[jwi]

In other news, Jan Hojer has actually done Es Pontas. 3rd ascent after Chris Sharma and Jernej Kruder, I believe.
Source: Instagram @janhojer

Interview on Rock & Ice where Hojer confirm the grade (9a+, but hard to work).

[Fiend]

Nice, good effort.

[Ged]

Interesting that it sounds like they both stuck a rope on the top, I seem to remember shama down climbed from the top to look holds, but never used a rope. Am I imagining that?

Never really sure what style he uses. From the (excellent) reel rock film, he never seems to be on a rope, but there's lots of tick marks around. Done by someone else?

Just out of interest really. Great efforts either way.

[Fiend]

In an interview / report about Alasha he said he eventually resorted to a rope as it was too hard to work.

[monkey boy]

Mina did Raining Bats and Dogs at Malham yesterday. Seems to be considered top end 8c and might get a + elsewhere.

[remus]

Mina did Raining Bats and Dogs at Malham yesterday. Seems to be considered top end 8c and might get a + elsewhere.

Wad. The strongest sport climbing lady the UK has ever seen! https://github.com/bourbonspecial/UKStrongPeople/blob/master/women_routes.md

[Nibile]

It's brilliant when, to prove a statement, you link to an external website that links back to UKB.
It's called "The Self-Sufficiency Principle of UKB".

Anyway, legend. Also for ticking UK nasty routes.

[Wood FT]

Mina did Raining Bats and Dogs at Malham yesterday. Seems to be considered top end 8c and might get a + elsewhere.

That’s awesome, Mawson 8c 

[bigironhorse]

Stu has done Evolution! 

[Andy F]

Beast 

[TobyD]

Stu has done Evolution! 

Nice one Stu.

[grimer]

And Jim Pope did Meshuga wearing one of those helmets they wore in the 1980s.

[andy_e]

Stu has done Evolution! 

 

How many ascents has it had now?

[duncan]

And Jim Pope did Meshuga wearing one of those helmets they wore in the 1980s.

No-one wore helmets in the 1980s*

The 70s however...

This photo from Andy Fielding on supertopo is me in 1977 (not literally but identically dressed).




*except Mick Fowler who was the exception in just about everything.

[Doylo]

Stu has done Evolution! 

 

How many ascents has it had now?

I’m guessing 8 but I don’t know.

[andy popp]

And Jim Pope did Meshuga wearing one of those helmets they wore in the 1980s.

No-one wore helmets in the 1980s*

Beat me to it. I even did two seasons in the Alps without wearing a helmet.

[Oldmanmatt]

And Jim Pope did Meshuga wearing one of those helmets they wore in the 1980s.

No-one wore helmets in the 1980s*

Beat me to it. I even did two seasons in the Alps without wearing a helmet.

Yeah, but to be fair, the “Joe Brown” helmet (Troll?) they made me wear when I was instructing; almost broke every bone in my foot, when it slipped off my harness one day and weighed slightly more than a Morris Minor estate.

[IanP]

And Jim Pope did Meshuga wearing one of those helmets they wore in the 1980s.

No-one wore helmets in the 1980s*

Beat me to it. I even did two seasons in the Alps without wearing a helmet.

Judging by Jim's instagram I think that was Grimers point   

[teestub]

Judging by Jim's instagram I think that was Grimers point   

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUsLdcHPBe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[Will Hunt]

Judging by Jim's instagram I think that was Grimers point   

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUsLdcHPBe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

The second photo on that begs the question: are there any holds up the left arete?

[duncan]

Judging by Jim's instagram I think that was Grimers point   

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUsLdcHPBe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

😁😁 well done grimer, far too subtle for me!

[grimer]

 

[cheque]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUsLdcHPBe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

The second photo on that begs the question: are there any holds up the left arete?

Yes, but only in the broadest sense of the term and they’re a long way apart. I believe it’s “an old Johnny Dawes project”, like every other piece of unclimbed rock in the Peak. Unless I’m mistaken it’s shown in the little unclimbed lines section towards the end of Hard Grit as “The Scoop at Black Rocks” and is the only one left since Smiling Buttress got done. Carlisle Slapper or someone similar will probably be along soon with firsthand experience of it- I might be talking shit as I’ve only looked at it in the most literal sense.

[T_B]

IIRC unlike Wizard Ridge and the wall right of Ulysses it's actually been TRed by someone in a one'r (can't remember who) but is obviously total death.

[kingholmesy]

And Jim Pope did Meshuga wearing one of those helmets they wore in the 1980s.

No-one wore helmets in the 1980s*

Beat me to it. I even did two seasons in the Alps without wearing a helmet.

Judging by Jim's instagram I think that was Grimers point   

Except that according to cocktalk he did wear a helmet, it’s just that the photo on insta isn’t of his actual lead ...