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2003

2002

 

 

Date

 

Crag

GUIDEBOOK

Route Name

 

Grade

 

Category

 

Comments

 

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

20030928

 

Stanage Grotto Slab Area

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Crack and Corner

 

S 4b

 

Lead

 

Brilliant Climb, very polished start...

 

           

20030928

 

Stanage Gullibles Travels

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Capstone Chimney

 

D

 

Seconded

 

Chalky's second lead!

 

           

20030928

 

Stanage Grotto Slab Area

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Grotto Slab

 

D

 

Seconded

 

Chalky's first lead!

 

           

20030828

 

Stanage Grotto Slab Area

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Grotto Slab

 

D

 

Solo

 

 

 

           

20030928

 

Stanage Gullibles Travels

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Recess Wall

 

HVD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030927

 

Stanage Cleft Wing

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Cleft Wing Superdirect

 

VS 4c

 

Seconded

 

Failed Miserably! Another 'Must try when fresher...!' climb

 

           

20030927

 

Stanage Dovers Wall

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Route 4

 

VS

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030927

 

Stanage Dovers Wall

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Route 1

 

VS

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030927

 

Stanage Dovers Wall

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Route 3

 

VS

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030927

 

Robins Hoods RH Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Right Twin Crack

 

VS 4c

 

Lead

 

Better led than first time round...

 

           

20030927

 

Stanage Desperation Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Robin Hoods Staircase

 

VD

 

Solo

 

 

 

           

20030927

 

Stanage Rusty Wall

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Via Media

 

VS 4c

 

Lead

 

Enjoyingly Hard Work

 

           

20030823

 

Idwal Slabs

ROCK CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA

The Ordinary Route

 

D

 

Lead

 

Alpine Style Ascent.

Climbed with Dad, wet rock and in  walking boots...

           

20030806

 

The Roaches Hen Cloud

ON PEAK ROCK

Great Chimney

 

S

 

Seconded

 

Twice

 

           

20030806

 

The Roaches Hen Cloud

ON PEAK ROCK

Great Chimney

 

S

 

Lead

 

Fun Route

 

           

20030806

 

The Roaches Hen Cloud

ON PEAK ROCK

Rib Chimney

 

HVD 4a

 

Lead

 

Hard for the grade...

 

           

20030805

 

The Roaches Lower Tier

ON PEAK ROCK

Fern Crack

 

VD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030805

 

The Roaches Lower Tier

ON PEAK ROCK

Inverted Staircase

 

D

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030805

 

The Roaches Lower Tier

ON PEAK ROCK

Jeffcoats Chimney

 

VD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030713

 

Idwal Slabs

ROCK CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA

Hope

 

VD

 

Lead

 

Three pitches. Congested.

Very Hot Day...

           

20030712

 

Dinas Mot

ROCK CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA

Western Slabs

 

VS

 

Lead

 

Cold in the shade...

 

           

20030706

 

Idwal Slabs

ROCK CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA

The Ordinary Route

 

D

 

Lead

 

Alpine Style Ascent.

Complete Darkness Throughout

           

20030706

 

Tryfan

ROCK CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA

Grooved Arete

 

??

 

Lead

 

Congested Route.

 

           

20030621

 

Stanage Rusty Wall

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Via Dexter

 

E2 5c

 

Seconded

 

Too hard; not enjoyable.

Painful.

           

20030621

 

Stanage Rusty Wall

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Via Media

 

VS 4c

 

Lead

 

Challenging Start

 

           

20030620

 

Stanage Robin Hoods RH Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Ellis's Eliminate

 

VS 4c

 

Seconded

 

Looks real scary, but not too bad.

Should lead sometime...

           

20030620

 

Stanage Robin Hoods RH Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Right Twin Crack

 

VS 4c

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030620

 

Dovestones

 

????

 

D

 

Solo

 

Extremely Windy

 

           

20030620

 

Dovestones

 

????

 

S 4a

 

Solo

 

Extremely Windy

 

           

20030620

 

Rivelin

 

????

 

E1 5a

 

Seconded

 

 

 

           

20030620

 

Rivelin

 

????

 

HS 4a

 

Seconded

 

 

 

           

20030620

 

Rivelin

 

????

 

????

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030620

 

Rivelin

 

????

 

VS 4a

 

Lead

 

Nice Route

 

           

20030619

 

Burbage North

ON PEAK ROCK

????

 

??

 

Solo

 

 

 

           

20030617

 

Froggatt Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

????

 

HVS 5a

 

Lead

 

Enjoyable Slab Finish

 

           

20030617

 

Froggatt Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

????

 

??

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030617

 

????

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

????

 

??

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030616

 

Yarnscliffe Quarry

ON PEAK ROCK

Latecomer

 

MVS 4b

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030616

 

Yarnscliffe Quarry

ON PEAK ROCK

Ants Crack

 

S

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030609

 

Stanage Robin Hoods RH Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Zagrete

 

VS

 

Seconded

 

 

 

           

20030609

 

Stanage Robin Hoods RH Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

The Little Flake Crack

 

VS

 

Seconded

 

 

 

           

20030609

 

Stanage Robin Hoods RH Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Straight Crack

 

VS

 

Seconded

 

 

 

           

20030609

 

Stanage Robin Hoods RH Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Robin Hoods RH B Direct

 

HS 4a

 

Seconded

 

 

 

           

20030609

 

Stanage Robin Hoods RH Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Ice Boat

 

E1 5c

 

Top Roped

 

3 attempts to leave the floor.

Fine after this...

           

20030609

 

Stanage Robin Hoods RH Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Bishops Route

 

S

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030605

 

Stanage High Neb

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Norse Corner Climb

 

VS 5a

 

Lead

 

Really Enjoyed.

 

           

20030605

 

Stanage High Neb

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Mantleshelf Climb

 

D

 

Solo

 

 

 

           

20030605

 

Stanage High Neb

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Cave Buttress

 

S

 

Lead

 

Very Windy.

Horrible finish in high winds...

           

20030604

 

Idwal Slabs

ROCK CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA

The Ordinary Route

 

 

D

 

Lead

 

Alpine Style Ascent

Trainers in the rain...

 

           

20030603

 

Idwal Slabs

ROCK CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA

Tennis Shoe

 

 

S

 

Lead

 

Damp, drizling at times

 

 

           

20030602

 

Stanage Narrow Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Hollybush Crack

 

VD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030602

 

Stanage Garden Wall Area

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Garden Wall

 

HVD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030602

 

Stanage Flying Buttress

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Flying Buttress

 

VD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030523

 

Millstone Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

Close Shave

 

S 4a

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030514

 

Millstone Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

The Great Slab

 

HS 4a

 

Lead

 

Fun

 

           

20030514

 

Millstone Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

Covent Garden

 

VS 4b

 

Lead

 

Ran both pitches together

 

           

20030512

 

Millstone Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

Brixton Road

 

HD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030411

 

Froggatt Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

Green Gut

 

S 4a

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030402

 

Stanage Trinity Wall

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Right Hand Trinity

 

HS 4a

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030402

 

Stanage Garden Wall Area

STANAGE DEFINITIVE

Leaning Buttress Crack

 

VD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030331

 

Curbar Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

Owls Arete

 

HS 4a

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030330

 

Curbar Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

Wall Climb

 

VS 5a

 

Lead

 

Struggled.

Must try again when fresher...

           

20030329

 

Froggatt Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

Trapeze

 

VD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030329

 

Froggatt Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

Slab Recess Direct

 

HS 4b

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030328

 

Burbage North

ON PEAK ROCK

Ash Tree Wall

 

HVD

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030303

 

Curbar Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

P.M.C. 1

 

HS 4a

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030303

 

Curbar Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

????

 

????

 

Lead

 

 

 

           

20030303

 

Curbar Edge

ON PEAK ROCK

????

 

????

 

Lead

 

 
           

200207??

 

Dolomites

????

????

 

III+

 

Lead

Multipitch

Long Climb

Deteriorating Weather

           

200205??

 

 

Dinas Mot

ROCK CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA

Western Slabs

 

 

VS

 

 

Seconded

 

 

 
           

200205??

 

 

Dinas Cromlech

ROCK CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA

Dives / Better Things

 

 

HS

 

 

Seconded

 

 

Seconded First Pitch

Abandoned Second Pitch due to bad weather...

           

200203??

 

Stanage Popular End

ON PEAK ROCK

Mississippi Buttress Direct

 

VS 4c

 

Seconded

 

 
           

200203??

 

Burbage North

ON PEAK ROCK

Knights Move

 

HVS 5a

 

Lead

 

Without Guidebook

Way out of my depth...