Regular John

Written by LakesBloc Monday, 11 April 2005 00:00

First up Tim Carruthers reports a new problem at Carrock Fell: "A nice little addition to the repertoire on the leaning block immediately up and left of the Purple Slab and behind the hawthorn tree. Name: 47. Sit start, feet under the roof of the cave, burly move up to catch and match the sloping ramp, up again to a sloping side pull pod style affair high on the left, then a crimp and the top. About 6c+/V5."

At Trowbarrow Quarry Tom Burns has climbed the rising lip traverse (from low) on the East face of the Shelter Stone. After a bit of investigation on Tom's part, it seams this line has not been climbed before. Tom opted for a grade of 7a+/V7 and has named the problem Regular John. This problem has since been extended from a lying down (1m to the left) start making it a little trickier.