For those who like a bit of hard lime, there's a new addition to Ilam Rock in Dovedale. I've worked on it a bit this summer and pretty pleased to get it done as it was on the border of sketchiness that I was up for - bit too many skyhooks, monos and ripping gear for my normal liking. It's not that it's that dangerous (probably)... more that it's felt like one of those routes that was hard to predict exactly what was going to happen. Made it a bit more exciting I suppose!
Climbs the blank wall right of Eye of the Tiger via a very highball 7B+ sequence on monos, 2-finger pockets and crimpers protected by some skyhooks and RPs. Then goes into the crux of EOTT and finally finishes on the tricky headwall of "Thrill of the Fight" for a pumpy jumper. Nice and sustained and fairly tiring if you like endurance routes. Approx 8a+/8b.
Got some little video bits coming soon :-)
