Sell Gill Holes - 19 Nov 2005

Saturday November 19th 2005

Members present: Adrian Turner,  Andrew Vick,  Chuck Holder,  David Cox,  Dominic Galliano,  Jessica Walkup,  John Singleton,  Matt Ewles,  Oliver Bunting,  Raphael Rashid,  Richard Gover

One of my favourite trips to date, perhaps tied with James Hall. I took the wet route down (which was more or less completely dry with the exception of a couple of splashes from above on a few pitches). Some excellent (awkward) SRT at times, including a rather large swing-out on the first pitch after a scary traverse. The Y-hang is somewhat of a stretch to reach from the ledge, challenging the nerves a little. For future reference (especially if freshers are on the trip) the SRT on this route shouldn't be underestimated... as I reckon it often is. Oh... and make sure the group derigging the dry route get the car keys, or you end up waiting in the cold for a long long time! That aside, I really enjoyed this trip... just my kind of thing!