2003 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	Routes	Notes
8 February	Malham Cove
	Begozi and the Ledge Lizards F6a+ Led	Everything feels cold and damp.
	Consenting Adults F7a TR	Did a couple of times. Cannot believe how polished it has become.
	Rose Coronary F7a TR	Only got halfway.
	Frankenstein F7a+ TR	Cannot even hang on the holds let alone move from them. Sigh.
22 February	Malham Cove
	Skip to my Loo F6c Led	A bit much for a warm up!
	Sychophants F7a TR
	Frankenstein F7a+ TR	Much better than on previous attempts, can top-rope in one push now.
	Begozi and the Ledge Lizards F6a+ Led	At last something I can do!
16 March	Horseshoe Quarry
	Left Spanner at Home F6a Led
	Write Back Home F6a Led
	Tirf Err Off F6a+ Led
	School's Out F6b Led	About the only decent route we did.
	Rotund Rooley F6c TR
16 March	Burbage North
	Long Tall Sally E1 Second	A mere fifteen years since I last did it!
21 March	Reecastle Crag, Borrowdale	See trip report
	Finger Flake Finish E2 Led	Went a bit bold on this one!
	Thumbscrew E3 second	Should have led this as it wasn't too hard.
	Rack Direct E2 Led	Felt a bit uphill as I haven't got a lot of stamina at the moment.
	Bold Warrior E1 Second	Not the quality of the other routes.
22 March	Giggleswick South, Upper Crag
	Prime Cut E1 Led	Felt tired from previous day. photo
	The Arches E1 Second	Bit of a one move wonder. Failed to lead after Steve had failed to lead it.
	Glory Seekers E1 Second	Another one move wonder.
28 March	Chee Dale
	Sprint Start E1 Led	Polished layback crack. Took first leader fall of year!
	Fame but no Fortune E1 Led	Just one tricky move past two brilliant threads for protection.
	Lethal Dose E3 Second	A looong reach past a blank scoop.
	Arachnothera F6b Second	Failed to lead as I was knackered :-(.
29 March	Crummackdale
	Feel the Pinch E1 Led	Boulder problem start, more like 5c, roof-problem finish
	Arc of a Diver E1 Second	Bold traversing on layaways.
	Felicidades E1 Led	A route on the central slab that I hadn't done before
31 March	Trowbarrow
	Izzy the Push E2 TR	Now a polished horror! photo
	Heavy Metal Kid E3 TR	Not quite as polished. photo
	Essence of Giraffe E3 TR	Even more polished than Izzy the Push!
5 April	Bell Stand, Eskdale	Never too happy on granite
	Anniversary Waltz E2 2nd	The easiest E2 in the Lakes!
	The Puzzle Book E2 2nd
	Sideslip E2 2nd
6 April	Gouther Crag, Swindale	Another crag that I haven't been to for 15 years
	Bloodhound E2 Led	I'd forgotten how bold this is.
	Keep out of the Kennel E1 2nd	Blinkers necessary!
	Castration Crack E3 2nd	Brilliant gear with one hard move.
12 April	Pavey Ark	One of the great Lakeland crags
	Capella E1 Led	Pleasant steep slab climbing at the lower end of the scale.
	Arcturus E1 Led	The wonders of grade creep! :-)
	Aardvark E1 2nd	One hard move low down then a wonderful bubbly arete.
18 April	Giggleswick South lower	Just a short day out on moderate bolted limestone.
	Pitch 'n' Putt F6a+ Led
	Fiddlefingers F6b+ Led	Good sustained climbing.
	Gave Battle In Vain F6b+ Led	Easy low down then a difficult crux, unbalanced.
5 May	Malham	Back on the bolts!
	Begosi and the Ledge Lizards F6a+ Led	Usual Warm up
	Brooklyn Girls F7a+ TR	Fingery for a couple of moves.
	The F6c Led	Difficult crux move at the start then easy, unbalanced.
	Hyperspace F6b+ TR	Difficult crux sequence right at the start then easier, unbalanced.
	Sardinia
17 May	Cala Fuili
	Groovy F6a Led	Hard start then groove/crack
	Un-named F6a+ Led	Hard start then groove past bulges
	Ferry 2 F6a+ TR	Totally unbalanced: very hard start then much, much easier climbing. Failed to lead in the heat.
	Kho Phi Phi F6a+ Led	Good sustained slab climbing
18 May	Cala Luna
	La Strada per Luia F6b Led	Excellent slab
	L'Altro Sport F6b 2nd	Steep slab on sharp holds
21 May	La Poltrona
	L'Eremita F6a Led	Easy for the grade
	Banzai F6a+ Led	Sustained steep slab
21 May	La Poltrona
	Enzo F6b Alt	Technical start for P3 then sustained
22 May	Sector Ninna Nanna
	Festeggiando i Tre Mesi F6a+ Alt	Technical start for P1 then Pleasant wall
	Papassina F6b Alt	Sustained section in middle of pitch 2
	Ninna Nanna per Martina F6a Alt	Technical start and an awkward bit on P2
24 May	Budinetto
	E le Capre Stanno a Guardare F6a led	Tricky start then easy. New rock boots
	Sector Ninna Nanna
	Albero Azzurro F6a 2nd	Pleasant wall
	Pepe F6b 2nd	Sustained section in middle of pitch
	Dodo F6a+ Led	About the same grade as Pepe
25 May	Cala Fuili
	Pippon D'Oro F6b+ led	Tricky start over bulge then lovely grey wall.
26 May	Surtana
	Patty F6c+ Alt	Two hard pitches (6c+) and a slightly less hard (6b+) pitch that was more sustained and felt harder. Fingers very painful.
28 May	Cala Goloritze
	Sole Incantatore F6c 2nd	Excellent 5 pitch route up the Aguglia Goloritze. Failed to lead pitch 3 (6b+) so let Steve lead it all.
30 May	Cala Fuili
	Silja F6a led	Very humid so ended up having to use some rest points.
15 June	Reecastle Crag, Borrowdale
	Rack Direct E2 2nd	Had been helping on a Bob Graham attempt the day before so Steve led everything. Amazed that my legs could do anything!
	Finger Flake Finish E2 2nd
	Thumbscrew E3 2nd
22 June	Giggleswick North
	F6a Led
	Boisterous Bloater F6b 2nd
29 June	Rylstone
	The Hot Line E1 2nd	The easiest E1 in Yorkshire!
16 August	Scafell Crag	Long gap from last route as I have had elbow problems which are still not sorted out.
	Central Buttress E1 Alt	Never done this before! Great to be back on Scafell after so many years.