UKC

Saw Katy Whittaker taking a presenter up a limestone spire on one show last night (starts at about 50min in):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03nx05c/The_One_Show_08_01_2014

Only a short piece but thought i'd share.

Name that route?!

In reply to Ian Bentley:

I'll have a stab at Original Route on Ilam Rock - Although the presenter calls it Island Rock by the sounds of it.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=20357

In reply to Ian Bentley:

Easter Island.


Chris

In reply to Tony the Blade:


Is it a yorkshire thing - saying eye-Lam rather than ill-lam?

In reply to Tony the Blade:
Yes, I thought it would be the easy HS but actually it's the E1 up the arete (Easter Island as Chris says).

In reply to Ian Bentley:

Cool. Climbing seems to be getting quite a bit of mainstream media coverage at the minute.

Although a video of the following ascent of Ilam Rock might have been more exciting

"climbed this by myself which was foolish to say the least got stuck on a ledge for a long time which then began to crumble so had to back climb and traverse to get to another ledge was trying to put protection in off slings but wasn't always available, I actually fell at one point just lucky at the time I had some protection in,but then because it was stuck from the fall I had to disconnect from this to climb rest without protection very scary Abseiled back down my advise take someone to belay you.think this grade may have changed due to the loose rock."
craggy dave - Solo O/S - 05/May/13

In reply to winhill:


I grew up round there - it is pronounced eye-lam, as opposed to ill-am.

In reply to DannyC:

I also like "craggy dave's" very lose interpretation of onsighting.

In reply to maisie:

'Tis true.