[rodma]

Maybe he's doing a scotch Simpson for a laugh Dan :D

Seriously though, that's totally awesome.

[a dense loner]

Maybe he's not trying problems from the correct start and when being asked why says the first move feels impossible that way! Is this the same guy that did Fatman without any holds in a session? 
But if he is then it's a good trip indeed!

[andy popp]

Has End of the Affair had a second ascent yet?

 

[mr chaz]

I see on fb Jonny Argue has repeated Fat Lip at the Tor.

[T_B]

#dadpsyche 

[mr chaz]

And here's the vid

[SA Chris]

Looks like your typical out of shape overweight dad

Good work.

[Baron]

Foley's going well

[duncan]

Steve McLure has done Choronzon today, also thought it was 8b+.
I thought that one might hold out for a while, it looks really hard.

[Duncan campbell]

McClure what a hero! Anyone know if he's been on muy  caliente? Surely that's a prime flash for him? Though maybe the ground sweep potential to the gear in the middle of the wall may put him off?

[Luke Owens]

What a legend!

[Wood FT]

That's brilliant

[slackline]

Cédric Lachat and Fabien Dugit  make the first free ascent of "Ballade au Clair de Lune" (ED+, A3-A4) (A Walk in the Moonlight) on the south face of the Aiguille du Fou

[Duma]

caffs excellent blog on Choronzon for background

[cowboyhat]

caffs excellent blog on Choronzon for background

Thanks for that, once again my memory was clutching at straws, with google no help I was wondering why Steve M doing 8b+ is considered significant.

[iwasmexican]

king of limbs just got flashed by andy gullsten...

[duncan]

Steve McLure has done Choronzon ...

In his own words.

I hope he gets the chance to have a go at Muy Caliente as well, it'll be interesting to hear how he gets on.

[PipeSmoke]

Wow E10 in the wet, pretty bad ass.

That flash of king of limbs as well, is insane. Especially on a crux that looks so hard to get right

[rodma]

Maybe he's not trying problems from the correct start and when being asked why says the first move feels impossible that way! Is this the same guy that did Fatman without any holds in a session? 
But if he is then it's a good trip indeed!

not being funny, but did any video footage ever emerge of this so we could be impressed with what was actually climbed? is there something on faceache?

If he really did do it using the broken holds then that really is a cracking send. a certain yank reckoned it was still climbable but utter dogshit. when i looked at it i thopught it looked nails, certainly harder than gourmandise

[chris_j_s]

Looks like Robbie Phillips has made the 2nd ascent of Dave Mac's Project Fear.

[slackline]

Nina Caprez and Marc Le Menestrel repeat Hannibals Alptraum in Rätikon

... there’s lots of really hard, run-out obligatory climbing...It’s crazy, you never have a good hold, it’s always a really nerve-wracking game of balance, of unperceptible sensations, of tiny body movements that make all the difference...Marc and I agree on the following for the five pitches: 7b+, 8a, 8a, 8a, 7b+. But as I mentioned, don’t be fooled by the grades on paper, as soon as you start up Hannibals Alptraum you enter a completely different dimension

[Nibile]

Nina Caprez and who?

[Wood FT]

Looks like Robbie Phillips has made the 2nd ascent of Dave Mac's Project Fear.

He's getting pretty handy at this stuff, hope he's looking at Orbayu in the near future

[petejh]

Nina Caprez and Marc Le Menestrel repeat Hannibals Alptraum in Rätikon

After two really relaxing days at home we returned to Hannibal on Thursday. This time conditions were great and Marc was super motivated! We still had to remove all the gear from the belays and take out the quickdraws, and this was reason enough for Marc to lead it all. And, would you believe it, he climbed all 5 pitches without a single fall! What a technical master!

Le Ledge.

[Doylo]

Mcclures headpointed Muy Caliente now. Reckoned an E grade easier than Choronzon I.e. E9.