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NEWS: VIDEO: New Route - Biggest Roof on Grit?

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UKC News 07 Mar 2013

Jacob Cook has linked several routes together to create what could be the longest roof climb on grit. One Giant Lip for Mankind (E6/7?) traverses the huge Sloth roof at the Roaches.

The ascent is captured at the end of this video after Jacob's ground up ascent of the E6 New Fi'nial. We liked the speedy footage of the long lip link-up.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=67883

ianslade 07 Mar 2013

In reply to UKC News: I wish I'd been there to photograph that one, did he do it on Saturday?

Well done Jacob, three ropes on the route is an intersting way of trying to stop the swing.

Kemics 07 Mar 2013

In reply to ianslade:

he looks like a spider building a web speeded up

Impressive stuff being able to get good recovery on sloth on a spot I imagine most people are desperately pumping out!

Calder 07 Mar 2013

In reply to ianslade:

> (In reply to UKC News)
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> Well done Jacob, three ropes on the route is an intersting way of trying to stop the swing.

Looks to me like he used it to protect the first section of roof, but jettisoned it so he didn't have rope drag towards the end. Nowt to do with the swing I reckon.

Anyway - looks rocking. What an effort.