Snap Decision | E7 Trad climb at Ilkley


The route originally had a thin peg runner at the top of the groove, providing some protection for the crux reach around the overhang. By the early 2000s it was in a poor state and by 2008 it was gone, leaving ascentionists to run it out to top a long way above the single remaining peg (replaced around 2008).

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remus
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Ascents

5 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
John Dunne Lead | worked Jun 1986
First ascent.
Seb Grieve Lead | onsight 10th May 1995

The first grit E7 onsight?

Ian Vickers Lead | onsight 1998
Leo Houlding Lead | onsight 2000

References

[1] On The Edge Issue 97, page 11

Pete Whittaker Lead | flash 2010
First ascent.

Probably the first ground-up post-peg

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2010/11/jordan_and_pete_tearing_up_the_grit-58926