Greg Boswell is one of the UK's strongest Scottish winter climbers, motivated by the drive to push his physical limit and onsight hard new routes. His life revolves around an intensive training programme and his commitment to maintain this routine is reflected in his achievements during the winter season. The latest episode of the Rab Commitment Series features Greg's dedication to his passion for Scottish winter climbing.
> "climbed the world’s first grade XII, 'Banana Wall"
> Anubis in winter by Dave Mac was the first Scottish grade XII
Given that neither have been repeated, it's a bit of a pointless ( though entirely in the keeping of UKC ) argument. Maybe if Dave repeats Banana Wall this Winter we'll have a definitive answer...
What would you grade the route as? Dave MacLeod mentioned that it was harder than the XI’s he has done.
That's a very hard question and of course I have done some hard routes but not as many as Dave or Greg (Boswell). I did The Hurting almost onsight and I fell off three times on Anubis. Yes, probably a bit harder. It is also very hard to compare it. The majority of routes I have done are not really steep, but Anubis is very physical. I don’t know exactly. The conditions are almost never the same. But yes, I can certainly say that I had to fight for Anubis!
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