Returning to the Breck Road area above Parisella’s Cave, Pete Robins climbed the wild looking line left of Ring Peace. NWB.com’s editor pointed this previously bolted project out to Pete on New Years Eve, thinking that there was little point in trying it himself as it had all the hallmarks of a very big number. However it went at a surprisingly attainable grade: The Swing of Fire rates V8/7b and climbs up the rib left of Ring Peace, undercutting out from the slot in the roof to gain a reasonable hold on the sloping ramp. A match and a wild cut loose precede some final campus moves to finish with hands matched on the black diagonal jug below the old bolt hole.

“It’s an amazing problem, I’m so psyched to have done it!” commented an excited Pete after the first ascent.

Other unreported snippets from the last month or so on the Ormes are as follows: Jamie King added another variation link to Parisella’s Cave when he linked Dust Kick into the Pillar Start sds to give a V7/7a+ broken by the kneebar rest at the base of Pillar Start, which being a confirmed cave purist, Jamie shunned, continuing without pause up into the insecure finishing moves.

On Pill Box Wall crag caretaker, Chris Doyle added yet another head spinning connection; The Jack Daniels – Ain’t No Party link rates V9/10/7c/+.

Anybody fancying a pop at Cheech Marin up on top of Little Orme will be disappointed to hear that the small hold on the crux has broken off and that the problem remains unclimbed in its current state. It had partially broken about a year ago (see old news item below).

Relevant links:
      Cheech Marin news item
      Cheech Marin hold breakage