Ascents in World by Nick Churchill

Remembering how to crimp...

Possibly the best day out climbing I have ever had. Full package adventure. (started up deep play for P1)

from a while ago... meaning to go back and hop on Ethiopia. didn't rate India really. little boulder problem with admittedly funky climbing but over far too soon.

Nozzaaaaa!

If not done previously this is Slim Dusty, V4 - from the topo its actually Proj1 into Proj2... balance up onto the obvious edge at the top of the little arc feature. reach up to a thin crimp in the seam. then psh up and right to a good rail. match, smear and reach to a gaston on the top and a spicy finish.

If not done previously this is Slim Charles - V4. balance up on good crimp feet and stand tall in the pocket using some very thin crimps on the rail. reach for decent holds at the lip.

maybe i just suck at slabs but i'm giving this one V3 - nice and technical.

sit start on obvious rail left of arete and seige upwards on good crimps and slopes

fun

Classic. Mantle Fundamentals Class

very nice holds. Crouch start will go too at a grade or two harder. stand start on the slopey rail in the middle of the face, high step right foot to start. Finished at the break (mantled up and left and reversed to get down. potentially those with bigger balls could continue up or out right and then slab to top (although i wouldn't wanna use the ladder to get off...)

not bad, bit ass draggy... sit start with the right sidepull, left gaston on flake/rail down and right of the arete. decent left foot on the rail below. then bust left to the crimp rail and match. reach left to the arete, heel on the crimp rail and reach for the good ledge above. then style up arete feature.

Super fun climbing. good to have the gang back together! soft touch if you can jump.

Bouldery! came back for this one years after first trying it. finished it and then fell off on the crux of velvet underground trying to find some endurance for state titles...

Pretty sure i didn't do the original line. matched out right and went back left like in Roman's video. felt more like 9 or so that way. bit of an eliminate to go straight up compression. fun moves any way you shake it

#2go cooked the sequence on the OS. very nice climb.

got the gear beta from Graham and got pretty pumped but managed to hold it together for the flash. definitely easier if you're tall. Pretty stoked to be getting back into the ropes again.

Good clean fun. didn't think it quite deserved 27 though

Sit. Absolutely classic

incredible problem. came back to it after about a year and had forgotten all the beta so had piece it together once again! got me psyched to start projecting again. thanks to the connies for being so bonny... makes a difference on this one!

The cream. Did the first pitch too. Let's call that the vegetables

awesome climbing on arapalesian rock!

aaaaaargh the spooge!

Brilliant! Nice and technical. Took me a while to figure out the beta but then it went so smoothly! Would love to know if there's a story behind the gnome...

what a crag!!

pumper! touch soft. but holy shit the 18 to start is nails

great. watch out for the loose rock. highly recommend helmets for this one!!

crack climbing on bolts! pumpy.

So good

retro flash

Little close to the other routes at the top but nice sustained face climbing. Found it hard to read with all the sloper ledges.

Great new addition! Pity it isn't longer.

Stunner.

Classics on the big screen! One of the most beautiful walls I've ever seen. Flick the try hard switch for the bottom crux and then keep your head together for the incredible climbing! 3rd shot.

Jumped. Nice line but squishy AF. Zeppelin is way harder.

Very nice climbing in the top section. Deserves more traffic. Soft.

Most excellent. What a wall!!

Turns out climbing next to a waterfall in summer can get pretty spoogey...

Retro flash. Very nice.

#2go Fantastic. How is that slab so pumpy?! Much easier the second time round.

Squishy. Nice climbing though!

Got the retro flash with some beta from dan. Not as pumpy as I remember, must still have a bit of go in the tank from Kalymnos... Way to popular for its own good.

Mega

Polished AF

Soft as butter but excellent climbing

That top sequence got me a few times! Nice one. Fairly polished

Excellent

#2go funky roof antics

one massive move. bouldery by kalymnos standards