Walking through the gate into the Stanage Plantation was a bit like stepping through the wardrobe door and into the magical
A while back the idea of Ron Fawcett’s Careless Torque becoming a trade-route was down right laughable. And in fairness it is far from that, but with the latest cold snap well and truly established Ben Bransby and James ’Caff’ McHaffie made good their claim to Fawcett’s test-piece – both within 30 minutes on the same day! Two ascents in one day – awesome. Top effort guys…
The wardrobe door to ClimbNarnia
Good conditions come at a price; are you tough enough for winter bouldering?
Caff on the starting moves of Careless Torque
Caff getting serious close to scoring a second lap
Ben Bransby latching the final crucial moves on the upper arête for the two in one…