Soft Times

1 Stars

Technical

Fluttery

E1 5c

Adjacent Routes
<< Sunai < The Nails | Welcome to Hard Times > Joint Effort >>

A pleasant eliminate weaving up the face between Welcome and The Nails to a finish up the black slab above and left of the final groove of The Nails. If you finish up Welcome to Hard Times the grade is worth E3 5c.
FA. Bill Birch, Rick Gibbon 1994.
FA. (finish as described) Bruce Goodwin, Gordon Mason 1995

USER COMMENTS

I tried to 'weave my way' between Welcome and Nails but whilst it may have been pleasant it was barely independant in places and I certainly found no 5c move. Is it really worth recording in a selective guide? Cross Purposes is better and doesn't get a mention.
The finish has frequently been used as an alternative finish to (or escape from!) The Nails and might be better described as such. Following it makes Nails an amenable HVS rather than a rather unbalanced E1.
roger whetton - 26/May/04

Worth inclusion I'd reckon, pleasant climbing, and independant as eliminates go, except for 1 move on the Nalis where it crosses.
ChrisC - 14/Jun/04

The route joins The Nails about 3m lower than shown on the topo.

Chris
Chris Craggs - 15/Apr/07

Contrived, but the finish is quite pleasant.
Goi Ashmore - 09/Jun/07

hard E2
E2
easy E2

hard E1
E1
easy E1

hard HVS
HVS
easy HVS

hard 6a
6a
easy 6a

hard 5c
5c
easy 5c

hard 5b
5b
easy 5b

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