With the winter limestone bouldering season well under way, it only seems right that an updated Parisella's hit list is put together. So here it is, your inspiration for the coming months. (The list includes problems from next door in the Split Infinity cave and up at Norman's Wisdom.)



1. Pilgrimage/Big Link V14/8b+ (FA: Malcolm Smith). The big one.

2. East Coker V13/14/8b/+ (FA: Chris Davies). Crucial Times into Trigger Cut.

3. Director’s Cut V13/8b (FA: Jamie Cassidy). Lou Ferrino into Trigger Cut

4. Daisy from Concrete V13/8b (FA: Chris Davies) CB low start into Trigger Cut

5. Louis Armstrong V12/8a+ (FA: Danny Cattell)

6. Clyde V12/8a+ (FA: Gaz Parry).

7. In Life V12/8a+ (FA: Danny Cattell)

8. In Hell V12/8a+ (FA: Mark Katz)

9. Pilgrim V12/8a+ (FA ?) The first half of Pilgrimage finishing as for Rockatrocity

10. Halfway – Upper Cut V12/8a+ (FA: Neil Dyer)

11. Greenheart Connection V12/8a+ (FA: Neil Dyer). Beaver Cleaver finish.

12. Dan’s Finish V12/8a+ (FA: Danny Cattell). Clever Beaver finish.

13. Halfway House V12/8a+ (FA: Malcolm Smith?) Trigger Cut from the LF ramp.

14. Bonnie V11/8a (FA: Gaz Parry).

15. Broken Heart V11/8a (FA: Gaz Parry).

16. The Highlife V11/8a (FA: Chris Doyle)

17. Crucial Times V11/8a (FA: Chris Davies)

18. Crucial Times – Clever Beaver V11/8a (FA: Danny Cattell).

19. Trigger Cut – Upper Cut V11/8a (FA: Neil Dyer)

20. Incomplete Youth V10/11/7c+/8a

21. Trigger Cut V10/11/7c+/8a (FA: Chris Davies)

22. Lou Ferrino 7c+ (FA: Chris Davies)

23. Clutch V10/7c+ (FA: Chris Davies)

24. Beaver Cleaver Direct 7c+ (FA: Dave Noden)

25. Cave Life from RA diagonal jug V9/10/7c/7c+

26. Rock Atrocity V9/7c (FA: Jerry Moffatt)

27. Left Wall High V9/7c (FA: Neil Carson)

28. We’ve a Beaver V9/7c (FA: Chris Doyle)

29. Beaver Cleaver Direct V9/7c (FA: Chris Davies)

30. Clever Cleaver Low Start V9/7c (FA: Chris Doyle)

31. Snout V8+/7b+ (FA: Danny Cattell).

32. Bellpig V8+/7b+ (FA: Pete Robins)

33. Clever Beaver low start V8+/7b+ (FA: Sam Cattell)

34. CB low start – Beaver Cleaver V8+/7b+

35. CB low start – Bust Lip V8+/7b+

36. Ring Of Fire (high) V8+/7b+

37. Shot Hole start (high) V8+/7b+

Clever Cleaver break start V8+/7b+ (FA Chris Wheeldon)

38. Right Wall Traverse reverse – Bust Lip V8+/7b+

39. Upper Cut V8/+/7b/+ (FA: Neil Dyer)

40. Texas Karaoke Massacre V8/+/ 7b/+ (FA: Chris Doyle)

41. Split – Youth V8/7b (FA: Neil Dyer)

42. Bell Cheese V8/7b (FA: Pete Robins)

43. The Organ Grinder V8/7b (FA: Philip Stubbins)

44. Bottom Rock – Lickety Split V8/7b (FA: Ian Wyatt)

45. Nodder’s Traverse V8/7b (FA: Dave Noden)

46. Dust Kick (high) V8/7b (FA: Si Panton)

47. CB low start – Lipstick V8/7b

48. CB low start – Beaver RH V8/7b

49. CB low start – Parisella’s Original V8/7b (FA: Pete Robins)

50. Left Wall Traverse V8/7b

51. Clever Beaver V7/8/7a+/7b (FA: Tim Freeman)

52. Beaver Cleaver V7/8/7a+/7b (FA: Jerry Moffatt)

53. Right Wall Traverse reverse - Parisella’s Original V7/8/7a+/7b

54. Lickety Split V7/7a+

55. Empire of Dirt V7/7a+ (FA: Si Panton)

56. Lip Service V7/7a+ (FA: Tommy Chammings)

57. Clever Cleaver V7/7a+ (FA: Si Panton)

58. Norman Direct V7/7a+

59. Ring of Fire low V7/7a+

60. Flake Start (high) V7/7a+

61. CB low start – Right Wall Traverse V7/7a+

62. Shot Hole start V7/7a+

63. Right Wall Traverse – Lipstick V7/7a+

64. Bust Lip V7/7a+ (FA: Si Panton)

65. Slim V7/7a+ (FA: Chris Davies)

66. Split Traverse High V7/7a+ (FA: Chris Pollard)

67. Ring Peace V6/7/7a/+ (FA: John Redhead)

68. Parisella’s Original stand up V6/7a

69. Pillar Start (high) V6/7a

70. Lipstick V6/7a (FA: Si Panton)

71. Aardvark Start V6/7a (FA: Paul Pritchard)

72. Norman Wisdom Traverse V6/7a

73. Dust Kick V6/7a (FA: Si Panton)

74. Right Wall Traverse - Beaver RH V6/7a

75. Rock Bottom V6/7a (FA: Chris Pollard)

76. Lipstick RH V5/6c+

77. Right Wall Traverse V5/6c+

78. The Breck Road V5/6c+ (FA: Tom Jones)

79. Beaver RH sds V5/6c

80. Pillar start (low/high) V5/6c

81. The Burning Sphincter V5/6c (FA: John Redhead)

82. The Argument V5/6c

83. Beaver RH stand up V4/6b+

84. Cave RH sds V4/6b

85. Pillar Finish V3/6a+

86. Split Traverse V3/6a



Significant historical problems

Pit of Hell V11/8a (FA: Chris Davies)

Cave Life (original version) V11/8a (FA: Gaz Parry)



Significant eliminates

LF ramp only V13/8b? (FA: Chris Davies)

Flip Flop extension V8+/7b+ (FA: Chris Davies)



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