New St. Bees Addition

Written by LakesBloc Wednesday, 06 May 2009 00:00

Tom Peckitt has climbed a good and probable new problem at St. Bees Head. The line climbs a roof on the seaward side of the arch, by which you access the Fisherman's Step's area from Apiary Wall. In terms of difficulty Tom reckoned on about 7b+/V8ish.

Incidentally, Tom also climbed the wall left of Yellow Desert Scream sans arete not too long ago, offering a focussed but excellent 7c/V9 highball. However, it subsequently emerged that coastal enthusiast Dan Varian appears to have beaten him to the first ascent.

Image right: Tom Peckitt on his new 7b+/V8.