In this week's Ticklist, we have our customary ascents from Rocky Mountain National Park, a new problem from the on-form Aidan Roberts and a desperate new multi-pitch in the Dolomites...
First Ascents by Isabelle Faus
Boulder-based Isabelle Faus has been adding some hard first ascents to her already impressive back catalogue. At Pine Cliff, she added the highball Sinwav, grading it Font 8B+ and Glitter Addict which she gave 8B.
Although her main focus is finding and cleaning new problems, she also spends time repeating problems. Recently she ticked Daniel Woods' Crème de la Crumb Sit (Font 8B+) and Circle Jerk (Font 8B).
New Lakes 8B by Aidan Roberts
Aidan Roberts has climbed a new problem at Swarthbeck Gill (Ravens Crag Boulders) which tackles a slight variation to Dan Varian's Colonel Hathi (f8A+) (Font 8A+). The new problem, Hathi Jr., adds a sit move and finishes to the left of the main face via a bold move to the lip which Aidan describes as 'a no-fall-zone.'
He described the problem as 'a great fusion of hard, basic, safe moves and easier slightly less safe moves for a bit of a thrill to finish. 8B seems fair.'
For weeks now, Aidan has been in the form of his life, repeating hard problems up and down the country, not to mention putting up some of his own, including one of the hardest problems in the country - Superpower (f8C) (Font 8C/+).
New Dolomites Multi-pitch
Alessandro Zeni has combined the first two pitches of Cani Morti on Campanile Basso di Lastei in the Dolomites, to create an 8c pitch and in the process making it one of the hardest multi-pitches in Europe. The route was first climbed in 2003 by Maurizio Zanolla and Riccardo Scarian in a ground-up effort.
Zeni repeated the line in August and combined an 8b+ and 8a+ to create the 8c pitch which was nearly 60m with only 8 bolts...
Daniel Woods Repeats Blade Runner
31-year-old Daniel Woods has ticked Giuliano Cameroni's Blade Runner (Font 8C) in Rocky Mountain National Park. Unusually for this time of year, he had to wait until 10pm for the temperature to be cool enough for the tiny crimps.
Woods described the problem as having 'great rock, great moves, [and a] miserable crux crimp.'
The problem is on the Green 45 wall, the same as Woods' problem Jade (Font 8B+). Cameroni climbed Blade Runner in June 2019 and has also been repeated by Matt Fult and Ben Burkhalter.
Comments
I love this feature, a great mix of news shorts from boulders to Alpine.
I’d second that, good mix. Woods doesn’t mince his words either..
Think Creme de la Crumb was put up by Griffin Whiteside rather than Woods.
agree this is a great round up format.