Ascensions dans World comme Lead sportive par Ashley Felton

Good climb (for slab).

Tough first move, balancy second, slab to finish. Short but fun.

Deceptively easy at the start, the top third provides all of the excitement.

Stalled out on the unsettling top section. Trust those tiny feet.

Woosed out a bit on the crux, the first go. It's easy once you know how. Trust your feet.

Balance and poise required, rather than strength.

OK warm-up.

Not exactly a clean ascent, but I got up. Crimpy, technical, and highly entertaining. Classic.

Pure quality.

A clean lead on a classic route, and a new personal best at that. In the sunshine. Life feels pretty good.

The first pitch is fairly straightforward, the second is a lot more challenging (hats off to Kym). Second carrot on the 2nd pitch (after the hanger) is in a butt-clenchingly high spot.

A good route, with one very nervy clip (the fourth) and a strenuous crux move straight after (took a couple of tries to work it out). The rest is straightforward.

Good confidence-booster to come back to this and lead it cleanly.

Extremely strenuous and sustained climb; heck of a workout for the arms. Note there is a ledge you could play tennis on for a rest, half way.

Nice, varied climb. Alternates between sketchy and safe. Would take a better climber than I to stay on the right for the whole route.

A variety of technical and balancy moves makes this a really satisfying one to tick off. Got the two overhang moves dialled tonight.

Fun times. The last move feels a little dicey 'til you find the hidden hold!

Decent warm-up.

Not bad. More balance than strength needed.

OK for a warm-up.

Tick!

Always fun.

What's the opposite of sandbagged? An okay climb, but it's barely harder than AWA.

Very good climb. Some delicate footwork required to perch on thin crimps.

Stepping up onto the slab at the very finish is the most nerve-racking part!