[spidermonkey09]

Jim Pope recently did Dave Pegg's MaDMAn at Wimberry. An old, old route, but I've never heard of another ascent. Does anyone know any different?

I went on it once and though I did all the moves quite quickly and it was within my grade (in theory) the thought of soloing it was absolutely terrifying. I knew immediately I never wanted to do it.

That's great to hear. Hope that got filmed.

[remus]

Think it might be shoe cam only, and from what I understand he's kinda keen to maintain some of the mystique so wasn't going to publish too many details.

[andy popp]

An old, old route, but I've never heard of another ascent. Does anyone know any different?

So take you also unaware you get name checked in UKC article of Nige's ascent...   

Hahaha ... yes, totally unaware of that.

[remus]

Pembroke weapon Edmund Morris has climbed Muy Caliente!, Tim Emmet's spicy E9 addition in Stennis Ford.

Thirteenth ascent I think?

[Fiend]

Solly K D has repeated Isles of Wonder SDS, agrees with Aidans proposed grade


https://www.instagram.com/p/C7hNUQcNctQ/?igsh=MTVnZDR1OTBuZGMwaA==

Nice little vid, got the "climbing footage" vs "trendy editing" balance spot on.

[remus]

Shauna has done Superman 8B at Crag x.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8zbz7oIU0C/?igsh=MWpyMmZ6N2R3OW15bw==

[remus]

Emma Twyford has repeated Mission Impossible E9 7a at Galt Yr Ogof after trying it on and off for several years.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C87i-CaNMqI/

[remus]

Nathan Philips made the second ascent of Trance 8C at Badger Cove yesterday. It's a sit start to Bewilderness 8B+ that adds an ~8A in to the hard part of bewilderness.

[Fiend]

Mint bouldering connies this summer. Apart from this morning.

[remus]

Jen Wood is on a good run of form at the moment. In the last 5 days she's climbed 3x 8b, 1x 8a+ and 1x 8a.

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/showlog.php?id=212154

[lemony]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9owx-iN1yw/

Tara Hayes making Isles of Wonder (8B) look like an absolute path.

[thunderbeest]

Wow that was little reaction to top out an 8B 

[remus]

Jen Wood is on a good run of form at the moment. In the last 5 days she's climbed 3x 8b, 1x 8a+ and 1x 8a.

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/showlog.php?id=212154

And Dalliance 8b+ at Kilnsey today!

[Muenchener]

Will Bosi's repeat of a sketchy-sounding Franco E8 scarefest as his "first E grade route" surely significant for him at least?

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9z4ghrI6JD/

[edshakey]

Obvs a different style of "E grade route", but Will has done The Prow - has the E9 gone from that since Ned and Dan font graded it?

[Fiend]

Good effort on something 10 sport grades (according to comments) below his limit 

[andy moles]

More significantly...smally is leaving route comments on UKC now 

[remus]

More significantly...smally is leaving route comments on UKC now 

Now there's a logbook I'd love to see (looks like it's set to private at the mo).

[jwi]

I guess Liv Sansoz is one of the few who've won the world championships in lead and topped K2 without supplementary oxygen

[Nibile]

Liv Sansoz! 

[lagerstarfish]

I guess Liv Sansoz is one of the few who've won the world championships in lead and topped K2 without supplementary oxygen

proper champ!

[remus]

Italian Stefano Ragazzo has made a rope solo ascent of Eternal Flame on the South Face of Nameless Tower (6251m) in Pakistan. 650m, 25 pitches up to 7c+, food for 6 days but spent 10 days on the wall due to bad weather. Incredible stuff.

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/stefano-ragazzo-climbing-history-first-eternal-flame-rope-solo.html

[jwi]

Amazing. But unless it unambiguously says he did it in free I'd asume that some pulling on gear took place. That is how almost everyone does it,  unless they have real luck with the weather (and are superstrong)

[Bradders]

Star Power 2nd ascent by Tim Blake yesterday.

[teestub]

Star Power 2nd ascent by Tim Blake yesterday.

Didn’t DT do this a few years ago?