Craig Matheson has made the third ascent of If 6 was 9 at Iron Crag in Cumbria. Established in 1992 by Dave Birkett, the line waited 15 years for a second ascent by Dave MacLeod and almost as long again for Craig's recent ascent 12 years later.
Amazing. When Mike Hutton and I were up there in July researching the Lake District Climbs book, that wall was wet and unclimbable. It did look extremely impressive though - great effort Craig.
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