Fallingwater | 8c Sport route at Cheddar Gorge

United Kingdom / England / Somerset / Cheddar

Quick Info

Grade 8c
Type Sport route
Crag Cheddar Gorge
Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Limestone
History
First ascent Ellis Butler-Barker (16th May 2015)
Bolted by Ally Smith, Freddy Mead (2006)
Recorded repeats 5

Quick Info

Grade 8c
Type Sport route
Crag Cheddar Gorge
Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Limestone
History
First ascent Ellis Butler-Barker (16th May 2015)
Bolted by Ally Smith, Freddy Mead (2006)
Recorded repeats 5
Bolted by Ally Smith and Freddy Mead in 2006. Also known as Infra-Rage.

Bolted in 2006 by Ally Smith and Freddy Mead they then tried the route in 2007 before abandoning it. Freddy then came back 16 years later and finished off the line!

Approximately an 8A boulder in to a 7c/7c+/8a route (depending on who you ask).

Contributors
19 contributions since 5th May 2021.

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Ascents

6 successful ascents recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Ellis Butler-Barker Lead | worked 16th May 2015
First ascent.
Second ascent?

16 years after after first bolting the line, including a stint of giving up climbing entirely.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjLxh1Qjw2Y/

Jamie Rankin Lead | worked 27th May 2023 8b+ (soft)