In reply to UKC News:
As per the various other comments, I hadn't seen this before either - despite the fact I'm pretty much plugged into these sorts of things day in, day out.
Really is a crying shame that the first pitch has fallen down. It was a good example of one of those unconventional pitches that no matter how much you can deadhang, or how much training you had done, none of it would help you do that highly unorthodox move out of the chimney and into the layback. 3D wackiness at it's absolute best, weirdest and most awkward.
Whilst we're on topic, here's a shameless plug for the Lost Rock article I wrote a few years back, which features a variety of 'Lost Rock' and 'Ticking Clock' routes/features. I just noticed that Castle Rock of Triermain is still on 'Ticking Clock', so that needs amending now too.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/lost_rock-11025
Post edited at 09:44