22 August 2023
Alex Barrows makes the FA of The Last Nacho (9a)
Alex Barrows has done the FA of The Last Nacho (9a) in Raven Tor. The 36-year-old, who previously has logged seven 9a's, is having his best year ever. (c) Dave Parry
"Belly Full of Nachos (long 8B/+) to an ok rest at its finishing jugs, then head left along the lip via 2 bolts (~6C?) to good knees at the start of Mecca. Up Mecca (8b+), then quest exhaustingly onwards to finish up Crucifixion to the top of the crag (~8a/+ from Mecca chains?). ~45m of climbing taking in quite a few different styles, and surely the longest bit of climbing you can get out of the tor without getting very traversey! Maths says that the top part "shouldn't" add to the difficulty, but it doesn't feel like that - the extra stress, exhaustion, and getting baked by the sun made it a battle from rest to rest, and definitely the most traumatic and, of course, most enjoyable part of the route. I guess it must be the hardest piece of climbing I've done to date, though unfortunately it's not the most classic ๐. (Aka "The Last Supper, brought to you by Taco Bell's halal range")."
"Belly Full of Nachos (long 8B/+) to an ok rest at its finishing jugs, then head left along the lip via 2 bolts (~6C?) to good knees at the start of Mecca. Up Mecca (8b+), then quest exhaustingly onwards to finish up Crucifixion to the top of the crag (~8a/+ from Mecca chains?). ~45m of climbing taking in quite a few different styles, and surely the longest bit of climbing you can get out of the tor without getting very traversey! Maths says that the top part "shouldn't" add to the difficulty, but it doesn't feel like that - the extra stress, exhaustion, and getting baked by the sun made it a battle from rest to rest, and definitely the most traumatic and, of course, most enjoyable part of the route. I guess it must be the hardest piece of climbing I've done to date, though unfortunately it's not the most classic ๐. (Aka "The Last Supper, brought to you by Taco Bell's halal range")."
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