Jim Curran recalled doing the route with Don Whillans. Having ab'd down they found a team already on the first pitch and the leader was in trouble. The second recognised Don and nervously called up "Can you hurry up? There's others waiting?" Not looking down the leader in extremis shouted back "Tell them to piss off!!!" "You wouldn't say that if you knew who it is." Fortunately Don was in a good mood and the leaders efforts amused him : "Up and down like a bride's nightie!" Eventually both teams finished the climb without further incident and Don insisted on going straight to a pub "I've got a morbid fear of dehydration!"
You've got some balls doing Dream THAT early on in your climbing career! I'd been climbing about 4 years, and was confidently leading E3 on grit and bouldering British 6b when I planned on doing Dream.....Got to the abseil point, and decided a resounding 'Fuck that'! Unfortunately, my mate had already got to the bottom, and he had to prussic all the way back up. He would have been totally justified if he'd knocked me out, but amazingly he didn't.
@@e14onsightclub46 I remember my first sea cliff experience in Dorset abseil the wrong area and had to prusick all the way back up and the ropes were tied around a scaffold tube at the top of cliff it makes me look at the guide book for at least another 10 min more now 😊
Jim Curran recalled doing the route with Don Whillans. Having ab'd down they found a team already on the first pitch and the leader was in trouble. The second recognised Don and nervously called up "Can you hurry up? There's others waiting?" Not looking down the leader in extremis shouted back "Tell them to piss off!!!" "You wouldn't say that if you knew who it is." Fortunately Don was in a good mood and the leaders efforts amused him : "Up and down like a bride's nightie!" Eventually both teams finished the climb without further incident and Don insisted on going straight to a pub "I've got a morbid fear of dehydration!"
You've got some balls doing Dream THAT early on in your climbing career! I'd been climbing about 4 years, and was confidently leading E3 on grit and bouldering British 6b when I planned on doing Dream.....Got to the abseil point, and decided a resounding 'Fuck that'! Unfortunately, my mate had already got to the bottom, and he had to prussic all the way back up. He would have been totally justified if he'd knocked me out, but amazingly he didn't.
What’s up guys! Great stuff.
I saw the very same seal on monday 😆
The traverse on the last pitch is pretty easy, probably easier than you're escape route 😉
this is quite possibly true :P
Shame you didn't do P1 of DoWH. I find it adds a lot to the overall experience.
From the low tide ledges? Whats it like?
Every trad climb ever: 11:42 & 12:12. Have had both these moments hit me one right after the other, can totally relate haha
It's been a steep learning curve aha
are you sure your not on holyhead mountain?
yes at the start we are Steve!
Got away with that one only just though 😆
was a formative one.. still fresh in our minds
@@e14onsightclub46 I remember my first sea cliff experience in Dorset abseil the wrong area and had to prusick all the way back up and the ropes were tied around a scaffold tube at the top of cliff it makes me look at the guide book for at least another 10 min more now 😊