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How do you grade this? |
20-May-2012 At 9:18:41 AM |
benjenga
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On 20/05/2012 davidn wrote:
>Okay, after my last little flame baiting session I decided I'd ignore you
>nerds for a while, but now I actually need some advice.
>
>I have a few routes at a new area I've been visiting that I think are
>actually going to be worthwhile, amongst many boulder problems. I have
>no experience with putting up routes in terms of grades, and I don't really
>get on a rope very often despite many suggestions to do otherwise.
>
>I'm looking at an 8 metre 'route'. It's close to highball territory but
>frankly neither my ankles nor my wife will thank me for doing it that way.
> The route goes as a V7 boulder problem off the deck through a steeply
>overhung dyno from bad holds to a sloper rail. From there, the rock turns
>slabby and more like V0-V2 granite crimps, pinches and pockets (yes, pockets
>on granite, one of the odd and interesting features of the area).
>
>A variant could be done through a V3-V4 traverse into the sloper rail
>then up through the same territory.
>
>I'm a softc--k, but in reality it's no Lindfield Rocks, I'm not Bryden
>Allen and I'll ignore any of the usual suspects calling me out; I just
>want some grade suggestions (mikl? neil?).
>
>Cheers
>David
Well if you think its V7 boulder then judging by how short it is perhaps 27/28. Sounds like it will need some repeats to suss the ewbank grade. |
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