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 UKC News 13 Nov 2010
Ryan Pasquill flashing Slab and Crack (E8 6c) at Curbar, 4 kbThe near-perfect gritstone conditions on Saturday brought out some strong climbers with an impressive flash ascent, a first repeat after 21 years and two solos of a notorious E7.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=58856

UKC News Edit - More photos and reports now added
 Toerag 13 Nov 2010
In reply to UKC News: nice typo on the video at the end LOL!
 willoates 13 Nov 2010
In reply to UKC News: Crusher!!
 Jon Read 13 Nov 2010
In reply to UKC News:
Blimey; there's no stopping him. Very good.
 andi turner 13 Nov 2010
In reply to UKC News:

Some cool action in Staffs too with Ray's getting soloed. Holy moley.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30536520@N02/5172201633/
 simes303 13 Nov 2010
In reply to UKC News:

Fantastic stuff.

Don't expect One Step Beyond to feel like E6 unless you've got a side runner in Avalanche Wall and a 2nd belayer as per the first ascent.
Kipper 13 Nov 2010
In reply to andi turner:
> (In reply to UKC News)
>
> Some cool action in Staffs too with Ray's getting soloed. Holy moley.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/30536520@N02/5172201633/

Very impressive!

In reply to andi turner:

'kinell. Good effort Tom.

I forget, but presumably he'd done this before, right?

jcm
 mark s 14 Nov 2010
In reply to johncoxmysteriously: yeah both of them had.
Kp nuts also got a possible 2nd ascent from leeks as yet unknown power house pete bridgewood
 Peakpdr 14 Nov 2010
In reply to UKC News:

Cheers for letting me know it was perfect grit conditions when im at work
 Jonathan Emett 14 Nov 2010
In reply to UKC News:
I love that 'look to camera' in Lucy's film. proper fear.
 gethin_allen 14 Nov 2010
In reply to UKC News:
Fantastic effort from Ryan, I was walking around over the other side of the valley and noticed someone climbing owls arete but then started watching and was amazed when the same person started up slab and crack.
The impressive solos and repeat from the Roaches and Baldstones have now been added to the report with photos.

Thanks to Andi Turner and Pete Bridgwood.

Alan
 Peter Walker 14 Nov 2010
In reply to Alan James - UKC: Was Johnny Woodward really the first ascentionist of Ray's Roof? Very generous of him to name it after Ray Jardine in that case.

 Jon Read 14 Nov 2010
In agreement with Peter Walker:
A bit of an error in there Alan, was Ray J. who lead it first, don't think Woodward ever managed it.
 John P 14 Nov 2010
In reply to Jon Read:
.. though I vaguely remember a series of pictures of him climbing it wearing a pair of cut-off gardening gloves?
In reply to John P:

Apologies, now corrected. You will need to refresh to see it though.

Alkan
 Chris Harris 14 Nov 2010
In reply to UKC News:

"this time it was the bald slab pitch of Slab and Crack"

Do you mean bald, or bold?
 Franco Cookson 14 Nov 2010
In reply to Chris Harris:


See any hair? I don't.
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