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Guy Robertson gives a full first hand account of his and Pete Macpherson's new super-route Super Rat.

“Super Rat is a most intoxicating mix of tenuous ice climbing and strenuous cracks, requiring diamond-tipped crampons as well as fire in the forearms.  The fact that it only comes into condition once every two decades is just the icing on the cake; it doesn't get any better than that.”

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=2536

In reply to UKC Articles:
Fantastic, another epically hard winter rotue! Some great photos there.

In reply to UKC Articles: Also very worthy of mention was the 3rd ascent of mousetrap buy Ross Hewitt and Tania Noakes. They can be seen on the crag topo photo on pitch one.

In reply to UKC Articles: Top effort, great photos

In reply to UKC Articles: That is an immense cliff, a must visit for me...this summer. Those winter routes are beyond mental!

In reply to UKC Articles:
Stunning ! Congratulations Pete & Guy - Looks utterly brilliant.

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Great one boys. Nice fall Pete, I thought you were over egging it a little when you told me last week, obviously not!!

AT.