2008 Climbing Diary
This table is little more than an electronic version of a notebook that I keep each year about the climbs that I do. Note that I have only ever recorded those routes in the extreme grades. It may be elitist but in its own peculiar way it forces me to attempt routes that are close to my limit in order to keep the average grade up.
There are links to any trip reports or photos in the notes column.
Note that bolted routes are included in this list and are given French Gradings indicated by F before the grade.
| Date | Route | Grade | Led | Notes |
| 6 Jan | Stoney Middleton | |||
| St Peter | E1 | y | The year gets off to a flying start - took a fall from just above the crux. | |
| Om | E1 | Not as damp as last time we did it. | ||
| 16 Feb | Malham | |||
| Friday the 13th | E3 | Struggled as I’ve not climbed for ages and it was the last route of the day. | ||
| 16 Mar | Giggleswick South | |||
| A Good Walk Ruined | F6b+ | y | Felt very easy. | |
| Four Iron | F6c | Didn’t feel that hard - in fact easier than the next. | ||
| Par Three | F6b+ | A couple of really hard moves. | ||
| In The Rough | F6b | y | A bit of a one move wonder. | |
| Slap and Giggle | E1 | Quite poor. Didn’t lead any of the rest as I was getting weary after the long run yesterday. | ||
| Prime Cut | E2 | Really pleasant and surprisingly unpolished. | ||
| The Arches | E1 | Back to one move wonders! | ||
| 22 Mar | Malham | |||
| Bella Lugosi ... | F6a+ | y | Yep, the usual warm up. | |
| Hyperspace | F6b+ | y | Perhaps I hadn’t warmed up - got really pumped on the top wall. | |
| Frankenstein. | F7a+ | Not as bad on this as I usually am. | ||
| Sychophants | F7a | Again didn’t feel as bad as last year. | ||
| 30 Mar | Malham | |||
| Bella Lugosi ... | F6a+ | y | This is getting boring... | |
| Rose Coronary | F7a | Did as well on this as I’ve ever done. Then my knee gave way so didn’t get much else done. | ||
| 6 Apr | Giggleswick South | |||
| The Ice Hose | F6a | y | Felt very easy. | |
| The White Spider | F6a+ | y | Again, easy with just one move that you need to think about. | |
| The Second Icefield | F6a+ | y | Tricky start then pleasant. | |
| The Constant Gardener | F6a | y | Not done this one before. Began to snow as I was starting it. Everything was wet by the time I got to the top! | |
| 13 Apr | Giggleswick South | |||
| Two for One | F6a | y | Felt very easy. | |
| Adjusted Hours | F6a+ | y | Again, easy with just a couple of tricky moves. | |
| Yorkshire Brambler | F6b | y | Quite awkward to half height. | |
| Nutbush | F6a+ | y | A bit over bolted! | |
| Suburban Sprawl | F6b | y | Did the long move statically this time. | |
| Uptown Girl | F6b+ | y | Very cruxy - the top rib was wet. | |
| Tusk | F6b | Failed to lead. | ||
| Thin Blue Line | F6a | y | Felt as hard as any of the F6bs we had done earlier. | |
| 19 Apr | Giggleswick South | |||
| Road Block | F6c | y | There’s an F6a way and an F6c way - we chose the latter. | |
| Freeway | F6b | y | Quite nice but spoilt by the midway ledges. | |
| Slip Road | F6b+ | y | A nice technical lower wall and a lunge at the top. | |
| Fallen Heroes | F6a+ | y | Felt hard and was a bit creaky on the lower wall. | |
| Amical Rivalite | F6a+ | Had got really cold belaying Mike so failed to lead! | ||
| 25 Apr | Los Frontales, El Chorro |
 Puitferia
 Superpotencia
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| Puitferio | F6a | y | Supposedly only F5+ but at least as hard as the following and a very long pitch compared to what I’ve been doing so far this year. | |
| La Chica Pelirroja | F6a | y | Another long route. | |
| Er Vuelo de los Puelos | F6b+ | y | Supposedly F6a+ but at least a grade harder. | |
| Superpotencia | F6b+ | Another sandbag at F6a. Fell off just seconding. | ||
| 26 Apr | Desplomilandia, El Chorro |
 Duplo
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| Menasastruel | F6a+ | y | A bit too early - we were still in the sun. | |
| Rantamplan | F6a | y | This and the next route were more British in nature. | |
| Duplo | F6a+ | y | At least they were graded correctly. | |
| Efecto Secundario | F6a | y | Some really nice climbing up a red wall and roofs on jugs. | |
| Vaya Pieza | F6b | y | Sustained and really good climbing. | |
| Las Cosas de Mike | F6a+ | y | Graunchy start then some totally blank slabs. | |
| Deberocuerpos | F6a+ | y | Another long route with some good wall climbing. | |
| 27 Apr | Los Frontales, El Chorro |
Verdes Venones
 Poema de Roca cave
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| Verdes Venones | F6b+ | A 37m pitch which made lowering off interesting. Good climbing on tufa like rock. | ||
| Unamed crackline | F6b | y | I think this is the warm up line for the Poema de Roca cave routes. | |
| Frente Popular de Judea | F6b+ | y | A long pitch on Verdonesque type limestone. Some excellent climbing with some long, long moves at the top. | |
| 30 Mar | Malham | |||
| Bella Lugosi ... | F6a+ | y | Yawn. | |
| Puddlejumper | F7a | A bit more working of this (after a year’s break). | ||
Summary: Naturally Protected Routes
| Grade | Led | Total | Lead points | Total points | Percentage Led |
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| E5 | |||||
| Totals |
Summary: Bolt Protected Routes
| Grade | Led | Total | Lead points | Total points | Percentage Led |
| 6a | |||||
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| 6c | |||||
| 6c+ | |||||
| 7a | |||||
| 7a+ | |||||
| Totals |
