| 1997 |
| 16th March 1997 |
Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley |
| Bottle Buttress |
260ft |
VD (-,-,-,-) |
alt lead: MB |
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The only description we had of this route was that there was "a
sloping ramp on the third pitch".
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| 16th April 1997 |
Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| The Arête |
120ft |
VD (4a) |
lead, second: SR |
| Original Route |
110ft |
D (-) |
lead, second: SR |
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| 1st May 1997 |
Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley |
| Original Route |
210ft |
VD (-,-,-,-) |
alt lead: MB |
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| 4th July 1997 |
Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Sleepwalk |
210ft |
S (4a,-,-,4a) |
lead, second: SR |
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During the climb I was hit on the arm and Susi was hit on the head by
rocks thrown from above. Fortunately I had lent Susi a helmet.
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| 6th July 1997 |
Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley |
| Central Rib Route I |
230ft |
S (-,4a,-) |
lead, second: SR |
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| 8th July 1997 |
Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Sinister |
150ft |
HS (4a,4b) |
alt lead: WW |
| Petros |
90ft |
VS (4c) |
second, lead: WW |
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Possibly a little ambitious given the form of the party.
We just managed to top out before dark.
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| 25th July 1997 |
Gardom's Edge, Peak District |
| NMC Crack |
15m |
HD (-) |
lead, second: SR, RL |
| Apple Crack |
15m |
HD (-) |
lead, second: SR, RL |
| Apple Arête |
15m |
VS (4b) |
top rope |
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| 26th July 1997 |
Birchen Edge, Peak District |
| Trafalgar Crack |
14m |
VD (4a) |
second, lead: RL, second: SR |
| The Chain |
13m |
VD (-) |
lead, second: RL |
| Right Ladder Chimney |
13m |
VD (-) |
lead, second: DR |
| Kiss Me Hardy |
13m |
S (4a) |
lead, second: DR, NC |
| The Funnel |
13m |
D (-) |
lead, second: DR |
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| 27th July 1997 |
Froggatt Edge, Peak District |
| Trapeze |
14m |
VD (-) |
lead, second: SR, RL |
| Allen's Slab |
15m |
S (-) |
lead, second: SR, RL |
| Swimmers' Chimney |
11m |
HVD (-) |
second, lead: RL |
| Heather Wall |
17m |
HVD (-) |
lead, second: SR, RL |
![[Photo]](icon-photos-small.gif) Diamond Crack |
8m |
HS (4b) |
lead, second: RL |
| Green Gut |
14m |
S (4a) |
second, lead: RL, second: SR |
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| 9th August 1997 |
Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Central Gully |
180ft |
S (4a,4a) |
alt lead: SL, second: RL |
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| 8th September 1997 |
Craig Coetan, Pembroke |
| Zig-Zag |
150ft |
D (-,-) |
lead, second: WW |
| Central Route |
150ft |
S (4a,4a) |
lead, second: WW |
| Flake-Fake |
170ft |
HS (4b,4a) |
alt lead: WW |
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| 9th September 1997 |
Llenrac Slabs, Pembroke |
| `Im |
90ft |
S (-) |
lead, second: WW |
| Traverse to... |
60ft |
VS? |
lead, second: WW |
| Royle Flush |
90ft |
S (4a) |
lead, second: WW |
| Robbin's Bow |
100ft |
VS (4b) |
lead, second: WW |
| Plunging Plonker |
70ft |
S (-) |
lead, second: WW |
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| 10th September 1997 |
Trwyn Llwyd Slabs, Pembroke |
| Mur Meryl |
150ft |
S (4a) |
lead, second: WW |
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| 10th September 1997 |
Craig Coetan, Pembroke |
| Silmaril |
150ft |
S (4a,4a) |
lead, second: WW |
| Libra |
140ft |
S (4a,4a) |
lead, second: WW |
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| 11th September 1997 |
Initiation Slabs, St. Non's Bay, Pembroke |
| Capricorn |
70ft |
HS (4b) |
lead, second: WW |
| Versary Slab |
70ft |
S (4a) |
lead, second: WW |
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| 11th September 1997 |
Porth-clais, Pembroke |
| Red Wall |
70ft |
S (4a) |
lead, second: WW |
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| 15th September 1997 |
Sennen, West Penwith, Cornwall |
| Orange Slice |
85ft |
VD (-) |
lead, second: SR |
| Junior's Route |
70ft |
D (-) |
lead, second: SR |
| Corner Climb |
70ft |
VD (-) |
lead, second: SR |
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| 16th September 1997 |
Bosigran, West Penwith, Cornwall |
| Black Slab |
110ft |
D [3] |
lead, second: SR |
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| 17th September 1997 |
Bosigran, West Penwith, Cornwall |
| Ledge Climb |
170ft |
VD [4] |
lead, second: SR |
| Big Top |
90ft |
VD (-) |
lead, second: SR |
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| 18th September 1997 |
Land's End, West Penwith, Cornwall |
| Land's End Long Climb |
230ft |
VD [7] |
lead, second: SR |
| Susi avoided both jumps and The Green Face. |
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| 19th September 1997 |
Porthgwarra Buttress, West Penwith, Cornwall |
| Porthgwarra Face (Dowser's Route) |
110ft |
VD [3] |
lead, second: SR |
|
Susi avoided the final variation pitch and finished directly.
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| 4th October 1997 |
Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Morpheus |
240ft |
VD (4a,-,-,-) |
alt lead: MB |
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