17 Mar 2009

Strong Luke Tears it Up

In an all too nonchalant style, Luke Fairweather has demolished just about every Inverness hard problem. He's ticked all the stuff at Brin, (except Put your new shoes on which he hasn't been able to find...), The Jamie Boulder, breezing up the "fun" testpiece, The Farr Side Facet (commenting that it's about 7B - I still think 7C, maybe hard 7B+ is more like it) And ticking everything on Knifewound wall, barring the Settler where it sounds like sore skin got the better of him. He also completed a desperate one move direct sit start to knifewound, at around 7B+/C. The question on everyones lips is "will we see an 8th grade problem before too long?".

In other news, Richie Betts has ripped the crucial flake off The Untrained Ear, a "proper bouldering" classic below 70ft wall at Duntelchaig. No prizes for guessing who will be seeking to re-climb the line, now thought to be around 7B+....??