Ascents in World as sport by Gavin

The crux move needs some work, but the rest of the moves went fine. It'll be a hard link but a beautiful climb

Couple of shots sorting beta again, always a fun line, but never quite a send.

Pretty good, night ascent

Night ascent. Felt hard, but i was tired and it was late. Worth doing again

Great position and fun moves on some slightly chossy rock. The thread is necessary, but i carried cams and only placed one which happened to be right next to an unseen bolt. First move is indeed hard, had to try it twice to get it. Onsight from there

One fall right near the top. This is a good route and should get done more often, get on it!

still falling

Progress. Solved the ground crux and linked most of the rest of the route, but by the list lap i was totally cooked

Three more shots. Its just the crux im insecure on, the rest is so solid now. Hard to choose between shoes and foot placements.

Use of the crack at the start makes sense, and does indeed drop the grade. Guiding my students.

Guiding my students

If you move just 30cm into public pressure at the crux its nice and at the grade. If you try to stay strictly away from that route and right at the undercut its at least 22, desperate and unhappy.

Guiding my students

Awesome route, with all pitches having exciting and engaging sections. One of the most consistenly interesting multis out this way. Will be back to clean it up, the two crux sections both got me, but it all goes, and well worth it.

This might be the best choss pile in the mountains! Rivals samarkand for pure epic nature of the feature and despite some crappy rock, there were some great moves to go with it. What a bloody awesome adventure. Will be back, not to clean up the ascent as much as to just be there. Walk in was nice and easy too.

Done as two pitches, with Charith

with Charith

with Charith

Chariths first ever outdoor climb, he killed it

Chariths second ever climb!

Fine for what it is, but not the most exciting route here. Two laps to escape after the retreat.

Fine for what it is, but not the most exciting route here. Two laps to escape after the retreat.

Im not sure what happened here. I couldnt find the bolts and as its the most left route, im not sure where they could be. But i had to retreat just below a bolt when i realised i was 8m runout 15m up. Wasnt worth a 15m deck. Is this meant to be mixed?

The sequence got me again. I think I've got it sorted but it's very desperate. Interesting enough to come back to

As i cheated my way up a couple of bolts i reflected that this really felt impossibly hard for 23. Indeed it was not nev herrod

One move wonder and on the onsight i missed the jump

Warmup as always, three laps in the end

Not the best route on the wall. Very soft for the grade, with the little crux sequence two balancy moves. Just missed the onsight, second go

Felt good, but ṭoo tired at end of day to finish it. I'll be back

Some intense stuff for 21. Maybe i was tired, but this felt harder than a lot of 23s I've done

Two distinct and interesting cruxes. Sorted beta for the first, the pockets of the second will be hard under pump

Some quite interesting and insecure moves. Dogged as a warmup, but didn't give it a second go

Felt really solid this time. One lap to work beta, then smashed it. Wonderful route.

Had a play to clean. Some very funky moves, but i probably didn't give it a great go, came directly after blackheathen

Bit of a squeeze job. Would be worthwhile if it didn't use the crack, but as it is you just step into the 23 for as much as you need, making it less interesting than just doing that route

Almost an onsight, the first move is the crux and i cheated on. I thought I'd just put the draws up, but then the rest of the route wasn't too hard. Interesting variety

Another rope solo attempt. The crux is feeling better but endurance is shot

Rope solo, glad i didn't lead it. Some interesting moves and a brilliant position, but the route name really gives away the rock quality...

Two end of day burns. None of the moves are hard, but its nice and long. Should go if fresh. Chalk lies, find the holds

Fun monkeying. Bit tougher on beta than krankenstation. It should go with another lap or two. (Beta: rotate heels onto the detached flake. Find the teapot for the end.)

Dogged it to hell. No way was this going. A really interesting section down low. Then pretty dirty and chossy up top

Two shots. Pretty beta intensive and very very stiff for 19 and my expectation of an easy little warmup

A few interesting moves, stiff at the grade, but managed to keep it together

Finishing up the wall. Not as good as the other two and easier

Short and sharp, good body tension moves

The bolting leaves something to be desired, but the moves don't

Laps to clean

Much better warm up than jaws, but the last 2 moves make you work

Stiff or i was weak this day, or both

Felt harder