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Happy New Year

While everyone else was suffering on new years day either because they drank too much or because they decided to climb on the grit, I felt very smug going to check out another magnesium carbonate venue near Anston. It's pretty amazing kind of like an outdoor board and it was dry which is a good sign for future conditions as the weather has been shit! Here's some photos of James Noble on Rapture 7B+

 

The Real Fat shady

It's the return of the, "Ah, wait, no way, you're kidding. He didn't just say what I think he did, did he?"

Jon Wells makes a return to rock climbing after a month of revision hibernation and eating cookies!

Photos below are of him on the 7A+ roof problem at Crag-x.

Moving out from the back of the cave

Eyeing up the lip

Bustin’ a move to the lip.

Techno prisoners

Bob Hickish did a new route called Techno Prisoners at Chee Dale Cornice the other day, it starts up Kristian Clemmows 8b Gran Techo, which looks like some of the best roof climbing in the peak! Techno Prisoners then continues straight up the headwall via some big spans.

Sadly the light wasn’t great as it was getting dark, but I managed a few reasonable shots.

Stretched out, high on the headwall (click to enlarge)

The crux move

Pressing out left.

Quality Control

A selection of photos of Quality Control F7a at Chee Dale Two Tier.

Emma Hanna in the lower crux
 Emma approaching easier ground

Tim Hill wishing he was at Gogarth

Chee Dale looking very green (click for larger version)

more Dws action

Some more DWS photos from Dorset, all these were taken on Portland at Cave Hole.

Oli Hill on Ixtalan F6a (click for larger version)

Adam Bailes on the 3* Russian Roulette F6b+

Theo Elmer on Russian Roulette F6b+

Gus Hudgins on Russian Roulette F6b+

Spectating

Chris Barr on the classic Octopus Weed F6c

Obscene Toilet

Chris Barr on Obscene Toilet 7c at Ravens Tor

Setting off up the lower wall

Moving into the crux

Mid-Crux

The Free Monster

The Cornices are drying; then getting damp; then drying again! Mark Tomlinson on The Free Monster at WCJ Cornice.

Setting up for the crux

The crux move

And again, but wider (links to larger copy).

Lulworth

Some DWS shots from Lulworth Cove, Dorset.

Bob Hickish cutting loose on Mark of the Beast (click for large copy)

Adam Bailes off Mark of the Beast

Adam Bailes, splash down off Mark of the Beast

Bob Hickish shaking out lowdown on Adrenochrome

The Thumb

Bob Hickish on one of the best lines at Kilnsey and also its first 8a, ‘The Thumb’

Click For large copy

WYSIWYG

Chris Barr on What You See Is What You Get, 7b at Kilnsey.

Connect-4

A sequence of Adam Bailes on Connect-4

The Boltest

Adam Bailes and Bob Hickish attempting the classic 7c ‘The Boltest’ at Long Tor Quarry. A quality little north facing sport venue opposite High Tor.

More action at crag-x

The lime has been called! To celebrate a few photos from my favourite limestone bouldering crag.

Adam Bailes on Cherokee Lane 7B

Bob Hickish on the classic ZIppys Trav. 7A+

The roll over move on Zippys Trav.