Ascents in Somerset having Beta

really good boulder

did first pitch and a half of central rib and then traversed into the end of central gully as there was another team on piton route and didn't want to cross ropes. will have to come back for P3!

Nice & Easy.

Second try!

FA, really enjoyed figuring out the the crimp traverse sequence

Barefoot

Third go in a session, nice movements after a tough bouldery start

so good

Psyched to get a this in 2 sessions...the headwall is some of the best climbing I've done for sure

Great moves but felt hard for a V5

total classic, which makes sense as it's in classic rock! I led the crux pitch (P1) and george led P2&3.

Nice and techy with lots of rests

Second try...pretty nice route despite the polish

Better defined than it’s neighbours. Feels less squeezed.

now given Severe. Alt leads with George

hard for the grade

Stayed in the centre.

Matt lead Suspense first and said 'you can leave my gear in for the first 1/3 since it's the same for your lead and a bit spicy'. The gear I left in was one thread 2m off the ground... Got in one more shitty cam before gunning it to the grassy ledge. Got pretty pumped and terrified in the groove, placed 4 or 5 bits of mediocre gear next to each other, decided one of them would hold, had a rest, wow they did, suddenly I can see all these stemming footholds and climb with a lil bit of emotional & physical separation from the wall, which worked.

Oh and got a pigeon to the face at the big cave thread after the crux. Didn't thread it, not really necessary to disturb her nest further.

Classic British trad evening, loved it.

2nd try - 7b sport route

Climbing with the back 2 fingers... Spice!

Went for the 8 finger send... Denied

nice once you figure out what to do with your feet!

nice and steady with lots of good gear

Great climb but bold run out and not great belays on the middle pitches .... at least the climbing was not to technical then. Fun with the exposure!

Slight polish on footholds halfway up but good route with great protection

nice fingery slab moves

flash after Sam's onsight. burly crux but rest is chill

Two old men struggling to get back into outdoor climbing had a VERY leisurely ascent on top-rope

Two old men struggling to get back into outdoor climbing had a VERY leisurely ascent on top-rope

Struggled committing to the bottom move properly and had to rest before heading up. Should have restarted..

Really enjoyed this route. Super cool moves with a mini roof at the bottom. Hard move to chains , or at least I found it anyway. Really great route. Mega classic. Slipped on the send at the top though!

Just cannot crank that hard on the mono, also not even that easy once you get through start, maybe I'm doing it wrong, maybe I just suck? 🤷‍♀️

Felt harder than th f5+ tbh

Felt easier than th f4+ tbh. Finished in style by not pulling on tree roots!

Couldn't even get my sweaty arse off the ground.

Tried a few sequences not really sure if any of them were "good". Feels hard, but V8's usually do for me... 🤷‍♀️

Was supposed to be a warm up but didn't even flash due to mossy feet!

Cost some skin this one!

Harder than it looks given you're basically already at the top when you're on the start hold 😂

Smol but fun roof! Never down a "lie down start" before!

Warm up

Slippery feet!