Nesscliffe, the huge sandstone quarry in Shropshire now has a new and hard route from local activist Ed Booth. His route is called Local Rite, graded at around E7/8 6c and is a three star climb, tackling a striking 35m arete for its full height.
Ed had a bit of a race for the fist ascent with fellow Nesscliffe devotee Nick Dixon. We got in touch with Ed for the full details on the route...
In reply to UKC News: read the Facebook post of this out of the corner of my eye as "...falls ON Ed Booth"! Greatly relieved to read more carefully and see it's good news. Well done Ed. Nesscliffe is such an amazing place.
In reply to UKC News: Has anyone been to Nesscliffe in the past week or so? Is it massively damp after all the rain or has it held out alright? Was wondering about a potential visit at the weekend.
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