Carlisle Slappers

Written by LakesBloc Wednesday, 12 May 2004 00:00

Dan Varian reports that he has climbed the obvious right to left lip traverse on the main block, at the newly developed Peregrine boulders, situated below Gouther crag, Swindale. Incidentally Stephen Reid of the FRCC has asked if I would report that climbers kindly keep away from these boulders between March and the end of June, to prevent access problems which may be caused by aggravating the nesting Peregines. I will of course be adding this to the topo post haste, there are currently no access problems with Truss Buttress boulders. Now back to the news...

Name: Carlisle Slappers - "Easily 3 stars for the line alone!"
Grade: 7b+/V8. This is obviously subject to a second ascent and cleaning.
Dan gives the beta: "I started as low as seemed possible with one hand on a sloper right at the bottom of the lip and one on a half decent crimp, from here cross through to another crimp on the lip then span out to a pinch just below it and bring your right hand upto a sloper/pinch. Then a few slaps along the sloping lip gets you too the jug on Matts Roof (good rest) from here gaston with left to a high small crimp with right, then span out to a crap crimp/seam and bring your right hand into a pinch now slap for the hanging arete at its base, match this then slap up sloping holds to an awesome finishing jug. The footholds for the left foot are obvious as there aren't many and the right leg just heel hooks all the way".