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Title: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: LongMonkey on September 07, 2008, 06:05:25 pm: I thought I'd draw to your attention that the trees shading the left end of the crag have been removed.

http://www.thebmc.co.uk/News.aspx?id=2721 (http://www.thebmc.co.uk/News.aspx?id=2721)

http://www.climbonline.co.uk/news.htm (http://www.climbonline.co.uk/news.htm)
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: Fiend on September 07, 2008, 06:52:03 pm: Good on them.
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: philo on September 16, 2008, 01:12:15 am: good on them, im hoping darkside and county ethics are in the sunshine as they are never dry/clean. might see a few more ascents round that area now
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: SA Chris on September 16, 2008, 08:06:22 am: Anyone been recently and got any pics. Sounds like a job well done.
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: philo on September 16, 2008, 02:19:05 pm: we were going to go last night but got rained off, but aparently they have cut the trees right back to the fence so fingers crossed lots of light ill try get pics
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: andy_e on September 19, 2008, 11:22:36 am: What does County Ethics get nowadays?
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: dave on September 19, 2008, 11:26:59 am: its like a highbal 7c+ innit? shabba will know.
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: Paul B on September 19, 2008, 12:24:42 pm: I'm assuming its been done ground-up/highballed now? as a lot of people have headpointed it, non?
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: dave on September 19, 2008, 12:28:35 pm: well banks did it years ago, presumably ground-up or thereabouts.
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: Andy B on September 19, 2008, 04:52:14 pm: Quote from: dave on September 19, 2008, 12:28:35 pm
well banks did it years ago, presumably ground-up or thereabouts.

As far as I know:

Cubby top roped it first then lead it with poor rock n roller/s.
Then ten years after that, Andrew Earl top roped it first then soloed it above a pile of pads.
Then one or two weeks after that, I top roped it first, then soloed it without a pile of pads.
Then this year Adam Watson soloed it above mats, but I don't know if he top roped it or not.

There could well have been more ascents obviously, and in my opinion it's not E7 and certainly not 7c+, but I'm happy to take the grades.
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: Paul B on September 19, 2008, 05:12:02 pm: Quote from: Andy B on September 19, 2008, 04:52:14 pm
Then this year Adam Watson soloed it above mats, but I don't know if he top roped it or not.

Headpoint I'm led to believe.
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: dave on September 19, 2008, 05:31:42 pm: Quote from: Andy B on September 19, 2008, 04:52:14 pm
poor rock n roller/s.

Status Quo?
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: philo on September 19, 2008, 06:54:53 pm: Quote from: Paul B on September 19, 2008, 05:12:02 pm
Quote from: Andy B on September 19, 2008, 04:52:14 pm
Then this year Adam Watson soloed it above mats, but I don't know if he top roped it or not.

Headpoint I'm led to believe.

is correct.
now that its uncovered i want to see darkside get repeated if its EVER dry enough
Title: Re: Back Bowden tree felling
Post by: SA Chris on October 17, 2008, 03:17:39 pm: Some pics here (first I've seen)

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/andymain.co.uk/SPdyl3AyZCI/AAAAAAAAAmw/nEg2KLUUTlA/IMG_1093_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)

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http://punterskrac.blogspot.com/2008/10/northumberlandtastik.html (http://punterskrac.blogspot.com/2008/10/northumberlandtastik.html)