UKC

We have had a report that Lucy Creamer has climbed
Kalea Borroka (F8b+).

As far as we know this is the first F8b+ climbed by a British woman.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=46882

In reply to UKC News: Impressive!

Andy F

In reply to andy farnell:

she is catching up to kiwi Mayan Smith -Gobat then... damn the colonials

In reply to UKC News:
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Didn't Ruth Jenkins climb 8b+?
It was a long time ago, memory's not quite what it was...

In reply to Serpico: I think she also climbed the B*****d at rubicon isn't that meant to be 8c? She definitely did Zeke but I think thats 'only' 8B!

In reply to Serpico: (This is idle internet speculation, I haven't yet checked these facts!!)

I think Ruth climbed Zeke the Freak (now F8a+/b due to breaking holds). I think Lucy's is the first F8b+. I could well be wrong - I usually am. I'll do a proper check for the full news item I'd like to get up next week.

Regardless, this is a great effort from Lucy and is super impressive and marks a highpoint of current British women's sport climbing.

Go Lucy!!

Jack

In reply to Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC:

This is an awesome effort from Lucy who is obviously on fantastic form at the moment.

Great stuff!

Kevin

In reply to Kevin Avery - UKC: Well done Lucy for sticking with it. Brilliant effort

In reply to UKC News:
Think that Zeke is meant to be more like 8b/plus due to holds breaking, dirty hard. Nothing to do with Lucy leading the way though.

In reply to UKC News: Awesome effort by Lucy.
Used to see Ruth alot at rubicon many moons ago she climbed Zeke which was 8b at the time but never the Bastard which is prob 8c+.

In reply to broughton power:

She did some new route near The Bastard which JW cleaned for her, IIRC. I suspect that is what the previous poster was remembering.

jcm

In reply to johncoxmysteriously: She did some new route near The Bastard which JW cleaned for her, IIRC. I suspect that is what the previous poster was remembering.


That route was 'De Vine' 8a+ on Rhubarb Buttress opposite Chee Tor,

I'm sure Creamer doing an 8b+ is a first for the UK ladies.

In reply to Simon Lee:

Nowhere near The Bastard, in fact. Oh well.

jcm

In reply to UKC News:
Well done Loo. 9a by the time you're 50?