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NEWS: Skye Wall and Skye Fall: Scottish Onsight Spree by James McHaffie

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 UKC News 18 Oct 2016
The main pitch of Skye Fall, 4 kbJames McHaffie was busy on the Isle of Skye last weekend, onsighting Dave Birkett's bold Skye Wall E8 6b and adding a new line just to the right, named Skye Fall and weighing in at E6 6b. Dan Varian also added three new boulder problems to the area up to 7B+/C.

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 ebdon 18 Oct 2016
In reply to UKC News:
ace!
"He just minged some crap edges"
Makes a refreshing change from the flood of pretentious US route descriptions of late.
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 Kafoozalem 18 Oct 2016
In reply to ebdon:

Loved this too "I’ve had a bit of a lurgy so was mostly following the Caff rocket with my snail trails of slime.'
 Mike Lates 18 Oct 2016
In reply to UKC News:

"It’s a shame that’s probably the last doable line on that face, not much other potential really, but it makes what's there all the more special."
Aye, that'll be right
 Fraser 18 Oct 2016
In reply to UKC News:

Fine effort, but...

"Dan then did another one near the Lake."

Near the what?
 galpinos 18 Oct 2016
In reply to UKC News:

Not many people at Caff's level, E8 onsight!
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 Steve Perry 18 Oct 2016
In reply to UKC News:

Due to extraordinary conditions on Skye at the time, I'm guessing the new Skye Fall route on the Isle will get more ascents than ours.

http://www.scottishwinter.com/?p=6048

 aln 18 Oct 2016
In reply to Fraser:
Apparently they weren't in a Glen either, it was a valley...
Post edited at 13:43
 sn 18 Oct 2016
In reply to aln:

Or given where the're from, more likely a Dale ?
 sn 18 Oct 2016
In reply to Fraser:

> Near the what?

The Llyn
 mike barnard 18 Oct 2016
In reply to Steve Perry:

> Due to extraordinary conditions on Skye at the time, I'm guessing the new Skye Fall route on the Isle will get more ascents than ours.
>

Yours is the better pun though
 Dr.S at work 18 Oct 2016
In reply to sn:

A few Dales on Skye IIRC

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