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The photo of Guerdon Grooves took me back to an attempt with Al Rouse just before Cubbies ascent.
Al had Guerdon on his hit list & we went up one afternoon, late as usual.
I remember Al lead the first pitch with quite a hard move up & right over an overhang. He then took a stance. I carried on up the second pitch which I found hard & unprotected. Al was worried that I,d hit him if I fell off so I didn,t. Dusk eventually overtook us as usual, as it took me ages on the second pitch because I found the climbing quite hard. From high up I placed some gear and we retreated.
We meant to go back, but the great storm arrived the next day and after that Cubbie arrived, so we weren,t going back up there for a second ascent At that time I think that was getting on as hard as I,d climbed on mixed ground