| 1996 |
| 16th February 1996 |
Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Idleburger Buttress |
80ft |
VD (-) |
lead, second: RL |
| Jumping Beans |
70ft |
S (-) |
lead, second: RL |
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| 24th February 1996 |
Stob Coire Nan Lochan, Glencoe, Scotland |
![[Photo]](icon-photos-small.gif) Dorsal Arête [Winter] |
175m |
II [5] |
var lead: MB, SF |
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On arriving at the narrow arête the party above us had got their rope
jammed and the leader had untied(!) and soloed off. With several
parties below us and dusk approaching we assisted the stranded second
and then traversed left under the arête.
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| 10th March 1996 |
Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley |
| Left Hand Route/Bacchanalian |
290ft |
HS (4b,4a,4a,4b) |
lead, second: RL |
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| 4th May 1996 |
Dyer's Lookout, Culm Coast, Devon |
| Clover |
110ft |
S[+] |
lead, second: MW |
| Choss Sticks |
400ft |
? [3] |
alt lead: SF |
|
Sean and I effected an escape after being trapped by high tide by
climbing three loose pitches.
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|
| 5th May 1996 |
Higher Sharpnose Point, Culm Coast, Cornwall |
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Traverses of the slabs. Bouldering. Soloing slabs to 50ft.
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|
| 6th May 1996 |
Gull Rock, Culm Coast, Devon |
| Solid Air |
70ft |
HS (4a) |
lead, second: MW |
| Argonaut |
80ft |
VS (4c) |
second, lead: MW |
|
| 2nd June 1996 |
Sennen, West Penwith, Cornwall |
| Church Window |
75ft |
VD (-,4a) |
alt lead: RL |
|
I fell whilst attempting the HVS variation on the second pitch and
Ruth was pulled from her stance.
|
| Andrimne |
60ft |
S (4a) |
lead, second: WW |
| Intermediate Route |
70ft |
VD (-) |
second, lead: WW |
|
| 4th June 1996 |
Bosigran, West Penwith, Cornwall |
| Bosigran Ridge |
600ft |
VD [5] |
var lead: WW, second: RL |
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| 5th June 1996 |
Sennen, West Penwith, Cornwall |
| Black Slab |
100ft |
VD (-) |
lead, second: RL |
| Staircase |
60ft |
D (-) |
lead, second: RL |
|
| 6th June 1996 |
Chair Ladder, West Penwith, Cornwall |
| Pegasus |
180ft |
HS (4b,4a,4a,4b) |
lead, second: WW |
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| 23rd June 1996 |
Birchen Edge, Peak District |
| Porthole Direct |
50ft |
HS (4b) |
lead, second: LS, MB |
| Captain's Crawl |
50ft |
M |
solo |
| Monument Chimney |
50ft |
D (-) |
second, lead: MB |
| Nelson's Slab |
55ft |
HS (4b) |
lead, second: MB |
| Sail Chimney |
50ft |
HVD (-) |
second, lead: MB |
| Sail Buttress |
55ft |
HS (4b) |
lead, second: MB |
|
| 14th September 1996 |
Pobbles Bay, Gower |
| First Slab |
9m |
D (-) |
lead, second: PS |
| Soap Gut (?) |
9m |
D (-) |
second, lead: PS |
| Shy Slab (?) |
9m |
VD (-) |
lead, second: PS |
| Main Wall |
11m |
S (-) |
second, lead: PS |
| Gwyn's Route |
11m |
HS (-) |
lead, second: PS |
| Inbetweener |
11m |
VD (-) |
solo |
| Left Corner |
11m |
VD (-) |
solo |
|
| 14th September 1996 |
Three Cliffs, Gower |
| Initiation Flake |
12m |
S (-) |
second, lead: PS |
| Quartz Corner |
16m |
HS (-) |
second, lead: PS |
| Spouse Crack |
16m |
S (-) |
lead, second: PS |
|
| 15th September 1996 |
King Wall, Gower |
| Fafnir |
21m |
S (4a) |
second, lead: PS |
| King Route |
21m |
VD (-) |
lead, second: PS |
| Needle Crack |
21m |
VS (4b) |
second, lead: PS |
| Thor |
21m |
S (4a) |
lead, second: PS |
| Balder |
21m |
VS (5a) |
second, lead: PS |
| Vorder |
21m |
S (4a) |
lead, second: PS |
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| 15th September 1996 |
Fall Bay Buttress, Gower |
| Osiris |
36m |
VS (4c) |
second, lead: PS |
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