Photos by marks

here i am preparing to make the crux dyno on thing on a spring.its a very hard and technical dyno above a long but safe fall

making the crux dyno,this is a heart in mouth move.i did not land it first go,but the gear held.i got straight back on and did it.e6 7a (5.13bR)

a 3 star route.awesome climbing up the backbone like feature.although safe at the crux it gets runout towards the top.graded e6 6c or 5.13a-R in yds

this is the third time ive soloed this route.its given a route grade e6 6c,5.13a. but could be classed as a highball v8 depending on how brave you are.

from above you can see how blank the slab actually is.each move slightly harder than the last.at least the top is good.e6 6c (5.13a)

this is a very sustained slab with .13a moves all the way to the top.but it is safeish.its graded e6 6c or 5.13a/b.

this is also jules second time up counterstroke of equity.he flashed it.its 5.13a/b or e6 6c in our grade

this is the heart in mouth move,the time before i took a 20 footer of it.its graded e6 6c or 5.13a/b.

a fantastic overhanging route with goodish but spaced out holds.i have just done the crux dyno but the mental crux awaits at the top,a v5 mantle 11 meters up.e7-6b (5.12c/d)

this is a very thin wall climb e6 7a (5.13c).you can just about see the next hold he is going for.the crux is safeish but the 6a moves above get runout.

julian lines soloing at stanage.this route is on counts butress.jules had just returned from cornwall soloing 300 foot routes,so these were no problem for him.poppy is keeping an eye on things.

this is a fantastic bold arete over a dreadful landing.hard up to the good friend then its easier.graded e6 6b,5.12c/d

the final part of slackers.5.12c/d.(e6 6b)the crux of the route is the low section which is a direct start to diet of worms.

this is a fantastic slab with a sequence of very hard moves above a leg snapping landing.given e7 6c(5.13a)in our grades.

this is the mddle slab problem ,v8.they are all getting harder with time as pebbles keep departing from the rock.

this is about as hard as slab come.first done by simon nadin over 10 years ago.the first few smears are near vertical.v9/10

legend johnny dawes,tries the project "1 inch punch" its a powerful pull off a tiny crimp and undercut to a matchstick edge.it will be at least v13

dave aucott powering his way up sturgeon in the cupboard,f7c.1 of the many excellent sport routes on the embankment.

foords folly,is only graded e1 6a but it packs a punch for a short climb.originaly climbed with a point of aid.dave aucott makes light work of it.

this is a new climb we did earlier this summer graded e2 6a.named after what i was like after falling off before the first ascent

this is a great pocketed slab.a nice rock over than a reach ror the rounded top.

gibb tor is a mile from ramshaw,this route gets e6 6c (5.13a)there is a very tricky move on the lip of the roof.you have a long reach to a poor pocket,lock off and reach thru to the top and the worst top out ever.

this one of the most famous routes in the uk,first done by j.brown and d.whillans in the 50's.

originaly a solo before size 6 friends were available,it is still a very serious lead (e7 6c) 5.12c moves above a 30 foot ground fall.

this route is graded e6 6b(5.12c)although you will not hit the floor it is a 20 foot fall.its 1 of the best climbs at the roaches.