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The Porth Ysgo season continues with yet another fine addition from Dave Noden. Bubbles V8/7B is the attractive slopey lip traverse of the base of the high slabby face on the Foam Party block.
Start with right hand at an obvious diagonal sidepull (left hand wherever you like) and trace the lip leftwards with increasing difficulty until a sustained section leads past a crucial blind foot placement into a final urgent grasp for a juggy horn on the aręte. Finish more easily up the high aręte.
A sanguine Si Panton explains how it went down:
“I’d noticed this line on previous visits, but this time curiosity got the better of me, so after warming up I went for a proper look. After some sequence testing I had sussed out a useable method, but the rock was warm and slippy so I took a break. If anything it got warmer, but with all the pads in place I had to give it a go.”
“A few attempts saw me flailing on the mid section and greasing off the slopey holds. Realising it was a sitting duck for whoever turned up at the crag the next day, I called in the team rock star, Nodder, who true to form despatched it quickly, leaving us free to move onto pastures new…I see a pattern developing here. Anyway, it’s a cool problem and quite unique for Porth Ysgo, being so sustained.”
Before adding:
“It was another big swell day; a team of surfers turned up in the afternoon, although it seemed like the best waves were running over the most dangerous part of the bay.”
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