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Horribly talented boulderer (have you tried V13?) and devoted family man - how does he do it? Born in St Asaph, North Wales in 1973 and currently living in Llanberis.
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April 27th 2008 - Footless antics...

paraselles-small-image April 27th 2008:

At last!  I managed a new 'problem' of sorts today.  I've had this personal 'acid test' in Parasellas Cave (a.k.a. The Cave of Justice) for a fair while (a couple of years) now. 


 

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Quick ascent of 'Snatch' V11

snatch-small-image April 2008:

Decided to go for a drive a week or so ago, and ended up at the Plantation, Stanage, for a couple of hours.  I had some unfinished business here, as I nearly flashed a V11 here last year, called 'Snatch', although split my tip wide open, and had to leave it!

 


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LAMFF 2008 news...

lamff-small-image March 2008 brought the 3rd Mountain Festival to Llanberis.  I was honoured to open the festival with my talk 'Between a Sausage and a Hard Place'...


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New problem at Craig Y Longridge

I had an awesome week last week, heading over to the classic old school venue, Craig Yr Longridge, for a Stone Circles article shoot. 

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Lo Lo V12 ascent...
lo-lo-v12-small-imageWell, Happy New Year! After all that cheese and port, I thought it would take some time to get back on track, although thanks to a bout of really bad flu, I think I shook the extra weight off! 

 

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A brief update 23-11
Chris at workI guess I should start with a brief up-date, as my 'Sponsored Climber' page is pretty out of date now.  Over the last year or so, I have climbed my first V14 first ascent.  East Coker V14, is a problem I did around a year ago, in Parasellas Cave aka The Cave of Justice, North Wales. 

I was obviously over the moon with this, and used the momentum to carry me up a handful of V13 ascents;  mostly 1st ascents including Compact Culture V13, Daisy from Concrete V13, and a repeat of Dani Andrada's Cosmos 8b, in Albarracin, Valencia.  This year, I have also climbed a strew of new and repeated many problems of V12/font 8a+, the latest being New Noise at Tan Y Grisiau, North Wales.
 
New Noise is V12, and a real back to basics, no messing power problem - very short and intense.  In the words of the Original G, Mr Jon Gaskins 'A real boulder problem'!  Cool.  Anyhow, enjoy the pics, and I will post a report of my Swiss trip over the next couple of days - watch this space...'

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