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NEWS: Bob Hickish - Hard New Routes - E8 and 8c

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UKC News 21 Sep 2011

The routes in Blacker's Hole, Dorset, 4 kb

Bob Hickish has added a hard new sport route to Blackers Hole in Dorset. His new 8c route Endeavour is described:

Start up Infinite Gravity to level with the 10th bolt, swing out left past a large hanging spike and underneath the big roof to deposit you at the bottom of the hanging 30 degree orange wall that makes the other side of the huge ships prow...

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=64181

jacobjlloyd 21 Sep 2011

In reply to UKC News: Nice one Bob! Glad to hear the giant finally fell : )

Ben Thorne 21 Sep 2011

In reply to UKC News:

8c in Dorset. Pretty momentous day.

Jack_F 21 Sep 2011

In reply to UKC News: Good stuff! Berry head ranks fairly highly in my favourite places to climb! Does anyone one know whether the other E8 has been repeated there??

Kafoozalem 21 Sep 2011

In reply to Jack_F:
Pretty sure Ken Palmer has done Cocoon (E8 6c)

teddy 21 Sep 2011

In reply to Kafoozalem:

Yes he did, I remember him repeating it in the 90's. 8a on dodgy pegs

steve taylor 21 Sep 2011

In reply to UKC News:

Excellent news for Dorset, and great to see Bob pushing the sport and trad limits on the South Coast.

Dave Henderson 21 Sep 2011

In reply to teddy:

... apparently with a good Friend 4 in the middle of the roof. I believe some of the pegs are now missing and it's had no attention for some time (that I've heard of anyway)...