UKC

Gaskins does V14 at Woodwell, Lancashire

After much effort, John Gaskins has completed a longstanding project at Woodwell which he rekcons is V14 / Font 8b+ - that is, an English technical grade of 7b (and not soft 7b at that...).

Woodwell consists of compact limestone, but the seepage is bad, and so doing stuff there calls for good weather. (It's not as if foot-and-mouth has helped either.)

The problem itself, called Kaizen, is six moves long but John said that it's only a couple of minutes from his house. Convenient... more than the other project he's working on which is two hours' drive to the Peak.

If the name doesn't ring a bell, he did the third ascent of Hubble (F8c+) and has some useful beta at this page in case you thought you'd have a stab at it while you wait for folk to get off that E1 you fancied.


This post has been read 2,424 times

Return to Latest News


25 Apr, 2002
That should have read 'Sundowner'! Nerver mind...
25 Apr, 2002
Sunset Crack ???
25 Apr, 2002
Ok, that's what I was thinking. But I wasn't really close enough to the crack to put gear in anyway, which is why I though that the line might miss out the horisontal break of sunset slab. Quite a nice route then. Nice and airy anyway. Especially topping out as it was bloody windy! fun fun fun
25 Apr, 2002
Its called a side-runner because its not close enough to place on lead?? Did you climb it closer to the crack or Sunset Slab???
25 Apr, 2002
Really? I just thought side runners were gear placements to your side rather than above or below. I thought that gear not placed whilst on lead was called 'in situ'? I guess I was closer to the crack than to sunset slab but wouldn't have wanted to try and lean across to put gear in the crack.
More Comments
Loading Notifications...
Facebook Twitter Copy Email