Brownstones is owned by Smithills not UU. The last time that I contacted them they were not too keen on climbing, but we left it with a comment from them that they would consider it. Also, I am not sure what message was supposed to be conveyed by the Fly Tipping and Nature co-exist photo. It seemed to me that this was suggesting that fly tipping was not seen by climbers to be a problem!! As for climbers not being responsible for chipping the rock, that seems highly improbable. Indeed, I was contacted a couple of years ago with a comment that someone with a mat and a hammer drill with a wire brush and a screwdriver attachment was responsible for some chipping around Ashpit Slab, and they wouldn't listen to objections from other climbers. Cheers aye Les Ainsworth
The flake has left a big muddy mess, but I've reclimbed Lancashire PotHot (7a+ I reckon, using the remnants of the flake).
Sit start on 3. RH-7 (sidepull), LH-7. RH-21. LH-20.
Your sequence on LP is a little naughty. Not sure matching on the gaston is allowed:To quote the wiki:QuoteSit start on 3. RH-7 (sidepull), LH-7. RH-21. LH-20.
(53) GroundhogHeight: 5m - Grade: BP 6c First Ascent: -1993 - By: 1993 Geoff HibbertRating: 2 Star -The arête and overlap on the immediate left.Id just like to point people in the direction of the original description for groundhog. Not wanting to be a . But its something that is easily missed. ... wheres all the spirit of adventure gone?
But anyway, I bumped into someone who told me about several of the old skool classics, and about a guy named Johnny Peate (I think) who had done a sitstart to Directissima at V10 and a V11 eliminate in the Niche, down by the pool. I'd love to find out what that is - does anyone know this guy? That sounds like my old mate John Peak. He would typically turn up, down some Stella and a couple of AK47 reefers and then burn everyone off. Took up fishing because "nobody bothers fishermen, right. Good cover for hanging around getting caned."As far as I know, after he'd done everything that was recorded at Brownstones, he just started adding sitstarts to all the harder problems. No idea what, you have to bear in mind that to him, hard meant "English 6c" as we'd never heard of bouldering grades. I'll see if I can find out what he did anyway.