Tourniquet & Aeons Repeated

Written by LakesBloc Tuesday, 14 August 2007 00:00

Jordan Buys has made possibly the first repeat of the superb Giant Stone test piece Tourniquet at Little Font, Kentmere. The line (originally graded 7c+) saw a couple of repeats shortly after it was originally sent but since then the line lost a decent foothold and is thought unrepeated up until now. Bearing in mind a number of recent ascents Jordan felt the line now warrants 8a+/V12.

Following up from his impressive send of Woodwell test piece, Anesthesia, Nick Clement recently made what is the 3rd ascent of John Gaskins' limestone link-up Aeons (8a+/V12) at Fairy Steps.

Image right: Tourniquet (8a+/V12).