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Nigel
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Female Rockatrocity?
March 11, 2007, 10:23:10 am
Apparently Rockatrocity 7c received its first female ascent yesterday. Uncle was there by all accounts so perhaps he can add some details? Since I haven't got a clue who did it. Regardless, this is a superb effort!
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#1 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 11, 2007, 10:29:08 am
Indeed an excellent ascent- well done Ms Anonymiss.
Not being inflammatory or sexist etc but I haven't heard of female ascents of problems of cutting edge standards (8b and above). Why is this?
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Doylo
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#2 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 11, 2007, 12:51:12 pm
Yeah its a great effort. The lady in question is called Deb (apologies if i'm wrong) and hails from Wolverhampton. I saw her getting close a few weeks back and was dismayed by way she was getting the flake with her foot on a sloper instead of on the good foothold that most taller climbers can reach. Sick body tension. Nice one.
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Doylo
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#3 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 11, 2007, 12:52:36 pm
and i should add its her first 7c!
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Gareth Parry
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#4 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 11, 2007, 08:18:31 pm
awesome effort deb, Rockatrocity is never ever easy!!!! Trigger Cut next?
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unclesomebody
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#5 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 11, 2007, 08:31:20 pm
I witnessed this fine ascent on saturday afternoon and must say I was mightily impressed. I was most impressed at the ease by which Deb was doing the moves actually. She fell at the end a number of times and the drilled pocket was also slightly damp which only made things harder. This is a fine, fine ascent and I am very sure she is capable of doing harder.
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Nigel
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#6 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 11, 2007, 08:52:32 pm
In my opinion if you can do RA easily, you can climb much harder. The strength you need to effectively lap this problem, which it sounds like this lady pretty much was, is sufficient to carry you up almost any basic 7c and to be honest most 7c+'s. I'm sure we'll be hearing more female beastliness from this quarter!
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c.j.d.
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#7 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 12, 2007, 09:02:55 am
Awesome effort! Fingers of steel or a high pain threshhold? Either way, that is a fantastic first 7c - they should all fall now!
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#8 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 12, 2007, 11:44:25 am
Thanks for all the support and beta , from you guys who have been down there while we have been trying this.
Just need to get myself to the end of this problem, shame I lost the bet I would do it first, think this help a bit.
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Pantontino
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#9 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 12, 2007, 01:12:34 pm
Pics and link to Youtube film now up:
http://www.northwalesbouldering.com/newsitem.asp?nsid=247
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Monolith
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#10 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 12, 2007, 01:21:06 pm
Excellent stuff Deb.
I'd watch out for your jealous counterpart though who blocked the video lens at the end
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shaun-H
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#11 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 12, 2007, 09:29:37 pm
excellent work ,Totally cruised!! was trying this myself last weekend but couldn't get the link.
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andy_e
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#12 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 13, 2007, 01:03:25 am
Nice one lass. Any relation to Ronnie?
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Gareth Parry
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#13 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 13, 2007, 09:30:12 am
is this the hardest bloc climbed by a british girl in uk? not really just thinking about the grade.
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north_country_boy
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#14 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 13, 2007, 12:08:29 pm
Siobhan and Lucy ahve both done Ben's Roof.....
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Paul B
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#15 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 13, 2007, 01:02:46 pm
both with the knee bar?
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Bonjoy
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#16 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 14, 2007, 11:25:35 am
I don't think Shiv used the bar (no idea about Lucy). It still considerably harder than RA either way
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dobbin
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#17 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 14, 2007, 11:46:43 am
When she was working it she certainly used the knee bar then, but I wasnt there when it actually went down so I dont know.
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Gareth Parry
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#18 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 14, 2007, 11:57:00 am
i agree it is harder but my feeling about RA is that it always seems bloody desperate no matter how well you are climbing. There aint many tricks to lock the pocket to the flake apart from pure strength. Deb climbing this is is mega impressive to me. RA never really seems to get easier whereas as Bens roof does. Anyway grades eh what a pain in the ass. Great to see the ladies dispatching though.
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Paul B
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#19 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 14, 2007, 12:56:14 pm
Quote from: Paul B on March 13, 2007, 01:02:46 pm
both with the knee bar?
Just got a text from Shiv: I'd just like to clarify that the above wasn't meant to be offensive and If it was then I apologise.
I now hope this doesn't detract from all of the fine ascents mentioned above.
Oh yeah and just to add - the knee bar WASN'T used by siobhan on her ascent.
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Andy Harris
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#20 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 14, 2007, 01:28:15 pm
Just for the record, Shiv did use a knee bar. But given this is the easiest move on the problem (whether you use it or not) and doesn't make the problem harder or easier it's irrelevant. She did however have to use a minging crozzly u'cut to move off it which is harder than the aforementioned ways but again that doesn't matter either. It's a matter of what suits different sizes / techniques.
Anyway it's a fantastic effort from Deb and maybe she'll be back on PUTP later in the year.
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dobbin
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#21 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 14, 2007, 02:27:32 pm
To be quite honest, I think its harder with the knee bar. I cant do it if I go that way. Anyway, this is all bollocks, well done to Shiv for doing Ben's roof and Deb for Rock Attrocity.
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Paul B
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#22 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 14, 2007, 04:06:08 pm
whoops again and:
Quote from: dobbin on March 14, 2007, 02:27:32 pm
well done to Shiv for doing Ben's roof and Deb for Rock Attrocity.
ditto
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richdraws
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#23 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 14, 2007, 04:34:40 pm
I think the Debs and Siobhan must be out there climbing whilst we are chatting on forums....
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#24 Re: Female Rockatrocity?
March 14, 2007, 09:23:45 pm
Good effort deb, she`s well capable of doing this she kick`s our asses on a regular basis at the climbing wall. Keep it up deb get ticking some more like this and harder.
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