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NEWS: Matt Pickles Climbs True North - 8c

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 UKC News 19 Jul 2011
Matt Pickles - 8c Crusher, 2 kbSheffield based climber Matt Pickles has climbed his first 8c route with an ascent of True North at Kilnsey, Yorkshire.

Matt took six days spread over two weeks to tick the route, battling wet conditions on the lower half.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=63116

 Richard Hall 19 Jul 2011
In reply to UKC News: Pretty fashionable route.

How many ascents is that since Savage did it a couple of months ago? 5ish?

Anyone know how many ascents it had before that?
 Nik Jennings 19 Jul 2011
In reply to UKC News:
Nice one Matt.
 brunomarks 19 Jul 2011
In reply to UKC News:

Nice one! I agree with your comment about the fact that more people are climbing these routes does not mean they have been getting any easier. We should be giving ourselves a bit of credit that the general sport-climbing standard in this country is rising and this is down to people putting in a lot of hard work and training in a way that was only done by a very few in the past. The fact that routes like Unjustified, True North, Bat Route and Cry Freedom are now getting relatively frequent ascents is because of this (not because they've all suddenly become 8bs!). Also the confidence derived from people making ascents is inspiring others to try routes that for years most people were just walking past thinking they were too hard.
 Adam Lincoln 19 Jul 2011
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> Nice one! I agree with your comment about the fact that more people are climbing these routes does not mean they have been getting any easier. We should be giving ourselves a bit of credit that the general sport-climbing standard in this country is rising and this is down to people putting in a lot of hard work and training in a way that was only done by a very few in the past. The fact that routes like Unjustified, True North, Bat Route and Cry Freedom are now getting relatively frequent ascents is because of this (not because they've all suddenly become 8bs!). Also the confidence derived from people making ascents is inspiring others to try routes that for years most people were just walking past thinking they were too hard.

Well said Bruno!

 Jack Geldard 19 Jul 2011
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> Well said Bruno!

Yes well said!

Nice one Matt!

Jack

 MorganPreece 19 Jul 2011
In reply to brunomarks: This is very true, hate it when a hard route gets a number of ascents in a short length of time! and instantly everyone thinks it cant be that grade! surely its just people getting stronger and more confident!
 Richard Hall 19 Jul 2011
In reply to MorganPreecey: No one said anything about True North not being 8c. As far as i was aware the only talk of downgrades was Alan Cassidy saying that Unjustified was 8b+. Savage said True North was a bit soft but he says that about everything.
 Andy Farnell 19 Jul 2011
In reply to Richard Hall: He thought The Ripper was 'Hard 8b'. But apart from that, you seem to be right.

Matt - well done!

Andy F
In reply to UKC News: Good effort Pickles! Nice one!
Trevor Dewhirst 20 Jul 2011
In reply to UKC News: Just a quick well done Pickles on your True North success.Yet another Todmorden Pickles with a noteworthy performance on the climbing front.I put it down to good early tuition rather than genetic reasons
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