Swirly

I'd rather be sleeping

Rubbish climber, bad mountaineer, passable snowboarder. Happiest when combining all three in some misguided attempt to prove a splitboard is as good as touring skis. Apart from the early start that is.

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Best Climbing Experience
The next one, the last one.

Hiking the ridge on the Bec des Rosses shortly after the FWT finals had been held ready to find out what steep really means. Carrying on up knowing that two 40 m pitches into the remaining 30 minutes of twilight doesn't go.

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Idle chit chat planning some overly ambitious day out over a beer.

Recent Postings

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Personal Webpage
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=45488

Interests Outside Climbing
Powder Poaching. Cycling.

PHOTO GALLERY Click to View all 13 photos in Swirly's gallery.

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I've voted for 218 photos, average vote 3.5.
(14% superb - 42% good - 29% average - 11% poor - 2% rubbish)

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User Profile

registered 12/Mar/02
updated 07/May/11

Age
29

Been Climbing For
4 to 10 years

Best Onsights
Ice - WI4
Via Ferrata - VF5C
Trad - E1
Indoor - 6b+

Worked Grades
Bouldering - f7A
Ice - WI5
Indoor - 6b
Trad - E3

Main Sport/Activity
Skiing/Snowboarding

Favourite Wall
None

I Climb...
Several times a week
In the UK & Europe

Favourite Climbs
Unclimbed Wall- Harrisons
Black Hawk Hell Crack- Stanage
Trapeze Direct- Frogatt
Equinox- Bus Stop Quarry Llanberris
Most things at Pex
Central Groove- Dewerstone
Climbers club ordinary- Dewerstone
Pedestal Crack- Froggat
Knights Move- Burbage North
Valkyrie- The Roaches
Route 1- Castle Inn Quarry
Portfolio- Windgather

Latest Climbs
Chinon HVS 5a
White Wall HS 4b
Nameless VS
Unknown Sentry HVS 5a
Caerfai Crack VS 4b
Orogeny E2 5b
Armorican HVS 5a
Frieze VS 4c
Red Adair S 4a
Porth-Clais Crack HS 4b
Dreamboat Annie HVS 5a
Red Wall Right-Hand HS 4b
Little Chamonix VD
Pinnacle Rib Route D
Grooved Arête VD
... list all 307 climbs

Ticklists BETA
50 Best HS Routes in the UK. 16%
Classic Rock 35%
Best slab climbs of the UK 5%
... list all 3 ticklists

Climbs Wishlist
Mur y Niwl VS 4c
Kelly's Overhang E1 5c
Cenotaph Corner E1 5c
The Devil's Slide HS 4a
Aladdin's Mirror I
The End of the Affair E8 6c
Great Slab VS 4c
Great Western HVS 5a
A Dream of White Horses HVS 4c
Archangel E3 5b
... list all 14 climbs