Ming the Merciless
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Emma Twyford - First British Woman To Climb The Sport Grade 9a
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Profpointy
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Isn't 9a something like climbing the pattern in wallpaper, and overhanging at that?
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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Big Issue was first climbed by John Dunne in the 1980s. The issue was the use of bolts on trad(itional) climbs. Previously it had been bolted as a project. John removed the bolts then proved it could be climbed placing the protection as you go, on lead. Hence the name he gave the climb.
Between the 90s and about 7 years ago I was regularly rock climbing about once a fortnight. I once tried a sport 8a in the Peak District. That would be way easier than 9a. I couldn’t even get off the ground. The hardest I ever successfully managed was a sport 6c and that was on a good day.
Emma is super strong with super good technique. Me, I was only ever a punter, but I got immense joy from it. I was more of a trad climber only trying sport climbing now and again. Not so much climbing of late, but like many hobbies they wax and wane over the years. I still have all my climbing gear sitting in a box.
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