Last week, TheIndian Face, E9 6c, got three more repeats first from James McHaffie (Caff) and then it saw two repeats in the same day from Calum Muskett and George Ullrich, making the 6th and 7th repeats respectively. UKC managed to catch up with the two of them to talk a bit further about their ascents of such a famous route - the first E9 in the world - and an iconic testament to Johnny Dawes' skill and boldness...
In reply to Daniel Heath:
I didn't feel especially lucky at the time, it was very very tense! Noone on the other routes even dared to tell their climbing partners they were off belay...
> (In reply to Daniel Heath)
> I didn't feel especially lucky at the time, it was very very tense! Noone on the other routes even dared to tell their climbing partners they were off belay...
Brilliant! - that really conjures up the atmosphere.
"From the moment I told myself I would lead it, I had a constant sick feeling. Just thinking about it made me nervous. It seemed that the only way to get rid of this feeling was to go and climb the route."
That rather sums up climbing for me... The obsession, the compulsion...
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