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James McHaffie has continued his summer trad siege by making the 3rd ascent of Nick Dixon's Face Mecca E9 6c at Cloggy in a day and finally ticking off all the E9s in North Wales. First climbed in 1989, Johnny Dawes made the second ascent in 1995.

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In reply to UKC News:
"and finally ticking off all the E9s in North Wales"

Wow! Good effort!

Anyone know how many there are?

In reply to CurlyStevo:

Very impressive indeed. Obviously at least one person knows how many E9s there are in N.Wales

In reply to CurlyStevo:

There are 8/9 E9s in north Wales from what I counted (depends on weather trauma is E9 or 8)!!!!

In reply to CurlyStevo:


Let's have a guess!

Chicama (E9 6c) (is this more like E8 now the gear has been replaced? I don't know?)
Indian Face (E9 6c) (Gulp!)
Face Mecca (E9 6c) (Also gulp!)
Dark Religion (James' FA) (Probably E10)
House of Talons (James' FA) (Looks terrifying!)
Rare Lichen (E9 6c) (Often thought to be the easiest E9 in Wales, just for info)
Gribin Wall Climb (E9 6c) (Left Hand version of Rare Lichen, and a bit harder)
Mission Impossible (E9 6c) (Hard but safe, and really good)

And also:

Trauma (E8 7a) (Got downgraded to E8 by Pete Robins, but hasn't everything!)
Spinal Crack (Got downgraded to E8 by Pete Robins, but hasn't everything!)
Nightstalker (Was thought to be E9 but downed to E8 after a repeat by Oli G and Benno)

Any others? I can't think of any off the top of my head.

I guess the big question is - when will we see an E10 in N Wales?

Well done James on yet another impressive ascent. When are you going to hang up the boots?!

Jack

In reply to UKC News:

All the E9s in N. Wales is very impreesive indeed.
Can anyone tell me what a thumb spragg is though and also what's a knacky move?
Cheers.

In reply to pec:

thumb sprag = pressing your thumb downwards out away from your body (that's what I know it as anyway)

knacky = james talk for tiring movement

In reply to JSH:
I always thought a knacky move was one requiring a certain skill or 'knack'

Andy F