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Sunday, 1 September 2013

Gardom Stardom

Friday August 30th
Aiming for Dovestone Tor, too windy up there so pressed the
ALT CRAG button
RESULT!








5 routes - 10 stars
Apple Crack VD                   (NB)
Apple Arete VS4b                 (BP)
Velvet Cracks VS4b              (AT)
N.M.C     HVD                     (NB)    
Elliot's Buttress Direct HS4a   (BP)  - NB gets 400 routes done!





NB on Apple Crack

Crux low down

BP gets a load of them Apples

Great position out on a fine line between rock and sky


Pics of Velvet Crack to follow on BPs return!



AT sticks to the eliminate line on Velvet Cracks


N.M.C

No Mean Climb?
Not Many Crimps?
Need More Cams?

Much better than it looks, varied, sustained, crux at top

NB gets laid back





BP bending up


Hard

Very

Difficult


Another buttress
Another poky start

NB gets up close and personal






BP moving up on the lead


NB follows a BP variation finish special at about 4c

Great setting
Promising winter venue

Close enough for jazz


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