| 1998 |
| 14th February 1998 |
Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley |
| Corner Buttress Route I |
210ft |
VD (-,4a,-) |
alt lead: MB |
| Direct Route [var] |
200ft |
VD (-,-,-) |
alt lead: MB |
|
| 15th February 1998 |
Cheddar Gorge, Cheddar |
| Wind Rock: The Slab |
60ft |
VD (-) |
lead, second: MB |
| Acid Rock: Knight's Climb |
180ft |
D (-,-,-) |
alt lead: MB |
| High Rock: Jill |
80ft |
S (4a) |
lead, second: MB |
| Heart Leaf Bluff: Humerus |
50ft |
S (-) |
second, lead: MB |
|
| 15th March 1998 |
Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Main Area: The Arête/Original Route |
230ft |
VD (4a) |
solo |
| Sea Walls: Sleepwalk |
210ft |
S (4a) |
solo |
| The Amphitheatre: Botanists' Dilemma |
120ft |
D (-) |
solo |
|
| 21st March 1998 |
Dow Crag, Coniston, Lake District |
| Gordon and Craig's Route |
300ft |
HVD (-,-,-,-) |
alt lead: MB |
| Murray's Route |
250ft |
S (-,-,-) |
alt lead: MB |
|
| 31st March 1998 |
Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Gronk |
330ft |
VS (4c,4b,4c,4a) |
alt lead: WW |
|
| 7th April 1998 |
Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Central Gully |
180ft |
S (4a,4a) |
alt lead: WW |
|
| 18th April 1998 |
Shorncliff, Wye Valley |
| ... One For All |
100ft |
HS (4a) |
second, lead: WW |
| ... Think Of England |
70ft |
VS (4b) |
lead, second: WW |
| The Phoney War |
90ft |
HS (4b) |
second, lead: WW |
|
| 2nd May 1998 |
Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley |
| Bottle Buttress |
260ft |
VD (-,-,-,-) |
alt lead: DG |
| Left Hand Route/Bacchanalian |
290ft |
HS (4b,4a,4a,4b) |
var lead: DG |
|
| 2nd May 1998 |
St. Govan's Head, Range East, Pembroke |
| Cupid's Bow [var] |
130ft |
HVS (5a) |
second, lead: MW |
|
The initial moves were avoided by traversing in from the start of
Flanker, where I spent some time removing an in-situ
nut, believing Mathias had placed it on lead.
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|
| 3rd May 1998 |
Stennis Head, Range East, Pembroke |
![[Photo]](icon-photos-small.gif) Highland Fling |
60ft |
VS (4b) |
lead, second: MW, WW |
| Quickstep |
60ft |
VS (4b) |
second, lead: MW, second: WW |
| Riders on the Storm |
100ft |
HVS (5a) |
second, lead: MW |
|
| 3rd May 1998 |
Range East, Pembroke |
| Bosherton Head: Ocean Passage [var] |
150ft |
VS (4c?,4a) |
second, lead: MW, WW |
|
Mathias took a more direct (and harder) line to the first stance.
Will followed up the original line.
|
| Saddle Head: Sea Mist |
90ft |
HS (4a) |
lead, second: WW, MW |
|
| 4th May 1998 |
Flimston Bay, Range East, Pembroke |
| Bow Shaped Slab |
140ft |
HS (4a) |
lead, second: WW, MW |
| Bow Shaped Corner |
150ft |
HS (4b) |
lead, second: WW |
| The Gadfly |
140ft |
VS (4c) |
second, lead: MW, second: WW |
|
| 15th May 1998 |
Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Nightmare |
160ft |
S (-,4a,-) |
lead, second: DG |
| Sleepwalk |
210ft |
S (4a,-,4a) |
lead, second: DG |
|
| 16th May 1998 |
Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley |
| Right Hand Route [var] |
330ft |
HS (4b,4a,4b,4a,4b) |
alt lead: MB |
|
We climbed the first pitch of Nibelheim
and the semi-circular exit chimney.
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|
| 27th May 1998 |
Stac An Eich, Loch Linnhe, Scotland |
| Heather Rib |
25m |
VD |
lead, second: DG |
|
Let down by a poor unstable vegetated finish (or maybe I was off
route).
|
| Appin Groove |
10m |
HS |
lead, second: DG |
|
| 29th May 1998 |
Buachaille Etive Mor, Glencoe, Scotland |
| January Jigsaw |
85m |
S [4] |
lead, second: DG |
|
| 7th June 1998 |
The Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Giant's Cave Buttress |
270ft |
VS (4c,-,4c) |
alt lead: PS |
|
| 7th June 1998 |
Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol |
| Piton Route |
200ft |
VS (4c,4a,4b) |
var lead: PS |
| Dawn Walk |
210ft |
S (4a,-,-) |
alt lead: PS |
| Bob's Climb |
100ft |
VD (-,-) |
alt lead: PS |
|
| 30th/31st July 1998 |
Mont Aguille, Vercors, France |
| Voie Normale |
500m |
PD (2/3) |
partners: SL,RL |
|
We bivvied on the summit and woke up to a fast approaching lightning
storm. We quickly gathered our gear up and abseiled down.
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|
| 7th August 1998 |
Winterbourne Down, Bristol |
|
I broke my right thumb in two places and ruptured a ligament in a cycling
accident. This curtailed my climbing activities for the rest of the
year.
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