In cold temps this morning finally after six sessions I pulled over the top of the boulder.
'Snoopy V7/8' (as I guess it should now be known as) is the line under the highest bulgiest part of the boulder.
RH in crack left to a sloper and RH long slap to a fairly good sloper in the dip at top of the boulder. Left foot is slung up and a long reach into the rightmost part of the crack with LH......Right knee swings onto the vertical flake and RH jam and pull over!...then mop up the blood!
Initially the green slime on the top of the boulder made it feel very hard, now its clean it should be a little easier! my guess for a grade is V7/8. In comparison to other problems on Carn Brea it feels harder than Pond Wall V7 and Yep V7, but in the end its one move and then a thrutch!
7 comments:
Well done Andy, it was bound to get done soon! I reckon it will go with the right heel up as well as the left but both ways require flexibility and thruch-ability. I'll have to get up there soon to give it a try - my skin has just about recovered from last weekend!
Well done, just goes to show what can be accomplished when you keep at it. Good luck on your next climb.
Nice Andy...now 'GB to Snoopy' !!!
I managed to repeat this problem on Friday (2nd Feb.); it took a fair few attempts and I was quite pleased when I did it. I slung my right foot up rather than my left so it does go both ways. It is harder than ‘Pond Wall’ so probably stiff V7 or easy V8 but it definitely needs more repeats to get a true measure of the grade so come on lads get on it!
Repeated Snoopy yesterday evening (11/10/07) with the Guardian of Carn Brea (Bob) spotting & providing moral encoragement. I used the left heel up & udge technique - brutal. V7 I think but leaves a lasting impression!
Good preoblem.
Good one John, an old school udge!
I mean the problem not you John!
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