Wandering over to the downhill racer area, we raced up Allen's slab a vaguely-protected, rightward tending S 4a to top out in the sunshine. Seeing that Tody's Wall was free, a tussel to gain a stance on the block under the lip lead to an easy move up and over and straight-forward finish up the slab and crack. The Crab dispatched the route quickly enough, promtly topped out and I set my sights on the inpending (but not overly imposing) Strapiombante. Climbing up, a feeling of uneasyness set in so; place large cam, down climb and shake out, climb back up and accross to a good rest. A shake out here and two pulls up the higher crack along with two cams and, fail; a rest on the last cam, unable to comit to the last move. After a quick psychological rest the last move gets dispatched and, with another hour to go a sprint up Sunset Slab and Sunset Crack in the midday sun and back down to the train stopping for a cup of tea before departure.
Northern Rail stopping service Manchester - Sheffield. Grindleford and up through the village.
Northern Rail stopping service Manchester - Sheffield. Grindleford and up through the village.
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