Lord of the Flies | E6/7a+ Trad climb on Dinas Cromlech

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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WlDugUn5cQ

[2] https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=115862996537253&set=a.115862679870618

References

[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/phil-davidson-a-rock-legend/

After a previous attempt earlier in the year.

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/dinas_cromlech-4/lord_of_the_flies-3197

References

[1] https://verticallifemag.com/articles/louise-shepherd/

[2] https://www.commonclimber.com/louise-shepherd.html

When I got there Lord was wet, there was a big wet streak running down it...and it was a case of waiting for it to dry out, hoping it would dry out in time to do the route...I left it as long as I could and when I set out I wasn't sure whether it was in sufficiently good condition.

References

[1] Mountain Issue 134 (1990), page 14 /library/11317/mountain-134

The first British woman to onsight E6.

References

[1] Queens of the Stone by Lucy Ellis, 2003. On The Edge 126, page 46

An ascent by headtorch.

Having seconded Tim Emmett up Right Wall Leo felt he needed to up the ante. Unfortunately his headtorch died half way through the crux sequence, forcing him to down climb to a rest where he could pull up a friend's torch before completing the route.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv8ItH33KrE