Sampson's Stones & Bowder News

Written by LakesBloc Sunday, 13 March 2005 00:00

A clear crisp winters day lead the way for a superb session at the Sampson's Stones in Eskdale. On the Cosmos boulder Greg Chapman climbed the obvious bulging line to the right of the established classic Axions, giving The Light of Other Days. The grade of 7a+/V7 will vary depending how long your arms are. To the rear of the boulder is an obvious and striking wall in a cavernous pit – described as a project on the current topo. Greg put the possibility of a miscalculation on the last move to the back of his mind and sent the problem to give a very committing but rewarding, but scary, 7b/V8 - Crater Face.

On the Bowderstone, Gaz Parry repeated Adam Hocking's new(ish) problem starting as for Picnic Sarcastic then traversing right into Impropa Opera. Gaz and Jamie Cassidy also repeated the 8a/V11 sitting start to Impropa Opera.