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Jim's Climbs - 1995

Last Updated: Wed Jun 09 14:25:01 BST 2004



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1995
25th February 1995 Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol
"Direct" Finish to Pronk [first ascent]" 350ft VS (4a,4a,4c,4c,4b) lead, second: WW
The first ascent of the two 4c pitches makes Pronk a worthwhile 8 pitch route.

25th March 1995 Wyndcliffe, Wye Valley
Cadillac 100ft VS (4c) lead, second: FW
Questor 110ft VS (4b) second, lead: FW
Klute 80ft VS (4c) lead, second: FW

2nd April 1995 Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley
Zelda 180ft HS (4b,4b) lead, second: RL
Left Hand Route/Bacchanalian 290ft HS (4b,4a,4a,4b) alt lead: MB

9th April 1995 Castle Rock, Cleeve Hill, Cotswolds
6 routes, 25 ft, solo, VD - HS.

12th April 1995 The Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Giant's Cave Buttress [var] 270ft VS (4c,5a,4c) lead, second: MB

23rd April 1995 Churchill Rocks, Avon
Tyro's Crack 110ft D (-) lead, second: CK
Caroline's first climb.
Dilemma Zig Zag 110ft S (-) solo
The Right-Hand Slab 80ft D solo

27th April 1995 Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Sinister 150ft HS (4a,4b) lead, second: SL
Petros 90ft VS (4c) lead, second: SL

30th April 1995 Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Floating Voter 80ft VS (4b) lead, second: NC
Syph 80ft S (-) lead, second: DG, DR
Grobius 280ft VS (4c,4b,4c) lead, second: NC

3rd May 1995 The Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Fossible 120ft VS (4a,4b) alt lead: FW
Rockers' Revenge 140ft VS (4b,4c) alt lead: FW

5th May 1995 Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Piton Route 200ft VS (4c,4a,4b) lead, second: MS

7th May 1995 Scrattling Zawn, Baggy Point, Devon
Scrattling Crack 120ft VD (-) lead, second: FW
Moonshot 130ft D (-) solo: FW

10th May 1995 Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol
The Corner 210ft VS (4b,4c,4b) alt lead: FW
Bob's Climb [pitch 2] 50ft VD (-) second, lead: FW

13th May 1995 Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Syph 80ft S (-) solo [x 2]

20th May 1995 Bosigran, West Penwith, Cornwall
Alison Rib 160ft D [2] lead, second: CK
Fafnir 120ft D [2] lead, second: SG
Sarah's first (outdoor) climb.

21st May 1995 Sennen, West Penwith, Cornwall
Vertical Crack 70ft HS (4c) lead, second: FW
Double Overhang 60ft VS (4c) second, lead: FW
Overhanging Corner 75ft VS (4c) lead, second: FW
Africa Route 60ft VS (5a) second, lead: FW

21st May 1995 Chair Ladder, West Penwith, Cornwall
Diocese 200ft VS (4c,5a,4a,4b) alt lead: FW

23rd May 1995 Sennen, West Penwith, Cornwall
Demo Route 80ft HS (4b) [2] var lead: WW
Staircase 60ft D (-) lead, second: CK

15th June 1995 Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Reveille [var] 190ft VS (4c,4b) alt lead: FW
Aftermath 60ft VS (4c) second, lead: FW

17th June 1995 Stanage Edge, Peak District
Right Twin Crack 11m VS (4c) lead, second: SL2
Led after failing repeatedly on Ellis's Eliminate.
Balcony Buttress 17m S (-) var lead: SL2
Martello Buttress [var] 17m HS (-) lead, second: SL2
The Nose 10m VS (4b) lead, second: SL2
Verandah Buttress 12m HVD (5b) lead, second: SL2
Verandah Cracks 8m D (-) solo
Butcher Crack 11m HVS (5b) top rope

18th June 1995 Stanage Edge, Peak District
Prospero's Climb 12m VD (-) second, lead: SL
The Pinion 14m VD (-) lead, second: SL
The Crab Crawl 11m S (-) lead, second: SL
February Crack 6m HS (4b) lead, second: SL
Twin Cracks 6m VD (-) solo
Arrow Crack 6m VS (5a) top rope
Avril 6m S (-) var lead: SL

27th June 1995 Main Wall, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Malbogies 210ft HVS (5a,4c) alt lead: FW
We found a football at the bottom of the climb which we carried up the route.

16th July 1995 Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley
Greta 210ft HS (4b,4b,4a) lead, second: WW
Nibelheim 290ft VS (4b,4a,4c,4a) alt lead: WW

6th August 1995 Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley
Central Rib Route III 230ft VD (-,-,-) second, lead: DG,DR
Zelda 180ft HS (4b,4b) lead, second: DG

21st August 1995 Hill Billy Rock, Boulder, CO, USA
East Face South Side 420ft F3 [3] lead, second: CK

28th August 1995 Polldubh Crags, Glen Nevis, Scotland
South-west Buttress: Tear 45ft HS solo
As this route wasn't in our guidebook. I soloed it in big boots and pronounced it OK for Dave to lead at about V Diff.
South-west Buttress: Tear 45ft HS (-) second, lead: DR, second: MB
Pine Wall: Pine Wall 220ft MS (-,-) alt lead: MB, second: DR

24th September 1995 Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Central Gully 180ft S (4a,4a) lead, second: DR, NC
On bringing up the second rope we found that Nick hadn't tied on, so I down-climbed the first pitch with both ropes, re-clipping the gear and then re-ascended followed by Nick.

1st October 1995 Castle Rock, Cleeve Hill, Cotswolds
3 routes, 25 - 30ft, top rope, VD - HS.
1 route, 25ft, solo, VD.

28th October 1995 Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol
Dawn Walk 260ft S (-,4a,-,-) lead, second: RL
Bob's Climb 100ft VD (-) lead, second: RL

Total Number of Routes  71
Total Length (m) 2,365
Total Length (ft) 7,756

The Partners


Partner Name # Routes Total Length
1. FW  Fred Willerup 17 605 m 1,985 ft
2. WW  Will Wray 4 283 m 930 ft
3. MB  Mark Bailey 4 251 m 825 ft
4. DR  Dave Randell 5 230 m 755 ft
5. CK  Caroline Knight 4 228 m 750 ft
6. NC  Nick Cassin 3 164 m 540 ft
7. RL  Ruth Love 3 164 m 540 ft
8. DG  Dave Gee 3 149 m 490 ft
9. SL  Simon Love 7 122 m 400 ft
10. SL2  Steve Loughran 5 67 m 219 ft
11. MS  Mark Syrett 1 61 m 200 ft
12. SG  Sarah Gee 1 36 m 120 ft


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