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NEWS: Ben Bransby climbs Rylstone Highball

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 UKC News 02 Mar 2009
[Ben Bransby on his highball at Rylstone, Yorkshire, 2 kb]Ben Bransby has climbed the long standing highball project to the right of Cocoa Team Special at Rylstone, Yorkshire.

The blunt gritstone arête looks completely unclimbable and has been a well known last great project for Yorkshire gritstone climbers for many years.

Ben has suggested a grade of Font 8A+, however he notes that: "I am crap at grading and a rather unusual height and style of climber so it could easily be harder or easier. It is very good though."



Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=46279
 Fraser 02 Mar 2009
In reply to UKC News:

Wow, nice looking line. Would love to see some close-up pix.
In reply to UKC News: Name?

Like a Rylstone Cowboy?

I should Cocoa?

I am crap at grading?



I think the term for Ben's climbing is waddage

Nice one
 Michael Ryan 02 Mar 2009
In reply to Fraser:

Don't forget to click on the images in the news report to make them bigger.

Then get yourself up there, wonderful place.
 Sarah Stirling 02 Mar 2009
In reply to grumpybearpantsclimbinggoat: I think waddage under unclimbable highballs is acceptable...
alessandro di guglielmo 02 Mar 2009
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

> Then get yourself up there, wonderful place.

Totally!
 John Alcock 02 Mar 2009
In reply to alessandro di guglielmo:
Ben on a diet- that's the real story.
 James Oswald 02 Mar 2009
In reply to UKC News:
Nice work!
 James Oswald 02 Mar 2009
In reply to UKC News:
NO video footage then?
 Adam Lincoln 02 Mar 2009
In reply to james oswald:

Yes it was filmed by Rich Heap. Se bottom pic on news article.
 John Alcock 02 Mar 2009
In reply to Adam Lincoln:
In view of Ben's unheard of restraint on the food front (I've suffered for years with him thieving my sarnies) maybe Fat Boy Slim would be an appropriate name for the problem.
 Fraser 03 Mar 2009
In reply to John Alcock:

*lol*


In reply to Mick Ryan:

> Don't forget to click on the images in the news report to make them bigger.

That's a bit like saying 'just hold a photo close to your eyes to see more'! I did expand them, but the same info is there, not more detail. I was hoping for close-ups, rather than just larger versions of what already being shown. I'm sure they'll appear in due course.

Looks a cracking venue though, must get there sometime this year.
 Michael Ryan 03 Mar 2009
In reply to Fraser:

The ascent was filmed, so yes, you'll be able to get up close and personal.
 Lemony 06 Mar 2009
In reply to UKC News: Very impressive. The hardest part was probably dragging that many pads all the way up there!
 Marc C 07 Mar 2009
In reply to UKC News: In what way is Ben 'an unusual height and style of climber'?
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