[SA Chris]

Done Goblin Coombe too. Used to choose it over Avon for evening climbing from Bristol. Remember belaying Sam "Hurt" when he took a monster whipped off an E3 (Israel Calling?) there and just about impaled himself on a tree branch. Luckily the branch broke before it did too much damage. Great place for collecting ticks (not the guidebook kind).

[Bonjoy]

Have also been to GC. Seconded Mark Turnbull on a new route (E2/3 can't recall the name) many moons ago

[Fiend]

That makes two of us then.  How about Sand Point?

Oh yes

Went back recently to try a highball wall there, but the tide came in.

[BenF]

Remember belaying Sam "Hurt" when he took a monster whipped off an E3 (Israel Calling?) there and just about impaled himself on a tree branch.

Must be something about GC.  On my first visit there many years ago (ie whilst still at school) I saw a lad fall from that route (I think) and hit the ground after either dislodging or unclipping all his gear.  It was a little disturbing seeing him hit the ground pretty much back first, roll around in pain etc (I'm certain the guy was okay but he was taken to hospital via ambulance).  Could have put me off climbing at a young age, instead I just learned about clipping properly.

[BenF]

That makes two of us then.  How about Sand Point?

Oh yes

Went back recently to try a highball wall there, but the tide came in.

You are the daddy!  If you've been to Ham Hill and the eastern side of Brean Down I'll wad you. 

[Fiend]

Oooh so close....only one out of two I'm afraid*

P.S. Obligatory Goblin Combe story: On one trip there, I was soloing, and soloed a VS up a groove in the left end of the main crag - and part way up had to trundle a wobbly brief-case sized block out of a slot mmmm.



* P.P.S. If you're thinking of wadding me anyway, you shouldn't - because you gave me waddage for a "generous offer with the CDs", and actually I don't know if I'm going to give them away after all as I quite like both, so I didn't deserve that.

[Pantontino]

18 - just Portland and lower sharpnose left for me to climb at. I have done routes at Goblin Combe and Humphrey Head though.

[BenF]

Oooh so close....only one out of two I'm afraid

Oh, unlucky mate.  Am very pleased to see that you've climbed up at Hammus Hillus (Roman name).  I don't suppose you've done any of the crappy eliminate bouldering there?  No, didn't think so.  That's because you didn't grow up near there and spend much most of the time that you should have been at sixth form college in Yeovil at Ham Hill instead working out silly traverses and dynos on dirty rock.  It's got a special place in my heart though and when I occasionally visit there when staying at my parents, I still know exactly where every hold is and just how they will feel, despite moving away over ten years ago. 

As for the waddage, I'm tempted to give you some just for going to Ham Hill and actually climbing.  But the CD waddage still stands because I gave it for the offer you made and you cannot deny that you made an offer.  It just turns out that you may have been hasty in making that offer.  As they say, it's the thought that counts.

[corniceman]

Have climbed at all except Lundy and Scafell. That'll change very soon as I have to do Broad Stand (diff)as part of something else. I bricking it....does anyone have any beta?

[andy popp]

I've got seventeen out of the twenty, but the list is pretty dubious. So five further contenders:
1. Avon
2. Curbar (over Froggatt)
3. Chee Tor (over High Tor)
4. Idwal (slabs and walls)
5. Lliwedd or Tryan

Oh, yeah, and Beachy Head

[AndiT]

And not a single crag in the Churnet!

[SA Chris]

1. Avon

Over what? Are you taking the piss?

[andy popp]

Over what? Are you taking the piss?

Absolutely not! An essential part of the English cragging experience.

[AndiT]

I suppose Avon is one of those which would be just as at home in the Top Twenty as the Bottom Twenty, a bit like Doris.

[SA Chris]

Over what? Are you taking the piss?

Absolutely not! An essential part of the English cragging experience.

While living in Bristol I had a love hate relationship with the place. Loved it during FMD, hated it the rest of the time. Only routes I really enjoyed were on unquarried Suspension Bridge Butress.

[Paz]

Goblin fucking Combe lads, honestly.  It's the local equivalent of stanage. 

The fact that I like Avon and my dodgy ear related DWS worries may not be unrelated. 

I walked over to that quarry on the eastern side of Brean once.  Didn't do anything.  It looked bum. 

And I've always wanted to go to Sand point, to check out the cracks and shit, but never met anyone who had, until of all, people my former head of department told me his daughter goes there quite a bit.

[grimer]

climbed on avon a couple opf weeks ago. so good. I would say it's comparable to stoney middleton - polished, not very beautiful, and dissed by the uninitiated, but the routes on both are brilliant, full of character and history. If I were to pick 20 great E4s in the Peak, at least 3 or 4 would be on Stoney.

And Avon has much less competition.

[Fiend]

 

[grimer]

What does that mean?

[cofe]

gladiator, put your sword back in it's sheaf and let him live?

[Pantontino]

Cofe, that's double wrong: apostrophe crime, plus, sssshurely the man loses his life when the thumb is down?

I did a great route at Avon once. Yellow Edge I think it was called. Very fine.

[AndyR]

Shurely 'sheath'?

Yep - both Yellow Edge and Amanita are top routes - there are many that are truely terrible though......

[andy popp]

Glad you liked Avon Grimer.I kind of know what you mean about the Stoney comparison, but in reality, there is no comparison. Avon has a range and scope of styles and length that Stoney can't hope to match. Put it this way I've done 3 routes at Stoney and 150+ at Avon, many, many every bit as good as Yellow Edge or Amanita (Bold as Love, Pinkginsane for starters) Where else can you find this within a city's limits?

[AndiT]

Grimer, what would your top twenty peak E4's be then, actually make it ten? 

[webbo]

i've climbed at avon and done yellow edge.its one of the reasons i'm a boulderer these days.