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Great work Frances - we had an inkling when you started out climbing us all aged 10!!

The way bouldering and sport grades are reported here, with only the distinction of a capital or small letter, makes it all a wee bit confusing for a quick-flick read if one hasn't heard of the problems/routes.

Must be confusing to write too - e.g. Powerplant in Cheedale is a route, not a problem.

It's a fair comment. Maybe we should use V grades instead?

"Frances is only the third British woman to climb the grade after Shauna Coxsey and Mina Leslie-Wujastyk."

I would have thought this is bigger news than Ben's ascent of Evolution and so more deserving of the feature news spot. It's probably the hardest boulder problem done by a woman in this country too.

We don't generally distinguish between news pieces for the 'feature' spot - it's normally the latest news since it tends to shift in the space of a few hours/a day or so anyway. I reported on Frances before Ben so I guess that prioritises it! Just wanted to make that clear. Perhaps we should make more use of this in future.

Andy, get with the times!! Surely it makes it easier to distinguish?? You then don’t need to know, you just know that a capital denotes a boulder problem, lower case it’s a route. How else would be better??

Sorry Duncan, I'm an earthy old mountain creature blinking in confusion at the bright lights and towering numbers of modernity. I'll crawl back under my easy angled rocks.

Ok thanks Natalie.

Video of the ascent: https://web.stagram.com/p/Bqp34zsBSKV

Good to see the cable-knit sweater making a come-back!

Thanks for posting that. Boy she's powerful. Great stuff.