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Britain's hardest trad route

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 Steve Woollard 19 Aug 2013
Which is the hardest trad climb in Britain?
 Blue Straggler 19 Aug 2013
In reply to Steve Woollard:

Three Pebble Slab is the hardest one to grade.
 andrew ogilvie 19 Aug 2013
In reply to Steve Woollard: Have a look at Dave and Claire Macleod's Echo Wall film...its got to be a contender.
 Skyfall 19 Aug 2013
In reply to Steve Woollard:

Three Pebble Slab, no, that's E0.

Er, the one you're having the most fun on. No, almost certainly not I would guess.

Strawberries at Tremadog. Again, no, it's just that no Brits can onsight it. Hey, it's not about the onsight anyway.

Indian Face, E9, it's just had - what - three ascents in a week? Pff, trade route!

Equilibrium, E10, just how hard can 10m of grit be?

Rhapsody, E11 at Dumbarton by Dave M? Well, Steve M made light work of it tho he did perhaps escape the last few moves. Anyway, it's safe as houses, almost a sports route in fact. In fact, I'm going to give it a whirl next weekend.

The Walk of Life, E12, by James Pearson. Actually, maybe it wasn't quite E12 after all.

The Long Hope...?

Who really knows
 Andy Farnell 19 Aug 2013
In reply to The Pylon King: Isn't that now H8 (according to Franco)

Andy F
 3 Names 19 Aug 2013
In reply to andy farnell:

Yeah but Franco clearly does not have the experience to grade it H8.


So its probably just.......... E10!
 Andy Farnell 19 Aug 2013
In reply to Vince McNally: Not according to either ascentionist.

Andy F
 Dave 88 19 Aug 2013
In reply to andy farnell:

Boring hell Andy!
 Dangerous Dave 20 Aug 2013
In reply to Steve Woollard: http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=170590

Unrepeated - read the description!!!
 Michael Gordon 20 Aug 2013
In reply to Dangerous Dave:

I like it how the first pitch is 'the serious pitch' with the other two only being 'desperate and bold' or 'extremely bold'!
 Jamie B 20 Aug 2013
In reply to Steve Woollard:

> Which is the hardest trad climb in Britain?

I reckon it would have to have F8c+ difficulties with death-fall potential in a high mountain setting.

 Harry Holmes 21 Aug 2013
In reply to Steve Woollard: Echo Wall surely.
 Michael Gordon 21 Aug 2013
In reply to naffan:

MacLoed certainly rates it as the hardest trad route he's climbed. Say no more!
 Franco Cookson 21 Aug 2013
In reply to andy farnell:

Probably is for the onsight though. Will be tougher than that ploddy Macleod route I'd imagine.

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