I’m Obsessed with new routes and ,apart from Esklets, our best First ascents were in the lakes.
Me and Dave discovered this slate outcrop, on our first climbing trip to the lakes together. It’s undoubtebly been climbed on before as its ten yards from a path, but it was good rock and an adventure. Dave lead an amazing HVS (funny Friend placement) called stormbringer. I attempted an arete at about E3, but i was no E3 climber and only managed totop rope it. We named it Durple Gill as it had no name on the map- no doubt the real name will come from the natives eventually. It’s a nice evenings climbing and we hope to do the bulk of the ascents next time we go- don’t be knicking them! LOL
Another plan (thats really bugging me) is to do the face at Turkey nab. Last time i looked it looked imposible, but i’ve progressed since then. So hopefully it will fall. I recon it’ll be atleast E2+. Don’t knick that either please.
Ian Jackson mentioned The wall at Roseberry topping- loose, hard and probibly not there anymore. It would be good, but even he reconed it would be well in the Es. My Whole life seems to be Attempting  first ascents, but yet I dont have many to my name. Meeting Tony Marr inspired me to do some more routes. I thought it was a hastle sending the First ascents in, but he seemed quite possitive.

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