Change Log for Positron

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Total Changes

35

First Change

8th Nov 2024

Last Change

6th May 2025

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1 6th May 2025 15:41:09 remus ascent Ron Fawcett ascent_type_id
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2 6th May 2025 15:41:09 remus ascent Ron Fawcett notes
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> I'd done Positron before and knew I could climb it, but suddenly I was assailed by doubt. I felt my momentum crumble. I knew at once I had to be anywhere but hanging off that flake in the middle of an overhanging wall a hundred feet above the sea. There was just one clear thought looping round my head: 'How the fuck do I get off this?' Could I possibly survive a fall from here? I looked at the sea, sucking in and drawing back from the base of the cliff. If I landed in the sea would I have a chance? Two or three times I bunched up on my footholds, preparing to jump into the great void below me, but each time couldn't commit. Eventually, I scuttled back down, fingers weakening and a rising tide of panic in my chest, to a large spike just above the belay and wrapped both arms around it. And there I stayed, clinging to the spike like a drowning man hugs the spar of a wrecked ship. Slowly the adrenalin subsided and my arms relaxed. I reached the belay and traversed into Rat Race, an easier route, and climbed this instead to its junction with Cordon Bleu, which at VS was easy enough for me to down-climb to the bottom of the main cliff. Positron was soloed, four years later, by [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston). [1] ### References [1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/revisited_ron_fawcett_talks_about_soloing-16330](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/revisited_ron_fawcett_talks_about_soloing-16330)
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+> I'd done Positron before and knew I could climb it, but suddenly I was assailed by doubt. I felt my momentum crumble. I knew at once I had to be anywhere but hanging off that flake in the middle of an overhanging wall a hundred feet above the sea. There was just one clear thought looping round my head: 'How the fuck do I get off this?' Could I possibly survive a fall from here? I looked at the sea, sucking in and drawing back from the base of the cliff. If I landed in the sea would I have a chance? Two or three times I bunched up on my footholds, preparing to jump into the great void below me, but each time couldn't commit. Eventually, I scuttled back down, fingers weakening and a rising tide of panic in my chest, to a large spike just above the belay and wrapped both arms around it. And there I stayed, clinging to the spike like a drowning man hugs the spar of a wrecked ship. Slowly the adrenalin subsided and my arms relaxed. I reached the belay and traversed into Rat Race, an easier route, and climbed this instead to its junction with Cordon Bleu, which at VS was easy enough for me to down-climb to the bottom of the main cliff. Positron was soloed, four years later, by [Stevie Haston](/climber/135/stevie-haston). [1]
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+[1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/revisited_ron_fawcett_talks_about_soloing-16330](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/revisited_ron_fawcett_talks_about_soloing-16330)
3 6th May 2025 15:41:09 remus ascent Ron Fawcett ascent_style_id
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4 6th May 2025 15:41:09 remus ascent Ron Fawcett climb_id
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5 6th May 2025 15:41:09 remus ascent Ron Fawcett climber_id
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6 6th May 2025 15:41:09 remus ascent Ron Fawcett notes_pretty
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<blockquote> <p>I'd done Positron before and knew I could climb it, but suddenly I was assailed by doubt. I felt my momentum crumble. I knew at once I had to be anywhere but hanging off that flake in the middle of an overhanging wall a hundred feet above the sea. There was just one clear thought looping round my head: 'How the fuck do I get off this?' Could I possibly survive a fall from here? I looked at the sea, sucking in and drawing back from the base of the cliff. If I landed in the sea would I have a chance? Two or three times I bunched up on my footholds, preparing to jump into the great void below me, but each time couldn't commit. Eventually, I scuttled back down, fingers weakening and a rising tide of panic in my chest, to a large spike just above the belay and wrapped both arms around it. And there I stayed, clinging to the spike like a drowning man hugs the spar of a wrecked ship. Slowly the adrenalin subsided and my arms relaxed. I reached the belay and traversed into Rat Race, an easier route, and climbed this instead to its junction with Cordon Bleu, which at VS was easy enough for me to down-climb to the bottom of the main cliff. Positron was soloed, four years later, by <a href="/climber/135/stevie-haston">Stevie Haston</a>. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/revisited_ron_fawcett_talks_about_soloing-16330">https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/revisited_ron_fawcett_talks_about_soloing-16330</a></p>
7 8th March 2025 19:09:40 remus ascent Alan Rouse notes_pretty
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="/library/7784/mountain-15">Mountain 15</a> (1971), page 10</p>
8 8th March 2025 19:09:40 remus ascent Alan Rouse notes
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### References [1] [Mountain 15](/library/7784/mountain-15) (1971), page 10
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9 8th March 2025 19:08:59 remus ascent Alex Sharpe notes
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First free ascent.
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10 8th March 2025 19:08:59 remus ascent Alex Sharpe notes_pretty
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<p>First free ascent.</p>
11 8th November 2024 19:37:05 remus ascent Geraldine Taylor ascent_style_id
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12 8th November 2024 19:37:05 remus ascent Geraldine Taylor climber_id
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13 8th November 2024 19:37:05 remus ascent Geraldine Taylor climb_id
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14 8th November 2024 19:37:05 remus ascent Geraldine Taylor ascent_type_id
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15 8th November 2024 19:37:05 remus ascent Geraldine Taylor notes
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### References [1] *On The Edge* Issue 84, page 69
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16 8th November 2024 19:37:05 remus ascent Geraldine Taylor notes_pretty
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <em>On The Edge</em> Issue 84, page 69</p>
17 8th November 2024 19:36:46 remus ascent Alan Rouse ascent_style_id
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18 8th November 2024 19:36:39 remus ascent Alex Sharpe ascent_style_id
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19 8th November 2024 19:36:10 remus ascent Alan Rouse ascent_dt_end
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20 8th November 2024 19:35:56 remus ascent Alan Rouse ascent_style_id
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