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Emma Twyford recently headed over to Nesscliffe in Shropshire with a strong team from North Wales consisting of Pete Robins, James McHaffie, Alex Mason & Ollie Cain.

Whilst there she made an impressive flashed ascent of Yukan II, E6/7 6b...

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=69032

In reply to UKC News:

excellent

In reply to UKC News:

"techers"? I'm officially not down with the yoof.

Well done Emma. For the many people who haven't been to Nesscliffe it worth noting how hugely impressive and intimidating that bit of the quarry is. Yukan II seems quite popular these days so I guess it has enough protection to not be deathly, but even still there is something intimidating about any Nesscliffe route and what an amazing line this particular one is!

In reply to TobyA:

Techers/Tekkers/technokakakakaka;

Enjoyably technical sequence, or the application of technique on a route such as the new fangled 'heel hook'

In reply to TobyA:

I still don't know what 'smashed it' means.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

smashed it;

to have climbed something in such a devastatingly confident way that the route had little to no chance. Seems to be replacing the term 'storm' i.e. "they stormed the remaining pitches to the summit"

In reply to GuyVG:

Cheers Guy - I had guessed as much. I reckon we always called it "techy". Techers sounds amusingly posh-boy; like the way public school types will add "-ers" onto the first syllable of any surname to make a nickname.

Anyway, if anyone sees the line they can see why it's super-techers!

In reply to GuyVG:

I had kind of pieced it together from conversations overheard down The Depot. Not confident enough yet to use it in anger.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

yes, it's best to practise at home in the mirror first

In reply to UKC News:

As any fool knows, it's spelt Tekkers and pronounced ZEEEEEEEE-wubwubwubwub-BOOM-TISH.

In reply to GuyVG:

Are you talking to me?

In reply to Will Hunt:

t e k n o

youtube.com/watch?v=wfTPldzwg3E&

In reply to UKC News:

Tried this on top rope as my mate was attempting to headpoint it and it's bloody hard!

In reply to TobyA:

Yeah - Tiffer showed great tekkers on the cliff, huzzah!