Maidens Bluff | Climbing History

Year	Climb	Grade	Climber	Style	Date
2021	Immortal	E11	Franco Cookson	Lead \| worked	17th Apr 2021
	First ascent.
	Featured in the Brit Rock film tour 2021 http://www.britrockfilmtour.com/. The new line at Maiden's Bluff and the North York Moors' new hardest route. It's a fabulously aggressive micro route, with the difficulties being fairly short lived, all hinging on a handful of desperate micro crimps, super sketchy feet, exact body position, as well as timing for the lateral lunge. The penalty for failure is a fall onto some rubbish skyhooks on soft sandstone, with a large drop below. Right up to the point of commitment, I had no idea whether I'd summon up the required cocktail of courage and madness to actually go into the one-way tunnel. It was one of those life-defining moments. [1] References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CX0zC6YNuAv/ [2] https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=420964812936944&set=a.229693922064035 [3] https://francocookson.wordpress.com/2021/12/23/the-immortal/ [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9JkT0MiuM0 [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKDw0EoBPMU

2021

Immortal

E11

Franco Cookson

Lead | worked

17th Apr 2021

First ascent.

Featured in the Brit Rock film tour 2021 http://www.britrockfilmtour.com/.

The new line at Maiden's Bluff and the North York Moors' new hardest route. It's a fabulously aggressive micro route, with the difficulties being fairly short lived, all hinging on a handful of desperate micro crimps, super sketchy feet, exact body position, as well as timing for the lateral lunge. The penalty for failure is a fall onto some rubbish skyhooks on soft sandstone, with a large drop below. Right up to the point of commitment, I had no idea whether I'd summon up the required cocktail of courage and madness to actually go into the one-way tunnel. It was one of those life-defining moments. [1]