rydra_wong: Lisa Rands' chalky hands on the sloper on the route Gaia (climbing -- hands)
rydra_wong ([personal profile] rydra_wong) wrote in [community profile] disobey_gravity2012-02-26 08:10 pm
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First female ascent of The Angels' Share

UKbouldering.com are reporting that Katy Whittaker has done the first female ascent of The Angels' Share (E8 7a).

The route is a hanging slab with nothing by way of holds. Here's Adam Long's stunning photo of Michele Caminati trying it.

No prizes for guessing who the first ascentionist was; he explains in his book that the key is being able to fall off and move upwards at the same time.

(In case you were wondering, the "angels' share" is the part of brandy or whisky that's lost to evaporation in the barrel.)
miss_s_b: River Song and The Eleventh Doctor have each other's back (Default)

[personal profile] miss_s_b 2012-02-26 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Being a barmaid, I was wondering what the angel's share had to do with climbing...