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Malcom Smith is Back

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Did he actually leave?

Scottish Climbs reports that Malcom Smith is on a roll at the cliff where Dave MacLeod has put up several significant ascents, the Anvil by Loch Goil :

"Malcolm Smith is in the process of dismissing all The Anvil's test pieces as "paths".

In the space of three visits his ticks include - Spitfire 8a+; Fire Power 8b (second ascent - probably 8b+); a second go repeat after narrowly missing the flash on Bloodfire 8a+ (second ascent - probably 8b). He was only denied the second ascent of Bodyswerve 8c, by breaking a small piece of the crux handhold and came very close to the second ascent of Bodyblow 8b+, coming off the last hard move several times (probably 8c - Most of the Anvil routes apart from Bodyswerve seem to be pretty hard for their given grades!). Watch this space, as Bodyblow and Bodyswerve are unlikely to put up too much more resistance!"

Read more at www.scottishclimbs.com

Anvil Crag details and Route listing: www.scottishclimbs.com/wiki/The_Anvil


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8 Aug, 2007
Excellent, good to hear of malc back at it. And good to get some thoughts on Dave's grading. Should shut some people up.
8 Aug, 2007
Hearsay only, but I gather he was working offshore for a while. I saw him at Ratho last week and it certainly didn't look like he'd lost much power!
8 Aug, 2007
Nice one Malc. Top man. :-)
8 Aug, 2007
Get in there Big Malky! A few potential upgrades there, could Metalcore yet be Scotlands first 9a?
8 Aug, 2007
A 9a 'path'? what are they then: unergraded or paths?
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