This Sunday we went back to Eridge Green, for another session of remorseless cracks. This time I was better prepared and I covered my hands with athletic tape so they didn't bleed so badly (see my first blog). The highlight of the day was Eridge Tower, with one of the most terrific cracks that can ever be climbed in sandstone 'Battlement Crack' 5a (pic), where appropriate foot jamming technique is needed to top out successfully (I still got to do Coronation Crack at High Rocks). Left of this climb is 'Barbican Buttress' 4b, an elegant corner that finishes with a very polished slab, and right of it is 'Porticulis' 5c, which looks very hard ...
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