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rydra_wongJames McHaffie Climbs 'The Meltdown' - 9a Slab?
F9a on slate -- Caff nails Meltdown project
First Ascent of Britain's Hardest Slab Climb
Background: The Meltdown is a legendary abandoned Johnny Dawes project from around 1990 -- Dawes came very close to completing it, but never quite did, especially after a crucial hold broke off. Needless to say, it's reportedly hideously technical and weird. Caff's been obsessed with it in the last few years, and says in one of the reports that he's spent more time on it than on any other route.
So: a project 22 years in the making, Britain's hardest slab, and a potential new 9a. This is a magnificently big deal.
(Side note: when used on foreign language reports of this, Google Translate solemnly re-translates "Caff" into "Cafeteria".)
F9a on slate -- Caff nails Meltdown project
First Ascent of Britain's Hardest Slab Climb
Background: The Meltdown is a legendary abandoned Johnny Dawes project from around 1990 -- Dawes came very close to completing it, but never quite did, especially after a crucial hold broke off. Needless to say, it's reportedly hideously technical and weird. Caff's been obsessed with it in the last few years, and says in one of the reports that he's spent more time on it than on any other route.
So: a project 22 years in the making, Britain's hardest slab, and a potential new 9a. This is a magnificently big deal.
(Side note: when used on foreign language reports of this, Google Translate solemnly re-translates "Caff" into "Cafeteria".)
