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| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Romulus and Remus Buttress | ||||||
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Tiber Chimney
| 7m | Don't Bother | |||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag The Prow | ||||||
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Plimsoll Line
| 15m | Average | ||||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Rake's Buttress | ||||||
| S |
Mother's Little Helper
| 6m | Average | |||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Curtain Slab | ||||||
| VD |
Curtain Corner (left hand)
| 5m | Average | |||
| VD |
★ Curtain Crack
| 5m | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Holly Tree Buttress | ||||||
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★ Humpty Dumpty
| 6m | ★ Good | ||||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Rake's Buttress | ||||||
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★★ Uncle's
| 7m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Beginners Slab | ||||||
| D |
Beta
| 6m | Average | |||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Rake's Buttress | ||||||
| M |
Easy Stages
| 8m | Average | |||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag The Razor | ||||||
| HVD |
Slashed Wall
| 3m | Average | |||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Rake's Buttress | ||||||
| D |
Moderator Left Hand Start
| 7m | Average | |||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Oriel Wall | ||||||
| VD |
Spiral Stairs
| 3m | Average | |||
| Thu 22nd May 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Romulus and Remus Buttress | ||||||
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★ Romulus
| 7m | ★ Good | ||||
| Sat 17th May 2008 - Langdale | ||||||
| Langdale Pikes Gimmer Crag South East Face | ||||||
| S |
★★★ Bracket and Slab Climb
| 90m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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repeat ascent, did VS 4b start variation.
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| Sat 17th May 2008 - Langdale | ||||||
| Langdale Pikes Raven Crag Middlefell Buttress | ||||||
| D |
★★★ Middlefell Buttress
| 75m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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With Mike, his first Lakes climb on his holiday from Australia.
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| Sat 17th May 2008 - Langdale | ||||||
| Langdale Pikes Gimmer Crag South East Face | ||||||
| 4b VS |
★★ Bracket and Slab Variation Start
| 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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With Mike. A much better line and better way to do the original.
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| Sat 17th May 2008 - Langdale | ||||||
| Langdale Pikes Gimmer Crag West Face | ||||||
| S |
★★★ 'D' Route
| 31m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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With Mike. Bit worried about the weather as it had been drizzling and wet the holds on Ash Tree Slabs, making it slippery.
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| Sat 17th May 2008 - Langdale | ||||||
| Langdale Pikes Gimmer Crag North West Face (Lower Section) | ||||||
| VD |
★★ Ash Tree Slabs
| 48m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Made more exciting by rain, Mike did well on first pitch.
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| Sat 17th May 2008 - Langdale | ||||||
| Langdale Pikes Gimmer Crag South East Face | ||||||
| M |
South East Gully
| 60m | Average | |||
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Descent from top of B and S
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| Mon 12th May 2008 - Eavestone Crag | ||||||
| The Fort and Castle Area | ||||||
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★ Castellan
| 9m | Average | ||||
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%c was my excuse, even Guido could not lead it or top rope it. I did it with a sit.
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★ Arrow Slit
| 6m | ★ Good | ||||
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Only to get the gear out, as we wanted to set a top rope on Crenellation.
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★ Crenellation
| 8m | Average | ||||
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Even Guido could not lead it, definately tough 5c, perhaps should be E2 5c.
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★★ Portcullis
| 16m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
| Thu 8th May 2008 - Almscliff | ||||||
| Almscliff Low Man | ||||||
| VD |
★★ Rough Crack Direct
| 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Thu 8th May 2008 - Almscliff | ||||||
| Almscliff High Man | ||||||
| 4c |
★★ Frankland's Green Crack
| 18m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Superb, watch out for pigeons.
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| 4c |
★★ The Traditional Climb
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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As good as ever.
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| 4c VS 4c |
West Chimney Rib L/H Finish
| 6m | Average | |||
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Filling in the gaps, only 3 VS climbs left at Almscliff for me to lead. Then its HVS!
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| 5a VS 5a |
★ Black Wall
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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A monkey off my back.
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| Sat 3rd May 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Duggie's Dilemma Area | ||||||
| 4b HS 4b |
★ Gully Arete
| 7m | ★ Good | |||
| HVD |
No Doubt
| 6m | Average | |||
| Sat 3rd May 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Cracked Buttress | ||||||
| 4b HS 4b |
Birch Climb
| 9m | Average | |||
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Novelty factor of using tree half way up.
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| Sat 3rd May 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Castle Rock | ||||||
| 4b HS |
Hawk Traverse
| 21m | Average | |||
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Rope drag just starting to be bad as I topped out.
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| Sat 3rd May 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Pig Traverse Area | ||||||
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★★ Pig Traverse
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
| Sat 3rd May 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Cracked Buttress | ||||||
| 4b HS 4b |
Birch Climb
| 9m | ★ Good | |||
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Novel using the tree.
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| VD |
★ Lichen Slab
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
| 4b HS 4b |
Birch Climb
| 9m | ||||
| Sat 3rd May 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Green Prioress Area | ||||||
| 4a S |
★ Corner Crack
| 9m | ★ Good | |||
| Sat 3rd May 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Cracked Buttress | ||||||
| 4b HS 4b |
Birch Climb
| 9m | ||||
| VD |
★ Cracked Corner
| 9m | ★ Good | |||
| 4b HS 4b |
Birch Climb
| 9m | ★ Good | |||
| Wed 30th Apr 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Crown Rock Area | ||||||
| 5b E1 |
★ Roadside Crack
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
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First E1 on Yorkshire Grit! Do not know if it would get E2 in the Peak District though. Number 5 Camalot essential and was my only piece of gear. Kept shunting it up the crack.
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| Wed 30th Apr 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Cannon Rock & Legover Pinnacle | ||||||
| 4c VS 4c |
★★★ Majola
| 11m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Repeat, good warm up climb. safe.
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| Sun 27th Apr 2008 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
| Burbage North The Chant | ||||||
| 4a |
★ Route 2
| 6m | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 27th Apr 2008 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
| Burbage North Triangle Buttress | ||||||
| VD |
★ Baseless
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 27th Apr 2008 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
| Burbage North Remergence Buttress | ||||||
| 4b HS 4b |
★★★ Mutiny Crack
| 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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As Rockfax states, if you think this is VS, you are in for a hard time on a real VS. Definately Hard Severe 4b.
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| Sun 27th Apr 2008 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
| Burbage North Triangle Buttress | ||||||
| M |
★ Steptoe
| 8m | Average | |||
| 4a |
★ Triangle Buttress Direct
| 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Also did the 5a start, but was overspotted by Guido, so not ticked.
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| Sun 27th Apr 2008 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
| Burbage North Eastern Front & The Grogan | ||||||
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★ Bracken Crack
| 6m | ★ Good | ||||
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Gets severe on UKC.
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| Sun 27th Apr 2008 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
| Burbage North Triangle Buttress | ||||||
| VD |
★ Triangle Buttress Arete
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 27th Apr 2008 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
| Burbage North The Chant | ||||||
| 4b |
Route 5
| 5m | Average | |||
| Sun 27th Apr 2008 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
| Burbage North Banana Finger & Overhang Buttress | ||||||
| M |
★ Burgess Buttress
| 6m | ★ Good | |||
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Had led in past.
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| Sun 27th Apr 2008 - Burbage Valley | ||||||
| Burbage North The Chant | ||||||
| VD |
Cranberry Wall
| 6m | Average | |||
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Warm up of the day. Was going to do tour of the crags as it was raining. Had dried up by time we got here.
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| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Scugdale Buttress | ||||||
| 4b |
★ Scugdale Wall
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Holly Tree Buttress | ||||||
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★ Pingers Left-Hand
| 6m | ★ Good | ||||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Romulus and Remus Buttress | ||||||
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★ Wolf Whistle
| 6m | ★ Good | ||||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag The Pulpit | ||||||
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★ Forgotten Wall
| 5m | |||||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Holly Tree Buttress | ||||||
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★★ Pingers
| 6m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
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Finally did it, felt commiting at top, even though crux is low down.
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| D |
Wall Right of Gully
| 6m | Average | |||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Barker's Buttress | ||||||
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★ Whippet Wall
| 7m | ★ Good | ||||
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Pluto
| 6m | Average | ||||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Holly Tree Buttress | ||||||
| 4b |
★ Holly Tree Wall
| 7m | ★ Good | |||
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★★ Pingers
| 6m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
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Finally managed to finish it. Easy near top, but felt commiting.
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| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Drunken Buttress | ||||||
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★★ Tippling Wall
| 7m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
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At last!
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| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Holly Tree Buttress | ||||||
| S |
★ Oak Tree Arete
| 6m | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Romulus and Remus Buttress | ||||||
| S |
★ Woodpecker Wall
| 7m | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag The Pulpit | ||||||
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Forgotten Arete
| 4m | Average | ||||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag The Prow | ||||||
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★★ The Bulkhead
| 5m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
| Thu 24th Apr 2008 - North York Moors | ||||||
| Scugdale Scot Crag Barker's Buttress | ||||||
| S |
Cerberus Crack
| 5m | Average | |||
| Tue 22nd Apr 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Aerial Altar and Turtle Rocks | ||||||
| 4b HS |
★ Keystone Chimney
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
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Weird, looks very hard from ground, but easy once on it.
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| Tue 22nd Apr 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Cracked Buttress | ||||||
| 5a VS 5a |
★★ Central Crack
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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An asolute bastard of a finish, would get at least HVS in the Peak District.
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| 4c |
★ Parallel Cracks
| 11m | ★ Good | |||
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Fell off this one once, glad to second it clean this time, will go back and lead.
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| 4b |
★★★ Righthand Crack
| 12m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Have led twice before.
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| Tue 22nd Apr 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Lovers Leap Area | ||||||
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Nameless Chimney
| 14m | ★ Good | ||||
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Finally got around to doing this one after seconding Howling Baboon last year. Best to finish on right of final chockstone, I grovelled up the left side last time.
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| Sat 19th Apr 2008 - Kyloe Crag | ||||||
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★★ Tacitation
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
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In approach shoes.
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| 5b E1 5b |
★★★ Coldstream Corner
| 17m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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First E1 this year, take a big cam.
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| 4c VS 4c |
★★ Trinity
| 11m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Very hard at grade and for first climb of the day.
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| 4b HS 4b |
★★ Deception Crack
| 11m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Old fashioned sort of climb.
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| 5a HVS 5a |
★★ Wilfred Prickles
| 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Fingery, grade debate, sustained VS or easy HVS?
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| 4b S 4b |
★★★ Flake Crack
| 11m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Easy but very good, in approach shoes as Tuze had left his shoes in York and we were sharing mine.
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★★ St Ivel
| 11m | ★ Good | ||||
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Bold, good lead by Tuze.
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| Thu 17th Apr 2008 - Almscliff | ||||||
| Almscliff High Man | ||||||
| 5c |
★★ The Crucifix
| 5m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Tried this last year, but was too weak to do it. Felt OK on it this time.
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| Thu 17th Apr 2008 - Almscliff | ||||||
| Boulders The Everest Man Boulder | ||||||
| 4c VS |
★ The Lhotse Face
| 7m | Average | |||
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Very, very polished start, one delicate move.
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| Sat 12th Apr 2008 - Hetchell Crag | ||||||
| VD |
Zig Zag
| 7m | Don't Bother | |||
| S |
★★ Centurion
| 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 4c VS |
★★ Cassius Direct
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Veni Veci Oblivisci
| 8m | Average | ||||
| S |
★ Roman Crack
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
| VD |
★ Pompey Chimney
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
| VD |
Narrow Chimney
| 7m | Average | |||
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★★★ Wailing Wall
| 10m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
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★★ Cassius Crawl
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
| Sun 6th Apr 2008 - Peak District Limestone | ||||||
| Stoney Middleton Bitterfingers Bay | ||||||
| 5a HVS 5a |
★ Fe Fi Fo Fum
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
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Curving crack to arete, made exciting climbing in the blizzard.
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| Sun 6th Apr 2008 - Peak District Limestone | ||||||
| Stoney Middleton Windy Buttress | ||||||
| 4c VS 4c |
★★ Aurora
| 25m | Average | |||
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Loose first pitch, rusty pitons.
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| 5a |
★ Aurora Arete
| ★ Good | ||||
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Out there.
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| Thu 3rd Apr 2008 - The Dewerstone | ||||||
| The Devil's Rock (The Dewerstone) | ||||||
| 5a HVS 5a |
★★★ Climbers' Club Direct
| 50m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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A very good climb, better than traversing in above the overhang as for the original. A striking line.
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| Wed 19th Mar 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Fag Slab Area | ||||||
| 4c VS 4c |
★★ Fag Slab Variant
| 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Tricky, very balancy.
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★ Woodbine
| 8m | ★ Good | ||||
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No gear, soloed with a big bouldering mat.
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| Wed 19th Mar 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Pig Traverse Area | ||||||
| 5b HVS 5b |
★★ Lithos
| 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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A very tough HVS, def 5b. Guido thought it was worth E1.
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| Wed 19th Mar 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Acme Wall Area | ||||||
| 4b HS 4b |
★ Appiewand
| 6m | ★ Good | |||
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Did the 5a variation start.
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| Wed 19th Mar 2008 - Brimham Rocks | ||||||
| Pig Traverse Area | ||||||
| 5b HVS |
Pig's Ear
| 9m | Average | |||
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Placed side runner to keep things sane.
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