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Thu 23rd May 2024 - Avon Gorge | |||||||
Sea Walls Area The New Quarry | |||||||
7a+ Easy | Skulking Agent | 12m, 6 | |||||
Second try!
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Mon 20th May 2024 - Other Avon Crags | |||||||
Bickley Woods Paul's Wall | |||||||
7A | ★★ Ringu | ★★ Very Good | |||||
FA, really enjoyed figuring out the the crimp traverse sequence
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Sun 19th May 2024 - Goblin Combe | |||||||
Orthanc | |||||||
VS | ★ Gandalf | 12m | ★ Good | ||||
Barefoot
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Sat 18th May 2024 - Biblins Cave | |||||||
7A+ | ★★ Pop to the Bulge | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Really fun link up with cool undercut moves
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Wed 15th May 2024 - Avon Gorge | |||||||
Sea Walls Area The New Quarry | |||||||
7a+ | ★★ Bitter and Twisted | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | ||||
Third go in a session, nice movements after a tough bouldery start
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Sun 12th May 2024 - Portland | |||||||
Wallsend Wallsend South Trad Free World | |||||||
6b+ | ★★★ The Jewel of the Isle | 30m | |||||
I think the recent loss of a jug at the crux seriously affects grade. I might be wrong, though
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Sun 12th May 2024 - Swanage | |||||||
Subluminal | |||||||
E1 5c | ★★ Stroof | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Cool one! Boulder boy
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S 4a | ★★★ Avernus | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Felt committing with the damp holds. But was very enjoyable!! Glad I lead it
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Thu 9th May 2024 - Avon Gorge | |||||||
Avon Main Area Evening Wall | |||||||
VS 4c | ★★ Petros | 27m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
so good
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Tue 7th May 2024 - Torbryan Quarry | |||||||
7a+ | ★★ Barney Rubble | 22m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Super happy 😁
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Tue 7th May 2024 - Portland | |||||||
Battleship Battleship Back Cliff The Back Cliff | |||||||
7b+ Hard | ★★★ Zinc Oxide Mountain | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
New high point. 30cm off doing the last difficult move. Surely it'll go next time???
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Mon 6th May 2024 - Biblins Cave | |||||||
7B | ★★ School of Burl | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Psyched to get this pretty quickly after figuring out the beginning - scary match at the end!!
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Sun 5th May 2024 - Peak District Limestone | |||||||
Masson Lees Dry Tooling Cave The Science Slab | |||||||
M6 | Hook, Line and Sphincter — 5 attempts - with Eszter | 10m | |||||
What a great little route. Keep a look out for those drilled holes .
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M3 | Ooh it's Lovelly, Lovelace Slap - Deep Thought not Deep Throat | 10m | |||||
Oh boy, what a dirty little route. Good to warm up though..
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Sun 5th May 2024 - Portland | |||||||
Battleship Battleship Back Cliff The Back Cliff | |||||||
7b+ Hard | ★★★ Zinc Oxide Mountain | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
Last minute attempt before sunset after queueing to get on it all day. Foot slip, but the crux felt easy
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Sun 5th May 2024 - Portland | |||||||
Battleship Battleship Edge Keyboard Wall Area | |||||||
7a+ | ★★ Victims of Fashion | ||||||
Played around while waiting for my route to get free. Nice one
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Sat 4th May 2024 - Torbryan Quarry | |||||||
7a+ | ★★ Barney Rubble | 22m | |||||
Last go best go. Not for me. Dropped the last move 🥲
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Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Wharncliffe Crag | |||||||
Himmelswillen & Banana Wall | |||||||
VS 4c | ★★★ Himmelswillen - with Cheque | 14m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Repeat - Started up Serrated Edge but soon bailed onto this
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Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Wharncliffe Crag | |||||||
Great Buttress | |||||||
HVS 5b | ★ Gold Leaf - with Cheque | 8m | Average | ||||
Lead on preplaced gear
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Wed 24th Apr 2024 - Anstey's Cove | |||||||
Empire of the Sun Wall | |||||||
7b+ | Sun of Righteousness | ||||||
Working beta. Super hard.
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Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Kent | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells Bowles Rocks Pig's Nose Area | |||||||
5c Easy | ★★ Pig's Nose | 12m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
class
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6a+ | ★ T.T. | 12m | |||||
missed the obvious left hand crimp and the flash - will go on repeat I'm sure
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Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Kent | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells Bowles Rocks Serenade Arete Area | |||||||
5b | ★★★ Sapper | 11m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
went straight up the slab rather than following line of least resistance
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6b+ Easy | ★★ Inspiration | 10m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
mega - nice layback moves followed by a proper grovel through the hole!
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Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Peak District Limestone | |||||||
Colehill Quarry Blue Sky Walls | |||||||
5+ | Swooping on Nigel's Ruby - with Eszter | 18m | Don't Bother | ||||
About to fall apart.
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6b ~6b | What a Pity — 5 attempts - with Eszter | 18m | |||||
The last few moves and the rock are a pity...
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Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Brean Down | |||||||
Boulder Cove | |||||||
7b+ | ★★ Chulilla | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Psyched to get a this in 2 sessions...the headwall is some of the best climbing I've done for sure
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Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Ban-y-Gor | |||||||
The Mushroom Walls | |||||||
6b ~6a+ | ★ Slow Macabre Dance | ★★ Very Good | |||||
6a+ if you use the big ledge on the left after coming round the arete, v cool for the grade
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Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Ban-y-Gor | |||||||
Mandela Sector | |||||||
6c ~6c | ★★ Duhkha | 12m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
second try, given 6c in the guidebook which I think is fair. very thoughtful crux, rest is pretty chill
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Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Wyndcliff Quarry | |||||||
Upper Cliff | |||||||
5c ~6a | Housequake - with Ben Jancovich | ||||||
In the guide book it is a 6a
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Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Kent | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells Harrison's Rocks Wellington's Block | |||||||
6b | ★★ The Niblick | 11m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
absolute class, best sandstone I've climbed yet
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Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Kent | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells Harrison's Rocks Unclimbed Wall Area | |||||||
5b | ★★ Unclimbed Wall | ★★ Very Good | |||||
missed a hold and barndoored off, will go clean next time
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Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Kent | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells Harrison's Rocks Isolated Walls | |||||||
6c+ | ★ Set Square Arete — 4 attempts | 10m | Average | ||||
first time on sandstone, took a bit to get used to the movement, but went clean after a few burns. Nice series of gnarly mantles
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Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Swanage | |||||||
Winspit Quarryman's Wall | |||||||
7a+ | ★★ Gallows Gore | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
With one take & a big deadpoint at the crux. One to come back for.
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6b+ | ★★ Jargon Eater | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
I have no head game. Nice climb though
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Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Swanage | |||||||
Dancing Ledge Main Quarry | |||||||
7a | ★★ Stay balanced | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Took a couple times. Nice route though
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Sat 6th Apr 2024 - Swanage | |||||||
Dancing Ledge Main Quarry | |||||||
7a+ | ★ Double or Quits | ||||||
Could not do the crux between the 4th & 5th bolt. Maybe in better connies
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Wed 3rd Apr 2024 - Avon Gorge | |||||||
Sea Walls Area Right Wing | |||||||
V5 ~V6 | ★★ The Arete | ||||||
Great moves but felt hard for a V5
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Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Kent | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells Bowles Rocks Fandango Wall | |||||||
6B+ | ★★ Tobbacco Road | ★★★ Classic | |||||
4 laps
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Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Portland | |||||||
Blacknor Far South Fears Younger Brother Area | |||||||
7b | ★★ Invictus — 2 attempts | 20m | |||||
Bit too hard without the ring finger
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Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Swanage | |||||||
Winspit Quarryman's Wall | |||||||
5 ~6+ | ★ So Naughty - with Henry | 15m, 5 | |||||
Used the 6a+ variant.
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Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Peak District Limestone | |||||||
Horseshoe Quarry Sunday Sport Wall | |||||||
6b | ★★ Seychelles — 4 attempts | 16m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Soo hard Argh. Or maybe I'm just weak.
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6a | Bird Island | 31m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Bit chossy. Top half much harder than the bottom.
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6b | ★★ Madagascar | 14m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Really good route. Nice climbing on solid rock.
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6b+ | Out of Africa — 2 attempts | 14m | |||||
Hard if you stay away from the cracks.
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Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Greater London | |||||||
Mabley Green Boulder | |||||||
5+ | ★★ Ollie's eliminate slab | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Quite nice
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6A+ | ★ Mantel face crimp my ride | ||||||
Not 100% sure I did the correct route but it was good
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Wed 20th Mar 2024 - Avon Gorge | |||||||
Avon Main Area Central Buttress | |||||||
VS 4c | ★★ Piton Route | 58m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
total classic, which makes sense as it's in classic rock! I led the crux pitch (P1) and george led P2&3.
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Sat 6th Jan 2024 - Portland | |||||||
Blacknor Central Portland Heights Area | |||||||
6b | ★★ Gone Amongst Innocent Angels (GAIA) - with jane weir | ★★ Very Good | |||||
Good fun route.
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6b+ | ★★ Lord Stublock Deepvoid Breaks the Chain of Causation - with jane weir | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Excellent route- nice and sustained
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Sun 24th Dec 2023 - Wintour's Leap | |||||||
6a ~6a+ | ★★ Ankarana | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | ||||
Good line.
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6b ~6b+ | ★ Much Zebu Crudness | 12m | |||||
Unless holds have broken off for the crux move, it's pretty unfeasible for the grade. Definitely have done easier 6B+'s than this 6B.
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6a+ Hard | ★★★ Still Nice and Still Sleazy | 32m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Excellent line, but quite strange with the ten spaced bolts below, then widely spaced throughout the cruxes. Nonetheless, a good line.
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Sun 17th Dec 2023 - Wintour's Leap | |||||||
M | ★★ Corner Buttress Route 3 | 85m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great solo! Managed to climb the whole route in about twenty minutes! One or two sections in there that was a bit nerving, but lots of ledges in-between technical sections!
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S 4a |
★ Central Rib Route 1
1
S 4a
24m
2
S 4a
12m
3
S
12m
4
S 4a
15m
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Cheeky rest day lap to get some more trad multipitch in before Riglos.
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Sat 16th Dec 2023 - Wyndcliff Quarry | |||||||
Upper Cliff | |||||||
6b ~6b+ | ★ Rock hard in a funky place | 4 | |||||
Tough for the grade
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Sat 9th Dec 2023 - Wyndcliff Quarry | |||||||
Lower Cliff | |||||||
6c | ★★ Finishing Touch Direct Start | ★★ Very Good | |||||
V4 start into 6B. Fun route.
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Sat 9th Dec 2023 - Wyndcliff Quarry | |||||||
Upper Cliff | |||||||
6a+ | ★ Chepstow Killer Appliances | 10m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Wet layback crack
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6b+ | ★★ Shin Gi Tai | 15m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Foot slipped on the last move 😂
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5a | Stranded No More | 10m | |||||
Wet day warmup
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Sat 2nd Dec 2023 - Stanage | |||||||
Plantation Boulders Satin Area | |||||||
7A | ★★★ Satin Start | ||||||
Gave a couple goes at the end of the day in the dark. Included a hand jam & kneebar. Didn't want to commit to the rock over on the right foot. Really nice, one to come back for definitely.
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7A ~7A | ★★ Spur Traverse | ||||||
Nice one. Went pretty quickly. 7A in new guidebook
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Sat 2nd Dec 2023 - Stanage | |||||||
Plantation Boulders Green Block | |||||||
7A Hard | ★★★ The Green Traverse | 6m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
First redpoint attempt of the day after trying all the moves once
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Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Stanage | |||||||
Plantation Boulders Green Block | |||||||
7A | ★★★ The Green Traverse | 6m | ★ Good | ||||
easier than gorilla warfare
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Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Peak District Limestone | |||||||
Horseshoe Quarry Gouranga Bay | |||||||
5a ~5b | Pig in a Poke | 10m | |||||
Tricky start for a 5a. The first bolt is quite high. Used 6 quickdraws, including the anchor.
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Sat 25th Nov 2023 - Stanage | |||||||
Stanage Plantation Amphitheatre Face Area | |||||||
VD ~HVD | ★★ Ladder Cracks — 2 attempts | 8m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Found it harder than your typical VD
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Sat 25th Nov 2023 - Curbar Edge | |||||||
Curbar Field Boulders Gorilla Warfare | |||||||
7A | ★★★ Gorilla Warfare | ||||||
best 7a ever
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Fri 24th Nov 2023 - Avon Gorge | |||||||
Sea Walls Area The New Quarry | |||||||
6b | ★ En Trend | 25m | ★ Good | ||||
Nice and techy with lots of rests
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6b+ Hard | ★ Dinosaur Beach | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | ||||
Second try...pretty nice route despite the polish
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Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Almscliff | |||||||
Almscliff Low Man | |||||||
VD | ★★ Rough Crack | 8m | |||||
Actually led up to the crack then took a fall. The crack is not easy.
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Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Curbar Edge | |||||||
Curbar Field Boulders Bad Landing Boulder | |||||||
7A ~6B | ★★ Bad Lip | 3m | |||||
very easy
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Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Wintour's Leap | |||||||
6b+ | Thingfrith — 2 attempts | ||||||
second try
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6a+ | The last kingdom | Average | |||||
bit shit and loose on the first pitch, and more compact but average climbing on the second
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Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Stanage | |||||||
Stanage Popular Balcony Buttress | |||||||
E3 6a | ★ Big Dave's Wall — 3 attempts - with Eszter | 11m | |||||
Well well, maybe next time. Was too steep, and I could not commit to it.
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Tue 7th Nov 2023 - Avon Gorge | |||||||
Sea Walls Area The New Quarry | |||||||
6b+ | ★★ Bushmen... (Chepstow Zombie Finish) - with Jess | 25m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Better defined than it’s neighbours. Feels less squeezed.
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Sun 5th Nov 2023 - Wyndcliff Quarry | |||||||
Lower Cliff | |||||||
7b | ★★ Timmy’s Poorly Hand | 10m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Tough V5 boulder problem to a rest, then stacks into another V4 problem. Beautiful line.
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6a+ | ★ One Tooth Short of a Smile | 10m, 6 | ★ Good | ||||
Beautiful movement through crux.
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6c+ ~6b+ | ★ Empire and Revolution | 12m, 3 | ★ Good | ||||
A bit contrived, easy to make the climb softer.
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Mon 23rd Oct 2023 - Dow, Duddon & Slate | |||||||
The Tilberthwaite Valley Hodge Close Quarry The All Weather Gym | |||||||
HVS | ★ Big Gym | 10m | Average | ||||
Only one bolt now so quite run out,
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Mon 16th Oct 2023 - Portland | |||||||
The Cuttings Main Cliff | |||||||
4c | Jam - with The Genzianelli’s | ||||||
Mtt and Fra lead
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6a | ★ Three Fingers - with The Genzianelli’s | ||||||
Mtt and Fra top roped
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5a | ★★ Opus - with The Genzianelli’s | ||||||
Mtt and Fra both lead
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Sun 15th Oct 2023 - Avon Gorge | |||||||
Avon Main Area Morning Slab | |||||||
VD | ★★ The Arete | 40m | ★ Good | ||||
now given Severe. Alt leads with George
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Sat 14th Oct 2023 - Peak District Limestone | |||||||
Horseshoe Quarry Chocolate Blancmange Wall | |||||||
4 | Slab Cake | 25m | Average | ||||
Loose rocks.
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Sun 8th Oct 2023 - Wyndcliff Quarry | |||||||
Lower Cliff | |||||||
6a | Same Old Story | 10m, 5 | Average | ||||
Polished. Broken hold at the start.
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Sun 8th Oct 2023 - Peak District Limestone | |||||||
Horseshoe Quarry Toilet sector | |||||||
6a ~6a+ | Eau de Toilette - with Eszter | 12m | Average | ||||
Hmm.. Reaching the first bolt is the crux. The rest is good.
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5 ~5+ | De Throne - with Eszter | 14m | Average | ||||
Polished, and falling apart at the same time. What's not to like?
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Sun 1st Oct 2023 - Swanage | |||||||
Dancing Ledge Main Quarry | |||||||
7a Easy | ★★★ Haunted by a Million Screams — 4 attempts | ★★★ Classic | |||||
Ultra polished so went for the send at night. Classic route.
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Sun 1st Oct 2023 - Kent | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells Harrison's Rocks Giant's Staircase | |||||||
6b | ★★ Archer's Wall | 10m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sandy & hot. Slippery slopery. But quite nice actually
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6b | ★★ Archer's Wall | 10m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sandy & hot. Slippery slopery. But quite nice actually
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Sun 1st Oct 2023 - Kent | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells Harrison's Rocks What Crisis? | |||||||
6c | ★★ Archer's Wall Direct | 10m | |||||
Unsent it.
Dunno why I took near the top
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Sun 1st Oct 2023 - Kent | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells Harrison's Rocks North Boulder | |||||||
5+ | ★★ West Face Route | 4m | |||||
Barefoot
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6B | ★ Papillion | 3m | |||||
Repeated barefoot
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6A | Silver Star | 3m | |||||
Barefoot
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6A+ | ★★ Torque Wrench | 4m | |||||
Repeated barefoot
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7A Hard | ★ Finger Flow | 4m | |||||
Too reachy for me?
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Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Lulworth | |||||||
Stair Hole East Cave | |||||||
7a | ★★ Horny Lil' Devil - with Marc B, Tim B | 12m | |||||
First DWS experience, got myself boxed and fell off pretty early
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Fri 29th Sep 2023 - Peak District Limestone | |||||||
Horseshoe Quarry Chocolate Blancmange Wall | |||||||
5 ~5+ | Neanderthal | 35m | ★ Good | ||||
First pitch easy, second pitch has some harder moves
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Sun 24th Sep 2023 - Portland | |||||||
The Cuttings Main Cliff | |||||||
6b ~6b+ | ★★ Perihelion | 20m | |||||
It is 6b+ in rockfax book
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Sat 23rd Sep 2023 - Peak District Limestone | |||||||
Horseshoe Quarry Main Wall | |||||||
7a | ★ Demolition Man — 2 attempts - with Derek Nicol | 20m | Average | ||||
One move wonder. 2nd go
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