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SUMMIT MAGAZINE

Round up: a month of impressive, hard UK trad ascents in tweets and posts

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09/10/2014

Choronzon E10 8b+ became the hardest route ever climbed at Pembroke. The first ever female ascent of Ron Fawcett's famous E7, Strawberries. The first ever flash of an E9. And many more besides. So far it's been an autumn of impressive, hard trad ascents from the Peak to Skye, Cornwall to Wales. Sarah Stirling brings us a round up.
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SUMMIT MAGAZINE

Yuji Hirayama: Big Issue was just a prologue, UK trad is real climbing

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06/10/2014

Japanese climbing legend Yuji Hirayama recently tested himself on UK trad for the first time. His project? The Big Issue (E9) at Pembroke. How did Yuji get on, what does he think of our trad culture, and will he be back to test himself on grit next? Sarah Stirling interviews.
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