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NEWS: Fowler, Sustad, Turnbull - New Cornish Shale Routes/Horrors

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UKC News 28 Jun 2010

[Dave Turnbull following pitch two of the Cusion Man - reclipping the gear to protect the next climber., 2 kb]

Adventure aficionados Mick Fowler, Steve Sustad and Dave 'BMC' Turnbull have been out climbing tottering piles of shale on the Cornish coast.

The Cushion Man tackles a previously unclimbed shale headland near Crackington Haven.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=55922

Al Evans 28 Jun 2010

In reply to UKC News: Nice to know the boys are still cracking out the adventures. Howya doin Mick?

Dr Fran (Vagabond MC) 28 Jun 2010

In reply to UKC News:
Ha we saw Steve with his other horsey hat on a few days ago and he said he hadn't been doing much climbing....quality rather than quantity I say!

The Pylon King 28 Jun 2010

In reply to UKC News:

nutters

Skyfall 28 Jun 2010

Superb.

And the folding in the rock is quite stunning. However, despite being an ex geologist, you wouldn't get me up there in a million years!

bunn.aroundthebloc 28 Jun 2010

Well up the main cliff at Crackington there is a loose as bollocks HVS.

The photo of u on cushion man, looked like you were at Millook. Any more details of the actual route location. Since, there are a hell of a lotta loose cliffs "near" crackington.