Ascents as unknown by Graham Dowden

Bit hard to see where this goes with all the new carrots. No much pro.

Guess it better be Lead Solo since I poked in a cam near the top while exploring the seaward side. Really lovely rock and sublime maritime aspect.

Did the broken corner variation, about grade 10, as no block anchor above cracks. Could lead if one wanted to, but does not seem much point.

A bit of corner, wall, crack and roof, with veg ledge in between.

Yet barely had I set up belay and the Acolyte reached The Gold Standard, than a piercing thunderclap prompted hasty retreat into our caves, ere our aluminium friends, acting as conductors of divine power, rendered us insensible to the abrupt following deluge, which itself rendered further progresss impossible. Elements 1, Humanity 0, no extra time.

Got racked and pumped up but was singularly discouraged by the Acoylte's apprehension that the only possible means of ascent to avoid disturbing stacked sheets of honeycombed cheese was "by waving your hands". Added to which a displeasing #mankycarrot on the headwall, observed to be sticking out a good 2 inches in the old measure, and bent downward to boot, cast a thin shadow of deep uncertainty over the proceedings.

Looked good, but too hard to pull up on a slopy thing and a crimp with zero for the feet. Great lumps obviously torn off by previous ascentionists, with more possible.

Crunched by john smoothy 37 years after the fact: good enough to the intermediate belay, thereafter juggy slab with marginal pro ending in 5m leadout to the top with not a sliver of metallic comfort. What's a cautious old dog to do? Hardly a warm recommendation for beginners.