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 Topic - ARTICLE/VIDEO: Gravediggers E8, Accidental on-sight attempt
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 by - Jack Geldard - UKC Chief Editor  on - 26 May 2008 - jackgeldard.com |
A while ago we [UKC staff] asked what kind of articles you would like to see on UKC:
Thread Here: http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=277892&v=1#x4115754">
I hope we've covered quite a few of them. One of the requests was for me to write about my experiences of on-sight trad climbing. What follows is an account of a recent brush with Gravediggers E8 6c - an accidental on-sight attempt:
"...Caution to the wind and I'm cupping the loosest and best bit of the hold, really leaning on it with all my weight. It's moving a bit too much... F*ck. Will it come off? I don't care any more, anything to relieve the pump.
Looking down at the fall, checking the runner, it looks too far. Will I hit that buttress? Will the wire hold me? God, I should have backed it up. Shit. Why didn't I back it up? Why did I climb this high? Fingers begin to unravel on the flake now..."
Read More: http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=1021 |
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