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Well, Ben Heason, bold man (and Wild Country staff trainer) also seems to be coming back into form (see Brandon Pullan news) after an injury and sends us a report on his ascent of The Complete Scream, E8 6B at the imposing and (to be truthful) bloody scary crag of Fairhead in Northern Ireland. "Having only done 4 routes previously at Fairhead I had been psyched to get back ever since that first trip back in July 2004. After John Dunne’s megga route “Divided Years”, climbed in 1995 and given the lofty grade of E10, climbing in Ireland returned from its brief position in the climbing limelight to underground roots. Until recently. In 2007 a group of young and talented Irish climbers took extensive home video footage of their adventurous antics, including a number of bold and notable ascents throughout the country. The climax of the video is the nail bighting footage of Ricky Bell’s first ascent of “The Complete Scream” E8 6b. Having enjoyed a number of bold and technical routes in my time, my eye was drawn to the route. But having broken my ankle in February, and not having climbed a single trad route since last November, it seemed a tall order, and was therefore not on my agenda for the week long trip in May – after all, it’d probably just rain the whole time anyway… Read the rest of this article by clicking here... See all the photos by clicking here... See Bens' profile by clicking here...
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