TdG

	Name	Type	# Changes	Last Updated	First Updated
1	Gabe Regan's ascent of Velvet Silence	ascent	28	20th October 2025	13th October 2025
2	Neil Foster's ascent of Ulysses' Bow	ascent	28	22nd September 2025	29th August 2025
3	https://www.instagram.com/p/DNIgOzIs8zE/	media	27	11th August 2025	11th August 2025
4	https://www.instagram.com/p/0aeI3lSEpz/	media	24	11th August 2025	11th August 2025
5	https://www.instagram.com/p/0LNWV0yEng/	media	24	11th August 2025	11th August 2025
6	https://www.instagram.com/p/BL9H0OSg8Fc/	media	24	11th August 2025	11th August 2025
7	https://www.instagram.com/p/gS6wGZSEpx/	media	24	11th August 2025	11th August 2025
8	https://www.instagram.com/p/nXtEdRSEmQ/	media	24	11th August 2025	11th August 2025
9	https://www.instagram.com/p/ux4XICSEsv/	media	24	11th August 2025	11th August 2025

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
12341	23rd September 2025	13:51:40 UTC	TdG	climb	Edale Bobby	climb_name
Before `Edale Booby` After `Edale Bobby`
12342	22nd September 2025	16:08:21 UTC	TdG	climb	Raped by Affection	notes
Before [Calum Muskett](/climber/566/calum-muskett): >Redhead was known for limiting himself to two bolts per pitch. I asked him why it was he did this: >“[Joe] Brown’s dictum before had been two pegs! It seemed reasonable. I never did like bolts anyway!” […] >When I asked Redhead about what he would consider to be his magnum opus on slate he replied: >“Possibly Raped by Affection, for the name, yes, but also for the three 30ft falls from the single badly placed 2nd bolt! I persevered a third time thinking if I fall again the bolt would pull. On the first fall, I broke a little finger but taped it up. Prancing about in lycra tights pissing off the CEB (Central Electricity Board) corporate oppressors, throwing stones at the guards – never a better time to climb…” Raped by Affection is on the Rainbow Slab, which is, perhaps, the premier sheet of slate in the quarries. 160 feet high and 300 feet wide; its smoothness is accentuated by the lack of cracks and features. Climbers have often wondered, awestruck, what exact combination of blast charges were used to create such a perfect shear. ‘Raped…’ tackles the central line of the slab and is protected by two bolts, the first of which is at 80 feet and an excruciatingly long reach off poor footholds. (1) ### References [1] [https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/](https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/) After [Calum Muskett](/climber/566/calum-muskett): >Redhead was known for limiting himself to two bolts per pitch. I asked him why it was he did this: >“[Joe] Brown’s dictum before had been two pegs! It seemed reasonable. I never did like bolts anyway!” […] >When I asked Redhead about what he would consider to be his magnum opus on slate he replied: >“Possibly Raped by Affection, for the name, yes, but also for the three 30ft falls from the single badly placed 2nd bolt! I persevered a third time thinking if I fall again the bolt would pull. On the first fall, I broke a little finger but taped it up. Prancing about in lycra tights pissing off the CEB (Central Electricity Board) corporate oppressors, throwing stones at the guards – never a better time to climb…” >Raped by Affection is on the Rainbow Slab, which is, perhaps, the premier sheet of slate in the quarries. 160 feet high and 300 feet wide; its smoothness is accentuated by the lack of cracks and features. Climbers have often wondered, awestruck, what exact combination of blast charges were used to create such a perfect shear. ‘Raped…’ tackles the central line of the slab and is protected by two bolts, the first of which is at 80 feet and an excruciatingly long reach off poor footholds. (1) ### References [1] [https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/](https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ >“Possibly Raped by Affection, for the name, yes, but also for the three 30ft falls from the single badly placed 2nd bolt! I persevered a third time thinking if I fall again the bolt would pull. On the first fall, I broke a little finger but taped it up. Prancing about in lycra tights pissing off the CEB (Central Electricity Board) corporate oppressors, throwing stones at the guards – never a better time to climb…” -Raped by Affection is on the Rainbow Slab, which is, perhaps, the premier sheet of slate in the quarries. 160 feet high and 300 feet wide; its smoothness is accentuated by the lack of cracks and features. Climbers have often wondered, awestruck, what exact combination of blast charges were used to create such a perfect shear. ‘Raped…’ tackles the central line of the slab and is protected by two bolts, the first of which is at 80 feet and an excruciatingly long reach off poor footholds. (1) +>Raped by Affection is on the Rainbow Slab, which is, perhaps, the premier sheet of slate in the quarries. 160 feet high and 300 feet wide; its smoothness is accentuated by the lack of cracks and features. Climbers have often wondered, awestruck, what exact combination of blast charges were used to create such a perfect shear. ‘Raped…’ tackles the central line of the slab and is protected by two bolts, the first of which is at 80 feet and an excruciatingly long reach off poor footholds. (1)
12343	22nd September 2025	16:08:21 UTC	TdG	climb	Raped by Affection	notes_pretty
Before <p><a href="/climber/566/calum-muskett">Calum Muskett</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Redhead was known for limiting himself to two bolts per pitch. I asked him why it was he did this:</p> <p>“[Joe] Brown’s dictum before had been two pegs! It seemed reasonable. I never did like bolts anyway!” […]</p> <p>When I asked Redhead about what he would consider to be his magnum opus on slate he replied:</p> <p>“Possibly Raped by Affection, for the name, yes, but also for the three 30ft falls from the single badly placed 2nd bolt! I persevered a third time thinking if I fall again the bolt would pull. On the first fall, I broke a little finger but taped it up. Prancing about in lycra tights pissing off the CEB (Central Electricity Board) corporate oppressors, throwing stones at the guards – never a better time to climb…”</p> </blockquote> <p>Raped by Affection is on the Rainbow Slab, which is, perhaps, the premier sheet of slate in the quarries. 160 feet high and 300 feet wide; its smoothness is accentuated by the lack of cracks and features. Climbers have often wondered, awestruck, what exact combination of blast charges were used to create such a perfect shear. ‘Raped…’ tackles the central line of the slab and is protected by two bolts, the first of which is at 80 feet and an excruciatingly long reach off poor footholds. (1)</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/">https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/</a></p> After <p><a href="/climber/566/calum-muskett">Calum Muskett</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Redhead was known for limiting himself to two bolts per pitch. I asked him why it was he did this:</p> <p>“[Joe] Brown’s dictum before had been two pegs! It seemed reasonable. I never did like bolts anyway!” […]</p> <p>When I asked Redhead about what he would consider to be his magnum opus on slate he replied:</p> <p>“Possibly Raped by Affection, for the name, yes, but also for the three 30ft falls from the single badly placed 2nd bolt! I persevered a third time thinking if I fall again the bolt would pull. On the first fall, I broke a little finger but taped it up. Prancing about in lycra tights pissing off the CEB (Central Electricity Board) corporate oppressors, throwing stones at the guards – never a better time to climb…”</p> <p>Raped by Affection is on the Rainbow Slab, which is, perhaps, the premier sheet of slate in the quarries. 160 feet high and 300 feet wide; its smoothness is accentuated by the lack of cracks and features. Climbers have often wondered, awestruck, what exact combination of blast charges were used to create such a perfect shear. ‘Raped…’ tackles the central line of the slab and is protected by two bolts, the first of which is at 80 feet and an excruciatingly long reach off poor footholds. (1)</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/">https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/</a></p>
12344	22nd September 2025	16:08:11 UTC	TdG	climb	Raped by Affection	notes
Before `None` After [Calum Muskett](/climber/566/calum-muskett): >Redhead was known for limiting himself to two bolts per pitch. I asked him why it was he did this: >“[Joe] Brown’s dictum before had been two pegs! It seemed reasonable. I never did like bolts anyway!” […] >When I asked Redhead about what he would consider to be his magnum opus on slate he replied: >“Possibly Raped by Affection, for the name, yes, but also for the three 30ft falls from the single badly placed 2nd bolt! I persevered a third time thinking if I fall again the bolt would pull. On the first fall, I broke a little finger but taped it up. Prancing about in lycra tights pissing off the CEB (Central Electricity Board) corporate oppressors, throwing stones at the guards – never a better time to climb…” Raped by Affection is on the Rainbow Slab, which is, perhaps, the premier sheet of slate in the quarries. 160 feet high and 300 feet wide; its smoothness is accentuated by the lack of cracks and features. Climbers have often wondered, awestruck, what exact combination of blast charges were used to create such a perfect shear. ‘Raped…’ tackles the central line of the slab and is protected by two bolts, the first of which is at 80 feet and an excruciatingly long reach off poor footholds. (1) ### References [1] [https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/](https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1 +1,17 @@ - +[Calum Muskett](/climber/566/calum-muskett): + +>Redhead was known for limiting himself to two bolts per pitch. I asked him why it was he did this: + +>“[Joe] Brown’s dictum before had been two pegs! It seemed reasonable. I never did like bolts anyway!” […] + +>When I asked Redhead about what he would consider to be his magnum opus on slate he replied: + +>“Possibly Raped by Affection, for the name, yes, but also for the three 30ft falls from the single badly placed 2nd bolt! I persevered a third time thinking if I fall again the bolt would pull. On the first fall, I broke a little finger but taped it up. Prancing about in lycra tights pissing off the CEB (Central Electricity Board) corporate oppressors, throwing stones at the guards – never a better time to climb…” + +Raped by Affection is on the Rainbow Slab, which is, perhaps, the premier sheet of slate in the quarries. 160 feet high and 300 feet wide; its smoothness is accentuated by the lack of cracks and features. Climbers have often wondered, awestruck, what exact combination of blast charges were used to create such a perfect shear. ‘Raped…’ tackles the central line of the slab and is protected by two bolts, the first of which is at 80 feet and an excruciatingly long reach off poor footholds. (1) + + + +### References + +[1] [https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/](https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/)
12345	22nd September 2025	16:08:11 UTC	TdG	climb	Raped by Affection	notes_pretty
Before `None` After <p><a href="/climber/566/calum-muskett">Calum Muskett</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Redhead was known for limiting himself to two bolts per pitch. I asked him why it was he did this:</p> <p>“[Joe] Brown’s dictum before had been two pegs! It seemed reasonable. I never did like bolts anyway!” […]</p> <p>When I asked Redhead about what he would consider to be his magnum opus on slate he replied:</p> <p>“Possibly Raped by Affection, for the name, yes, but also for the three 30ft falls from the single badly placed 2nd bolt! I persevered a third time thinking if I fall again the bolt would pull. On the first fall, I broke a little finger but taped it up. Prancing about in lycra tights pissing off the CEB (Central Electricity Board) corporate oppressors, throwing stones at the guards – never a better time to climb…”</p> </blockquote> <p>Raped by Affection is on the Rainbow Slab, which is, perhaps, the premier sheet of slate in the quarries. 160 feet high and 300 feet wide; its smoothness is accentuated by the lack of cracks and features. Climbers have often wondered, awestruck, what exact combination of blast charges were used to create such a perfect shear. ‘Raped…’ tackles the central line of the slab and is protected by two bolts, the first of which is at 80 feet and an excruciatingly long reach off poor footholds. (1)</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/">https://www.muskettmountaineering.co.uk/writing/slate-of-the-art/</a></p>
12346	22nd September 2025	10:03:04 UTC	TdG	climb	Local Rite	notes
Before `A start from the ground for [Rite Time](/climb/6016/rite-time), the gigantic arete in the Main Quarry became feasible after tree clearance at the base.` After `A start from the ground for [Rite Time](/climb/6016/rite-time) – the gigantic arête in the Main Quarry – became feasible after tree clearance at the base.` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1 @@ -A start from the ground for [Rite Time](/climb/6016/rite-time), the gigantic arete in the Main Quarry became feasible after tree clearance at the base. +A start from the ground for [Rite Time](/climb/6016/rite-time) – the gigantic arête in the Main Quarry – became feasible after tree clearance at the base.`
12347	22nd September 2025	10:03:04 UTC	TdG	climb	Local Rite	notes_pretty
Before `<p>A start from the ground for <a href="/climb/6016/rite-time">Rite Time</a>, the gigantic arete in the Main Quarry became feasible after tree clearance at the base.</p>` After `<p>A start from the ground for <a href="/climb/6016/rite-time">Rite Time</a> – the gigantic arête in the Main Quarry – became feasible after tree clearance at the base.</p>`
12348	22nd September 2025	10:02:07 UTC	TdG	climb	GreatNess Wall	See Also
Before `None` After `1865`
12349	22nd September 2025	10:01:52 UTC	TdG	climb	The Sandman	Variation Of
Before `None` After `553`
12350	22nd September 2025	09:58:41 UTC	TdG	climb	Rite Time	notes_pretty
Before `None` After `<p>The route started from a hanging belay halfway up the crag to avoid poor quality rock below and a jungle approach.</p>`
12351	22nd September 2025	09:58:41 UTC	TdG	climb	Rite Time	notes
Before `None` After `The route started from a hanging belay halfway up the crag to avoid poor quality rock below and a jungle approach.` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1 @@ - +The route started from a hanging belay halfway up the crag to avoid poor quality rock below and a jungle approach.`
12352	22nd September 2025	09:57:13 UTC	TdG	ascent	Ed Booth's ascent of Local Rite	notes
Before >Basically one of the two huge aretes in the quarry hadn't been climbed from the floor because there used to be really dense tree cover meaning the bottom stayed grotty and damp looking, and the rock in the bottom half appears very poor and soft. It had been looked at but was always too damp. Nick Dixon climbed the top half of the arete [Rite Time] from a hanging stance at a small foot ledge where you can get a really good rest that's not quite hands off but is a total recovery. The top arete is brilliant and on great rock and has a really cool technical crux at the top protected by pegs. You get full exposure up there too! Nick thought when he did Rite Time you would have to do the bottom half with ice axes to get to the top half which would have been a funny route but he just decided on the top bit. ### References [1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224) After >Basically one of the two huge aretes in the quarry hadn't been climbed from the floor because there used to be really dense tree cover meaning the bottom stayed grotty and damp looking, and the rock in the bottom half appears very poor and soft. It had been looked at but was always too damp. Nick Dixon climbed the top half of the arete ([Rite Time](/climb/6016/rite-time)) from a hanging stance at a small foot ledge where you can get a really good rest that's not quite hands off but is a total recovery. The top arete is brilliant and on great rock and has a really cool technical crux at the top protected by pegs. You get full exposure up there too! Nick thought when he did Rite Time you would have to do the bottom half with ice axes to get to the top half which would have been a funny route but he just decided on the top bit. ### References [1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ ->Basically one of the two huge aretes in the quarry hadn't been climbed from the floor because there used to be really dense tree cover meaning the bottom stayed grotty and damp looking, and the rock in the bottom half appears very poor and soft. It had been looked at but was always too damp. Nick Dixon climbed the top half of the arete [Rite Time] from a hanging stance at a small foot ledge where you can get a really good rest that's not quite hands off but is a total recovery. The top arete is brilliant and on great rock and has a really cool technical crux at the top protected by pegs. You get full exposure up there too! Nick thought when he did Rite Time you would have to do the bottom half with ice axes to get to the top half which would have been a funny route but he just decided on the top bit. +>Basically one of the two huge aretes in the quarry hadn't been climbed from the floor because there used to be really dense tree cover meaning the bottom stayed grotty and damp looking, and the rock in the bottom half appears very poor and soft. It had been looked at but was always too damp. Nick Dixon climbed the top half of the arete ([Rite Time](/climb/6016/rite-time)) from a hanging stance at a small foot ledge where you can get a really good rest that's not quite hands off but is a total recovery. The top arete is brilliant and on great rock and has a really cool technical crux at the top protected by pegs. You get full exposure up there too! Nick thought when he did Rite Time you would have to do the bottom half with ice axes to get to the top half which would have been a funny route but he just decided on the top bit. ### References
12353	22nd September 2025	09:57:13 UTC	TdG	ascent	Ed Booth's ascent of Local Rite	notes_pretty
Before <blockquote> <p>Basically one of the two huge aretes in the quarry hadn't been climbed from the floor because there used to be really dense tree cover meaning the bottom stayed grotty and damp looking, and the rock in the bottom half appears very poor and soft. It had been looked at but was always too damp. Nick Dixon climbed the top half of the arete [Rite Time] from a hanging stance at a small foot ledge where you can get a really good rest that's not quite hands off but is a total recovery. The top arete is brilliant and on great rock and has a really cool technical crux at the top protected by pegs. You get full exposure up there too! Nick thought when he did Rite Time you would have to do the bottom half with ice axes to get to the top half which would have been a funny route but he just decided on the top bit.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224</a></p> After <blockquote> <p>Basically one of the two huge aretes in the quarry hadn't been climbed from the floor because there used to be really dense tree cover meaning the bottom stayed grotty and damp looking, and the rock in the bottom half appears very poor and soft. It had been looked at but was always too damp. Nick Dixon climbed the top half of the arete (<a href="/climb/6016/rite-time">Rite Time</a>) from a hanging stance at a small foot ledge where you can get a really good rest that's not quite hands off but is a total recovery. The top arete is brilliant and on great rock and has a really cool technical crux at the top protected by pegs. You get full exposure up there too! Nick thought when he did Rite Time you would have to do the bottom half with ice axes to get to the top half which would have been a funny route but he just decided on the top bit.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224</a></p>
12354	22nd September 2025	09:56:21 UTC	TdG	ascent	Ed Booth's ascent of Local Rite	Ascent #
Before `None` After `1`
12355	22nd September 2025	09:56:21 UTC	TdG	ascent	Ed Booth's ascent of Local Rite	climber_id
Before `None` After `592`
12356	22nd September 2025	09:56:21 UTC	TdG	ascent	Ed Booth's ascent of Local Rite	climb_id
Before `None` After `6017`
12357	22nd September 2025	09:56:21 UTC	TdG	ascent	Ed Booth's ascent of Local Rite	ascent_style_id
Before `None` After `1`
12358	22nd September 2025	09:56:21 UTC	TdG	ascent	Ed Booth's ascent of Local Rite	notes
Before `None` After >Basically one of the two huge aretes in the quarry hadn't been climbed from the floor because there used to be really dense tree cover meaning the bottom stayed grotty and damp looking, and the rock in the bottom half appears very poor and soft. It had been looked at but was always too damp. Nick Dixon climbed the top half of the arete [Rite Time] from a hanging stance at a small foot ledge where you can get a really good rest that's not quite hands off but is a total recovery. The top arete is brilliant and on great rock and has a really cool technical crux at the top protected by pegs. You get full exposure up there too! Nick thought when he did Rite Time you would have to do the bottom half with ice axes to get to the top half which would have been a funny route but he just decided on the top bit. ### References [1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1 +1,6 @@ - +>Basically one of the two huge aretes in the quarry hadn't been climbed from the floor because there used to be really dense tree cover meaning the bottom stayed grotty and damp looking, and the rock in the bottom half appears very poor and soft. It had been looked at but was always too damp. Nick Dixon climbed the top half of the arete [Rite Time] from a hanging stance at a small foot ledge where you can get a really good rest that's not quite hands off but is a total recovery. The top arete is brilliant and on great rock and has a really cool technical crux at the top protected by pegs. You get full exposure up there too! Nick thought when he did Rite Time you would have to do the bottom half with ice axes to get to the top half which would have been a funny route but he just decided on the top bit. + + +### References + +[1] [https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224](https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224)
12359	22nd September 2025	09:56:21 UTC	TdG	ascent	Ed Booth's ascent of Local Rite	notes_pretty
Before `None` After <blockquote> <p>Basically one of the two huge aretes in the quarry hadn't been climbed from the floor because there used to be really dense tree cover meaning the bottom stayed grotty and damp looking, and the rock in the bottom half appears very poor and soft. It had been looked at but was always too damp. Nick Dixon climbed the top half of the arete [Rite Time] from a hanging stance at a small foot ledge where you can get a really good rest that's not quite hands off but is a total recovery. The top arete is brilliant and on great rock and has a really cool technical crux at the top protected by pegs. You get full exposure up there too! Nick thought when he did Rite Time you would have to do the bottom half with ice axes to get to the top half which would have been a funny route but he just decided on the top bit.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2012/06/nesscliffe_mega_arete_falls_to_ed_booth-67224</a></p>
12360	22nd September 2025	09:56:21 UTC	TdG	ascent	Ed Booth's ascent of Local Rite	ascent_type_id
Before `None` After `1`

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