Ascents in Queen's Country

Desperate momemts on the thin ironstone top out mantle the first time. A classic kind of gym problem you would not normally find on natural rock.

Hole and pocket bit sandy.

Good clean fun

All easy street

Top out is cool.

Much easier with a knee bar to stabilise then a high-step out

Knee bar again.

Right hand pocket is hard. Top out is super mossy.

James' first ever FA! Fun problem up pockets and slopers, shame it's so short!

The easier sit start

Easy little problem

Short but fun moves on big jugs

Top out is way too mossy.

Pretty average short problem

First ascent to celebrate Grace's birthday. Fun easy moves along the slab using the rail at the top

Nice, easy V0.

Easy little problem

Easy fun jug hauling

Great problem, again shame it's so short! Use pockets, slopers, reach and a little finger lock pocket at the top!

Good fun problem. Short but probably feels around V2.

Great climb, short and steep with hard moves on less than excellent holds.

Fantastic traverse! May be easier for someone who is shorter (under 6'3") and has smaller hands but for me it felt like a V4 so that's what I'm going with

My favourite problem in Queen's Country! Fun moves and a top out that was a bit scary to commit to because I was bouldering alone but I got it! Awesome feeling!

Another FA to celebrate Grace's birthday! Fun overhanging, jug hauling!

My first ever first ascent!

Fun enough short little arete problem

The whole problem is fairly easy and the mantle only feels harder then the rest because it's a scary topout especially when all the holds are still dirty!

Fantastic traverse, harder and better than I originally thought. Maybe easier for someone who doesnt have hubcaps for hands and can match hands in the pockets. Far more technical than I originally thought it would be...Still a work in progress...

Gave it a couple of attempts, seems bloody hard! Good work James on the first ascent!