Visions From The Dark Side Cows Mouth Quarry (Read 13649 times)

grimer · January 21, 2011, 08:54:26 am

What? Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What

Or however you do it.

nik at work · January 21, 2011, 08:59:08 am

I think Slackers is trying to imply trhat he has already linked to Simes profile earlier in the thread whilst at the same time demonstrating his geekery.
Anyway thank-you one and all for the assistance in this matter, Jordan has answered my questions about the route so I don't actually need to contact the chap after all (although I'm sure he is an absolutely splendid fellow). I fear GCW's enquiry about musical influences will remain unanswered by me, apologies.

GCW · January 21, 2011, 09:00:05 am

Oh dear, how will I sleep at night with all that nagging doubt?!?!

nik at work · January 21, 2011, 09:02:19 am

Oh well in that case fuck it, I'll just make something up. Err, yes I SKYPED him and apparently that thing that you thought might have been the thing that made him use that name is the the thing that made him use that name, so you were right, sleep easy fatboy.

GCW · January 21, 2011, 09:12:29 am

Phew.

rginns · January 21, 2011, 09:37:54 am

Quote from: nik at work on January 21, 2011, 09:02:19 am

Oh well in that case fuck it, I'll just make something up. Err, yes I SKYPED him and apparently that thing that you thought might have been the thing that made him use that name is the the thing that made him use that name, so you were right, sleep easy fatboy.

slackline · January 21, 2011, 10:05:21 am

Quote from: grimer on January 21, 2011, 08:54:26 am

What? Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What, Slighly smaller What

Or however you do it.

I linked to simes' profile here on UKB in the first reply in the thread (the whistling smiley was a link to that, and "Font Size" is your friend for changing what it says on the tin)..

grimer · January 21, 2011, 10:15:48 am

Yes, I understood that when you pointed it out, but thank you, and thank you too Nic.

slackline · January 21, 2011, 10:19:53 am

Apologies for stating the obvious (again).

ed brown · January 30, 2011, 04:32:38 pm

Don't know anything about simes303 but Jack Geldard and myself climbed the route in question at Cows Mouth on the 4th October 2003. Also if you are poking around these parts the blank wall at the left hand side of Summit Quarry has been done. Jack couldn't get up this due to a broken arm hence the name Jacks Thunder.

Ed Brown

nik at work · January 30, 2011, 05:31:36 pm

I'm still of the opinion that this is a bit go-ey for E5. Dunno if you could reach the pocket from the ledge but for me it's a jump, and the pocket is a bit of a funny shape, hitting it right onsight could be tricksome and missing it would be painful. Also the top moves felt tricksy, though I will concede the holds were green and damp. Probably just one of those weird 'uns...

Anyway cheers for the details. What grade does the Summit Quarry thing go at?

ed brown · January 31, 2011, 02:33:27 pm

Jack and I could both reach the pocket on the Cows Mouth route, however even so E6 seemed a fair grade.
Same again for JT although this would probably be best enjoyed with 3 mats and a bit of airtime.

Ed

simes · January 31, 2011, 03:18:07 pm

Quote from: nik at work on January 20, 2011, 03:01:43 pm

Does anybody know anything about this route? It's mentioned here:
http://www.rockfax.com/databases/r.php?i=9836
Or does anybody know who simes303 might be?

I tried this today and got very comprehensively shut down.

Its me nik. I climbed it in 2000 with a very bad hangover. I gave it E5 6b.
Maybe you were on a different line or summat. I'll post some pictures when I get home.
Cheers, Si.

simes · January 31, 2011, 03:19:11 pm

Quote from: GCW on January 20, 2011, 03:18:15 pm

Is he a Morbid Angel fan?

I was once. Thats where the name came from. Well spotted!

Adam Lincoln · January 31, 2011, 03:20:56 pm

Quote from: simes on January 31, 2011, 03:18:07 pm

Quote from: nik at work on January 20, 2011, 03:01:43 pm
Does anybody know anything about this route? It's mentioned here:
http://www.rockfax.com/databases/r.php?i=9836
Maybe you were on a different line or summat.

Not hard to get confused at Cows Mouth...

simes · January 31, 2011, 03:22:13 pm

Quote from: Nike Air on January 20, 2011, 05:18:38 pm

Yea that high start, just jump to the pocket, dont remember it being to bad. As to using the arete or not i cant recall, you ll be fine. I think Jaffa Cake is a better name. Less serious sounding!!

I definately didn't jump for the pocket, I reached in. I'm 5ft 11.
I climbed the route a week after the "brick" guide came out. It stated that the wall hadn't been climbed.

GCW · January 31, 2011, 03:24:16 pm

Quote from: simes on January 31, 2011, 03:19:11 pm

Quote from: GCW on January 20, 2011, 03:18:15 pm
Is he a Morbid Angel fan?

I was once. Thats where the name came from. Well spotted!

Thank fuck, I'll be able to sleep again now that doubt has been removed!!!

nik at work · January 31, 2011, 03:27:18 pm

Oooo goody, more information. I suspect I was on the right line and it's just a bit of a case of "not my bag" coupled with a possible smidge of sandbagology. That first leap is a shocker, all you undergrading tallies take note

Quote from: Adam Lincoln on January 31, 2011, 03:20:56 pm

Not hard to get confused at Cows Mouth...

Yeah there's no shiny bolts to follow....

(actually on a serious-ish point the lines in the rockfax guide are a bit shit, following the traverse line of Daytona wall as shown in the guide could land an E5 climber in a world of difficulty)

simes · January 31, 2011, 05:24:00 pm

Here you go...

route by simes303, on Flickr

visions1 by simes303, on Flickr

visions2 by simes303, on Flickr

visions3 by simes303, on Flickr

visions4 by simes303, on Flickr

visions5 by simes303, on Flickr

simes · January 31, 2011, 09:27:14 pm

Quote from: Will Hunt on January 20, 2011, 03:08:54 pm

He has a profile on the other channel and also a YouTube account with some headpoint footage http://www.youtube.com/user/simes303#p/u

He may even have posted on here once or twice?

I am not in fact a stalker

I've never been lucky enough to have a stalker Will. You can be my first if you want.

rginns · January 31, 2011, 09:43:40 pm

Good effort Simes, that landing looks nasty.

simes · January 31, 2011, 10:20:24 pm

I sent a letter to Gaz Parry soon after I climbed it, and it was mentioned in his new routes section of On The Edge some time later. I suppose there is a chance he has a record of the exact date.

I was staying at a friend's house in Bolton shortly before she moved to Leeds, so I think it would have been April or May 2000.

Si.

simes · April 30, 2011, 02:59:20 pm

In case anyone is interested...

I dug out a load of old OTEs today. My ascent is mentioned in Gaz Parry's new routes section of OTE 96, April 2000. He reports that I climbed it in September, so that would be September 1999, rather than the date of spring 2000 as I stated above.

Cheers, Si.