[ghisino]

you'll be impressed, i wouldn't be surprised if one day i'm trying it, he comes by and cruises it in 10 tries or so.

he's strong as fuck, he looked good on slabs on the few comps i've seen last year, and duel is not as ultraspecific weirdness as one might expect...what makes it hard compared to the average 7a-c font slab, is not that the feet are shittier or that it's more delicate, but that you must pull much harder and is more of a conditions-bitch, as it is north facing and the crux holds feel more like 3 mm rounded edges, rather than zazor blade sharp, credid card thin grattons. BTW, that's what makes it 5 star...

imho there is one problem that looks much closer to what people expect from a very hard font slab (credit card ladder?) : http://bleau.info/champlaid/132.html

[Nibile]

Cheers for the insight my friend.
Still no chance for him in having another facial expression though.
This is still cynical Saturday.

[r-man]

On his Facebook page he says...

Hey today i did the alchemist, the direct way...The direct way is the one that goes to the left. It's a nice 8b+, I'll repeat it at least ten times and probably one for a video, eventually with a sit start.

[jwi]

I'll have to see it to believe it.

[Oldmanmatt]

Brining this thread back on track.

Lets talk serious Turkey...




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[tomtom]

Blatant cheat - that Minion head is full of Helium...

[Will Hunt]

  
Is that Ziggy in your avatar?

[tomtom]

 
Is that Ziggy in your avatar?

Nope. I'd never shop at AandF it's culled from tinterweb somewhere..

[slackline]

Colin Haley and Alex Honnold repeat the Torre Traverse in 20h40min

Original

[jwi]

Captain Safety is fast

[shark]

From Facebook sounds like Ella "Queen of the Wave" Russell has done Quarantine 8A, a traverse at Anston.

Video of her bf on it:

[Tommy]

Good work Ella!!

[Moo]

Neds just done voyager sit.

[36chambers]

Neds just done voyager sit.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBVWKIxi-Cp/

[andy_e]

 

[Footwork]

Also a one day ascent of the alchemist for Jimmy webb. Doesn't say which beta he used but he gave it 8B.

Well done Ned!

[dave]

But he had to resort to wearing rockshoes, right?

[Fiend]

What a beast Ned. Great stuff 
Already psyched for the slackline repost in a fortnight too 

[Stu Littlefair]

Well done Ned!


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[ghisino]

Brining this thread back on track.

Lets talk serious Turkey...




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i have a serious technical question to be answered before next friday.

how the hell do you tie in with such costume?

is something like a large piece inside (hex?), then costume's outer layer, then some knot squeezing the piece?

[Fiend]

More details about Ned's ascent of Voyager SS and his current form: http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=70240

 

[Will Hunt]

Is the sit to Voyager really only 7B into the 8B stand?! Considering the sit has seen so few ascents and the stand has been done a fair bit, 7B doesn't seem much to add?

[Johnny Brown]

I think it's more a case of how many split tips you want to throw at a problem. I guess the start is enough to raise the probability from might split to will split.

[Fiend]

On paper that does sound a bit unappealing. But then again, THE LINE 

[a dense loner]

Is nowhere near as impressive as the Sphinx 3ft above it