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Title: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: nik at work on April 20, 2013, 06:36:11 pm: Climb the line of old aid bolts on the lower tier. A thin and technical steep slab solo (you could clip the bolts I suppose but they look rubbish and I think I might take then out). Only short (~6 metres) but the landing is a bit shocking. The climbing eases near the top and with a bunch of pads and spotters it might be a highball??
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: nik at work on April 21, 2013, 12:14:17 am: Managed to get a crap photo of the buttress off my phone, and even draw some lines on it. The poor quality means it shows pretty much nothing of any interest but hey-ho. Anyway Face of Grace is the blue line.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8667030138_8790573df9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23476714@N06/8667030138/)
Warland (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23476714@N06/8667030138/#) by Nik Jennings (http://www.flickr.com/people/23476714@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: GCW on September 28, 2014, 10:27:05 pm: Epic.

I wrote an essay but TapaTalk deleted it.

Long live UKB.
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: Nike Air on September 28, 2014, 10:29:24 pm: nice one Nik. Is there where Gaz did something too?
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: rginns on September 29, 2014, 12:08:36 am: Nice one Nik!
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: nik at work on September 29, 2014, 07:09:07 am: Weird little thread resurrection.
Anyway...
I never got round to taking the bolts out of this, they are still however rusting away to nothing...
Possibly more like E6 with the adjacent line E5? Still a nasty landing though.
Dunno if gaz did anything here?
Cheers guys.

Not enough giraffes here yet...
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: SA Chris on September 29, 2014, 09:12:33 am: Quote from: nik at work on September 29, 2014, 07:09:07 am
Weird little thread resurrection.

Just a bit. Whappened?
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: Fiend on September 29, 2014, 09:17:23 am: Jordan onsighted it after hiding around the corner drinking tea whilst Naomi worked it on a rope?
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: r-man on September 29, 2014, 11:54:32 am: Quote from: SA Chris on September 29, 2014, 09:12:33 am
Quote from: nik at work on September 29, 2014, 07:09:07 am
Weird little thread resurrection.

Just a bit. Whappened?

I'm guessing GCW was reminded about Warland as he passed it on his way to bouldering at Stony Edge. Then he penned an essay full of insight, humour and subtle genius - a real milestone in the history of climbing prose. Unfortunately Tapatalk deleted it. So he rewrote a more concise version...

Quote from: GCW on September 28, 2014, 10:27:05 pm
Epic.
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: Will Hunt on September 29, 2014, 12:39:13 pm: Thread of the year.
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: Teaboy on September 29, 2014, 01:50:32 pm: Quote from: Will Hunt on September 29, 2014, 12:39:13 pm
Thread of the year.

Or last year.
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: GCW on September 29, 2014, 03:30:31 pm: R Man is entirely correct. I was too lazy to retype!!
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: nik at work on September 29, 2014, 04:27:35 pm: This is not the greatest post in the world, it is a tribute. ..
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: r-man on September 29, 2014, 04:31:02 pm: Very good. :lol:
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: Nike Air on October 03, 2014, 12:21:37 pm: Found out the answer to my own question.
Harcle's hill quarry is where Gaz did an e6 on bolts.
Sorry fiend for whatever offensive style I didn't do Nik's route in...
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: Fiend on October 03, 2014, 12:57:30 pm: LOL, I was complimenting your style, I'm sure my post is pretty much copied from a new report somewhere! I think it's great the stuff you've done in good / improved style, and I have a lot of respect for that.

Not repeating nik's route is offense though...
Title: Re: [Face of Grace][E7 6c][Warland Quarry]
Post by: Nike Air on October 03, 2014, 07:29:19 pm: Quote from: Fiend on October 03, 2014, 12:57:30 pm
LOL, I was complimenting your style, I'm sure my post is pretty much copied from a new report somewhere! I think it's great the stuff you've done in good / improved style, and I have a lot of respect for that.

Not repeating nik's route is offense though...
:beer2: