Weeping Arete | 8B+ Boulder problem at Brimham Rocks

First ascent.

Ultimately though its a line I'm hugely proud of seeing through, and I really enjoyed the time I had at Brimham figuring it out. I mean the hardest big line on grit is kid friendly and has a cafe and toilets, what's not to like!

These three lines [Bombadil, The Magna Strata, Weeping Arete] help represent my older vision for the niche of climbing I've fallen into without any chat about the number. Hopefully climbers can just look at the features and forms on the rock. Like hundreds of thousands do at Brimham each year on other rocks, and just get why it's something worth appreciating that - not only does the feature exist - but it's also a great physical challenge to climb up it. [2]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C84sQzVNY-J/

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/07/dan_varian_makes_first_ascent_of_weeping_arete_8b+-73726