Ticklist
List of notable routes ticked in order of difficulty/quality, new routes mentioned separately.
Note: not all of these are in the right order until I have time to check them.
2010
In Hell (Jug Finish) Font 8a, Parasellas - 26/02/10 - Finally hit the jug 7th go, got as far as cutloose on Cave Life! Next time.
Manchester Dogs Font 8a, Angel Bay - 25/02/10 - OK once heeltoe and undercut beta unlocked.
l’Planfond 7b, Dame Jon, Font 2-10/01/10 - Fun technical roof.
Magic Bus 7b, Buthiers, Font 2-10/01/10
Atomic Playboy RH 7c+, Buthiers, Font 2-10/01/10 - Should have been one day!
Retours aux Sources 7a, 95.2, Font 2-10/01/10
La Barre Fixe 7b+, l’Elephant, Font 2-10/01/10 - Surprisingly hard.
2009
Happiness In Slavery F8b/+ (Font 7c+), Dumbuck 27/10/09, 4 full, 3 half sessions, new sequence for me. Time will tell on the grade.
Homosapien F7a+, Great Orme 8/10/09, nice to finish 10 years on.
Axle Attack F7a+, Great Orme 5/10/09, nice to finish 10 years on.
Boat People F7c, The Diamond NW 4/10/09, Flash, a nice fight.
Fated Mission F7c+, Tunnel Wall 2/10/09, 1st RP day 2, BIG fight.
Truth Drug F7b+ **, Kilnsey 18/09/09, 1st RP year 2, Stu’s beta was the way.
Frankie F7b+ ***, Kilnsey 18/09/09, 1st RP, exciting finish.
Cold Steel F8a **, Kilnsey 15/09/09 -3rd RP, 2nd day - nearly 1st RP, climbed nice.
Voodoo Magic F8b ***, Dumbuck 07/09/09 - 3rd RP, 4th Day, 11th year.
Mussel Beach F8a ***, LPT 22/08/09 - 2nd RP, Good to do after failed attempt 8 years ago.
Statement of Youth F8a ***, LPT 21/08/09 - 3rd day, 2nd RP, harder than I expected, a bit vertical.
Hurley Burley F8b ***, Birnam, 16/08/09 - 5th day, 2nd RP, many years, surprised myself!
Appettite F7a+ **, Malham 11/08/09 - 1st RP. Another ageing ghost freed.
New Dawn F7c **, Malham 10/08/09 - 2nd RP, day two, powerful and sustained.
Short Sharp Shock E4 6a **, Glen Croe, Arrochar, 6/08/09 - 2nd go, steep and pumpy.
Darl F7a *, Two Tier, Cheedale, 3/8/09 - 1st RP, tricky start and better grading.
Countdown F7a+ **, Two Tier, Cheedale, 3/08/09 - 1st RP, desperate move F7b! Darl was much easier.
The Barracuda Bass Sound F7a+ *, Embankment Cheedale, 2/08/09 - 2nd RP, tricky last moves, the dyno didn’t work!
Bream in Black F7a *, Embankment Cheedale, 2/08/09 - 1st RP, nasty 2 finger edge move.
Obsession F7b+ ***, Malham, 1/08/09 - 1st RP, a nice surprise after it felt so hard bolt to bolt.
Silk Purse F7c+ ***, Upper Cave Dunkeld, 26/07/09 - 2nd RP, bear the pump and you shall be rewarded, tried various bits previously.
High Performance E3 6a **, Upper Cave Dunkeld, 20/07/09 - OS fine after the roof.
Rat Race E4 6a ***, Upper Cave Dunkeld, 20/07/09 - OS pumpy up to scoop, had to solo last 2m when rope got stuck.
Anabolic Steriods E6 6b **, Cambusbarron 12/07/09 - Headpoint day three, narrowly missed on day two. F7b+ climbing. Clip sticked nut on right.
Admission F7c+, Tunnel Wall 07/07/09 - First RP day two, same sting in tail cost me Fated Mission.
Shear Fear E2 5c, Ratho 29/06/09 - Nice to do eventually.
Alternative Optional Extra F7a, Kilnsey 19/06/09 - OS Easier than the 6c?
Open Road F6c**, Kilnsey 19/06/09 - OS Nice and varied.
Ground Effect F7b **, Kilnsey 19/06/09 - 1st RP found a nice sequence.
Man With a Gun F7c+ **, Kilnsey 20/06/09 - Day 4 1st RP, felt comfortable.
Dominatrix F7c ***, Kilnsey 13/06/09 - Ist RP comfort zone effort, had been on before.
Trail Blazer E2 5c **, Cambusbaron, 09/06/09 - Nice bit of laybacking, too tired for an E3 after.
Dalriada E7 6b ****, The Cobbler, 01/06/09 - Gobsmacking! Headpointed over three days.
Elgin Crack E2 5b **, Limekilns, 25/05/09 - Trad training begins.
Tick Tock E6 6b (F7b+) **, (top rope) - Not keen to lead.
Dumb Dumb Boys F7c+ **, Dumbie, 1/05/09, 2nd RP, 2nd day, crux better when windy and when shown ‘the’ way. Mental block overcome.
Love Buzz E7 6b (F7a+) **, (top rope) - Not keen to lead.
2008
Nothing to show for those F8b+ efforts to the final move of Puta Rue! Maybe I should claim 30 F8bs for the efforts…
F7b+ **, 11/11/07, Margalef, 1st RP. Nearly OS.
Tsunami F7b+ **, 30/10/07, Margalef, 2nd day, 1st RP. Hard start then sprint.
Bistec de Bicepts F7b+ **, 27/10/07, Siurana, OS. Actually not that bad.
Silk Teddies F7c **, 22/09, Dunkeld, 1st RP year two, PE then a manageable pump. Better and drier line than the Purse I think.
50 for 5 F7b+ **, 11/07, Kilnsey, 3rd RP day two, steady pump before hard move (F7c surely!).
San Johns Pecos F7b+ **, 16/07, Ceuse, 1st RP, has polished up over the years.
Bibendum F7b+ **, 16/07, Ceuse, OS (top rope 5 years ago, shame about start) best route a Ceuse?
Bouronator F8a **, 16/07, Ceuse, 2nd RP day 3 (5 days 2003).
Berlin F7c ***, 14/07, Ceuse, 1st RP.
Que de Rat F7b+ **, 11/07, Ceuse, 1st RP, grabbed naughty long draw.
Fated Path F7c+ ***, 21/06, Tunnel Wall, 1st RP nearly off the whole way! So lucky.
Full Tilt F8b **, 14/06, Kilnsey, Finally! 11th RP 08 >10 days.
The Maximum F7c+ **, Malham Cove. 1st RP (Hard).
Sudoku F7c ** Margalef. OS.
Voladerum F7b+ ** Margalef. OS.
2007
La Gomorra 7b+*, Margalef. OS another first.
Magrana 6b+ ****, Margalef. OS Super bit of flowstone.
Corporacio Antietetica F7c **, Margalef. OS a first!
Eixuga-me-la i tornem-hi F7c+ **, Siurana. 1st RP.
Inverarnie Schwarzenegger F7a *, The Camel, flashed, tricky start and finish.
Shadowlands F7c **, The Anvil, 1st RP, nice power press moves.
Subculture F8a **, Kilnsey, 1st RP, 5th day, hold finally dry.
Pantomime F7b+ **, Kilnsey, 1st RP, 2nd day, totally boxed at top. Ace steepness.
Metal Guru F7c **, Kilnsey, 1st RP, pumped at 2nd bolt.
Stone of Destiny F6c+ ***, The Camel, 1st RP, superb.
Mac Talla F7b *** , Goat Crag, 1st RP, superb.
Bog Talla F7c **, Am Fasgadh, 2nd RP, 2nd day, better out of the sun.
Middle of the Road E3 5c ** , Seann Meallan. Gripping.
Black Soxs F7c *** (hard), Am Fasgadh, 1st RP, two long dogs in the heat.
Aeroplastica F7c+ ** (soft), Margalef, Spain - 2 days, 3rd RP, not very fit or rested.
2006
Anabolica F8a ***, Campigi Pugi, Siurana - 7 days, yes 7 days. No endurance.
Isadora donde estas F7b **, Campigi Pugi, Siurana.
Lots 6-7a+ OS, Suirana
Tick y Tock F8a+ ** - 2nd RP, L’olla, Siurana.
Ya os Vale F7c ** - 1st RP, L’olla, Siurana.
The Pillar E2 5c ****, Diabaig - OS, ace
Many trad routes from E1-E4 around Reiff and Sheigra
Uncertain Emotions F7b - Tunnel Wall - too long
Phantom Zone F7c * (extension), Chapelhead Scar - 2 days working, 1st RP, painfull
Stretchy Perineum F7b+ **, Chapelhead Scar - 4th RP and easier Hubble
2005
Dressed for Success Font 7b+ - 3 days.
1990 Traverse Font 7b - 1 day.
Pongo Font 8a - Very specific and harder for dwarfs, many days.
Spam Font 7c, Dumbarton - 1 day.
2004
2003
Chain Lightning F7b+, Glen Ogle - too long
2002
2001
Rise of the Robots F7b+, Promenade, Swanage - 1st RP
Raindogs F8a **, Malham Cove - 6 days
2000
1999
Grooved Arete F8a+ **, Kilnsey - 3 days
Brief Encounter F8b, Kilnsey - 4 days
Mark of the Beast F7c ****, Lulworth Cove - 3 tries
Cider Soak F8a **, Ansteys Cove- 2 days
1998
Off The beaten Track F8a ***, Glen Ogle - 3 days
Spiral Tribe F8a *, Glen Ogle - 2 days
1997
The Vibes F7c **, Myopics - lots of days
Hamish Teddies F7b+ *** - lots of days
1996
Awaken F7c/+ *, Dumbuck - lots of days