On the 5th of Jan Ian Vickers made what may be the second ascent of Slim Shady at Earl Crag. He tried it on and off over three days before actually doing the problem on his second go once he had worked out where to put his feet. As for the grade Ian thought Font 7c+/8a to be fairly realistic. News courtesy of Gareth Parry


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