Phil West

Love climbing anything from bouldering to Multi-pitch mountain routes, but grit, sea cliffs and slate are favourites.

Now trying to balance parenthood, family life, the weather and climbing partners!

This will be the year......

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Location
Todmorden

Best Climbing Experience
Climbing in the dark on Lundy with seals for company.
Or falling off at Gogarth (I can still see the view between my legs of the gulls and the sea now).
Climbing 29 routes in one day at Birchen.
The first time I landed the jug at the top of Pebble Arete.
Climbing Sundowner and Kayak on the same day.
My feet slipping off as I grabbed the top of Long Tall Sally - and holding it.
3 tier climbing on the Idwal slabs and walls.
60 routes in a day @ Stanage.
Soloing a warm Wall End Slab at sunset in summer.
Climbing @ Froggatt in the middle of the night, in the rain after the pub with The Tan.

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
The routes of the day down the pub afterwards with the cold glass soothing sore fingertips.

Recent Postings

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Personal Webpage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34156822@N00/sets/72157625559358019/

Interests Outside Climbing
Playing guitar, riding my mountain bike down improbable tracks (and carrying it when I can't), films, music, drinking pop.

About My Photography
Recently started taking photos again and trying to improve the quality. In the meantime my photos hopefully help serve as a record of places and routes for anyone interested in a particular area.

PHOTO GALLERY Click to View all 65 photos in Phil West's gallery.

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Anything Else We Should Know
Dislike anything too steep (strong legs, but arms like knots in cotton).
Like climbing with different people and at different places.
Enthusiastic.
Optimist.

User Profile

registered 24/Apr/02
updated 06/Apr/13

Age
44

Been Climbing For
11 to 20 years

Main Sport/Activity
Trad Rock Climbing

Favourite Crag/Rock
Wimberry
Gritstone

Favourite Wall
Rock Over Climbing

Best Magazine
Climb (UK)

I Climb...
Most weekends
In the UK & Europe

Favourite Climbs
Dream of White Horses - Gogarth
Sunset Slab - Froggatt
Bond Street - Millstone
The File - Higgar Tor
Main Wall - Cyrn Las
Fairy Nuff - Standing Stones
Diagonal & Direct Route - Dinas Mot
Knight's Move - Burbage N
Grey Slab - Glyder Fawr
Tophet Wall - Great Gable
Sex Dwarves - Millstone
Brown Slabs Arete - Shepherd's
Friction Addiction - Dovestones
Satan's Slip - Lundy
Albion - Lundy
Overhanging Bastion - Castle Rock
Bouldering:
The small boulder beneath Tower Face
Wimberry Boulders
Bald Aretes and slabs at Cratcliffe and The Roaches.

Latest Climbs
The Slabs Route 1 S 4a
The Armoured Car: Sloping Mantel V3 6a
The Little Point: Arete on Left V0- 4b
The Brick: Brick Wall/Exposure V0 5a
The Brick: Brick Arete/KBHR V1 5b
The Brick: Squeezy Wall/Cicely V0+ 5b
The Brick: Wall Past Pocket/Northern V1 5b
The Brick: Slot Arete Left/Alaska V2 6a
The Briquette: Slabby Rib V0- 4b
The Briquette: Gentle Slab V0- 4c
The Briquette: Huggy V1 5b
The Tank: Wall Past Flake V1 5b
The Armoured Car: Jigsaw Puzzle V0 5a
The Armoured Car: Big Flakes V0- 4b
Barrier Reef S 4a
... list all 1927 climbs

Ticklists BETA
100 best limestone climbs in Britain 3%
Classic Rock 37%
100 Stanage stars 86%
Stanage 100 VD - VS 71%
Hard Rock 5%
... list all 5 ticklists

Climbs Wishlist
... not setup