Ten humans and one sheepdog struggled up through the bracken and heather to Shining Clough, one of the finest moorland crags. After a period of recuperation we then collected more stars than you’d find in a painting by Vincent Van Gogh! Via Principia*** S 4a, Atherton Brothers** S 4a, Stable Cracks** VS 4b, Phoenix Climb*** VS 4c and Pisa Super Direct *** HVS 5a all received ascents by the main group. Meanwhile Andrew and Leon beavered away in obscurity at the western end of the crag, finally joining the mainstream for an ascent of Stable Cracks. We retreated in the late afternoon as the rain clouds were approaching. Paul.
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