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shortman

22-Feb-2016
10:37:42 AM

The first pic is the 21 and the second is the 24 bigchris -

http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=Display&ForumID=3&MessageID=14718

dalai

22-Feb-2016
11:30:29 AM

On 22/02/2016 shortman wrote:
>On 21/02/2016 dalai wrote:
>>Is this the Black Hill offwidth shortman?
>
>Yep.

Thanks. That is the line I was thinking of... Have you gone completely mad!!?? ;-)


bigchris

22-Feb-2016
12:00:03 PM

On 22/02/2016 shortman wrote:
>The first pic is the 21 and the second is the 24 bigchris -
>
>http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=Display&ForumID=3&MessageID=14718

Cool, ill give them both a go on the weekend.

Jayford4321

22-Feb-2016
2:10:31 PM

24?
Ur gonna die, unless U get nambyok to set a toprope on it 4ya, dial it in 1st, then measur Urself against sonny an johnny and odiusH on the interwebs.


shortman

22-Feb-2016
2:38:49 PM

On 22/02/2016 bigchris wrote:
>On 22/02/2016 shortman wrote:
>>The first pic is the 21 and the second is the 24 bigchris -
>>
>>http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=Display&ForumID=3&MessageID=14718
>
>
>Cool, ill give them both a go on the weekend.

Watch the tree, (which may have been burnt to a crisp??), on the 21, it has almost taken me out when I've peeled out of the crack. Definitely a climb to wear a helmet on.....


shortman

22-Feb-2016
2:41:07 PM

On 22/02/2016 dalai wrote:
>On 22/02/2016 shortman wrote:
>>On 21/02/2016 dalai wrote:
>>>Is this the Black Hill offwidth shortman?
>>
>>Yep.
>
>Thanks. That is the line I was thinking of... Have you gone completely
>mad!!?? ;-)

I'm actually hoping this climb brings me back from the edge to tell ya the truth dalai...... :)

dalai

22-Feb-2016
3:09:20 PM

Expecting to see many photos of bloody arms, legs and torso after you squirm up that monster! :-)

I remember looking at that line 20+ years ago thinking how much a battle that would be to climb. Looking forward to reading your report!


shortman

22-Feb-2016
4:01:31 PM


Duang Daunk

22-Feb-2016
5:40:21 PM

On 22/02/2016 dalai wrote:
>Expecting to see many photos of bloody arms, legs and torso after you squirm
>up that monster! :-)
>
>I remember looking at that line 20+ years ago thinking how much a battle
>that would be to climb. Looking forward to reading your report!

You peeps are waaay too blatant in selling the virtues of this climb and won't get many sane punters as a result, hence bro shortie wanting to give it a go.

Much more subtle to do an M9 and clean aid it, which is much easier and painless to boot. That way the challenge has been cast for the big men to an ocd style-fetishist first free ascent.
Dalai, you should come up and show us how it's done properly but if you stuff up and lose fur and blood we want your pics and trip report so the self measurers can gloat in your misfortune while secretly envying your contribution to the guidebook glory pages.


bigchris

22-Feb-2016
8:30:34 PM

On 22/02/2016 shortman wrote:
>On 22/02/2016 bigchris wrote:
>>On 22/02/2016 shortman wrote:
>>>The first pic is the 21 and the second is the 24 bigchris -
>>>
>>>http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=Display&ForumID=3&MessageID=14718
>>
>>
>>Cool, ill give them both a go on the weekend.
>
>Watch the tree, (which may have been burnt to a crisp??), on the 21, it
>has almost taken me out when I've peeled out of the crack. Definitely a
>climb to wear a helmet on.....

Yep no worries - How tall are they all?


Miguel75

22-Feb-2016
9:44:51 PM

On 22/02/2016 bigchris wrote:
>Yep no worries - How tall are they all?

Tall enough for you! :) Have fun and post a TR for those of us who can no longer climb...


shortman

23-Feb-2016
10:47:00 PM

On 22/02/2016 bigchris wrote:

>Yep no worries - How tall are they all?

The 21 is about 11-13m??, but the belay is back another 10 or so metres. You'll be workin hard for about 8-9m.

The 24 thingy is much shorter, maybe 8-10m, and you'll be knackered just gettin off the ground. You can see the angle of it in the first pic I linked. It's the rock in the foreground on the right.


shortman

27-Feb-2016
11:23:41 PM

So bigchris...how did it go?? Can u type??


bigchris

28-Feb-2016
9:28:01 PM

Yeah it was ultra good fun. I could do the first half of it, but then I was totally gassed and couldn't really figure how to move my hands up from a stack with out falling out in the straight section. I spent a lot of the bottom part upside down. I ended up top roping the top section and its good when you can get you left hand out of the stack onto the crimper out to the left.

I had a look around there and there is also another off width that doesn't look to have ever been climbed. The other two that are there were very fun also with heaps of gear.


shortman

29-Feb-2016
8:29:49 AM

On 28/02/2016 bigchris wrote:
>Yeah it was ultra good fun. I could do the first half of it, but then I
>was totally gassed and couldn't really figure how to move my hands up from
>a stack with out falling out in the straight section. I spent a lot of
>the bottom part upside down. I ended up top roping the top section and
>its good when you can get you left hand out of the stack onto the crimper
>out to the left.

Sacrilege....but good stuff bigchris.

> I had a look around there and there is also another off width that doesn't
>look to have ever been climbed.

I think I know where you are at....is it shorter again??

>The other two that are there were very
>fun also with heaps of gear.

And?? Did u get up 'em?

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