Windgather climbing

Crag: Windgather, Western Grit
Routes: Mississippi Crack (S 4a:led), Wall Climb (HVD:led), Chockstone Chimney (D:led)
The plan had been to climb Ravensdale limestone this morning, but after a night in Ravenstor YHA and a pint or two at the Angler's Rest, the day dawned dank, misty and drizzly again. It was even worse than yesterday, so we headed west and just tried to grab a couple of routes at Windgather before going home. The mist was so thick that we couldn't see the crag from the road, and the windchill at the top of the crag was intense. But, as with Castle Naze, the cliff itself was relatively sheltered and I enjoyed Mississippi Crack, which starts steeply over a bulge before romping to the top up big holds: a splendid easy mini-classic. Two more routes, even easier, and both done on my '40 at 40' day in 2010, before the cold wind became unbearable.