At Gorple Mark Katz added a stunning new problem in the place of Problem 3 on Boulder 1, in the Yorkshire Grit guide...
"My new problem is on boulder 3, problem 1 in the old YBG- it's a belter! I've named it Chabal after the French Rugby monster, as both are big, hard and tricky to take down! The problem goes from a sit start and finishes in the big 'hueco' on top. It's involved, with some 'proper' climbing on it- knee bars and heel hooks etc, as well as some horrendous slopers! The rock at Gorple is a little gritty and needs careful cleaning in between attempts. I worked the project off a step ladder prior to my ascent (I got some funny looks from walkers and sheep! as I toiled along the 20 minute walk in with a step ladder sticking out of my pad!). I'm not sure about the grade, as unusually for grit it has alot of different climbing on it and also because of the nature of the rock, maybe Font8a+??" Mark Katz
At Earl Crag Steve Dunning added a cool looking new Font8a prow problem to the Hitchingstone to give No Mercy...
"Managed a couple of new problems at the Hitching stone. This is the large boulder in the field opposite Earl Crag car park. Well worth a visit with a dozen or so good problems. The first problem is one of the best new problems I have done for ages. Unusually for grit its really involved with about a dozen compression moves up a stunning prow." Steve Dunning
Below: Steve Dunning on his new problem No Mercy Font8a © Steve Dunning
Source: Scarpa.co.uk (Katz Blog) & Scarpa.co.uk (Dunning Blog)
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