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Mon 16th Sep 2019 - Lundy | ||||||
The Devil's Slide Area The Devil's Slide | ||||||
HS 4b | ★★ The Devil's Slide - with Glen Stidever | 120m | ||||
Nice route but overrated. The place is amazing but there are better ways up this great slide.
Glen led P1&2 (linked) and 5. I led 3&4 (linked).
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VS | ★★ Albion - with Glen Stidever | |||||
Awesome route.
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Sat 14th Sep 2019 - Lundy | ||||||
Landing Craft Bay St Patrick's Buttress | ||||||
E1 | ★★ Meninirons - with Glen Stidever | ★★ Very Good | ||||
E2 5c | ★★ Destiny - with Glen Stidever | 75m | ||||
Fell a couple of times in the crux. Footholds at the crux are polished. I needed to save some juice for what it comes afterwards as it is not easy. Hard on the grade. Led most of it.
with Glen Stidevee
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VS 4c | ★★★ Shamrock - with Glen Stidever | 49m | ||||
Second pitch is interesting.
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Tue 10th Sep 2019 - Avon Gorge | ||||||
Sea Walls Area The New Quarry | ||||||
6b+ | ★ Jurassic Lark - with Simon B | 10m, 4 | ||||
Good moves but hard to know what is in and what's not.
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6b | ★★ No CSC - with Simon B | 25m | ||||
I think I traversed to high so it was quite hard.
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Sun 8th Sep 2019 - Portland | ||||||
Wallsend Wallsend South Trad Free World | ||||||
6b | ★★★ Trad Free World - with Smurf-cat | 28m | ||||
It suppose to be a warm up...
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6b+ | ★★★ The Jewel of the Isle - with Smurf-cat | 30m | ||||
Big fall at the crux. It requires more stamina.
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6a+ | ★★ Stalker's Zone - with Smurf-cat | 30m | ||||
Beautiful route. Very popular though.
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Sat 7th Sep 2019 - Portland | ||||||
Battleship Battleship Back Cliff The Back Cliff | ||||||
6b+ | ★★ Raise the Titanic - with Smurf-cat | 25m | ||||
One rest at the crux. Ignore the small pockets, just focus on the feet and use the medium size pockets/handholds.
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6a | ★★ The Price of Silence - with Smurf-cat | 20m | ||||
It felt harsh, specially the traverse at the top. Maybe next time go straight up.
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7a+ | ★ Koenig Class - with Smurf-cat | 16m | ||||
Weird route with some interesting moves.
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Sat 7th Sep 2019 - Portland | ||||||
Battleship Battleship Edge Keyboard Wall Area | ||||||
7a+ | ★ Wurlitzer Jukebox - with Smurf-cat | |||||
Worked it a couple of times. I need more stamina.
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Mon 19th Aug 2019 - Avon Gorge | ||||||
Suspension Bridge Suspension Bridge Buttress | ||||||
HVS 4c | Limbic Dystrophy - with Lolly Pope | 60m | ||||
Scary. The beginning sets you in the wrong mindset for the rest of the route. The quality of the rock is terrible at the beginning, dubious in the mid and ok at the top. Took a longer than expected.
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Thu 15th Aug 2019 - Wynd cliff | ||||||
S 4b | The Crack - with Lolly Pope | |||||
A cracking route
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Wed 31st Jul 2019 - Wyndcliff Quarry | ||||||
Upper Cliff | ||||||
6a | ★★ The sun is shining down - with Cat_McK | 7 | ||||
6b+ | ★ Dog Face - with Cat_McK | 16m | ||||
Mon 22nd Jul 2019 - Wyndcliff Quarry | ||||||
Upper Cliff | ||||||
5c | Tameness - with Cat_McK | |||||
7a | ★★ Wilkinson's Sword - with Cat_McK | |||||
First attempt after a year without trying I fell at the top just before the easy handhold (that I didn't know it was there). Second I attempt I sent it quite smoothly. Very happy. Second 7a.
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6a+ | ★ One in the Oven - with Cat_McK | 13m | ||||
Sun 14th Jul 2019 - Avon Gorge | ||||||
Avon Main Area Fir Tree Slab | ||||||
D | Rake and Slab | 15m | ||||
Sun 14th Jul 2019 - Avon Gorge | ||||||
Avon Main Area Central Buttress | ||||||
M | Easy Route | 60m | ||||
Bringing a friend up.
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Sun 14th Jul 2019 - Avon Gorge | ||||||
Avon Main Area Fir Tree Slab | ||||||
VD | Left Edge Route | 22m | ||||
Thu 11th Jul 2019 - Avon Gorge | ||||||
Sea Walls Area The New Quarry | ||||||
6b | ★ En Trend - with bouldering_matt | 25m | ||||
Confusing but good route. Probably the easiest in the crag.
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6b+ | ★ Full Metal Cymbal - with bouldering_matt | 18m, 6 | ||||
Awesome route. Hard for the grade.
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6b | ★ No crag for old men - with bouldering_matt | |||||
Really good route. It didn't feel hard for the grade.
It seems that I have done it before but I can't remember.
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Sat 15th Jun 2019 - Baggy Point | ||||||
The Promontory | ||||||
HS 4a | ★★ Shangri-La | 40m | ||||
Easy, nice.
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Sat 15th Jun 2019 - Baggy Point | ||||||
Long Rock Slab | ||||||
HVS 5a | ★★★ Lost Horizon | 39m | ||||
Pretty good but gets your calves on fire. Not ideal as a warm up.
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HS 4b | Freddie | 30m | ||||
Very good one!
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S 4a | ★★ Ben | 40m | ||||
Mon 10th Jun 2019 - Wintour's Leap | ||||||
M | ★★ Corner Buttress Route 3 - with Lolly Pope | 85m | ||||
We did this one... Or something like this... Lolly first lead trad route.
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VS 4c | ★★ Butterfly - with Lolly Pope | |||||
Wed 5th Jun 2019 - Cheddar | ||||||
North Side Arch Rock | ||||||
5c | Don't Fear the Bleater | 10m, 7 | ||||
6b | No Time to Lose | 12m, 7 | ||||
6a+ | Room with a View | |||||
6c | ★★ Galena Colada | 12m, 9 | ||||
I needed a rest after the crux. I bridged at the bottom.
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Sun 28th Apr 2019 - Wintour's Leap | ||||||
VD 4a | Corner Buttress Route 2 - with Lolly Pope | 64m | ||||
VS 4c | ★★ Joe's Route - with Lolly Pope | 50m | ||||
Awesome route
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Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Portland | ||||||
Cheyne Weares Neddyfields Main Cliff | ||||||
6a | ★ Books Across the Sea - with David Tait | |||||
6a | ★ Puppet Show of Memory - with David Tait | |||||
6b+ | ★ Ecosystem - with David Tait | 15m | ||||
Soft. Tricky end.
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Sun 21st Apr 2019 - Portland | ||||||
Blacknor South Sacred Angel Area | ||||||
5a | ★ Well Done Poppet - with Amber Daly | 10m | ||||
Sun 21st Apr 2019 - Portland | ||||||
Blacknor Central Go With the Flow and Niagra Area | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ Gaze of the Gorgon - with Amber Daly | |||||
Awesome route!
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Sun 21st Apr 2019 - Portland | ||||||
Cheyne Weares Neddyfields Main Cliff | ||||||
6a | ★ Milly Vanilly - with David Tait, Amber Daly | |||||
5c | I wish I was in Steve's Shoes - with Amber Daly, David Tait | |||||
Warm up.
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6b | ★★ Wonderlust - with David Tait, Amber Daly | 17m | ||||
Really good route... but I got a bit scared!
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Sun 21st Apr 2019 - Portland | ||||||
Blacknor South Sacred Angel Area | ||||||
6b+ | ★ Hot Pants Explosion - with Amber Daly | |||||
Fell at the top. I got a bit confused as I didn't read the guidebook and I didn't know if I should go left or right.
Tried right and it was quite hard so I fell again. Tried left again and it felt easyish after knowing the moves.
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Sat 20th Apr 2019 - Portland | ||||||
The Cuttings Main Cliff | ||||||
3a | Magical Misty Tour - with Amber Daly | |||||
3a | Charity Work Mate - with Amber Daly | |||||
5c | ★ The Sod - with Amber Daly | 12m | ||||
Hard for the grade and reachy. 6a+?
Start is confusing in the Rockfax guide. The start is in the arete, and from there rightwards.
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7a+ | ★★ Mindmeld - with Amber Daly | |||||
Hard. Crimp feels impossible.
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5c | ★ Little Chef - with Amber Daly | |||||
Fri 19th Apr 2019 - Portland | ||||||
Blacknor South Sacred Angel Area | ||||||
4a | Princess Bolting - with Amber Daly | |||||
4b | Jutland - with Amber Daly | |||||
3c | ★ Imperfect - with Amber Daly | |||||
5b | Eating Bush - with Amber Daly | |||||
5b | ★ Do Ixtlan - with Amber Daly | |||||
Sun 24th Mar 2019 - Ban-y-Gor | ||||||
Mandela Sector | ||||||
5+ | Morning Wimpenny - with Russell Jackson | 12m | ||||
The more I do it the more I like it.
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Sun 24th Mar 2019 - Ban-y-Gor | ||||||
Nine Lives | ||||||
5c | The Chubby Brown Syndrome - with Eva, Russell Jackson | |||||
A poor route poorly bolted. Best to ignore except you like smearing, dynamic moves and a combination of both... In a 5+
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6b+ | Discharge - with Russell Jackson, Eva | |||||
It felt harder with the cold.
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Sat 2nd Mar 2019 - Wintour's Leap | ||||||
VS 4c | ★ Simples - with Lolly Pope | |||||
Sat 2nd Mar 2019 - Wyndcliff Quarry | ||||||
Upper Cliff | ||||||
6a+ | The order of yoni - with Lolly Pope | |||||
Tricky if you don't know how to finger/hand jam.
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Sun 24th Feb 2019 - Avon Gorge | ||||||
Avon Main Area Morning Slab | ||||||
HS | Sinister - with David Tait | |||||
I did 2nd and 3rd pitches together. I went left on the third pitch to spice up things.
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Sat 17th Nov 2018 - Brean Down | ||||||
Boulder Cove | ||||||
6c | ★★ Coral Sea - with Russell Jackson, Alex Law | 20m | ||||
It is ok after you get the right sequence.
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Mon 17th Sep 2018 - Avon Gorge | ||||||
Suspension Bridge Giant's Cave Buttress Area | ||||||
VS 4c | ★★ Giant's Cave Buttress - with Luis | |||||
Led P1 only as I left P3 for my friend Luis to enjoy.
Found P1 quite scary, the first 5-8mts without much protection. I have seen that lots of people uses the flake at the top of P1 for belaying. Wondering for how long that flake will stay there...
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Sun 16th Sep 2018 - Heptonstall | ||||||
The Yellow Wall | ||||||
HS | ★★ Fairy Lites - with Alex C, Russell Jackson | 24m | ||||
Only the first section is worth it, then it is a bunch of loose and grassy stuff. I went to the top as I didn't fancy the abseil from some small bushes.
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Sun 16th Sep 2018 - Fairy Caves Quarry | ||||||
The Glacis | ||||||
VD | Minute Waltz - with Alex C, Russell Jackson | 20m | ||||
Climbed it to assess the protection that Russ used while mock leading it. On my approach shoes. Nice easy moves. Slightly tricky to protect for a beginner.
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E1 5b | ★ Strictly Ballroom - with Alex C, Russell Jackson | 25m | ||||
Nice slabby moves over dubious protection. This was my second E1 and now I went to go back to climb VSs... I wonder how many pieces of protection would actually hold on a proper fall ????
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Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Fairy Caves Quarry | ||||||
W/L Cave Area | ||||||
VD | Back to Basics - with Russell Jackson | 50m | ||||
I have climbed this before but clearly not in my logbook. Nice easy line.
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Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Fairy Caves Quarry | ||||||
Shatter Cave Area | ||||||
VS 4b | Truffle - with Russell Jackson | 9m | ||||
I tried Toblerone but the movement was too bold for me so I detoured to this one.
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Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Fairy Caves Quarry | ||||||
W/L Cave Area | ||||||
HS 4a | ★ Balch's Slide - with Russell Jackson | 45m | ||||
Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Fairy Caves Quarry | ||||||
Shatter Cave Area | ||||||
E2 5b | ★ Toblerone - with Russell Jackson | 9m | ||||
Very fragile move. A bit of a bouldering problem with one interesting move.
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Sat 1st Sep 2018 - Shorn cliff | ||||||
Great Central Cave Area | ||||||
HS 4b | ★★ ...One for All | 33m | ||||
HVS 5a | ★★ The Laughing Cavaliers - with David Tait | 28m | ||||
HS 4b | ★ The Phoney War | 30m | ||||
Sat 18th Aug 2018 - Wyndcliff Quarry | ||||||
Upper Cliff | ||||||
6b+ | ★★ Shin Gi Tai - with Russell Jackson | 15m | ||||
Led it with rests and then top rope it clean.
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Fri 17th Aug 2018 - Wyndcliff Quarry | ||||||
Upper Cliff | ||||||
6b+ | ★★ Woke Up Dreamin' - with Russell Jackson | 6 | ||||
5c | Hollow Talk - with Russell Jackson | |||||
6a | ★ Healing potion - with Russell Jackson | |||||
Quite tricky
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6b+ | ★★ Woke Up Dreamin' - with Russell Jackson | 6 | ||||
Russ couldn't finish it so I went up again in top rope. This time no rest on the big jug half way up. Felt easier, probably 6b.
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4b | Full fat diet - with Russell Jackson | |||||
Tue 14th Aug 2018 - Ban-y-Gor | ||||||
Nine Lives | ||||||
5c | The Chubby Brown Syndrome | |||||
Climbing on trainers as a warm up... No ideal as you have to smear. Shitty route.
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6b+ | Discharge | |||||
Not an easy one to onsight as it is not quite obvious. Sent it in second attempt. Awkward route.
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5c | ★ The Blessing | |||||
The route should go more to the left to make it more interesting or to the right to make it easier... There in the middle it is a bit of a hesitation.
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Sun 5th Aug 2018 - Goblin Combe | ||||||
Owl Rock | ||||||
VS 4c | ★ Treebeard - with Tom Gape | 20m | ||||
VS | ★ Elrond - with Tom Gape | 20m | ||||
This time I found protection inside the big crack! It felt lot easier than last time.
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E1 5b | ★ Gundabad - with Tom Gape | 20m | ||||
My first E1. I wish I had taken more N`1 nuts.
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E2 5c | ★★★ The Goblin King - with Smurf-cat | 20m | ||||
Pumpy, pumpy. I was happy to have a rest before the last movement.
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Thu 26th Jul 2018 - Cheddar | ||||||
North Side The Remnant | ||||||
7a+ | ★★ It's a Kind of Magic - with Iwona | 15m | ||||
Quite hard
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6b+ | Days in the Desert - with Iwona | 18m | ||||
I still find this route pretty hard.
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Sun 8th Jul 2018 - Portland | ||||||
The Cuttings Main Cliff | ||||||
5a | ★★ Opus | |||||
A bit scary for the grade.
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Sat 7th Jul 2018 - Portland | ||||||
Cheyne Weares Neddyfields Main Cliff | ||||||
6a+ | ★ The Screwfix Escourt Agency | |||||
Top move direct is hard for the grade. Easier at the right.
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5c | ★ Inception | 15m | ||||
Grade is hard around here...
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6b | Bigus Dickus | 21m | ||||
Had 2 big falls after the crux. Just really tired.
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Sat 7th Jul 2018 - Portland | ||||||
Battleship Battleship Back Cliff The Back Cliff | ||||||
6b+ | ★★ Raise the Titanic - with Smurf-cat | 25m | ||||
One fall and lots of rest in the crux. It is actually not that hard.
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6a | ★★ The Price of Silence - with Smurf-cat | 20m | ||||
Fri 6th Jul 2018 - Portland | ||||||
The Cuttings Main Cliff | ||||||
6b+ | ★ Rules is Rules - with Smurf-cat | |||||
I nearly bailed out but I got it clean OS with a bit of encouragement.
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6a | ★★ The Potting Shed - with Smurf-cat | 6 | ||||
Sat 30th Jun 2018 - Avon Gorge | ||||||
Avon Main Area Central Buttress | ||||||
M | Easy Route | 60m | ||||
A bit of fitness training
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