The New Problems Database
This database gives details of all the new problems, that I have information on. If you have done a new problem, not an eliminate, then fill in the 'New Problems' form with details and send it to me. Any 'interesting' comments would be appreciated as well.
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| Matt Goode on 'Pistol Whip', at Almscliff.
New and Previously Unrecorded Problems
Almscliff
The direct start to Western Front. Up the wrinkly wall then dyno for the ledge. V4 6b. JP Hotham - 12/00.
'Pistol Whip'. The blank groove behind the Egg. Excellent. V10 / 7a. Matt Goode - 12/00.
'Buffy Wants Daddy'. Righthand variant to Matt's Roof, slapping up to the crimpy dish. Heaven knows what the name means!!. V10ish. Ian Bitcon. 05/08/01
'Kissing the Cambodian'. B17. Sitting start straight up the groove l of Steve's Wall. V10. Ian Bitcon. 05/08/01
Brimham
'Parappa The Rappa'. Severly undercut arete at the bottom of the boulder with problem 8&9 at
Black Chipper area, page 105 YBG. Sitting start. This problem is available now the trees have gone. V7. Steve Rhodes / Chris Sowden 06/01
'The Fonze'. Cool your way across the lip from the niche on Happy Daze to the arete. Finish at the break. V11. Andy Swann. 09/01
'Pinky'. Hard SD into P1. Pg 121, B19, P2 noted as project. V10. Andy Swann. 19/07/01
'Breakout'. Left of p14 on B19 is a large overhang. Start in the break and go up and rightwards. Good. V9. Mike Gray. 22/07/01
'Rodeo'. The 'project' mentioned on p103 (Brimham Edges). Possibly done before. V5. Mike Gray. 22/07/01
Unamed - Brimham -YGB page 95 Happy Daze prob 3 mentioned as a project - V9/10 ( may have been done previosly by Tony Mitchell) - climbed sometime post YGB and pre FMD. Ian Bitcon.
'Chicken'. The wall R. of Titfield Thunderbolt. V8. Andy Swann. 30/08/01
'The Archer'. The sit down arete on the little triangular roof under Cracked Buttress. Project as prob13 on page 101 of YGB. V9. Ian Bitcon. 10/01
'Born Again'. Have you ever not really fancied doing Gigglin Crack? Well if thats the case check out a far easier boulder problem version of the route.....Page 120 YBG, Boulder 18 (Indian's Turban) Just left of Problem 1 is an o/hanging crack-climb it from seated. V6. Andy Swann. 10/01
Chevin Buttress
'Rawhead Rex'. The thin crack in the centre of Pygmy Buttress is climbed direct. Very Good. V8 / 6c JP Hotham - 02/01
'Split Second'. The wall on the LHS of Split Buttress. V2 / 5c. JP Hotham - 02/01
'Splitting Heirs'. The wall to the right of the big groove. Quite high! V2 / 5c. JP Hotham - 02/01
Caley Crags
'The Rose'. A Traverse right to left from Webster's Whinge to the good pocket on 'To Be is not to Bolt'. V8. Andy Swann. Nov 2000
'Chicken Scoop'. The gentle-angled multi-pebble slab on boulder 16 Caley. V4 / 6a. ??
'Feel The Noise'. The project roof under the powerlines mentioned on p144 of the new guide. Starting on the flake to a nasty, grinding finish. V11. Steve Dunning, June 2001
'Ian and Steve's Traverse'. The traverse line on the long low boulder by the path opposite the sugarloaf. V6 / 6b. Ian Bitcon / Steve Rhodes - 1990ies
SD start to 'Ben's Groove'. Speaks for itself really. V9 / 6c. Steve Dunning, May 2001
'The Crystal Method'. The hard groove and wall below and slightly Left of Psycho. V9 / 6c. Tim Clifford. 1990ies
SD start 'New Jerusalem.' V8 / 6c. Mike Gray, May 2001
'Unnamed'. Located in the Cave right of 'Mini Matti'. Sit down start. Up arete then out through the roof to the hand traverse. Finish up this. V9 Mike Gray 15/06/01
'The Money Shot'. Above the roadside arete is a boulder with an ash tree in front. Climb the wall behind this to a runnel. V6. Andy Jack. 2000
'Mini Matti'. The much eyed hanging groove in the perched block right of 'To Be....'. V10 / 7a. Christian Durkin, May 2001.
'Otzi'. P160 Boulder 9. Sitting start to wall just right of mantle arete. V9 or V7 with arete. Andy Swann. 08/01
'Miam Miam'.Situated on a low boulder just behind boulder 9. Obvious cleaned traverse. V8. Andy Swann 08/01
'Slip Off'. The wall just left of and below Tip Off. V3 / 6a. Bob Addey, May 2001.
'Dark Matter'. The butress between 'Quark' and 'Fingers Crack'. Left to Right. V4 / 6a. JP Hotham, May 2001.
'Agrippa'. The direct start to 'One Man and his Dogmas' V9 / 6C. Andy Swann, 10th June 2001.
'Piece of Cake'. Boulder No. 27, The Scone. Right side of the face. Finish on same hold as P3. V2. Peter Sissons. 27/07/01
'Two Squirrels'. The 'Project Traverse' on the 'Leftovers' boulder. (Maybe easier when it's cool) V10/11. Andy Swann 10th June 2001. Ian Bitcon repeated this
a couple of weeks later saying it was excellent and probably V11.
SD to prob 2 boulder 3 page 158 Caley V6. Ian Bitcon. July 2001
Earl Crag
'Ethanoic'. Gain the niche of 'Sour Grapes' from the right. 6a. Phil Osbourne. 09/01
Slipstones
'Anniemutt'. The big wall right of Long Tall Sally: crimps in the middle of the wall to dyno. V10/11. Steve Dunning. Jan 2000.
'Super Furry Animal'. The centre or the block known as 'The Son' (see p 512 YG). Starting low down at a sidepull and small crimp. Pull on and dyno for the top. Repeat (or is that repeated!) attempts by a couple of local 'hotshots' may confirm the grade. V12. Steve Dunning. Sept 2001.
Woodhouse Scar
'Magno'.LH finish to 'The Sherriff' via a painful finger jam.V8 / 6c. Andy Swann, May 2001
'Ians Traverse'. Traverse the lip on the 'Houdini Overhang'. V10 / 7a. Ian Vickers, April 2001.
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