40m.
Pontesford Rocks—-as a result of curiosity I cleaned up the line of kit hill climb—-cleaning holds and runner placements
Having started climbing here in 1967 I consulted my 1962 guide —-kit hill is actually a combination of a route called slab start —-linking to ‘magpies nest climb ‘—-incorporating a move or two from ‘last post ‘
The last post description in rock fax should therefore be ignored as erroneous
Here follows the description for the good and newly cleaned line —-perhaps should be labelled ‘slab post ‘ !
Start at the base of narrow slab at base of col before path scrambles to needle
40m—-climb cleaned slab past lichen patch to the break by small oak bush ( the rake in 1962 guide )—-small /micro wires——step left onto lichenous wall on cleaned holds via ‘pancake’ of kit hill climb-up this to overhang giving access to wall below oak tree —-a hard and reach move up this leads to a turf ledge under horizontal dead oak bough (this is part of p 2 magpies nest climb)-step round this and up to finish
A good climb with complex history ——more traffic needed !
Jim Fotheringham 23/9/22 Pontesford Rocks
Having started climbing here in 1967 I consulted my 1962 guide —-kit hill is actually a combination of a route called slab start —-linking to ‘magpies nest climb ‘—-incorporating a move or two from ‘last post ‘
The last post description in rock fax should therefore be ignored as erroneous
Here follows the description for the good and newly cleaned line —-perhaps should be labelled ‘slab post ‘ !
Start at the base of narrow slab at base of col before path scrambles to needle
40m—-climb cleaned slab past lichen patch to the break by small oak bush ( the rake in 1962 guide )—-small /micro wires——step left onto lichenous wall on cleaned holds via ‘pancake’ of kit hill climb-up this to overhang giving access to wall below oak tree —-a hard and reach move up this leads to a turf ledge under horizontal dead oak bough (this is part of p 2 magpies nest climb)-step round this and up to finish
A good climb with complex history ——more traffic needed !
Jim Fotheringham 23/9/22 Pontesford Rocks
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