Wolf Solent

USER COMMENTS

TR the direct start and it didn't feel 6a, more like 5c. No comment on anything else as I don't on-sight lead E4!
David Jones - 02/Aug/02

on sighted direct start and tend to agree its 5c as its loads easier than the crux.
ron oswald - 16/Oct/02

The gear in the break over the roof is good but blind to place. There is also reasonable gear on the upper wall (small friend and RP's). The DS is just about worth 6a and is more logical than the traverse in from the right. Deserves more traffic as it is reasonably safe.
Nige M - 24/Feb/03

are you allowed gear in the chimney you 'almost' get to at this grade? looked at it in the rain and it sort of looked like a logical thing to do.
ste - 04/Oct/05

Was expecting this to be one of those 'stanage' E4s (like say the nearby slap and spittle) so it came as a wee bit of a shock when it wasn't!
I didn't think the gear was that great, tough to place as you have to lock off to put in the first cam, which I thought was a tad flared (this may be my perception based in panic induced negativity mind you). The top wall has it's fair share of interest too. Good moves throughout however, well worth doing!
andy reeve - 30/Apr/06

like mr reeve, i wasn't sure about the gear over the roof. when placing it you're in a groundfall position on relatively poor holds. the traverse out along the groove is certainly not trivial either. overall i thought this was a very serious route that felt harder than the given grade: "mild terror" kind of covers my feelings.
martin k - 07/Jul/06

Wolf Solent is much gnarlier than Slap n Spittle, and feels it
Goi Ashmore - 06/Oct/06