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Desert Island arete
April 21, 2014, 09:01:15 pm
Anyone who has been on this, how hard is it? Its a line I have always fancied but always thought it was too hard. Would the half height gear keep you off the ground, and how easy is it up from there? Trying to work out if its worth a trip up there for a play.

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#1 Re: Desert Island arete
April 22, 2014, 12:28:22 pm
Last time we went trad climbing together you backed off an E2  :weakbench:

Can I belay?

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#2 Re: Desert Island arete
April 22, 2014, 12:34:27 pm
There's a nice commentary on one of the Some Climbers films.

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#3 Re: Desert Island arete
April 22, 2014, 12:40:07 pm
That might be where I've seen it. I think big but safe falls was the picture painted.

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#4 Re: Desert Island arete
April 22, 2014, 12:52:06 pm
That might be where I've seen it. I think big but safe falls was the picture painted.
Shirley not with Will holding the rope?!

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#5 Re: Desert Island arete
April 22, 2014, 01:42:14 pm
I've backed of HS since too Kaiser. Will have a peruse through the some climbers films. Watched consumed again yesterday, can't get enough.

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#6 Re: Desert Island arete
May 03, 2014, 09:47:36 pm
Cleaned it today. Hard start to the break (big friend) and baffling reachy move above (where I bottled it). Top bit looks amazing though, protected by medium friends and wire 5/6. Good medium sized friends above too

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#7 Re: Desert Island arete
May 04, 2014, 07:41:55 pm
Cheers for the info. Next day off I will have to get up there, especially now its clean!

 

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