Filled out the description of this one with crag and grade details. Sticking with 8B for our grade, though some sources think it's harder! Surely one of the hardest crack boulders in the world – and potentially the hardest vert one.
Nice work, hadn't heard of that one before. 8B seems reasonable given the grade suggestions so far. I wonder if it is crack-y enough for the purists? Having chatted to Tom about it a bit apparently what constitutes a crack can be a bit controversial, with some arguing it's about required sections of jamming and a lack of face holds. For the purists I wonder whether this might have a bit too much side-pulling and gaston action.
Seems a kind of funny distinction though. With the above definition it seems unlikely you're ever going to get vert 'crack' problems, because gastons and side pulls are going to get a lot easier as the angle drops down.
Yeah, 'is it a crack or is it a seam?'. It looks like crack, and climbs like a crack with fingerlocks and sprags. I reckon it's legit. Anyway, will try and check it out this Easter. If I can do a single move on it, it's either not 8B or not a crack! 😀
Keep us posted, love a good report from the front lines