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New route - Human Wave 6B (E1 6a)

Last week I finally managed to climb a project I've had in mind for a while in Wilton 4. Les Ainsworth had cleared the top ledge and done a great job of making this route possible. I had only been on it for a short half hour the previous weekend, and then I was working away so I was keen to get back on it on my return. As I was working in Serbia it meant a 4am start and 2 flights before getting back around lunchtime. Robin was still keen for Wilton 4 so I met him and Tim there around 2pm although I was knackered and didn't expect to get anything done. Soon after trying it I managed to sort out the sequence for the start , so I knew I needed to go for it. The top holds needed another brush as it had rained since the weekend, so I rigged up a rope and took the worst of the soil off the top and ensured the holds were relatively free of earth. Disappointingly the top hold was still damp, and I think the route may suffer from wash off unless the top consolidates, but I was sti

Satisfying sloper

Not newsworthy in the slightest but this problem has eluded me for some time... Satisfying Sloper Problem 6B - Brownstones Lancashire