This is what riding in the North York Moors is all about: tough northern grit. Some say the climb at Rosedale Chimney is the steepest section of tarmac in the UK. It isn't, but that is immaterial.

ROSEDALE Chimney Bank bore two large signs. A blue one read ‘Dangerous Hill’. A red one stated ‘Road Closed due to Wintry Conditions’. So we stopped at the car park at the top on the North York Moors, ...