Thom Byles

Completed this route as it's pictured in the Yorkshire Gritstone guide which has the finish up Wainwrights Wobble (Not kindergarten wall). Good technical smearing and pebble standing to get out to the bulge and then a commiting last couple of moves up to the break.

Unreal conditions for the send. Went down in three sessions. First session couldn't quite get the high right hand on the arete. Second session got that crux down, left foot placement helped massively and locking in the left hand crimp using left index behind a small sharp granule. Couldn't rock up onto the right foot later in the climb. Flashed on the third session after using a different left foot in a little rail that unlocked the top section!

10 degrees 70% humidity. Ace conditions. The wibble took a chunk out of my middle finger on one attempt. Got the send with the tape, think it might've helped the wibble not feel so sharp.

3rd attempt.