Gerry_Doncaster

I’m a mountain enthusiast and enjoy trad climbing, especially multi pitch routes as well as scrambling and winter climbing. I try to avoid walkers paths and popular tourist summits as I always prefer to do more interesting mountaineering routes. My favourite mountain areas are the Ogwen Valley and the Coniston Fells. Living in Yorkshire I tend to end up doing a fair bit of climbing on grit though I don't get a lot of enjoyment out of it. With the exception of Rylstone, Crookrise and Eastby I look upon gritstone edges as glorified climbing walls.

I took up hill walking in February 2007, gradually progressed to scrambling and then started climbing in Summer 2009. I'm now leading around VS 4C and much prefer being on the front end too. I have seconded up to HVS/E1 5A/5B though I'm not really concerned with grades. I just like to enjoy my climbing and will happily do a Moderate or a Diff if it's a nice route. Delicate technical climbing, especially on slabs, is my speciality rather than steep strenuous thuggy stuff. It's all about the outdoors for me and I'm happiest in the mountains. I've never climbed on an indoor wall and don't ever intend to.

My UKC log book is very selective and generally only includes routes I really enjoyed or ones I disliked enough to pass comment on.

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Location
Doncaster

Best Climbing Experience
Countless unforgettable outings on mountains and crags with my first climbing partner and mentor, the late Mike Holt.

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Interests Outside Climbing
Music, Football, Film and Television.

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User Profile

registered 05/Mar/10
updated 11/May/13

Age
47

Been Climbing For
1 to 3 years

Best Onsights
Trad - HS
Scrambling - 3S
Winter - II
Bouldering - V0+

Worked Grades
Trad - HVS
Scrambling - 3S
Winter - II
Bouldering - V1

Main Sport/Activity
Mountaineering

Favourite Crag/Rock
Idwal Slabs

I Climb...
Most weekends
In the UK

Favourite Climbs
Curved Ridge Glencoe
Castle Ridge Ben Nevis
A Buttress Dow Crag
Sub Cneifion Rib & Cneifion Arete
Octopus Direct Crookrise
Extraction Rylstone
Thunder Slab Coniston
End Slab Crookrise
Skiver Block Crag Willas
Dental Slab Rylstone
Grey Crags Buttermere

Latest Climbs
Central Gully I/II
Better Late Than Never E1 5a
Gordon and Craig's Route S 3c
Pillar Rib VS 4c
Eastby Buttress VD
Birch Tree Crack VD
The Padder E1 5b
Warm Afternoon VD
High Neb Buttress VS 4c
Inaccessible Crack VS 4c
Typhoon VS 4c
Jean's Route VS 4c
Face Climb 1 HVD
Face Climb 1.5 VS 4c
Face Climb Number 2 HS 4b
... list all 59 climbs

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