Purgatory | E8 Trad climb at Back Bowden Doors

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First ascent.

The day I did it was cold and I managed to top rope it first try so had no excuse other then to go for the lead. The landing isn't too bad and if you fall from low you'll be fine. The wall is so steep, and it has a nasty slab underneath, so the higher you climb the more the fall will hurt, but I luckily never had to test the landing! [1]

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2014/01/adam_watson_climbs_into_purgatory_e8_7b_back_bowden-68671

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvRYIUMQlII

Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C6BaqMeNU-C/

I think Purgatory is somehow the most intense experience climbing has offered me. In a way, it is as if my climbing path saw in this climb the union of everything that the climbing itself has demanded me for and has returned step by step. [1, via google translate]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DPyDHT7CEom/