• According to the guide, the best sub-VS in Yorkshire, Moonshine.

  • Hare's Wall Direct, steep and pumpy, but with good holds most of the way

  • The Attermire Scar bowl; Main, Barrel, Neb, and the Escarpment crags

Attermire Scar

The clouds were heavy and full of rain, and we decided to go over to the Yorkshire limestone. We hadn’t been to Attermire Scar before and expected it to be quite busy, with plenty of routes at all grades and a short pleasant walk. There was no-one else there! πŸ˜€ We were forewarned of the hard undercut starts on the Main crag by Terry's post last year, so we chose to go to the Moonshine Buttress on the far right of the Attermire Escarpment.

The Attermire Scar bowl; Main, Barrel, Neb, and the Escarpment crags
The Attermire Scar bowl; Main, Barrel, Neb, and the Escarpment crags

It was pretty windy and cold up at the crag, so we only did two routes before running back home to cut the grass! πŸ˜‰

We chose the two best (three star) routes of the crag – Hare’s Wall Direct and Moonshine.

Hare's Wall Direct, steep and pumpy, but with good holds most of the way
Hare's Wall Direct, steep and pumpy, but with good holds most of the way
According to the guide, the best sub-VS in Yorkshire, Moonshine.
According to the guide, the best sub-VS in Yorkshire, Moonshine.

On the way back we met our interested spectators…

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4 thoughts on “Attermire Scar”

  1. Looks a bit chilly on the crag!! 😯 😯
    The calf could be auditioning for a part as a barmaid in Corrie with those earrings πŸ˜† :alien:

    1. Yes, it was very chilly! πŸ˜₯ Looks like the British summer has ended – we were climbing in fleeces and windproofs on a low level crag in mid July. Not good. :angry:

  2. You should have been in the Lakes. We had a beautiful day 😎 walking around Maiden Moor/Hindscarth. I should have taken a sun hat and shades. I’m sure you could have found a sheltered sunny crag to play about on.

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