BRITISH ROCK CLIMBING PHOTO-QUIZ |
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For the full, ground-up, on-sight check the photos below and send me your answers straight away. For a little more beta browse around this site and for the fully worked red-point print it out, get your guidebooks and discuss it with your mates over a brew, ideally whilst you should be working. There are 3 sections. Name the route (10), name the sea cliff (7), and name the first ascencionists (5). Each correct answer scores 1 point or, if the question is in two parts, half for each. There are a few ‘warm up’ questions in each section but the odd cruxy shot as well – have a slap for it if you don’t know as there is no esoterica in there. They are mainly 3 star routes between HVS and E5 on quality crags spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Email me your answers (rob@highlandguides.com) and I’ll send you back your score. I’ll buy the first person with a complete set of correct answers a beer or two! Completing this project would show a pretty impressive knowledge of Brit Rock! Bonne Chance! |
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NAME THAT ROUTE |
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1. Andy Houseman cruising on the rather tiring finish to which Limestone classic? | ||
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2. Sophie Wynne-Jones 'focused' on the 'hallowed walls'. What's the pitch? | ||
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3. Blair Fyffe, pumped, but still about to go for it on which Cubby test-piece from the early 80's? | ||
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4. Mike Brownlow enjoying the sustained delights of which quartzite 'sea cliff' classic? | ||
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5. This pitch is the highlight of one of the best mountain routes of its grade in the country. | ||
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6. This could only be one route. Taken free? I wish! | ||
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7. Set just above a well known mountain village this pitch has more popular, and easier, neighbours. Neil Crampton climbing. | ||
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8. Andy Turner about to commit to the powerful and dynamic moves of which famous grit route? | ||
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9. Doug Ranford at the end of the mega traverse on which sea cliff classic? | ||
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10. This route might make you think a bit more than the others here but it's on a very famous crag! | ||
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NAME THAT SEA CLIFF |
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1. Doug Ranford enjoying one of the easier classics at this brilliant English sea cliff. | ||
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2. James Edwards cruising boldly up the lovely reddish walls of which Welsh sea cliff? | ||
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3. Jonny Clarke savouring the immaculate rock and wild positions of which superb Scottish sea cliff? | ||
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4. Rob Durran on the wickedly rough quartzite sandstone of which extensively craggy bit of coastline? | ||
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5. This route is a harder and better version of its more famous and more popular neighbour, but what's the crag? Andy Houseman climbing. | ||
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6. This crags rock quality is not as good as the others here but it makes up for it with 'space walking' situations! Owen Samuels climbing. | ||
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7. Take lots of gear for the big pitches of this brilliant crag near the sea. Nick Carter climbing. | ||
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WHO MADE THE FIRST ASCENT? |
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1. This leader is about to emulate the famous fall of this routes first ascent. Which team of talented youth and tenacious hard man restored some national pride to the crag with this brilliant route? | ||
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2. The route just right of the climbers is a more direct, slightly harder and certainly bolder offering from two climbers who did a few routes between them. Who were they? | ||
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3. Not the groove with the girl in it but the wall just to the right. If you know the name of the route you'll probably guess who did it! |
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4. Stunning line + Big holds + Lots of exposure = A classic (According to RockFax). But who did the first ascent in 1970? | ||
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5. A Poor photo of a good route. Which famous team found route naming inspiration from the destination of a local bus!
That's it. Phew! Send me your answers and the first complete set scoops the beers!
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