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Chris Doyle on the first ascent of Last Rites V8/7b+ Photo: Sam Cattell

Chris Doyle has cleaned up an old project line at Pill Box Wall. Last Rites V8/7b+ climbs the steeply undercut wall right of Last Orders and immediately behind the Pill Box. The line had previously been tried by Si Panton who was thwarted on two separate occasions by key footholds parting company with the crag (followed by Panton shortly after). Chris managed to work out a new sequence, with a particularly fierce (and slightly committing) last move to gain good holds at the top of the problem.

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