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| 1991 | ||||
| 20th August 1991 | Portishead Quarry, Avon | |||
| Pharos | 90ft | S (4a) | top rope, lead: SL | |
| 14th September 1991 | Upper Tier, Tremadog, North Wales | |||
| Plas-y-Brenin climbing course. | ||||
| ? | 70ft | ? | top rope | |
| ? | 70ft | ? | top rope | |
| 15th September 1991 | Idwal Slabs, Snowdonia, Wales | |||
| Plas-y-Brenin climbing course. | ||||
| Charity | 470ft | VD [3?] | second, lead: ES, second: WW | |
| Tennis Shoe [pitches 1 & 2] | 145ft | VD [2] | second, lead: ES, second: WW | |
| 17th November 1991 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Sleepwalk | 210ft | S (4a,-,-,4a) | second, lead: MB, second: LS | |
| Mistaken for Morpheus. Frog copied the route description out of South West Climbs in a book shop. I had to belay Liz in the middle of a pitch as we ran out of rope. | ||||
| 1st December 1991 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Idleburger Buttress | 80ft | VD | top rope | |
| Idleburger Buttress [var] | 80ft | VD | top rope | |
| Syph | 80ft | S | top rope | |
| Syph [var] | 80ft | S | top rope | |
| 30th December 1991 | Cranberry Crags, Cairngorm, Scotland | |||
| I wish I'd taken my gloves off | 100ft? | S? | second, lead: HB | |
| Goodbye Runner | 50ft? | ? | top rope | |
| Impossible Turkey | 30ft? | ? | project | |
| 1992 | ||||
| 14th March 1992 | Tryfan, Snowdonia, Wales | |||
| Milestone Buttress Direct | 250ft | VD [3] | second, lead: MB, second: MS | |
| A cold and wet day. My first experience with the hot aches at the first stance. | ||||
| 7th May 1992 | Toscaig Avenger, Applecross, Scotland | |||
| Gunge Tank [traverse] | 100ft? | ? | solo [3 x] | |
| 23rd May 1992 | Craig Dhu, Llanberis Pass, Snowdonia, Wales | |||
| Rib and Slab | 250ft | VD (-,-) | alt lead: MB, second: DR | |
| My first lead. | ||||
| Short Tree Chimney [var] | 160ft | S/HS (?,?) | alt lead: MB, second: DR | |
| 13th June 1992 | Bochlwyd Buttress, Snowdonia, Wales | |||
| Two Pitch Route | 100ft | S | second, lead: MB | |
| Arête and Slab | 110ft | D | lead, second: ... | |
| Marble Slab | 60ft | S | second, lead: MB | |
| 5 Pitch Route | 110ft | S | second, lead: MB | |
| 13th June 1992 | Blast Shelter Quarry, Dinorwic, North Wales | |||
| Biggles Flies Undone | 60ft | E1 (5b) | top rope [x 2] | |
| Done at dusk after several beers. | ||||
| 14th June 1992 | Tryfan, Snowdonia, Wales | |||
| Grooved Arête | 500ft | HVD [8] | alt lead: LS | |
| Frog lead Mike and Sean as a rope of three, we spent eight hours on the climb. | ||||
| 21st June 1992 | Goblin Combe, Avon | |||
| 4 routes, top roped, 40ft - 60ft, VD - HS. | ||||
| 28th June 1992 | Goblin Combe, Avon | |||
| 5 routes, top roped, 40ft - 60ft, VD - VS. | ||||
| 14th July 1992 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Sleepwalk | 210ft | S (4a,-,-,4a) | lead, second: SF? | |
| My first lead on my own rack. | ||||
| 15th July 1992 | The Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Stranded | 120ft | S (-,-) | lead, second: MP | |
| Liverbird Buttress | 170ft | S (-,-) | lead, second: MP | |
| 18th July 1992 | Goblin Combe, Avon | |||
| All leads were ascended top roped to remove anchors. | ||||
| Bard the Bowman | 50ft | S (4a) | lead, second: MP? | |
| Bolg | 40ft | S (4a) | lead, second: MP? | |
| Gondolin | 70ft | VS (4b) | lead, second: SF | |
| My first VS lead. Slipped and weighted a hex on the crack. Mike couldn't follow. | ||||
| Esgaroth | 50ft | HS (4b) | lead, second: ? | |
| Saruman | 60ft | S (4a) | lead, second: ? | |
| Gandalf | 60ft | VS (4c) | top rope | |
| 21st July 1992 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Nightmare | 160ft | S (-,4a,-) | lead, second: MP, SF | |
| 24th July 1992 | Churchill Rocks, Avon | |||
| Dilemma Zig Zag | 110ft | S (-) | lead, second: SF | |
| Tyro's Crack | 110ft | D (-) | lead, second: SF | |
| Tyro's Crack | 110ft | D (-) | second, lead: SF | |
| Sean's first lead. | ||||
| Witching Waves | 110ft | HS (4a) | lead, second: SF | |
| The Right-Hand Slab | 80ft | D | solo | |
| 26th July 1992 | Goblin Combe, Avon | |||
| Bolg | 40ft | S (4a) | second, lead: LS | |
| Dain | 50ft | S (-) | lead, unseconded | |
| The route collapsed while I was half way up, disloging a large block. I continued and abseiled from a tree. | ||||
| The Gnome King | 60ft | HS (4b) | lead, second: ? | |
| Esgaroth | 50ft | HS (4b) | lead, second: ? | |
| 29th July 1992 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Morpheus [var] | 240ft | VD[+] (4a,-,4c) | var lead: SF | |
| I led the first pitch. Sean took a direct line for the final pitch - finishing unprotected up a steep wall. | ||||
| 4th August 1992 | Braedownie Quarry, Glen Clova, Scotland | |||
| Route 1 | 40ft | D? (-) | lead, second: DR | |
| Direct Finish to Route 1 | 15ft | HS? (-) | top rope | |
| Route 2 | 50ft | HS? (-) | lead, unseconded | |
| Later looked up in the crag guide - "This loose and dangerous quarry gives two routes - one at E4 and the other at E5". | ||||
| 10th August 1992 | Goblin Combe, Avon | |||
| The Hobbit | 50ft | VD (-) | lead, second: MS | |
| Esgaroth | 50ft | HS (4b) | lead, second: MS | |
| Necromancer | 70ft | HS (4b) | lead, second: MS | |
| 14th August 1992 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Nightmare | 160ft | S (4a,-) | lead, second: MS | |
| Morpheus | 240ft | VD (4a,-,-) | lead, second: MS | |
| 15th August 1992 | The Dewerstone, Devon | |||
| Pinnacle Buttress | 120ft | D (-,-) | lead, second: MS | |
| Mucky Gully | 110ft | D (-,-) | second, lead: MS | |
| Mark's first lead. | ||||
| Colonel's Arête | 130ft | HVD (-,-) | lead, second: MS | |
| Needle Buttress: Needle Arête | 120ft | VD (-,-) | lead, second: MS | |
| Raven Buttress: Fly on the Wall | 100ft | HS (4b,4a) | lead, second: MS | |
| 16th August 1992 | Haytor, Dartmoor, Devon | |||
| Vandal and Ann | 80ft | HVS (5b,5a) | lead, second: MS | |
| Lead in mistake for ... | ||||
| Superdirect | 80ft | S (-) | lead,second: MS | |
| No protection. | ||||
| Bridle Piton Slab | 40ft | D (-) | lead, second: MS | |
| No protection, lead as a start to North Face Chimney HS (4b) which I fell ~25ft and retreated on... | ||||
| Raven Gully | 100ft | S (4a,-) | lead, second: MS | |
| 16th August 1992 | Chudleigh Rocks, Devon | |||
| Leek | 60ft | HS (4b,-) | alt lead: MS | |
| Ashtree Buttress | 50ft | VD (-) | lead, second: MS | |
| 28th August 1992 | The Wind Tower, Eldorado Canyon, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| Breezy | ~100ft | 5.4 (-) | lead, second: SL | |
| 29th August 1992 | The Whale's Tail, Eldorado Canyon, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| West Dihedral | ~75ft | 5.4 (-) | lead, second: SL | |
| 7th September 1992 | Churchill Rocks, Avon | |||
| Tyro's Crack | 110ft | D (-) | lead, second: ? | |
| The Right-Hand Slab | 80ft | D | solo | |
| 8th September 1992 | Portishead Quarry, Avon | |||
| Pharos | 90ft | S (4a) | lead, second: ? | |
| The Baldest | 90ft | E1 (5b) | var lead: MB | |
| Frog lead part of Retina Plexus - I followed and finished directly up The Baldest placing no protection. | ||||
| 10th September 1992 | Portishead Quarry, Avon | |||
| Pickpocket | 150ft | HVS (5a) | second, lead: MB | |
| The Baldest | 90ft | E1 (5b) | lead, second: MB? | |
| The Brink Of Solarity | 150ft | HVS (4c) | lead, second: ? | |
| 12th September 1992 | Needle Buttress, The Dewerstone, Devon | |||
| Portal | 120ft | S (-,-,4b) | lead, second: MS, WW | |
| I slipped on slime and fell on first pitch, taking a nasty blow to the helmet. | ||||
| 12th September 1992 | Raven Buttress, The Dewerstone, Devon | |||
| Raven Face | 65ft | VD (-) | second, lead: MS, second: WW | |
| 12th September 1992 | Sheepstor, Dartmoor, Devon | |||
| Omega Crack | 30ft | VD (-) | lead, second: MS | |
| Burdock | 30ft | HS (4a) | top rope | |
| Slanting Crack | 30ft | S | top rope | |
| Mushroom Wall | 30ft | VS (4c) | top rope | |
| 13th September 1992 | Chudleigh Rocks, Devon | |||
| Barn Owl Crack | 65ft | HVD (-,-) | var lead: LS | |
| Liz backed down before the crack. I lead it but was completely gripped for the entire route. | ||||
| 17th September 1992 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Morpheus | 240ft | VD (4a,-,-) | second, lead: MS | |
| 20th September 1992 | Symonds Yat, Wye Valley | |||
| Snoozin' Suzie | 130ft | VD (-) | lead, second: SL2 | |
| Golden Fleece | 80ft | S (4a) | second, lead: LS | |
| 10th October 1992 | Cwm Silyn, Snowdonia, Wales | |||
| Outside Edge | 400ft | HVD (-,-,-) | lead, second: WW | |
| 11th October 1992 | Idwal Slabs, Snowdonia, Wales | |||
| Faith | 440ft | VD (-,-,-,-) | alt lead: MS, second: WW | |
| 13th October 1992 | Portishead Quarry, Avon | |||
| The Brink Of Solarity | 150ft | HVS (4c) | second, lead: MS | |
| 18th October 1992 | Portishead Quarry, Avon | |||
| Pharos | 90ft | S (4a) | lead, second: DR | |
| 1993 | ||||
| 31st January 1993 | Carter Lake Res., CO, USA | |||
| Bouldering. Soloed 23 routes (mostly twice). 15 - 25ft. 5.6 - 5.9. | ||||
| 4th April 1993 | Seal Rock, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| East Face Right | ~500ft | 5.4 [4] | lead, second: PM | |
| 25th April 1993 | First Flatiron, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| East Face Centre | ~1500ft | 5.5/6 [10] | alt lead: MS | |
| 26th April 1993 | Fourth Flatiron, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| East Face | ~1500ft | 5.4 [12] | alt lead: MS | |
| 27th April 1993 | Lumpy Ridge, Estes Park, CO, USA | |||
| I forgot my rock boots and climbed in my Hi-Tec boots. | ||||
| The Pear: Gina's Surprise | ~100ft | 5.4 (-) | lead, second: MS | |
| Lens Rock: Tennis Shoe Tango | ~200ft | 5.6 (-,-) | second, lead: MS | |
| 2nd May 1993 | Batman Pinnacle, Lumpy Ridge, Estes Park, CO, USA | |||
| Batman and Robin [var] | ~400ft | 5.6[+] [4] | lead, second: PM | |
| Got off route on the second pitch, ended up on a bald crumbiling slab with no protection. | ||||
| 16th May 1993 | Vedauwoo Rock, WY, USA | |||
| Edwards Crack | ~200ft | 5.6 (-,-) | lead, second: PM | |
| 25th May 1993 | Jetty Crag, Gairloch, Scotland | |||
| Doddle [+ Direct Finish] | 100ft | VD (-) | lead, second: DR | |
| Bus Stop | 75ft | S (-) | top rope | |
| Tick Fever | 75ft | VD (-) | second, lead: MB | |
| Get up that rock you metal bastard | 75ft | S (5a/b start) | top rope | |
| A direct line between Doddle and Tick Fever, taking the hard start of the former. | ||||
| Batty | 80ft | VS (-) | second, lead: MB | |
| SW Corner | 80ft | S (-) | lead, second: MB | |
| Starwood | 80ft | HVS (5a) | second, lead: MB | |
| 26th May 1993 | Triple Buttress, Beinn Eighe, Torridon, Scotland | |||
| These three routes to give a thousand feet and eight hours of hard climbing: | ||||
| Direct Start | 100ft | D (-) | lead, second: MB | |
| Slab Route | 90m | D [3] | alt lead: MB | |
| 180m | S[+] [7] | alt lead: MB | ||
| 28th May 1993 | Sgorr Ruadh, Achnashellach, Scotland | |||
| Raeburn's Buttress | 300m | D[+] [3+...] | alt lead: MB, second: DR, SD | |
| 30ft of Difficult climbing turned into three pitches of gripping leading over steep, loose rock. | ||||
| 31st May 1993 | Shepard's Crag, Borrowdale, Lake District | |||
| Brown Arête | 30m | D (-,-) | alt lead: MS | |
| 2nd June 1993 | Stanage Edge, Peak District | |||
| Crack and Corner | 15m | HVD (4b) | lead, second: MS | |
| Black Hawk Hell Crack | 14m | S (-) | lead, second: MS | |
| Castle Crack | 18m | HS (4a) | lead, second: MS | |
| Manchester Buttress | 15m | HS (4b,-) | lead, var second: MS | |
| Due to rope drag I had to take a stance on route. Mark walked off from the middle of the route in disgust. | ||||
| Sociology | 13m | S (-) | lead, second: MS | |
| Grotto Slab | 18m | D | solo | |
| 3rd June 1993 | Stanage Edge, Peak District | |||
| Heather Wall | 12m | VS (4c) | var lead: MS | |
| Mark backed down. I completed the route, only finding out later its true grade. | ||||
| Flying Buttress | 20m | VD (-) | second, lead: MS | |
| Leaning Buttress | 16m | VD (-) | second, lead: MS | |
| Hollybush Crack | 14m | VD (-) | second, lead: MS | |
| April Crack | 15m | HS (4b) | lead, second: MS | |
| Christmas Crack | 15m | HS (4b) | lead, second: MS | |
| RHRHB Direct | 23m | HS (-) | lead, second: MS | |
| RHRHB = Robin Hood's Right Hand Buttress. | ||||
| Inverted V | 21m | VS (4b) | lead, second: MS | |
| Robin Hood's Balcony Cave Direct | 12m | VD (-) | second, lead: MS | |
| 4th June 1993 | Rivelin Edge, Peak District | |||
| Oversight | 7m | S (4a) | lead, second: MS | |
| Shelf Wall | 6m | VS (4c) | second, lead: MS | |
| David's Chimney | 9m | D (-) | second, lead: MS | |
| Renshaw's Remedy | 9m | VD (-) | lead, second: MN | |
| Regular Route | 9m | HVS (5a) | top rope | |
| 22m | VS (4c) [2] | second, lead: MS, MB, second: LS | ||
| 6th June 1993 | Churchill Rocks, Avon | |||
| Tyro's Crack | 110ft | D (-) | lead, second: DR | |
| The Right-Hand Slab | 80ft | D | solo | |
| 26th June 1993 | Greyrock Mtn., CO, USA | |||
| ? Chimney | ~500ft | 5.4 (-,-,-,-) | alt lead: DJ | |
| ? | ~75ft | 5.8 | top rope | |
| ? | ~100ft | 5.6 (-) | lead, second: DJ | |
| 18th July 1993 | The Back Porch, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| East Face | ~300ft | 5.6 (-,-) | lead, second: PM | |
| Due to nesting restrictions on the abseil I had to prussik 75ft and we descended via the route. | ||||
| 3rd August 1993 | Onoclea, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| East Face | 450ft | 5.3 (-,-,-,-) | lead, second: DR | |
| 6th August 1993 | Third Flatiron, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| East Face, Standard Route | 950ft | 5.2 [8] | lead, second: DR | |
| 14th August 1993 | The Fatiron, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| East Face | 1000ft | 5.4 [5+...] | alt lead: SL, ... second: MB | |
| I lead the last pitch (250ft) and we moved together to avoid an oncoming storm. | ||||
| 15th August 1993 | Fifth Flatiron, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| East Face, South Side | 550ft | 5.4 (-,-,-) | lead, second: SL | |
| A fast lead, using the full length of the rope on each pitch. | ||||
| 18th August 1993 | Duncan's Ridge, Horsetooth Res., Ft. Collins, CO, USA | |||
| ? | 40ft | 5.10 | top rope [x 2] | |
| ? | 40ft | 5.7 | top rope [x 2] | |
| ? | 40ft | 5.7 | top rope [x 2] | |
| ? | 40ft | 5.7 | top rope [x 2] | |
| 28th August 1993 | Torture Chamber, Horsetooth Res., Ft. Collins, CO, USA | |||
| 7 routes, 30 ft, top roped, 5.7 - 5.10? | ||||
| 18th September 1993 | Second Flatiron, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| Free For All [Pitches 1-4] | 500ft | 5.3 | alt lead: DJ | |
| Retreated from just below the crux pitch in a heavy thunderstorm. | ||||
| 3rd October 1993 | Second Flatiron, Boulder, CO, USA | |||
| Free For All | 1000ft | 5.6 (-,-,...,-,-) | lead, second: PM | |
| 16th October 1993 | Duncan's Ridge, Horsetooth Res., Ft. Collins, CO, USA | |||
| 5 routes, 30 ft, top rope. | ||||
| 24th October 1993 | Wyndcliffe, Wye Valley | |||
| ? | 40ft | ? | second, lead: MS | |
| 6th November 1993 | Goblin Combe, Avon | |||
| Esgaroth | 50ft | HS (4b) | lead, second: LS | |
| Saruman | 60ft | S (4a) | lead, second: LS | |
| Gandalf | 60ft | VS (4c) | top rope | |
| Elrond | 70ft | VS (4c) | lead, unseconded | |
| 5th December 1993 | Goblin Combe, Avon | |||
| Bolg | 40ft | S (4a) | lead, second: FW | |
| Shagrat | 70ft | E2 (5b) | top rope | |
| Gollum | 70ft | HVS (5b) | top rope, rest | |
| 31st December 1993 | Glencoe, Scotland | |||
| Sron Na Lairig [Winter] | 300m | II | alt lead: MB | |
| My first winter climb. | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| 21st January 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Idleburger Buttress | 80ft | VD | lead, second: WW | |
| 5th March 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Gronk [pitches 1-3] | 230ft | VS (4c,4b,4b,-) | lead, second: WW | |
| Beaten by the clock, we finished up Morpheus at dusk. | ||||
| 12th March 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Nightmare | 160ft | S (4a,-) | second, lead: MB | |
| Floating Voter | 80ft | VS (4b) | lead, unseconded | |
| It started to rain heavily, just after I\'d made the committing crux moves. I continued to the bolts and abseiled. | ||||
| 19th March 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Entrail | 270ft | VS (5a,4c,4b) | lead, second: WW | |
| The initial borehole was avoided to the left, with a tricky move to regain the line. Little protection to begin with. | ||||
| 20th March 1994 | Upper Tier, The Roaches, Peak District | |||
| Right Route | 90ft | HD (-) | lead, seconds: DR, DG | |
| A bitterly cold day. | ||||
| 26th March 1994 | Great Rock, Cheddar Gorge | |||
| 410ft | VS (-,4a,-,4b,4b,-) | alt lead: FW | ||
| A climb with an expeditionary feel. Loose and vegetated in the lower half, excellent climbing on the top half. | ||||
| 10th April 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Sleepwalk | 210ft | S (4a,-,-,4a) | lead, second: SL | |
| Jumping Beans | 70ft | S | lead, second: SL | |
| A good route, but hard for the grade. | ||||
| 11th April 1994 | The Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Rockers' Revenge | 140ft | VS (4b,4c) | alt lead: MB | |
| 13th April 1994 | The Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Sweat Shop [var] | 120ft | HS? (4a,4b?) | second, lead: MB | |
| Unable to find the crucial peg on the top pitch we finished up the arête to the left. | ||||
| 15th April 1994 | Three Cliffs, Gower | |||
| Right Corner | 18m | M | solo | |
| 16th April 1994 | Lewes Castle East, Gower | |||
| Gethsemane | 31m | S (4a) | lead, second: BOC | |
| 16th April 1994 | King Wall, Gower | |||
| Ragnarok | 29m | S (4a) | lead, second: BOC | |
| Needle Crack | 21m | VS (4b) | lead, second: BOC | |
| 17th April 1994 | Little Star Wall, Gower | |||
| Scout Crack | 12m | S (-) | lead, second: SL2 | |
| 24th April 1994 | Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley | |||
| Central Rib Route III | 230ft | VD (-,-,-) | lead, seconds: NC, DR | |
| 27th April 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Daydream | 80ft | VS (5a) | lead, second: MB | |
| Zebedee | 80ft | HVS (5a) | top rope | |
| 29th April 1994 | Suspension Bridge Buttress, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Suspension Bridge Arête [var] | 110ft | HVS (5a) | second, lead: FW, second: WW | |
| A direct line, keeping to the left of Suspense for the entire climb. | ||||
| Suspense | 110ft | HVS (5a) | second, lead: FW, second: WW | |
| 1st May 1994 | Craig Cau, Cader Idris, Mid Wales | |||
| Pencoed Pillar | 740ft | HVD [6] | lead, seconds: DR, WW | |
| 2nd May 1994 | Tap-y-Graig, Arans, Mid Wales | |||
| Will-o'-the-Wisp | 310ft | HVD [6] | alt lead: WW, second: DR | |
| 3rd May 1994 | The Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Hodge's Pin | 60ft | VS (4c) | lead, seconds: LS, MB | |
| Excellent climbing in poor surroundings. | ||||
| I'm An Egon | 50ft | VS (4b?) | second, lead: MB | |
| Easy for the grade, but with little protection. | ||||
| 4th May 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Nightmare | 160ft | S (4a,-) | alt lead: MB, second: LS | |
| 7th May 1994 | Bosigran, West Penwith, Cornwall | |||
| Doorpost | 185ft | HS (4a,4b,4a) | alt lead: FW, second: WW | |
| Little Brown Jug | 210ft | VS (4b,4a,5a) | alt lead: FW, second: WW | |
| Ochre Slab Route II | 120ft | S (4a,4a) | alt lead: FW | |
| 8th May 1994 | Sennen, West Penwith, Cornwall | |||
| Church Window | 75ft | VD (-,4a) | lead, second: SL2 | |
| Banana Flake | 85ft | VD (-) | lead, second: SL2 | |
| Demo Route | 80ft | HS (4b,4b) | alt lead: FW | |
| Letterbox [Direct Finish] | 90ft | S[+] (4b) [2] | alt lead: FW | |
| Civvy Route | 85ft | HS (4b) | second, lead: FW | |
| 9th May 1994 | Chair Ladder, West Penwith, Cornwall | |||
| Terrier's Tooth | 130ft | VD (-,-,-) | alt lead: WW | |
| Flannel Avenue [var] | 205ft | S (4a,-,4a) | lead, second: WW | |
| South Face Direct | 170ft | VS (4a,4c,4c,4a) | alt lead: FW | |
| A truly stunning climb with an absorbing crux pitch. | ||||
| 10th May 1994 | The Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Giant's Cave Buttress [var] | 270ft | VS (4c,5a,4c) | alt lead: FW | |
| 12th May 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Gronk | 330ft | VS (4c,4b,4c,4a) | var lead: MS | |
| I led all but the first pitch. By running the two 4b pitches together we completed the route in two hours. | ||||
| 14th May 1994 | Goblin Combe, Avon | |||
| Bifur | 60ft | VS (4b) | lead, second: MB | |
| Route March | 80ft | VS (4c) | second, lead: MB | |
| Glamdring | 80ft | VS (4c) | lead, second: MB | |
| Bilbo's Revenge | 60ft | HVS (5a) | second, lead: MB | |
| Treebeard | 70ft | VS (4c) | lead, second: MB | |
| The light drizzle turned to a downpour as I was ~20ft from the top. | ||||
| 15th May 1994 | Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley | |||
| Early Morning Traverse | 1500ft | VS (4b) [15] | alt lead: FW, MB | |
| A memorable route, but not for the climbing on it. Imagine climbing through a bush for seven hours. | ||||
| 23rd May 1994 | Black Rocks, Roinn A'Mhill, Reiff, Scotland | |||
| Meikle Neuk | 10m | S | lead, second: DG | |
| Hanging Groove | 10m | S | lead, second: DG | |
| Slanting Corner | 10m | HS | lead, second: DG | |
| Hanging Groove [var] | 10m | S | solo | |
| Vee Slab | 10m | M | solo | |
| Tystie Left Edge | 25m | S | lead, second: MB | |
| Auld Nick [+ finish] | 25m | MS | lead, second: DG | |
| Tystie Slab | 30m | VD | lead, second: DG | |
| 20m | S | lead, second: DG | ||
| 25th May 1994 | The Old Man of Stoer, Scotland | |||
| 55m | VS (4a?,4b,4c) | alt lead: MB | ||
| My first sea stack and my first Tyrolean traverse. | ||||
| 30th May 1994 | Shorncliff, Wye Valley | |||
| We climbed from 2pm to 10pm! | ||||
| ... One For All | 100ft | HS (4a) | lead, second: FW | |
| State Of Independence | 60ft | VS (4c) | second, lead: FW | |
| The Phoney War | 90ft | HS (4b) | lead, second: FW | |
| All For One ... | 95ft | HVS (5a) | second, lead: FW | |
| One Less White Nigger | 100ft | HVS (4c) | lead, second: FW | |
| Emotional Dyslexia | 90ft | HVS (5a) | second, lead: FW | |
| Last Call | 70ft | VS (5a) | lead, second: FW | |
| Motion Pictures | 70ft | E1 (5b) | second, lead: FW | |
| War Of The Worlds | 90ft | VS (4c) | lead, second: FW | |
| The Laughing Cavaliers | 100ft | HVS (5b) | second, lead: FW | |
| 5th June 1994 | Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Unknown Area: Unknown Wall | 180ft | VS (-,4a,4c,4c) | alt lead: FW | |
| Sea Walls: Gronk | 330ft | VS (4c,4b,4c,4a) | var lead: FW | |
| 7th June 1994 | Suspension Bridge Buttress, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Limbo | 190ft | HVS (5b,4b) | alt lead: FW | |
| 8th June 1994 | The Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| I'm An Egon | 50ft | VS (4b) | solo | |
| Rockers' Revenge | 140ft | VS (4b,4c) | second, lead: WW, FW | |
| Vegetable Without A Cause | 190ft | S (-) | lead, second: FW, WW | |
| 10th June 1994 | Upper Amphitheatre, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Pocketed Wall | 60ft | VS (4c) | second, lead: MB, second: FW | |
| In Through The Out Door | 70ft | VS (4b) | lead, second: FW, MB | |
| Cave Left | 70ft | VS (4b) | second, lead: FW, second: MB | |
| 11th June 1994 | Subluminal Cliff, Swanage | |||
| Baboon | 50ft | VS (4c) | second, lead: FW | |
| First Corner | 50ft | S (4a) | lead, second: FW | |
| Spreadeagle | 50ft | VS (5a) | second: lead: FW | |
| Double Chockstone | 50ft | HVD (-) | lead, second: FW | |
| Transcript Direct | 50ft | VS (4c/5a) | second: lead: FW | |
| Avernus | 70ft | S (4a) | lead, second: FW | |
| Grandpa's Grope | 50ft | VS (4c) | second, lead: FW | |
| Second Corner | 50ft | S (4a) | lead, second: FW | |
| 12th June 1994 | Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley | |||
| Left Hand Route [var] | 290ft | HS (5a,4a,-,-) | lead, second: NC, DR | |
| Due to route finding error I lead up an HVS (Gryke) passing the crux before I realised my error. I traversed back onto the route and continued to the stance. Nick couldn't follow the 4b crux of the proper line, so I abseiled down, top roped the first part of the pitch and set up a stance just above the crux to talk the others through it. | ||||
| 15th June 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Mobius | 230ft | HVS (5b,4c,4c) | alt lead: MB | |
| After several attempts at the highly polished boulder start I managed it. Frog threw the rope up and I pulled up the gear to continue the first pitch. Protection is well spaced for the first two pitches. | ||||
| 16th June 1994 | Suspension Bridge Buttress, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Hieronymous | 210ft | HVS (5a,5a) | alt lead: FW | |
| Everything was going fine, until the last two feet. After several attempts and a rest on the nearby rib, it went. | ||||
| 18th June 1994 | Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley | |||
| Left Hand Route/Bacchanalian | 290ft | HS (4b,4a,4a,4b) | var lead: FW | |
| 19th June 1994 | Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley | |||
| Nibelheim [var] | 330ft | VS (4b,4a,4c,4b,4b) | var lead: MB | |
| I lead the semi-circular chimney as the exit pitch. | ||||
| The Angel's Girdle | 360ft | VS (4b,4b,5a,4c) | alt lead: MB | |
| Right Hand Route [top pitch] | 100ft | S (4a) | second, lead: MB | |
| 22nd June 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Puke | 270ft | HVS (5a,5a,4c,4a) | var lead: FW | |
| 24th June 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Pronk [pitch 1] | 90ft | VS (4c) | lead, var second: MB | |
| The rain caught up with Frog and he was lowered off. I abseiled to retrieve the gear. | ||||
| 26th June 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Sleepwalk [top pitch] | 30ft | S (4a) | second, lead: SL, second: RL | |
| Grobius | 280ft | VS (4c,4b,4c) | lead, second: SL, RL | |
| A combination route comprising the first three pitches of Gronk (done as two) and the top pitch of Mobius. | ||||
| 27th June 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Pronk [pitches 2 & 3] | 330ft | VS (-,4b,4c) | alt lead: FW | |
| We started up Syph to re-join the route, completed two new pitches and then escaped up Sleepwalk. I dropped several nuts on pitch 3 and retrieved all but one on abseil, only to find on return to the cliff-top that my abseil anchor had been removed by person or persons unknown. | ||||
| Sleepwalk [pitches 3 & 4] | 90ft | S (-,4a) | second, lead: FW | |
| 29th June 1994 | Portishead Quarry, Avon | |||
| Pickpocket | 150ft | HVS (5a) | lead, second: SL | |
| The Brink Of Solarity | 150ft | HVS (4c) | lead, second: SL | |
| 30th June 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Sleepwalk [pitches 1 & 2] | 120ft | S (4a) | lead, second: MB | |
| Pronk [pitches 4 & 5] | 135ft | HS (4b,4a) | second, lead: MB | |
| 1st July 1994 | Boiler Slab, Gower | |||
| Dulfer | 19m | S (4a) | lead, second: FW | |
| Ayesha | 21m | VS (4c) | second, lead: FW | |
| Direct | 21m | VS (4b) | lead, second: FW | |
| Nemo | 18m | VS (4b) | second, lead: FW | |
| 2nd July 1994 | Paviland Main Cliff, Gower | |||
| The Ring | 42m | HS (4b) | second, lead: FW | |
| Shelob | 36m | HS (-,4b) | lead, second: FW | |
| East Gully Groove | 36m | VS (4c) | second, lead: FW | |
| Balrog | 42m | HS (4b) | lead, second: FW | |
| 8th July 1994 | Stanage Edge, Peak District | |||
| Christmas Crack | 15m | HS (4b) | lead, second: MB | |
| Right-Hand Trinity | 13m | HS (4b) | second, lead: MB | |
| Central Trinity | 15m | VS (4c) | lead, second: MB | |
| Via Media | 11m | VS (4c) | second, lead: MB | |
| 9th July 1994 | Stanage Edge, Peak District | |||
| Tango Buttress | 12m | HS (5a) | lead, second: MB | |
| Norse Corner Climb | 14m | HS (4c) | second, lead: MB | |
| Inaccessible Crack | 18m | VS (4c) | lead, second: MB | |
| High Neb Buttress | 12m | VS (4c) | lead, second: SL2, WW | |
| Twisting Crack | 14m | S (-) | lead, second: BOC, MB | |
| Gunter | 12m | VS (4c) | second, lead: MB | |
| Straight Crack | 14m | S (4a) | lead, second: MB | |
| Typhoon | 12m | HS (4b) | lead, second: WW | |
| Ono | 8m | S (-) | lead, second: BOC, WW | |
| Duo Crack Climb | 9m | D | solo | |
| 10th July 1994 | Froggatt Edge, Peak District | |||
| Swimmers' Chimney | 11m | HVD (-) | lead, second: CS | |
| Terrace Crack | 12m | VS (4b) | lead, second: WW | |
| Holly Groove | 9m | VS (4c) | lead, second: SL2 | |
| Tody's Wall | 18m | HVS (5a) | lead, second: HB | |
| Green Gut | 14m | S (4a) | lead, second: MB | |
| Straight and Narrow | 14m | E2 (5c) | top rope | |
| 12th July 1994 | Goblin Combe, Avon | |||
| Gondolin | 70ft | VS (4b) | second, lead: SL, second: RL | |
| Treebeard | 70ft | VS (4c) | lead, second: RL, SL | |
| Legolas | 40ft | VS (4c) | lead, second: RL | |
| 13th July 1994 | Suspension Bridge Buttress, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Hell Gates | 250ft | HVS (5a,5a,4b) | alt lead: FW | |
| 18th July 1994 | Wyndcliffe, Wye Valley | |||
| Questor | 110ft | VS (4b) | lead, second: SL2, WW | |
| Cadillac | 100ft | VS (4c) | second, lead: WW | |
| 20th July 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Morpheus | 240ft | VD (4a,-,-) | lead, second: BOC | |
| 21st July 1994 | Wintour's Leap, Wye Valley | |||
| Central Rib Route I | 230ft | S (-,4a,4a) | lead, second: BOC | |
| 23rd July 1994 | Carreg Wasted, Llanberis Pass, Snowdonia, Wales | |||
| Crackstone Rib | 175ft | S (-,-,-) | lead, second: BOC, SL2 | |
| The Wrinkle | 235ft | VD (-,-,-) | second, lead: SL2, second: BOC | |
| Lion | 280ft | VS (4a,4c,-,4a) | lead, second: SL2 | |
| 24th July 1994 | Dinas Cromlech, Llanberis Pass, Snowdonia, Wales | |||
| Flying Buttress | 300ft | HD [5] | alt lead: SL2, second: BOC | |
| 29th July 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Nightmare [var] | 160ft | MVS (4a,4b) | lead, second: RL | |
| Floating Voter | 80ft | VS (4b) | lead, second: RL | |
| 31st July 1994 | Three Cliffs, Gower | |||
| Joggled Wall | 18m | VD (-) | lead, second: DR | |
| Joggled Wall Direct | 18m | HS (4b) | lead, second: DR | |
| Scavenger | 26m | VS (4b) | lead, second: DR | |
| 1st August 1994 | Great Tor, Gower | |||
| East Ridge | 73m | VD (-,-,-) | lead, second: DR | |
| 1st August 1994 | Devil's Truck, Gower | |||
| The Nose | 15m | HS (4a) | lead, second: DR | |
| Gull Corner | 15m | VS (4b) | lead, unseconded | |
| Legge | 9m | S (4a) | solo | |
| 6th August 1994 | Chudleigh Rocks, Devon | |||
| Wogs | 120ft | HVD (-) | lead, second: WW | |
| Never On Sunday | 120ft | HS (4a,4b) | lead, second: WW | |
| Sarcophagus | 110ft | VS (4b) | lead, second: WW | |
| 7th August 1994 | The Dewerstone, Devon | |||
| Central Groove | 160ft | HS (4b,4b) | lead, second: WW | |
| Climbers' Club Ordinary | 170ft | VS (4b,4a,-) | var lead: WW, second: BOC | |
| 13th August 1994 | Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Piton Route | 200ft | VS (4c,4a,4b) | var lead: FW | |
| 14th August 1994 | Promontory Slab, Baggy Point, Devon | |||
| Shangri-La | 130ft | HS (4a) | second, lead: SL, second: RL | |
| Urizen | 130ft | VS (4c) | lead, second: RL, SL | |
| 14th August 1994 | Long Rock Slab, Baggy Point, Devon | |||
| Marion | 120ft | HS (4b) | second, lead: FW | |
| Freddie | 100ft | HS (4b) | lead, second: FW | |
| 15th August 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Idleburger Buttress | 80ft | VD (-) | lead, second: AH | |
| Floating Voter | 80ft | VS (4b) | lead, second: AH | |
| 17th August 1994 | Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| The Arête | 120ft | VD (-,-,4a) | lead, second: BS | |
| Original Route | 110ft | D (-) | lead, second: BS | |
| Darkness descended on us as I left Lunchtime Ledge. | ||||
| 19th August 1994 | Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Sinister | 150ft | HS (4a,4b) | alt lead: FW | |
| Petros | 90ft | VS (4c) | lead, second: FW | |
| 20th August 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Syph | 80ft | S (-) | lead, second: BOC | |
| Nightmare | 160ft | S (4a,-) | lead, second: BOC | |
| Idleburger Buttress | 80ft | VD (-) | lead, second: BOC | |
| 21st August 1994 | Main Area, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Dawn Walk | 210ft | S (4a,-,-) | lead, second: WW | |
| Direct Route | 90ft | S (4a) | lead, second: WW | |
| 22nd August 1994 | Sea Walls, Avon Gorge, Bristol | |||
| Pronk [pitches 5-8] | 410ft | VS (4a,4b,4a,4c) | alt lead: FW | |
| We started up a variant of Morpheus to reach the fourth stance of Pronk. We exited up the left arête of Rotten Row at dusk to top out in the dark, but the ice cream van had already gone. | ||||
| 27th August 1994 | Secteur de la Fissure, Ailefroide, France | |||
| Derma Spray [pitch 1] | 40m | 4+ | flash | |
| La Sandale | 15m | 3 | solo | |
| 28th August 1994 | Secteur de la Fissure, Ailefroide, France | |||
| Le Benet Vole | 25m | 4+ | flash | |
| Crac, Crac | 25m | 4 | flash | |
| Go On | 20m | 4 | flash | |
| Zython | 22m | 3+ | flash | |
| 30th August 1994 | Ailefroide, France | |||
| La Fissure [pitches 1 & 2] | 200ft | 4+ | alt lead: MS | |
| I was leading out of the first grotto when a thunderstorm started. We waited for the rain to ease off and abseiled off. | ||||
| 30th August 1994 | Secteur de la Fissure, Ailefroide, France | |||
| Le Toboggan | 60m | 5,4+ | alt lead: MS, second: WW | |
| Evry | 50m | 5+,5 | alt lead: MS | |
| 31st August 1994 | Secteur de la Tête de la Draye, Ailefroide, France | |||
| [25] | 25m | 4+ | flash | |
| 31st August 1994 | St. Égrève, Grenoble, France | |||
| Ballet Bross | 25m | 5+/6a | flash | |
| Oncle Bins | 25m | 5 | flash | |
| 1st September 1994 | Lans-en-Vecors, Grenoble, France | |||
| Nicolas | 55m | 3 | flash | |
| Bergerac [var] | 25m | 5? | flash | |
| 2nd September 1994 | Mont Aguille, Vercors, France | |||
| Voie Normale [not completed] | 400ft | 2/3 | alt lead: MS | |
| By the time we reached La Vierge it was raining heavily; we abseiled back to the col. | ||||
| 3rd September 1994 | Le Cirque, Gorges Du Crossey, Grenoble, France | |||
| Les Temps Modern | 12m | 5 | flash | |
| Le Nain Fomaine | 12m | 5 | flash | |
| Beau Tas | 12m | 5+ | flash | |
| Sainte Acete | 12m | 4+/5 | flash | |
| Djin Toniques | 12m | 4+ | flash | |
| Pas La Peche | 12m | 6a | flash | |
| Pale Appache | 12m | 4 | flash | |
| Surbacabra | 12m | 6a | ||