[Bradders]

This is a big one; Dan Varian has climbed the big arete left of Giggling Crack at Brimham:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/brimham_rocks-538/weeping_arete-732957

Serious LGP stuff. I've stood under it a few times wondering if it'd go. It has some obvious holds but it's incredibly intimidating, as it's absolutely massive and clearly very hard. It looms over you with the sense of foreboding and dread increased by the fact it doesn't get much sun and by the dark cave to the left. I'd heard Dan had been spending a lot of time on it and that was cool enough to hear it might actually go, amazing to hear it's been done. Here's hoping for a video buried on Flickr soon.

[Bradders]

Some reasonable photos of it on the True Grit page of UKC

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/brimham_rocks-538/true_grit-28008#photos

[yetix]

I have no idea how it looks but would love to hear how it compares to Bombadil if it's a tall sandstone highball.

[Bradders]

Some reasonable photos of it on the True Grit page of UKC

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/brimham_rocks-538/true_grit-28008#photos

It's the flipping massive prow just right of the belayer in the two colour pics on that page.

[36chambers]

This is a big one; Dan Varian has climbed the big arete left of Giggling Crack at Brimham:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/brimham_rocks-538/weeping_arete-732957

Serious LGP stuff. I've stood under it a few times wondering if it'd go. It has some obvious holds but it's incredibly intimidating, as it's absolutely massive and clearly very hard. It looms over you with the sense of foreboding and dread increased by the fact it doesn't get much sun and by the dark cave to the left. I'd heard Dan had been spending a lot of time on it and that was cool enough to hear it might actually go, amazing to hear it's been done. Here's hoping for a video buried on Flickr soon.

ah yeah, this is brilliant!

I've looked at that prow plenty of times wondering if it would be possible, the top part just looks so unlikely. It's such an impressive feature!

[Bonjoy]

Awesome! Proper LGP line.

[Fiend]

Colossal!! Spotted that decades ago on a first visit and always speculated whether it would be possible.

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/brimham_rocks-538/gigglin_crack-28009#photos first shot on here shows it well, obviously needed a light brush then.

[csl]

Looks great, top out looks like it would be terrifying 😬

[sherlock]

Max with The Ace, Jim E9 up at Kinder and now this by Dan.
Can I be first to call the grit this year?

[GazM]

Here's hoping for a video buried on Flickr soon.

No video, but a big photo dump has just appeared on Flickr.

[Fiend]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/beastmaker/53812181746/

Plus several more including ascent shots.

Should be called Weeping Wall really.

[remus]

Significant in terms of radness of line rather than being a massive number, but Rob Hunter has opened up a new highball in at Fair Head he's called Revelation and suggested 8A for.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8ovKSHN4p1/

[remus]

Matt Helliker has added a new line he's called Race E9 7a down in Cornwall.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8urBsPt9cf/

[remus]

Continuing in the Carn Gloose theme, Solly Kembell Dorey has added a highball he's called A Reason to Die 8B+. It looks to be a more complete version of a line he climbed a few years ago called A Reason to Live, adding a sit start and a top out.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8_sKS6Numu/

[Fiend]

Looks cool, nifty footwork.

[mattsparksy]

This is a big one; Dan Varian has climbed the big arete left of Giggling Crack at Brimham:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/brimham_rocks-538/weeping_arete-732957

Serious LGP stuff. I've stood under it a few times wondering if it'd go. It has some obvious holds but it's incredibly intimidating, as it's absolutely massive and clearly very hard. It looms over you with the sense of foreboding and dread increased by the fact it doesn't get much sun and by the dark cave to the left. I'd heard Dan had been spending a lot of time on it and that was cool enough to hear it might actually go, amazing to hear it's been done. Here's hoping for a video buried on Flickr soon.

Not sure if anyone's linked to it yet but it seems Eden Rock did us the favour of posting the footage. Looks great!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C84sQzVNY-J/?igsh=bTF0N3E5bXptcGN4

[Paul B]

Is this where Franco turns up and says he climbed the wall not the arete? 

Also  .

[Davo]

Is this where Franco turns up and says he climbed the wall not the arete? 

Also  .

That made me laugh! But yes it looks more like the wall than the arete to me. Looks well high, scary, hard and committing to me! Definitely a great effort

[Fiend]

Is this where Franco turns up and says he climbed the wall not the arete? 

A....

Should be called Weeping Wall really.

....hem.

I think we all agree with  tho!

[remus]

Good interview up on UKC with Dan V about Weeping Arete https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/07/dan_varian_makes_first_ascent_of_weeping_arete_8b+-73726

[Bradders]

This is a big one; Dan Varian has climbed the big arete left of Giggling Crack at Brimham:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/brimham_rocks-538/weeping_arete-732957

Serious LGP stuff. I've stood under it a few times wondering if it'd go. It has some obvious holds but it's incredibly intimidating, as it's absolutely massive and clearly very hard. It looms over you with the sense of foreboding and dread increased by the fact it doesn't get much sun and by the dark cave to the left. I'd heard Dan had been spending a lot of time on it and that was cool enough to hear it might actually go, amazing to hear it's been done. Here's hoping for a video buried on Flickr soon.

Not sure if anyone's linked to it yet but it seems Eden Rock did us the favour of posting the footage. Looks great!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C84sQzVNY-J/?igsh=bTF0N3E5bXptcGN4

Nice one thanks, hadn't seen that. Cruised it!

[chickencurry60]

Really good write-up from Dan. I'm still amazed that Will or Aiden haven't done the rail. For me at least, it's such an iconic Varian line, and I'd be pestering them both to go and get on it. Unless they have and got shut down?

[remus]

Really good write-up from Dan. I'm still amazed that Will or Aiden haven't done the rail. For me at least, it's such an iconic Varian line, and I'd be pestering them both to go and get on it. Unless they have and got shut down?

I get the impression it's really conditions dependant which I guess is a pain if you're not local. Would be cool to see them get stuck in though, could well do with a repeat.

[Fiend]

It is a great write-up indeed. It's always a pleasure to read about the pure act of climbing in that way.

[yetix]

Sounds like Pope has done something new and hard at Kinder based on his insta story. Looks well good in the photo.