My First New Route!

Well lawks, crivens, and possibly gadzooks aswell - turns out that Not-Holly-Bush-Gully is indeed a hitherto unrecorded route! In our complete inexperience and inability to make sense of the definitive Stanage guidebook, we stumbled across possibly the only square-inch of Stanage that hasn't been climbed and recorded decades ago.

See full discussion on UKClimbing.com

So now I get to give it a grade - I'd say it's VDiff 4b as the finishing move to get onto the top plateau is a bit hairy, because the only bit of protection is quite low down, and there's nothing to grab, so it requires a flat-palming friction move - and most importantly, give it a name.

I'd previously said that the first new route I put down would be called Too Much Rock For One Hand but it somehow just doesn't seem appropriate here - the climb is quite short, if a little hairy.

Suggestions so far include:

• "Als Brown Pants"


• "Wu Tang Clan"


• "Golly Hush Bully"
  because it's not Holly Bush Gully after all


• "Bob Hoskins"
  because it's quite short but surprisingly hairy


• "Chastity Belt"
  because there's only bit of protection, but it's crucially quite low down

All suggestions gratefully received :)