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Chaos Emerald Crack V5/6c or Limpet V6/7a at Angel Bay.

Good point on both counts.  Chaos Emerald Crack is awesome (when dry and still brilliant when slightly damp) and always was my favourite until I forgot about it earlier today.   ::)

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pump up the power is probably the best for me.  or RA in the cave

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Most of my favourites seem to be at places you're not supposed to mention on the interweb. Of the rest:
The long prowy 7b at Nuda's Tartan
Powerband
Dawn Raider
Lou Ferrino seems great but I haven't done yet
And this new Mwyn places looks like my cup of beef

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And this new Mwyn places looks like my cup of beef

mmmmm....

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I'm a recent convert to bouldering on the lime.. so my knowledge is a bit limited..

whilst I've not done it... its gotta be tsunami for me!

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The traverse of Mike's Boulder at Patricia in the woods (or whatever B*thf*rd gets called these days). Not hard but great moves and more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Not exactly well known, but the only lime I have ever really bouldered on in the UK. The slopey travers behind it is fun too.

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Sean's problem at You-Know-Where. Magnificant.

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Most of my favourites seem to be at places you're not supposed to mention on the interweb. Of the rest:
The long prowy 7b at Nuda's Tartan
Powerband
Dawn Raider
Lou Ferrino seems great but I haven't done yet
And this new Mwyn places looks like my cup of beef

Powerband, dont you mean 80's band?! a much superior line!  :lol:

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i like the bank's problem 'Red or Dead'. It's very good.

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Most of my favourites seem to be at places you're not supposed to mention on the interweb. Of the rest:
The long prowy 7b at Nuda's Tartan
Powerband
Dawn Raider
Lou Ferrino seems great but I haven't done yet
And this new Mwyn places looks like my cup of beef

Powerband, dont you mean 80's band?! a much superior line!  :lol:
Your damn right MB, the connoisseur's choice

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The traverse of Mike's Boulder at Patricia in the woods (or whatever B*thf*rd gets called these days). Not hard but great moves and more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Not exactly well known, but the only lime I have ever really bouldered on in the UK. The slopey travers behind it is fun too.


A slopey Travers?


SA Chris

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Pedant pants. It's nowhere near Worth Matravers.

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There speaks the king of mantel pedantry himself.  :lol:

Staminaband.

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I think you'll find that is mantle...   Oh hang on...  Erm...

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i like the bank's problem 'Red or Dead'. It's very good.

Now there's great taste!I'll pay you later.

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Chaos Emerald Crack V5/6c or Limpet V6/7a at Angel Bay.

Well its reassuring to know I've done one of the top five lime problems in the uk, in the opinion of perhaps the most respected writer on the subject. It was still wank.

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Under the Bridge at Pantymwyn without a doubt.

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Patrica in the woods, where is it?

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Take the road to Bradford-On-Avon at the end of the Bathampton bypass, the road then rises up through woodland, there's a layby on the left about 1/2mile into the woods, park here for the main areas, which are up to the left

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Go slowly, as it's a a pain to get back to if you miss it. Follow the path leftwards for Mike's boulder which is probably the best place to start on your first visit. Watch where you stand when you cross the fence at the layby, many landmines, both canine and human.

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Pinch II variant undercut move !

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Some of the problems which are on the platform at South Pembroke, near The Butcher/Sunlover or whatnot (Bosherton?  I forget.)  Natural limestone wall/arete climbing in a stunning situation on first class rough rock.

Everything else mentioned I'd use for building materials (assuming I'd run out of breezeblock).

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There is a vast amount of 2 star problems on British limestone: brilliant moves, super intense climbing, yet typically flawed by an indistinct start or finish.

Agree with that, hence my overlooked favourite smashes the myth by starting on the ground and topping the bloc out -
Repetitive beats at that esoteric spot near Doncaster. (ask bonjoy for directions!)

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Chaos Emerald Crack V5/6c or Limpet V6/7a at Angel Bay.

Well its reassuring to know I've done one of the top five lime problems in the uk, in the opinion of perhaps the most respected writer on the subject. It was still wank.

Hehehe....surely we don't want to see the Limestone Is/Isn't Wank debate on UKB again?? Do we?

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Hehehe....surely we don't want to see the Limestone Is/Isn't Wank debate on UKB again?? Do we?

Positively not, what a load of bollocks. All this rock hierarchy bullshit is incredibly passe.

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BenF - the slopey sidepull (technical delight) left of Borg is Crystal. 

Pantontino or anyone - whose problem is Chaos Emerald Crack?  I like the Sonic reference?

Your damn right MB, the connoisseur's choice

I said I wasn't going to mention Avon, but seeing how Dick just broke his leg off it I'll confirm it's quality as a worthy problem to do this on.  Telling myself I've done an E4 always makes me feel I've had a good bouldering session. 

 

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