Eye of the Storm 8a/V11

Written by LakesBloc Wednesday, 27 June 2007 00:00

Greg Chapman has climbed a new problem at the Shuck's Lair buttress, Fairy Steps. Eye of the Storm (8a/V11) is a sustained affair which starts up Brane World but on reaching the lip traverses leftward (keeping to the lip or holds just above) all the way to the crack on the far left (Doodah Day) before finishing up this. Despite the poor weather conditions – primarily rain! – the air temperatures have been cooler of late. This, coupled with the fact that the newly discovered Shuck's Lair seems to remain dryer then most other south lakes limestone venues after wet weather, has allowed for some reasonable conditions and the opportunity to complete longer links.

Greg also climbed a shorter variation of this main event. This starts as for Bogle Realm then finishing as for Eye of the Storm, this variant weighs in at around 7c/V9 and is called The Doom Gaze.

Image right: Eye of the Storm (8a/V11).