Had a look at the Tufa cave in Alport today. Was very impressed with the rock and problems, in particular the long roof/lip on the LH buttress. Felt 7b ish:
I met Polish Dave at the Cemetery boulder today. Asked him about this cave and he said he and Kristian Clemmow did the lip traverse a while back. Dave reckoned the climbing was really good - steep with a dynamic finish, at around 7b/7c. They never climbed the line through the roof, this is apparently really hard. He was disappointed to hear no one climbs there anymore - he thought the problem had great moves.
Hannibal - 7c+ - The right to left lip traverse. Dave started it on jugs to the far right of the crag, and finished at the tree on the wall above. It can also be started from a sitstart below the lip, and is a little easier that way. I think this was done in 1999, or thereabouts.
I've played on this traverse, and it's excellent. Shouldery moves on funky holds to get established on the lip, then big dynamic moves on fingerjugs to finish. Must be one of the best problems on lime.
I'll post some pics and videos when Dave does the project through the roof - hopefully today, he's getting really close. It's one of the most impressive bits of climbing I've witnessed. Really crazy moves.
How hard did you guys think it was? We were guessing 7b+/7c.
scouse appears to be thinking "ooh goody gumdrops"