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Solo
© Tom.Priestley, May 2014
Route: Glass Slipper (E2 5b)
Climbers: Scott Quinn
Camera used: Nokia N8-00
Date taken: 21st May 2014
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....with a pad!!
The Pylon King - 22/May/14
In fact isnt it technically a highball with a mat and not a solo?
The Pylon King - 22/May/14
In the database, someone has top rope soloed it.
Nice photo btw.
Fraser - 22/May/14
No spotters and one mat? I would call it a solo.
Martin Wing - 22/May/14
doubt I could of hit it if I tried! looked down and thought thats int wrong place...never really noticed a difference between the two styles of ascent although the mat does add another dimension, same could be said about the helmet?
Scott Quinn - 22/May/14
what about 10 mats?
The Pylon King - 22/May/14
I reckon soloiing is well, solo. you and the rock.
The Pylon King - 22/May/14
Comments on the pad respected but it a great effort regardless. Good job lad
Willy Beman - 22/May/14
with the mat there i'd give it V1
Tom.Priestley - 23/May/14
Now now Priestley V0-
Scott Quinn - 23/May/14
Mats are pretty irrelevant compared to the pointless farce of actually top-roping a classic easy bold slab - obviously it's going to be a let down if you avoid the challenge of climbing it normally.
Fiend - 23/May/14
Why, if you had one, would you not put a pad down? does that make it lesser of an ascent - no.
jas wood - 24/May/14
Bugger all gear on the route anyway. Surprised you could be bothered to lug a mat all the way up there, at that height it's not going to do much anyway. Maybe it could act as a preplaced stretcher if he falls?
nolan - 20/Jun/14
I didn't carry it! haha :) made a nice seat for dinner
Scott Quinn - 24/Jun/14
It's well worth carrying a pad up to Black Crag. IMO it has one of the best circuits of easy highball problems/ short solos in the Lakes. A lot of the routes are ideal for this style of climbing. I use one on Glass Slipper to keep my shoes dry - you'd never hit it!
GPN - 03/Jul/14
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