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	Country	Contributions	Between	Climbers	Crags	Summits	Climbs	Ascents
1	United Kingdom	53447	14th November 2023 – 9th October 2026	1426	704	0	3080	4909
2	USA	24638	14th November 2023 – 9th October 2026	796	181	2	848	2362
3	France	12164	14th November 2023 – 6th October 2026	264	126	1	551	1034
4	Switzerland	9478	14th November 2023 – 7th October 2026	77	43	1	308	1109
5	Spain	8368	15th November 2023 – 5th October 2026	89	74	0	444	897
6	Italy	4634	16th November 2023 – 5th October 2026	118	59	0	184	358
7	South Africa	3656	16th November 2023 – 28th September 2026	12	35	0	128	394
8	Canada	3160	16th November 2023 – 2nd October 2026	63	21	3	108	270
9	Germany	3117	16th November 2023 – 7th October 2026	117	48	0	103	224
10	Austria	2544	16th November 2023 – 30th September 2026	70	26	0	105	224

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
11061	19th August 2026	06:19:57 UTC	remus	climb	Fell in Love	crag_name
Before `None` After `Cuzzago`
11062	19th August 2026	06:18:15 UTC	remus	library item	Clogwyn Du'r Arddu	notes_pretty
Before `<blockquote> <p>TO <a href="/climber/766/philip-jewel" rel="noopener noreferrer">PHIL JEWELL</a>, better known as 'Jim' — whose tragic death in 1987 robbed the climbing scene of one of its best loved sons.</p> <p>'Big Jim' was a great friend, and one of Cloggy's most fervent disciples.</p> </blockquote>` After <blockquote> <p>TO <a href="/climber/766/philip-jewel" rel="noopener noreferrer">PHIL JEWELL</a>, better known as 'Jim' — whose tragic death in 1987 robbed the climbing scene of one of its best loved sons.</p> <p>'Big Jim' was a great friend, and one of Cloggy's most fervent disciples.</p> </blockquote> <p>The guide features an iconic cover shot of <a href="/climber/766/philip-jewel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Philip Jewel</a> soloing <a href="/climb/1076/the-axe" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Axe</a> (E4).</p>
11063	19th August 2026	06:18:15 UTC	remus	library item	Clogwyn Du'r Arddu	notes
Before `> TO [PHIL JEWELL](/climber/766/philip-jewel), better known as 'Jim' — whose tragic death in 1987 robbed the climbing scene of one of its best loved sons. > 'Big Jim' was a great friend, and one of Cloggy's most fervent disciples.` After `> TO [PHIL JEWELL](/climber/766/philip-jewel), better known as 'Jim' — whose tragic death in 1987 robbed the climbing scene of one of its best loved sons. > 'Big Jim' was a great friend, and one of Cloggy's most fervent disciples. The guide features an iconic cover shot of [Philip Jewel](/climber/766/philip-jewel) soloing [The Axe](/climb/1076/the-axe) (E4).` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ > TO [PHIL JEWELL](/climber/766/philip-jewel), better known as 'Jim' — whose tragic death in 1987 robbed the climbing scene of one of its best loved sons. > 'Big Jim' was a great friend, and one of Cloggy's most -fervent disciples. +fervent disciples. + +The guide features an iconic cover shot of [Philip Jewel](/climber/766/philip-jewel) soloing [The Axe](/climb/1076/the-axe) (E4).`
11064	19th August 2026	06:14:55 UTC	remus	climb	Great Wall	notes
Before [Pete Crew](/climber/1959/pete-crew): >[Brown’s](/climber/612/joe-brown) rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as [Cenotaph Corner](/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner) had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... > On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded [Bas Ingle](/climber/2234/baz-ingle) to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... > We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall. ### References [1] [Clogwyn Du'r Arddu](/crag/457/clogwyn-du'r-arddu) Climber's Club Guidebook (1988) Page 147 [/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu](/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu) After [Pete Crew](/climber/1959/pete-crew): >[Brown’s](/climber/612/joe-brown) rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as [Cenotaph Corner](/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner) had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... > On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded [Bas](/climber/2234/baz-ingle) to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... > We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall. ### References [1] [Clogwyn Du'r Arddu](/crag/457/clogwyn-du'r-arddu) Climber's Club Guidebook (1988) Page 147 [/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu](/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ >[Brown’s](/climber/612/joe-brown) rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as [Cenotaph Corner](/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner) had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... -> On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded [Bas Ingle](/climber/2234/baz-ingle) to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... +> On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded [Bas](/climber/2234/baz-ingle) to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... > We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall.
11065	19th August 2026	06:14:55 UTC	remus	climb	Great Wall	notes_pretty
Before <p><a href="/climber/1959/pete-crew" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Crew</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brown’s</a> rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as <a href="/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cenotaph Corner</a> had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... </p> <p>On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded <a href="/climber/2234/baz-ingle" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bas Ingle</a> to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... </p> <p>We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="/crag/457/clogwyn-du'r-arddu" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clogwyn Du'r Arddu</a> Climber's Club Guidebook (1988) Page 147 <a href="/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu" rel="noopener noreferrer">/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu</a></p> After <p><a href="/climber/1959/pete-crew" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Crew</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brown’s</a> rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as <a href="/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cenotaph Corner</a> had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... </p> <p>On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded <a href="/climber/2234/baz-ingle" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bas</a> to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... </p> <p>We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="/crag/457/clogwyn-du'r-arddu" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clogwyn Du'r Arddu</a> Climber's Club Guidebook (1988) Page 147 <a href="/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu" rel="noopener noreferrer">/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu</a></p>
11066	19th August 2026	06:14:47 UTC	remus	climb	Great Wall	notes
Before [Pete Crew](/climber/1959/pete-crew): >[Brown’s](/climber/612/joe-brown) rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as [Cenotaph Corner](/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner) had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... > On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded Bas to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... > We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall. ### References [1] [Clogwyn Du'r Arddu](/crag/457/clogwyn-du'r-arddu) Climber's Club Guidebook (1988) Page 147 [/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu](/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu) After [Pete Crew](/climber/1959/pete-crew): >[Brown’s](/climber/612/joe-brown) rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as [Cenotaph Corner](/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner) had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... > On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded [Bas Ingle](/climber/2234/baz-ingle) to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... > We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall. ### References [1] [Clogwyn Du'r Arddu](/crag/457/clogwyn-du'r-arddu) Climber's Club Guidebook (1988) Page 147 [/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu](/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ >[Brown’s](/climber/612/joe-brown) rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as [Cenotaph Corner](/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner) had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... -> On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded Bas to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... +> On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded [Bas Ingle](/climber/2234/baz-ingle) to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... > We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall.
11067	19th August 2026	06:14:47 UTC	remus	climb	Great Wall	notes_pretty
Before <p><a href="/climber/1959/pete-crew" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Crew</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brown’s</a> rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as <a href="/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cenotaph Corner</a> had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... </p> <p>On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded Bas to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... </p> <p>We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="/crag/457/clogwyn-du'r-arddu" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clogwyn Du'r Arddu</a> Climber's Club Guidebook (1988) Page 147 <a href="/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu" rel="noopener noreferrer">/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu</a></p> After <p><a href="/climber/1959/pete-crew" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Crew</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brown’s</a> rule at that time was to use no more than two pegs per pitch, he decided to retreat, leaving the abseil peg marking his highest point. Over the years, this peg on the wall became a constant reminder of Brown's superiority over the rest of the field. He tried to climb back up the wall on several occasions but could not get past the difficult lower section. The wall grew in reputation, just as <a href="/climb/1373/cenotaph-corner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cenotaph Corner</a> had years before; the final blank section grew from Brown's original estimate to a figure that sometimes reached 40 feet; the wall became known as the Master's Wall - Brown's own territory, on which no-one else dared to trespass, and it was assumed that sooner or later it would fall to the Master... </p> <p>On the Sunday it was still blowing hard, but I persuaded <a href="/climber/2234/baz-ingle" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bas Ingle</a> to go up to Cloggy, just to "have a look" at the wall. I think he realised that it was going to be more than just a look when I carried both our 300-foot ropes up to the crag... the first half of the climb went quickly and I arrived at Brown's abseil peg feeling fresh and confident. Neither of us was very keen to belay on the minute stance, so I fixed a couple of runners and carried on. The next 40 feet or so seemed easy and then I came to the final crack. As the chocks were in place I had not brought any up with me. I realised what a mistake this was when the first one dropped out. I moved up again to the next chock, a small pebble, fixed a sling in it and stepped into the sling. The chock split in half. By now I was getting desperate as I could not take much weight off my arms and my last decent runner was about 50 feet below, on the ledge. Just above the split chock the crack almost closed, so I spent the next ten minutes working a sling into this constriction using a peg. By this time I was absolutely shattered - I was half-standing in the sling on the split chock and using a layback hold with one hand. I sat in the sling to have a smoke and the mist cleared a bit ... Once I had recovered the rest went easily ... </p> <p>We had a bit of a problem naming the route. Everyone knew it as the Master's Wall, and if Joe had climbed it, that would have been the perfect name. But it seemed presumptuous so we opted for the Great Wall.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="/crag/457/clogwyn-du'r-arddu" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clogwyn Du'r Arddu</a> Climber's Club Guidebook (1988) Page 147 <a href="/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu" rel="noopener noreferrer">/library/7278/clogwyn-dur-arddu</a></p>
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