Ascents as sport by Nikhilesh Sharma having Distinct route

19 if you opt to use the cracks

Stiff for the grade and didn't help with the holds being wet and me carrying no chalk.

Contender for the best 19 I have ever got on. Technical mesh of slab and flake climbing requiring a bit of doodling to the left and right.

Will probably still call it a 'mixed' route unless people are willing to finger lock with commitment 2m off the ground without pro. Two medium/large wires is all that the route requires as sacrifice for the holy ground above.

Technicality at its best. Took a while to decrypt the crux.

O boy! Did I not freak out at that mini roof. Clip on the right side, traverse to the left of the arete, comprehend the bulge, pull up on the right hand, fanatically look for a left hand hold, trust some shit pinch, legs dangling everywhere, just use the F-ing knee to get up, feel your balls slide back down your throat (male only content) and then breathe, the worst is over with.

Why did I watch that video of a guy snapping his rope on an arete traverse. Knowledge is painful.

Beautiful movement. Two tricky bits. But such a lovely sequence of moves.

Another hanging belay for the fun of it.

Loved the crux! A friend got injured on it. Fell and feet went into a tiny cave.

Learning the dark art of chimney climbing.

When you see all the ticks marks pointing the attention to the shittiest of holds possible, the name of the climb makes sense.

Very though provoking crux asking for good movement off the feet.

Two moves are a 19, rest is a 25

minus 12.

"Gives a hug", says the rock.

Thanking the Bluebell Gods for a route that is tamable.

Theme of the crag seems to be:

1. Forget your crimp at home

2. If you are short probably just stay at home

Thought provoking. Bit like reading an ancient novel with a lot hard words, you gotta go through your dictionary of moves.

Thin first few moves leading to techie jug fest, what else would one want.

The last pitch is like Shakespeare's poetry on rock. The moves, the rush, the exposure. Mr Big pitch 3 tells us how Mr Little we all are.

Took two ropes. Abseiled off from the top to the top of pitch one. Please take helmets. A rock followed the rope down when we pulled it through.

Pitch 1: Nice balancey crux on the top.

Pitch 2: Trciky section just below the cave. I tried going left first but found the sequence to the right. Nice mantle move onto the cave. Belay station is 6m to the right.

Pitch 3: Apparently only has 2 carrot bolts. Can some confirm that? Maybe we missed a few. But easy climbing none the less.

Pitch 4: Felt harder than the first pitch. Overhanging crux with a lot of exposure. Lost a quickdraw (desperate clipping) and took a fall. I tried to go to the left in the corner but straight up is the way to go.

Linked up the 21 pitch, lead by Luke, a massive effort.

Humbled. Two move boulder problem, them moves being very hard at the grade. Rest is grade 8 jug run.

Someone ate a big slice of humble pie on the first attempt.

When holds around you are crumbling to pieces, when bushes you pull on are raining dirt, when ropes don't reach the ground, when fighter planes and helicopters are cruising around you, when birds have shat diarrhoea on crucial holds, when a colony of bats decides to migrate out because you have been shouting climbing commands at the top of your lungs. That's when you know that you deserve a custard filled almond croissant in a town that is 20km out of your way home.

A perfect adventure climb. Finally feels good to finish it as last time we got stuck on the first abseil.

A big thank you to Dave Burt and Nick Roach to put this line up. I would reckon it would have been a bit of mission to find and figure this line out.

And I was meaning to ask if you guys used a skyhook to bolt this beauty? And hence it got its name?

Had processed the moves in my head a week before the climb by watching videos of people doing it. Tried it on top rope a few months ago, didn't make it then. Feels awesome to lead it and send a project. The moves are just awesome and what a rush.

Three star route. Very thought provoking climb.

Still my fav route on the crag

First pitch is hard, crimpy and pumpy for the grade. But once you know the sequence it becomes a lot easier. Second pitch is very cruisy with delicate holds.

Took a fall up top. Nice climb with fun moves at the start.

Bloody awesome climb. What a route!

Thank you Eww for doing such a great job bolting this route and also really appreciate the effort you have put in to make the approach safer.

Beautiful sustained climbing throughout. The last pitch is probably the money pitch. Got pretty pumped on the climb. Hanging belay was awesome!

Milica Djurovic thanks for the beta on how to find the place. Maybe your notes should also be on thecrag because I actually found them more helpful than the actual approach description.

One small favor to ask from climbers going in to do this climb in the future. Please contribute to the maintenance of the cairns on the approach. We didn't any problems finding the place but some cairns needed a helping hand.

The walk in is so beautiful, saw one of the best sunsets ever on the way out.

Avoid using the wall on the left for stemming, if you wanna do it as a 19.

One powerful move to a pocket and some good laybacking involved.

O thy last move I bow to you.

Gear used: 0.4, 0.5, 0.75 1, 2 cams

Chickened out on the first attempt and clipped two bolts. Went second go on gear but there is definite no fall zone between the first and the second placement.