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NEWS: Hazel Findlay and Charlie Woodburn Climb E9

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 UKC News 29 Jun 2011
Hazel Findlay, 3 kbNEWSFLASH:

Bristol based climber Hazel Findlay has yesterday succeeded on the Dave Birkett E9 Once Upon a Time in the South West.
Hazel's ascent comes just days after the route received it's second ascent at the hands of Charlie Woodburn.
The route is a huge slab to the left of the infamous...

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=62848
In reply to UKC News:

Sheesh. Good effort, Hazel!

jcm
 Mark Collins 29 Jun 2011
In reply to UKC News: Is this the first female ascent of a route of this grade?
In reply to Mark Collins:

In this country, surely yes. Abroad, Beth Rodden's thin crack in Yosemite, whose name escapes me, would presumably be at least E9, and possibly there are others.

jcm
 Mark Collins 29 Jun 2011
In reply to johncoxmysteriously: Lynn Hill
 Stefan Kruger 29 Jun 2011
In reply to UKC News:

Amazing effort!
In reply to Mark Collins:

The Nose, you mean? Tough to grade in UK grades, but yes, you'd think at least E9 would be fair.

jcm
 tony 29 Jun 2011
In reply to johncoxmysteriously:
> (In reply to Mark Collins)
>
> In this country, surely yes. Abroad, Beth Rodden's thin crack in Yosemite, whose name escapes me,

Meltdown, I think.
 Franco Cookson 29 Jun 2011
In reply to UKC News:

Brilliant! According to Birkett this was harder than the Walk of Life as well, so not a soft touch...
 Dave Garnett 29 Jun 2011
In reply to UKC News:

I think this really is an outstanding effort. Amazing!
 Quarryboy 29 Jun 2011
In reply to Franco Cookson:

He said it was definitely safer than the walk of life though.
 TobyA 29 Jun 2011
In reply to UKC News: Fantastic. Obviously the stuff she has been doing in Canada and the US was amazing, but for most of us not knowing the cliffs or quite how YDS grades work, it perhaps didn't full sink in - but this is just brilliant. Nice one Hazel!
 Jon Read 29 Jun 2011
In reply to UKC News: Outstanding.
Paul Twomey 29 Jun 2011
Awesome effort team Bristol. Inspired by Woodstock no doubt!
 jacobjlloyd 29 Jun 2011
In reply to UKC News: Awesome! Birkett's routes almost never get repeated. Amazing!
 Harry Ellis 29 Jun 2011
In reply to UKC News: Inspiring stuff, There can't be many women in any sport who have acheived something this close to the limits of their game. Well done Hazel!
 James Moyle 29 Jun 2011
In reply to UKC News: Nice one, Hazel! Any more details?
 Shapeshifter 01 Jul 2011
In reply to UKC News:

Well done Hazel. I remember when she were nowt but a slip of a girl burning everybody off down the Warrington wall.

Looks like training really does improve your climbing after all......I remember when it was all fields you know.......
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