Smoked Salmon | E8 Trad climb at Bamford Edge

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Unlikely to have been repeated since the loss of pebbles around 2002/3.

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remus
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TdG
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Ascents

4 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Johnny Dawes Lead | worked 1995
First ascent. 1 session.
Nick Dixon Lead | worked Between 1st Jan 1995 and 1st Jan 2000
Second ascent. 6 sessions.
Tim Marsh Lead | worked 2002
Third ascent.

A rapid ascent, ‘around E5 6C’.

If Scut says E5 (E6 on vid link?) I would take that as confirmation of the original grade, he is a monster. Bit of extra trivia from when I asked Scut about this route - he said he took two of same boot to crag (i.e. 2 lefts / rights - anyone who knows Scut won't be surprised) so he had to borrow the other one off someone else. It was several sizes too big. He did it anyway.

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/threads/has-smoked-salmon-bamford-been-climbed-in-its-current-state.25241/
Justin Critchlow Top Rope | flash

Julian Lines:

He just flashed it on a top rope. My jaw just dropped, he made it look about E2! [1]

References

[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ck8gL8NKMb2FKvXE2OGNP