Caveat. It's 13 years since I left, so things may have changed.

mick

In reply to Si dH:

Cheers for the heads up Si! Think I'm going to just head down and see what takes my fancy. Not done a great deal of sport in the UK, mostly trad really. Is it just me or does sport feel easier in Spain grade for grade?

In reply to Mick Ward:

Sport climbing in Cheedale!!!, When I left it it were a trad place.

In reply to Al Evans:

Well, Blackwell Holt (Halt?) was a bit grim before the bolts went in. And The Embankment was always semi-bolted.

Have had great trad and sport days in Cheedale. Generally I think peaceful co-existence of trad and sport is better than hybrids, i.e. a few bolts, a few wires. Horses for courses though.

The last few years before I left were spent going to The Cornice. It was sad to see Chee Tor neglected. I think some guys cleaned it up, a few years ago. Good effort. Will probably need regular cleaning (and traffic) though. A great crag. Your 'Sunny Goodge Street' was nice.

Mick

In reply to Mick Ward:


It's not really a cleanable crag, what with the luxuriant canopy above providing a constant drizzle of detritus down the routes. Individual routes get a clean when someone does them, but cleaning up the whole crag would be as realistic as ridding Gogarth of all its green pubes.


Indeed. It's nice to have a thread on here so you can go down and do a route that's been done, and then clean one or two yourself and report back so others can do the same. I'll be starting next week I think.


Good route.