The Hills Have Eyes 8A
Never before has a line so beautiful been climbed so poorly.
Thanks to my horrific footwork, I was unable to do the usual left foot by left hand beta after the deadpoint that most people use. Instead, I came up with this bumping beta which whilst requiring a lot of accuracy, worked much better for me.
I first saw this climb in @dv_fitzgerald ‘s amazing “The Hills Have Allies” film (go watch it) back when I first got into climbing. It looked so incredible and so ridiculously hard at the time, so to have actually done it now is pretty unreal.
Leviathan 8A
Finally managed to get this done with the waves getting worryingly close to the pads. Had to improvise a bit as when I’d practised the top I would just cut my right foot and match when I hit the second last hold, but I felt like I wasn’t gonna be able to hold the cut when I got there so had to do this little foot walk with a left hand crimp instead.
Really nice line, the right hand cross through off the wide drop knee is potentially the nicest move I’ve done on rock.
Was back on the Shelter Stone a couple of weeks ago and managed to get up Texas Hold ‘Em 7B+, an awesome problem that has it all: a kneebar, bicycle, sketchy heel, powerful cut loose and a tricky top out.
Special thanks to @johnhartley for filming and to @e.rollinson for making sure I wouldn’t accidentally land on the pads and wear them out.
Went up to Hell Moss for the first time earlier this week. Really cool crag, just a 60° overhanging limestone wall hidden in the trees.
Managed a cheeky flash of Functional Junkie 7B+ and then crushed my pinky getting up the classic Hell Boy 7C.
Awesome pictures are from @johnhartley
Was back at the Shelter Stone today for a third session on Wheelbarrow (7C/+?) Surprisingly sent it first proper go of the day with some pretty whacky beta.
Footage courtesy of @j.mccor
Managed a send of the brilliant Not Bad Dave (7C) at Woodwell yesterday. Nearly fluffed it the end with a big foot slip, but years of climbing with awful technique had prepared me for it and I was able to flail my way to the top anyway.
