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Si Panton emerging from the darkness on Black Heart Connection (V7) (photo: Graham Desroy)


Si Panton demonstrating one of the many methods possible on Forcing the Rhubarb (V5) (photo: Graham Desroy)


Graham Desroy on Streak-arete (V5) (photo: Si Panton)

Si Panton went back to try the obvious left-to-right traverse link into Black Heart (the new line right of Forcing the Rhubarb in the Upper Satellites, Wavelength). On his 2nd attempt he snapped a crucial hold in the roof, leaving a smooth sloping edge. After some work a new sequence for BH emerged and was duly despatched. BH is probably around V6 now.

A further visit (last night) yielded a successful link of the Black Heart Connection at around V7. Graham Desroy also climbed a brace of variations: firstly the obvious reverse of the low traverse (from the start of BH) to exit up the niche at the left side of the cave (V4), secondly straight up through the aforementioned niche (V2/3?), and finally a left-to-right lip traverse of the cave at V2 (?).

Further back down the hill, above the vague path that leads towards The Meadow from the Cromlech, a few yards up behind a prominent quartzy block a neat little arête hides in a slight depression. Graham Desroy climbed Streak-arete from a sitter at V5: superb slappy moves on perfect slopey rock. Panton extended the difficulties with a powerful lower start matching the thumb pinch hold on the arête, but admitted that it would be difficult for big lads to avoid touching the slab to the right.

Relevant links:
      Black Heart