Airdrawn Dagger | E8 Trad climb at Hollow Caves Bay

First ascent. Belayed by Tim Emmett.

Whilst foraging around the cliffs of Pembroke in the summer of 2004 with Charlie Woodburn, I spotted an unclimbed line on the back wall of Box Zawn through the middle of the roof and up the capping headwall. It was clearly going to be at the upper limit of difficulty for me, so I abseiled down to check the gear options, place a couple of pegs and practice the moves. However, greasy conditions thwarted my initial advances and frustration started to set in. When the good day came I was so eager that I leapt on it without warming-up and took a 50 foot fall from the finishing jug! I only just managed to get it second try, just as the tide came in to submerge Tim Emmett's belay platform. [1]

References

[1] https://www.neilgresham.com/climbing/first-ascents/traditional-climbing/uk

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KABdGxanQLc?t=105