And I can guarantee this hasn’t been done
Quote from: Carliios on January 25, 2022, 09:15:59 pmAnd I can guarantee this hasn’t been done Those are dangerous words! Haha. I hope it's new though, as payment for cleaning it.Very cool mate. The landing looks revolting but at least semi safe if you come off in control...I may go and try it. I'll find it as hard as you I'm not WAD so you'll get some feedback on the grade in the coming months. Or a photo from an air ambulance. Both are good ofc.
I've DMed you on here. I don't have Instagram (angry young/old man etc etc)And remember, people have been soloing their '40 solos at stanage' for longer than either of us have been alive. This could have been climbed in the 80s. Hopefully not, or at least hopefully no one claims it :D
Looks like some really nice rock. Whereabouts is this at Yarncliffe?
Quote from: BID on January 25, 2022, 09:20:23 pmQuote from: Carliios on January 25, 2022, 09:15:59 pmAnd I can guarantee this hasn’t been done Those are dangerous words! Haha. I hope it's new though, as payment for cleaning it.Very cool mate. The landing looks revolting but at least semi safe if you come off in control...I may go and try it. I'll find it as hard as you I'm not WAD so you'll get some feedback on the grade in the coming months. Or a photo from an air ambulance. Both are good ofc.For reference this is the state we found it in:https://imgur.com/a/9jwZiFlWe had to get a lot off mud off it so would be surprised if this has ever been climbed Drop me a line on Instagram if you do go and I’ll bring pads and a spot! Always welcome to an opinion on grade. I’m just but a newbie developer and grading stuff still feels strange
Agreed, I climbed what is now Pea Crab Shuffle 20 odd years ago. No idea whether I climbed it 1st, 2nd, 3rd, whatever but it was completely green. I bet whoever climbed it next found it in the same condition, some rock just returns to nature quickly if not climbed much.
There is no record of it being climbed prior to Carliios. Hypothetically any FA could actually be a repeat, except where there's physical proof it isn't, like fragile surface features which wouldn't survive an ascent, or a boulder that has to be moved to make a climb accessible. But why pick on this climb? By far the most likely scenario is that Carliios' is the first ascent. In the absence of anyone claiming an earlier ascent why cast doubt?
Quote from: ferret on January 26, 2022, 06:02:23 amAgreed, I climbed what is now Pea Crab Shuffle 20 odd years ago. No idea whether I climbed it 1st, 2nd, 3rd, whatever but it was completely green. I bet whoever climbed it next found it in the same condition, some rock just returns to nature quickly if not climbed much.It won't have been the FA 20 years ago as Iain's ascent predates that. But I totally agree about stuff returning to nature very quick, especially in mossy woods. Case in point, I climbed the line Carliios called Triple X in mid 2020 and it was sufficiently remossed by this year for Carliios to assume it was an undiscovered block.
Quote from: Bonjoy on January 26, 2022, 11:49:26 pmQuote from: ferret on January 26, 2022, 06:02:23 amAgreed, I climbed what is now Pea Crab Shuffle 20 odd years ago. No idea whether I climbed it 1st, 2nd, 3rd, whatever but it was completely green. I bet whoever climbed it next found it in the same condition, some rock just returns to nature quickly if not climbed much.It won't have been the FA 20 years ago as Iain's ascent predates that. But I totally agree about stuff returning to nature very quick, especially in mossy woods. Case in point, I climbed the line Carliios called Triple X in mid 2020 and it was sufficiently remossed by this year for Carliios to assume it was an undiscovered block.Not a dodgy retro claim, just a comment on how things can return to nature. It took hours to brush (thing must have 40 moves or something) and certainly had no signs of ever being climbed. I bet it looked exactly the same as when I found it within a year.Wasn't picking your problem btw Carliios just a general throw away comment on how surprisingly quickly the green can return.