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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sun 6th Aug 2006 - Symonds Yat
Hollow Stone Area
5b E1 5b Lego Pensioner Trad Very Good
Rob's lead, impressive overhang up the roof. Harder now than when we started.

 
4a S 4a Golden Fleece Trad Don't Bother
Somewhat horrible, not quite certain why

 
Mon 31st Jul 2006 - Shorn cliff
Abbey Buttress
4c VS 4c Lazy L Trad 20m Don't Bother
SImon's lead, loose rock at top

 
4c VS 4c Hydraulic Jump Trad 20m Average
Starts well, but grovelly finish

 
5b HVS 5a Tigers Don't Cry Trad 20m Classic
Fierce sustained HVS, great fun though

 
Sat 22nd Jul 2006 - Shorn cliff
Great Central Cave Area
4b HS 4b The Phoney War Trad 30m Good
Follow the obvious crack in the corner.

 
4a HS 4b ...One for All Trad 33m Classic
A fantastic HS lead (Michelle's 2nd ever!). Difficult bulge at start

 
4c VS 4c State of Independence Trad 20m Average
Unexciting, a series of ledges, strung together with slightly balancy moves.

 
Sat 8th Jul 2006 - Froggatt Edge
Three Pebble Slab Area
5a HVS 5a Three Pebble Slab Trad 12m Good
Easy in the grade. Difficult rock over then very run out meander up a slab. Not technically difficult,

 
Sat 8th Jul 2006 - Froggatt Edge
Tody's Wall
4c VS 4c Bollard Crack Trad 8m Good
Deceptively difficult top crack. Not the easy warm up climmb I though it was.

 
Sat 8th Jul 2006 - Froggatt Edge
Brown's Eliminate Area
4a HS 4a Green Gut Trad 14m Good
A nice HS route in a corner. Good for new leaders as oodles of gear

 
Sat 8th Jul 2006 - Froggatt Edge
Tody's Wall
5a HVS 5a C.M.C. Slab Trad 16m Good
Very difficult, as no gear anywhere on route, placed one runner low in Heather wall, still way harder then 3 pebble slab

 
5a HVS 5a Tody's Wall Trad 18m Very Good
Great fun climb, basically a one-move wonder, once on top of the block

 
Sat 8th Jul 2006 - Froggatt Edge
Downhill Racer Area
4b HS 4b Slab Recess Direct Trad 14m Average
A couple of reachy move near the ground, and the VDiff for the rest of the climb. Uninspiring.

 
Sun 28th May 2006 - Pembroke
Pembroke North Porthclais - Ffynnon
4b HS 4b Brown Slab Trad Good
Good lead from Beth

 
5b E1 5b Saltheart Foam Follower (Grab the Slab) Trad Classic
A really great climb, balancy and delicate the whole way up. Poor Rob, wishes now he hadn't persuaded me it was my turn to lead!

 
4c VS 4c Ffynnon Ffynnon Ffynnon Trad Good
Rob'd lead fairly easy VS

 
Sat 29th Apr 2006 - Sierra de Toix
Toix TV - Tropical Dreams
6a UB40 Sport 22m Good
Pleasant, relatively low in the grade

 
6a Tropical Dreams Sport 22m Classic
Fairly tough route, particularly the bulges near the top

 
6a Dear Renate Sport 22m Good
The easiest of the 6a routes

 
6a Seduction Sport 22m Very Good
Difficult route, particularly the smearing before the 2nd clip.

 
6a Universal Sport 20m Good
Spent ages working out where the route goes - further left of the route I took. Enough to defeat Rob!

 
5+ Banana Joe Sport 14m Good
Awkward route, not the gentle warm up we needed after a scary drive to the car park

 
Fri 28th Apr 2006 - Sierra de Toix
Toix Oeste
4+ Espolon Gris Sport 62m Average
Uninspiring warm up route

 
6a Posi Sport 52m Good
Only the 2nd pitch over large overhanging bulge

 
5+ Dire Straits Sport 26m Classic
An exciting climb - a challenge all the way up. Excellent sustained climbing.

 
5+ Red Route 2 Sport 58m Very Good
The first pitch is the harder of the two, not the 2nd as the guidebook suggests

 
Wed 26th Apr 2006 - Elda / Petrer
Clásico
5 Petreles Sport 40m Average
Awkard 3D route. 2nd pitch not worth the bother

 
6a Aníbal (Anibal) Sport 48m Very Good
Awkward first move. Spent ages on the 6c adjacent (despite the large name on the crag). 2nd pitch was fierce, direct ~6b or difficult traverse

 
5+ Placa gris Sport 42m, 10 Classic
Awesome route, difficult first move, then balancy. Exposed traverse for 2nd pitch.

 
5+ Jake mate Sport 48m Very Good
Great delicate slabby route - exactly my sort of climb.

 
Tue 25th Apr 2006 - Sella
La Moleta El Cajon del los Cuartos
3+ 4 Con mallas y a lo loco Sport 12m, 6 Good
The better of the 2 easy routes

 
3+ Dime, dime Sport 10m, 6 Average
Highly polished due to proximity to car park

 
Tue 25th Apr 2006 - Sella
La Moleta Güija Loca
5+ A golpe y porrazo Sport 26m, 7 Very Good
Note - a 50m rope is not quite long enough to do this route, without scrambling the last few metres down.

 
Tue 25th Apr 2006 - Sella
La Moleta Competición
4+ 4c+/5a Almorranas Salvajes Sport 20m, 8 Very Good
Difficult route for the grade

 
Mon 24th Apr 2006 - Salem
Frigorífico
5+ Somnis de tardó Sport 16m Good
Very 3D route up the corner of the crag - not something I would have liked to lead.

 
Mon 24th Apr 2006 - Salem
Estival
5 Pal Santete Sport 20m Don't Bother
More of a scramble than a climb.

 
Mon 24th Apr 2006 - Salem
Frigorífico
5 Mikel i altres broxes Sport 14m Good
Nice routes in this area of the crag

 
Mon 24th Apr 2006 - Salem
Estival
4 Xeroki Sport 14m Average
ok

 
Mon 24th Apr 2006 - Salem
Frigorífico
5 Mikel caga flors (Mikel caga flores) Sport 14m Very Good
A more challenging route - never found the ab point so moved left at the top. Awkward moves for the 2nd clip.

 
5+ El graduado Sport 14m Good
Interesting climb (when I found it) Doh. A pleasant relief after hay billetes

 
6a+ No hay billetes Sport 16m Very Good
Did this by mistake (missing last clip on stupid overhang). Started on the wrong clips oops. Hard.

 
Sun 23rd Apr 2006 - Sierra de Toix
Toix Este
5 5+ "P" Sport 24m Very Good
Difficult grades here. This one was fun, but a bit of a struggle.

 
4+ 5 Purple Sport Very Good
I really likes this one - everyone else found it tough.

 
4+ 5+ Spolli Sport Good
First climb in Spain (certainly not the best). The wind didn't help.

 
Fri 3rd Mar 2006 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
14 Lamplighter Trad 78m
Very 3D climb with difficult traverse on the 3rd pitch

 
Fri 3rd Mar 2006 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Fang Buttress
14 Mantis Trad 33m Classic
Really nice climb with slightly daunting roof.

 
Fri 3rd Mar 2006 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
17 16 Libretto Trad 50m Very Good
Glad Huw lead the 2nd pitch

 
9 Conifer Crack Trad 80m Average
Scrambly finish

 
9 Conifer Crack Trad 80m Average
Scrambly finish

 
9 Conifer Crack Trad 80m Average
Scrambly finish

 
Fri 3rd Mar 2006 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
9 Holdup Line Trad 20m Good
Sun 8th Jan 2006 - Tremadog Area
Craig Bwlch y Moch Grim Wall
4c VS 4c Shadrach Trad 53m Classic
Sat 7th Jan 2006 - Tremadog Area
Craig Pant Ifan Scratch Area
S S 4a Poor Man's Peuterey (Poor Man's Peutery) Trad 77m Good
Sat 7th Jan 2006 - Tremadog Area
Craig Bwlch y Moch Valerie's Rib
HS HS 4b Valerie's Rib Trad 65m Good
Sat 17th Sep 2005 - Froggatt Edge
Sunset Slab Area
4a S 4a North Climb Trad 12m Don't Bother
4b HS 4b Turret Crack Trad 12m Average
Mon 1st Aug 2005 - Tremadog Area
Craig Bwlch y Moch Plum Buttress
S S 4a Christmas Curry Trad 60m Very Good
Wed 8th Jun 2005 - Froggatt Edge
Downhill Racer Area
4c VS 4c Trapeze Direct Trad 12m Average
Awkward bulge to pull over, thuggy.

 
Wed 1st Jun 2005 - Stanage
Stanage North Crow Chin
VD Kelly's Crack Trad 10m
Wed 1st Jun 2005 - Gower Peninsula
Three Cliffs Bay
4b HS 4b Joggled Wall Direct Trad Good
Sat 21st May 2005 - Tremadog Area
Craig Bwlch y Moch One Step in the Clouds
VD Hail Bebe Trad Good
1st ever lead!

 
Sat 21st May 2005 - Tremadog Area
Craig Bwlch y Moch Merlin Buttress
MS S 4b Oberon Trad 45m Good
Sun 1st May 2005 - Bosigran
Landward Cliff
D In-Between Trad 34m
Sun 1st May 2005 - Bosigran
Main Face
4a S 4a Doorway Trad 59m
Sun 1st May 2005 - Bosigran
Landward Cliff
D Alison Rib Trad 59m

Showing all 66 ascents.