Sunny Sunday at Curbar.

I had a rare Sundays climbing with Paul and we decided to visit the north end of Curbar Edge a place long neglected by us. We approached via Froggat and descended to try and find The Brain (VS 4c), in no time we were shoulder deep in bracken and after several minutes thrashing and stumbling about we reached the bottom of the route.
I led the first pitch which has a nervy traverse across a slab on finger ends and sloping footholds to reach better holds and up to a belay in a corner. Paul then led the next pitch launching up the steep corner then out and up the arete.
We then thrashed our way through more bracken to Potters Wall (HS 4a) a good steep pitch which I led. 

Clive on Potters Wall

After another arduous traverse we reached Calver Wall (VS 5a) which Paul led via some precarious layaways on the upper crucial crack.
By now the heat and bracken bashing had taken its toll and we called it day, but not a bad day all in all.