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[Peak] [Stanage North] [The Monkey Face] [7C] (Read 4332 times)

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John Welford did a new problem last winter pictured above which he thinks is the FA - I've no idea where it is but I think Bonjoy is in the know

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It's on the buttress just south of the Microbe/Old Salt area.

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It's a FA. I cleaned it a bit a year last April, but it's quite scrittley/high/hard. Never properly tried it. There's a line just to the right as well. Nice one John.

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Welford? 7C?

Does that mean it could be anywhere from 7C to 8A?!  ;D


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Looks good. Flying arete but welford 7c

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Great stuff. I knew John had done this but didn't realise it would climb like that. Looks better than I'd thought.

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It's actually pretty big and it's not a flat landing. Though I never really gave it a proper go, I suspect it's Welford 7C ( ;)) as just getting out from beneath the roof is hard and the arete/that pocket are very rounded. The line up the middle might go with a gaston and a desperate shouldery press for a sloping finger rail. I was put off by the general scrittliness tbh.

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John did the line to the right as well - said it was easier than the left hand one

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http://peakbouldering.info/areas/1-eastern-grit/crags/41-stanage-left/boulders/1138-monkey-face/problems/6117-monkey-face#.WQXyx1KZOuU

I have added this problem to peak bouldering. If anyone, more in the know, wants to edit the details then do so.

Hopefully the video will entice some more attention, it's a great last move!


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That looks ace! Burly roof moves to a big slap, sounds like Eclipse!

 

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