consensus on grade of the Groove SS, Glendalough

[chris rooney]

yo,

i havent done this (yet!) but i have heard 7A+ mooted, which doesnt sound far fetched to me, especially with the low right foot hold which has become(!) quite good. A fair few folks have now done it so what are these people's thoughts on the grade? i am trying to knock together a little glendo vid between nappy changes (no, not mine) and want to get the grade right.

cheers,
Chris

[Barry]

Hey Mr Rooney,

Having been on it both ways, I'd suggest for the new beta - 7a+/low-end 7b.  The previous method was far harder and probably justified the grade given in the guide - 7c I think.

Barry

[Paul Brennan]

I'd go for 7b. But I'm a grade whore.

[chris rooney]

when did you do it? the move to the crimp is very easy now, the foothold was a tiny edge in january but is now very positive

[Paul Brennan]

Haven't done it. Dropped it from the slot crimp thing. I was finding the hardest move to be sticking that sidepull sloper thing with the right hand. Only got through it once. 7A+ would be in the realms of possibility I guess, but it feels very hard to me.

[Tim Chapman]

Sorry late to the party. The message board hasnt been hitting my google reader. 7a At the most. I had bearly climbed all winter and managed it in 2 sessions. I am amazing though!

[chris rooney]

how dare you try to quantify something as abstract as a boulder problem with a number!

[Barry]

This problem has been designated a grade in the guide, no discussion here please... see previous thread for details, if you want to talk of grades, go trad climbing!

[Dave Flanagan]

I know you are taking the piss Chris but it might make more sense to say:

how dare you try to quantify something as abstract as difficulty with a number!

[Dave Flanagan]

Barry.

Yes I assigned this problem a grade in the guide. Do you have a issue with that?

Maybe I have some strange ideas about grades and maybe they are nonsense but I have never tried to stifle discussion about them in fact I went to the trouble of establishing this forum in response to requests from you and others.

[trish fox]

7a Tim! Maybe I'll go give it a try!!

[Tim Chapman]

Trish you dont climb anymore! The decline has started....

[Dave Flanagan]

Tim you dont climb anymore! The decline has started....

[trish fox]

I was at the board for 3 hours on Tuesday I'll have you know! Keeping on top of my cycling and my climbing!!!

[Stephen McMullan]

You need to install Strava on your phone Trish for your spins. Sure where would we be without stats, numbers, rankings and competition!!!