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Logbook for Nick Russell

Best Climbing Experience

The Promised Land on Lundy: a proper adventure route and possibly the overall highlight of an amazing week spent on the island in September 2014. Setting off up the initial steep, smooth barrel of black rock on the first pitch, overhangs looming above, the intimidation factor was huge. Fortunately the second pitch wasn't my lead, and Alex had cleaned a path across the slab by the time I got there. It didn't let up for pitch 3, but the nature of the difficulties changed dramatically with loose rock and vegetation the order of the day. Just as Alex comes into view at the top, I see him turn his head, hear an almighty crash and see dust rising from the base of the cliff. He pauses for a few moments, still looking down at the block he'd knocked off, as though contemplating his mortality. We packed up our kit in silence and start the walk back. Nothing more needed to be said.

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Name Grade Style Partner(s) Notes Feedback Date Crag name
Nelson Mandela 7b ** Lead dnf   30 Aug, 2016 Ban-y-gor
Violation of Trust 6b+ * Lead RP Emily 30 Aug, 2016 Ban-y-gor
Technicolour Yawn 7a+ *** Lead RP Emily 27 Aug, 2016 Dinbren Crags
Cold Turkey 6c * Lead β Emily 27 Aug, 2016 Dinbren Crags
Trailer Trash 6b * Lead β Emily 27 Aug, 2016 Dinbren Crags
Ice 7b *** Lead RP   26 Aug, 2016 Dinbren Crags
Resist and Exist 6b * Lead O/S Emily 26 Aug, 2016 Dinbren Crags
Where's the Presidents Brain 6b+ * Lead β Emily 26 Aug, 2016 Dinbren Crags
Technicolour Yawn 7a+ *** Lead dog   26 Aug, 2016 Dinbren Crags
The Jackal E5 6a *** AltLd O/S alastairbegley 23 Aug, 2016 Wintour's Leap
Sapphire E2 5b ** Lead O/S   21 Aug, 2016 Guillemot Ledge
The Spook E1 5b *** Lead O/S AllyBee, AJM 21 Aug, 2016 Guillemot Ledge
Warlord E4 6a *** AltLd   21 Aug, 2016 Guillemot Ledge
Stone Town 6b+ * Lead O/S Emily 15 Aug, 2016 Cheddar Gorge North
All Hands to the Pump 7b * Lead RP   15 Aug, 2016 Cheddar Gorge North
Open Road 7a ** Lead O/S Emily 14 Aug, 2016 Kilnsey
Comedy 7c *** Lead dog   14 Aug, 2016 Kilnsey
Prisoner of Bullworker 7c+ ** Lead dog   10 Aug, 2016 Brean Down
Bikini Atoll 6c+ * Lead rpt Emily 10 Aug, 2016 Brean Down
Ultravixens E1 5b ** Lead O/S Emily 7 Aug, 2016 Chapel Point
War Games E1 5b ** Lead O/S Emily 7 Aug, 2016 St. Govan's Head
Get Some In E5 6a *** Lead O/S   7 Aug, 2016 St. Govan's Head
Sheer Delight HS 4a ** Lead O/S Emily 6 Aug, 2016 Blockhouse Buttress
Wishful Thinking E1 5b *** Lead O/S Emily 6 Aug, 2016 The Castle
Stennis Arête VS 4c ** AltLd O/S Emily 6 Aug, 2016 Stennis Head
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