Showing all 47 ascents.
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Wed 28th Jun 2006 - Almscliff | ||||||
Almscliff High Man | ||||||
4b HS 4b | ★★ Bird's Nest Crack | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
More jamming than Hartleys. Superb move to gain that sticky out bit
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Wed 28th Jun 2006 - Almscliff | ||||||
Almscliff Low Man | ||||||
VD | ★★ Fluted Columns | 14m | ★★★ Classic | |||
VDif my arse... excellent throughout!
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Sat 24th Jun 2006 - Almscliff | ||||||
Almscliff Low Man | ||||||
4b MVS | ★★ Square Chimney & Whisky Crack | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A brilliant climb of two halves... chimney squirming, onto a block, then fabulous fist jam to the top.
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4b S 4b | ★ Pinnacle Flake Climb | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Interesting lower half, pleasant upper
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Sun 18th Jun 2006 - Lawrencefield Quarry | ||||||
Gingerbread Slab | ||||||
5c E2 5c | ★★ Vanilla Slice | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very balancy... used side runnder at mid height so probably needs down grading to E1. A good 5c tho!
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Sun 18th Jun 2006 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage North High Neb High Neb Buttress | ||||||
4c VS 4c | ★★★ High Neb Buttress | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sublime, delicate, rounded, rock overs... a joy.
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Sat 17th Jun 2006 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage Popular Hollybush Crack | ||||||
4c | ★★ Narrow Buttress | 14m | ★ Good | |||
Tony Sturgiss led... excellent effort; and don't believe the promise of a wild jug fest at the top; they lie. It's just wild!
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Fri 16th Jun 2006 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage Popular Hollybush Crack | ||||||
5b HVS 5b | ★★ Leaning Buttress Direct | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fabulous start... then fabulous again to get off the ledge.
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Thu 1st Jun 2006 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
Burbage North The Sentinel | ||||||
4b VS 4b | ★ Black Slab | 8m | ★ Good | |||
Over way too quick
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Fri 14th Apr 2006 - Tremadog Area | ||||||
Craig Pant Ifan Scratch Area | ||||||
S S 4a | ★★ Poor Man's Peuterey (Poor Man's Peutery) | 77m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Brilliant exposure; a lone thank fuck bolt; a step onto the windly nose, then a delicate but easy plod to the top.
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Sat 1st Oct 2005 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage Popular Black slab | ||||||
4b HS 4b | ★★ April Crack | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A really good climb with interesting and varied moves.
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4c VS 4c | ★★ Central Trinity | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Just... just... brilliant. Oh... and hard too.
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Sat 6th Aug 2005 - Yarncliffe | ||||||
4b VS | Ant's Arete | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Not much pro! Commit and go!
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Sat 6th Aug 2005 - Millstone Edge | ||||||
London Wall | ||||||
4b VS 4b | ★★ Covent Garden | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
What it lacks in difficulty it more than makes up for in spectacularness!
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Mon 1st Aug 2005 - Lawrencefield Quarry | ||||||
The Pool | ||||||
4b HS 4b | ★★ Three Tree Climb | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
An alpine feel... one of my favourites. Look out for the ants at the belay! (Tony Sturgiss... look at the view!)
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Sat 23rd Jul 2005 - Lawrencefield Quarry | ||||||
Gingerbread Slab | ||||||
4b VS 4b | ★ Nova | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Awkward and not particularly memorable... other than I remember enjoying it and thinking "That was good!"
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Wed 6th Jul 2005 - Yarncliffe | ||||||
4a HS | ★ Ant's Wall | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Easy top rope... bit necky for an early lead.
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Sun 15th May 2005 - Lawrencefield Quarry | ||||||
Gingerbread Slab | ||||||
5a HVS 5a | ★ Meringue | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not much gear and a big move near the top. Excellent confidence climb.
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Mon 25th Apr 2005 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage Popular Black slab | ||||||
4b HS 4b | ★★ Christmas Crack | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wanted to do it for ages... did it... not disappointed.
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Mon 25th Apr 2005 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage Popular Black Hawk | ||||||
4b HS 4b | ★ Castle Crack | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Great start... but do finish out right or you've not really done it.
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4a S 4a | ★ Black Hawk Hell Crack | 14m | ★ Good | |||
A sling fest with hard move two thirds up
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Wed 1st Sep 2004 - Froggatt Edge | ||||||
Three Pebble Slab Area | ||||||
5b E1 5b | ★ Two-sided Triangle | 10m | ★ Good | |||
A great delicate rock over the lip, then steady away and over too soon
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Sat 29th May 2004 - Yarncliffe | ||||||
4b VS | ★ Latecomer | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A 5 direct option is best. Wonderful edgy climbing.
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Sat 29th May 2004 - Pule Hill | ||||||
The Flying Buttress | ||||||
S | ★★ Flying Buttress | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Slippy when wet... did it as a multi pitch so as to take shelter below overhang.
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Sat 29th May 2004 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage Popular Hollybush Crack | ||||||
VD | ★★ Hollybush Crack | 14m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Probably the best VDiff on the planet
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Wed 19th May 2004 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage Popular Rusty Wall | ||||||
4c VS 4c | ★★ Via Media | 11m | ★ Good | |||
Brilliant... but frustratingly over too soon. "I think that's the best I've seen you lead" (J Hobbs).
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Fri 23rd Apr 2004 - Birchen Edge | ||||||
Trafalgar Wall | ||||||
4c HS 4c | ★★ Camperdown Crawl | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Oustandingly hard start. Then necky to top.
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Wed 14th Apr 2004 - Birchen Edge | ||||||
The Promenade & Powder Monkey Parade | ||||||
M | ★★ The Promenade | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 14th Apr 2004 - Birchen Edge | ||||||
Stoker's Wall | ||||||
D VD | ★ Rum Wall | 6m | ★ Good | |||
★★ Stoker's Hole | 6m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Excellent vs solo
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★ Stoked | 6m | ★ Good | ||||
Luvverly
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VD | ★ Stoker's Break | 6m | ★ Good | |||
Wed 14th Apr 2004 - Birchen Edge | ||||||
Trafalgar Wall | ||||||
4c HS 4c | ★★ Barnacle Bulge | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hard start
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Wed 14th Apr 2004 - Birchen Edge | ||||||
The Promenade & Powder Monkey Parade | ||||||
VD | ★★ Promenade Direct | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Go on... make that step!
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Wed 14th Apr 2004 - Birchen Edge | ||||||
Stoker's Wall | ||||||
Reef Knot | 6m | ★ Good | ||||
Great solo over lip
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Wed 14th Apr 2004 - Birchen Edge | ||||||
Trafalgar Wall | ||||||
4a | Trafalgar Crack | 14m | Average | |||
Wed 1st Oct 2003 - Dow, Duddon & Slate | ||||||
The Tilberthwaite Valley Parrock Quarry The Upper Slabs | ||||||
5b E1 | ★ Celica Groove | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Not proper climbing as there are two bolts! Hard tho.
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Tue 15th Jul 2003 - Lawrencefield Quarry | ||||||
Gingerbread Slab | ||||||
HVD | ★ Nailsbane | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Another early lead some time after a fab weekend top roping.
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Wed 9th Jul 2003 - Lawrencefield Quarry | ||||||
Gingerbread Slab | ||||||
4b VS 4b | ★ Limpopo Groove | 10m | ★ Good | |||
My first ever vs lead. Good, tricky... but a bit vegetated of late.
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VD | ★ Snail Crack | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led it... and again, and again, and again...
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Sat 28th Jun 2003 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage Popular Black slab | ||||||
4a HS 4a | ★★ Right Hand Trinity | 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
I was scared shitless! But that's because I was crap.
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Mon 2nd Jun 2003 - Stanage | ||||||
Stanage Popular Heaven Crack | ||||||
VD | ★★★ Heaven Crack | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
An early, scary lead.
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Thu 1st May 2003 - Yarncliffe | ||||||
★ Cardinal's Arete | 20m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
A superb start... find the hidden holds! Swing up and, in my case, fall off and bust a rib (on aborted later lead attempt)
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Hidden Crack | 24m | ★ Good | ||||
Want to go back and lead.
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4a S | ★ Ant's Crack | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Brilliant for early lead.
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Tue 1st Apr 2003 - Yarncliffe | ||||||
★ Formica Slab | 15m | ★ Good | ||||
Excellent and technical. Will go back and lead soon.
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Wed 9th Oct 2002 - Lawrencefield Quarry | ||||||
Gingerbread Slab | ||||||
VD | ★ Snail Crack | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
First weekend away climbing with The Blade. Felt like a proper rock climber! Love the route still, done it tons.
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