I may be wrong, not being au fait with Peak Lime, but didn't Gaskins have a project next to Hubble? Did it ever get done?
of all has to be LeMenestrels old Plage project at Buoux. This looks amazing and given BEN DID THE MOVES BACK IN THE DAY IT MUST WAY IN AROUND 9A-9B, surely this must be getting some attention?
Quote from: GCW on May 31, 2009, 09:16:02 amI may be wrong, not being au fait with Peak Lime, but didn't Gaskins have a project next to Hubble? Did it ever get done?Was that the "Brandenburg Gate" project? I vaguely remember talk of it having multiple cruxes, each harder than Hubble... that the Staminaband / PUTP link was just a pleasant distraction from its difficulties!?
He says he is too short to do it the way Ben Moon did the moves and says it gets the sun all day, so you have to try early in the year. Looks like he is keen to come back!
Quote from: Kingy on May 31, 2009, 08:13:55 pmHe says he is too short to do it the way Ben Moon did the moves and says it gets the sun all day, so you have to try early in the year. Looks like he is keen to come back!hang about, hasn't Fred got a MASSIVE wingspan?
Shit, A. Do you sit on the bog studying your Top Climbers Top Trumps or something?[sorry for the 2 bad puns]
hang about, hasn't Fred got a MASSIVE wingspan?
Comme tu es toujours à la recherche de lignes extrêmes, as-tu déjà essayé le vieux projet de Buoux, le bombé bleu à gauche de La Plage ?Oui, mais il n’y a pas assez de points pour essayer correctement les sections. Il en faudrait au moins deux ou trois de plus. Sinon, c’est une très belle ligne.
More locally,
I saw on 8a that an old Orgon project right of bronx finally went down the other week. I remember seeing various hot hots trying this years ago. Infact i think i saw the guy "creating" it before that. This got me musing about projects of old that haven't been ticked from around that era. Markus Bock ticked an old Gullich project last year next to kaum zeit zum atmen but there is still an amazing wall left of kamasutra 218 @ luisenwandThe mightiest of all has to be LeMenestrels old Plage project at Buoux. This looks amazing and given BEN DID THE MOVES BACK IN THE DAY IT MUST WAY IN AROUND 9A-9B, surely this must be getting some attention?Finally theres an old boulder project at Isatis on the memel block on the left of the steep face. About 3/4 moves on what looks to be decent hands & fee. Surely this can't be too hard. Looks like Tyler would eat it for brekkie!
Talking of roofs, there's also "Les yeux plus gros que le ventre" (eyes bigger than the stomach!) - which goes right across the biggest section of the roof/cave at Russan. This was equipped about 10(?) years ago by the late Pierre Rouzo (co-equipper of Claret and other places).It's 45m long, of which 35m is nearly horizontal, and is entirely natural - there's an amazing line of small tufa blobs. There used to be a video on the visitvenusproductions site of someone trying this, but I think the site has been reorganised.I'm pretty sure that it goes l to r in this picture, right out across the roof, past the hanging tat. The classic 8a Moi Vouloir Toit starts in the same place and heads leftwards on the bigger holds.
as for the memel problem i just can't believe it's so hard. has anyone tried it or know of anyone who has. maybe it's reputation is based on hearsay and its a classic 7c+ for the taking. surely neil h or uncle know a bit more.