significant repeats

[dunnyg]

Enjoyed that, it looks like uk lime. Ace!

 

[Fiend]

Hated that, it looks like uk lime. Vile!

 

[SA Chris]

Intrigued to know if that's the exact line Fred took. Must have felt hard without spotters or any pads of any substance (assuming). Top looks pretty arbitrary though.

 

[jwi]

Intrigued to know if that's the exact line Fred took.

Just follow the sika ... ‍

 

[remus]

Of niche interest, but I've just finished compiling the collective ukb knowledge from this thread in to https://climbing-history.org/ It's been a journey! Along the way Micky Page has become less of a dark horse, Caff has climbed at least 13 E9s and Varian has compiled an outrageous list of FAs.

Honorable mentions to Doylo, Adam Lincoln and JB. Stalwarts of significant repeats.

 

[GuyVG]

I'd forgotten about Micky Page doing Monk Life 15 times in a session for photos. Bonkers.

 

[carlisle slapper]

Tim Blake dodged the welsh patrols to repeat Hippocampus. in 13years i've not heard of another repeat? so its a good effort being arsed and doing it in a session as well. It'll probs open the door to the honeypot send train now.

 

[Goat]

Billy Ridal has repeated The Boss. There's also a video on his Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL7b4p6jH3r/

 

[submaximal gains]

Billy Ridal has repeated The Boss. There's also a video on his Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL7b4p6jH3r/

Wow! without a spotter as well. I'd thought this might go years before it had a repeat.

 

[Simon Lee]

Billy Ridal has repeated The Boss. There's also a video on his Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL7b4p6jH3r/

Wow! without a spotter as well. I'd thought this might go years before it had a repeat.

It’s already been repeated by Micky Page last year.

Awesome stuff Billy.

Thanks goat... whoever you are

 

[SA Chris]

it's an acronym, Greatest Of All Time.

Good effort from the youth.

 

[monkey boy]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKkwJEDAS6/

Nathan did the Boss yesterday.

 

[gme]

A changing of the guard seems to be in progress, in bouldering at least.

Still appears to be a ways to go on this front re routes.

 

[GuyVG]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKkwJEDAS6/

Nathan did the Boss yesterday.

With a proposed downgrade

 

[spidermonkey09]

Good video, looked really smooth, but is drying holds with a fan on grit ok now?

Just saw Bradders commented on IG after I posted. Even if there are extremely isolated instances where it might be ok, spraying about it on insta is surely a poor idea.

 

[Duma]

and drying the holds with a fan

edit- SM beat me to it.

 

[remus]

Seems fine in cases like this, sounds like it was much closer to the 'improving conditions' end of the spectrum than 'trying to dry a sopping problem'.

 

[Duma]

I dont think this was miles the wrong side of the line, but drying holds on sandstone or grit will always leave a risk of the rock still being wet under the surface, and a well known climber explicitly mentioning the practice on their social media when reporting a significant ascent is a very bad idea IMO

 

[cowboyhat]

the post has been edited now so it didn't happen

 

[ferret]

Seems fine in cases like this, sounds like it was much closer to the 'improving conditions' end of the spectrum than 'trying to dry a sopping problem'.

Doesn't seem any different to going to Almscliffe on a windy day because you know it will be the first to dry.