Last Friday 20th July Dave Birkett sent his latest project at Cam Crag, Wast Water, weighing in at E9 6c, as reported this morning at UKClimbing.com. We can believe the grade as Dave has an extensive track record and knows what he is talking about.
Al Phizacklea and myself went up to Cam Crag years ago and looked at this line, with definite emphasis on "looked". Everything just sloped the wrong way and the whole thing looked way out of our league, really hard climbing and serious with it.
> (In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com)
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> surely the term "sent" is an evolution of the word "ascent" ?
Eh up Dave
I think it is derived from to send an envelope or a package in the post, to have done with it, to have despatched it. Not sure in what context though....originally.
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