Pleasley Vale, 7th April 2010

Tim, Rich S and new boy Bat decided to blow the cobwebs off the climbing gear this evening and try a couple of routes at the notoriously quiet and overgrown Pleasley Vale.
Being fresh out of hibernation, we decided a couple of climbs on the top rope was the order of the day and set the rope so we could get two routes done.

First up was Toad Wall, a 13m HVD. The holds were good and we were all up and down in no time. Next up, Croaked, a 13m VS 4c. The start on this one was difficult and we all managed it but used completely different holds to get started.

From here we moved down the valley to another buttress. Time for Rich to get his rack out and have a lead. A lot of the wall was green and overgrown but one route stood out as very clean and dry… Nun’s Crack! A 12m HVD which would again allow us to set a top rope and attempt the neighbouring route.

With everyone up Nun’s Crack we moved over to Convent wall, a 9m E1 5c which allowed us to marvel at those skilful enough to complete such a climb; we only made about 4m off the ground!
With the light fading we decided to call it a night.