[Luke Owens]

Cookson solos a new hard route:

http://francocookson-climbing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/the-mono-wall-is-climbed.html

[SA Chris]

E10 7a??

[shark]

Whatever the grade turns out to be - well done Franco Cookson

[Luke Owens]

E10 7a??

There's banter about the grade going on on the other channel.

Irrelevent of it's grade the pinky mono's look awesome!

[SA Chris]

Sorry yes, Just blown away by big number. Looks nails, and regardless of grade, good effort.

[petejh]

[Wood FT]

mental, be good to see a picture of the full route or a video

[Grubes]

good effort by franco. Looks fucking nails

[r-man]

Brilliant! Esoteric obsession at its finest!

[Grubes]

I like franco's interview with Jack on the other channel

We chatted to Franco about the route and he said:
"You can invent what I said if you like, as long as you make it funny! And please mention that Sam Marks, Dave Warburton, Matt Ferrier and Jake Hampshire all played an essential part in the ascent, as with all Moors new routes."

[Krank]

I wonder what his pinky front levers are like

[Stubbs]

Good work Franco, looks like a lovely bit of rock, I wonder if it's an old aid route? 

I look forward to the news of Mr Farnell's second ascent and downgrading after the weekend, unless he's just an armchair critic 

[SA Chris]

Judging from the handholds in that pic he should have called it Shaka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_sign

[Andy F]

Good work Franco, looks like a lovely bit of rock, I wonder if it's an old aid route? 

I look forward to the news of Mr Farnell's second ascent and downgrading after the weekend, unless he's just an armchair critic 

Sorry, off on my hols with the family. On my armchair 

[Jaspersharpe]

Gutted. Just read the cocktalk thread expecting a comment from medwards but despite him being mentioned, nothing.

Have to say, this is a great effort from Franco but with his history of attention seeking and wind ups I'll take the grade with a large pinch of salt.

[nik at work]

Nice one Franco, impressive and esoteric.

[petejh]

Are there many other routes where you have to use pinky's in mono's (instead of middle / index)?

[Doylo]

Are there many other routes where you have to use pinky's in mono's (instead of middle / index)?

Are there many other routes where you have to use pinky's in mono's (instead of middle /

Make it Funky?

[petejh]

Ok - now asking the same question to the tune of James Brown 'Sex Machine'?

Get on up...

[El Mocho]

Are there many other routes where you have to use pinky's in mono's (instead of middle / index)?

Are there many other routes where you have to use pinky's in mono's (instead of middle /

Make it Funky?

I used my ring finger on that. Welcome to the Cruel World? (the crack one up on Scafell, may have name wrong)

[shark]

Have to say, this is a great effort from Franco but with his history of attention seeking and wind ups I'll take the grade with a large pinch of salt.

Full marks Jasper

You've given Psykovsky's Sequins a grade of E10 7a, those are big numbers, what was the reasoning behind that grade?
Mainly to wind people up and lay down the gauntlet!  I honestly have no idea how hard it is

[Moo]

"Basically, I realised that I thought Moors new routing was worth dying for"

Oh dear god.


" If people just went for things, even when the odds of survival were slim, then people could climb some outrageous stuff. "

I remember a very young Franco banging on about how unethical head pointing was and that onsite was the way forwards. That stopped when he realised he'd have to head point things to get stuff done that was hard for him.

Well done Franco it's a good effort and no doubt a fine new route with some unique looking moves but please just take a note out of young whittakers book and shut the fuck up.

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He's come a long way from failing to dog Sardine

[shark]

He's come a long way from failing to dog Sardine

So did Dawes

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He's come a long way from failing to dog Sardine

So did Dawes

In a year?