Scotland's Mr Perpetual Motion, Dave MacLeod, took on the steely overhanging ramparts of Glen Nevis's Sky Pilot crag and plucked another desperado from the pack. In this case, an eye watering (V14) line in the vicinity of an old Cubby Cuthbertson E5 which went down as 'seven of nine'.
Dave claims it's his personal best with regards to the hardest technical thing he's ever done- describing it as 'a funny climb.....something between a highball and a solo'.
Not that the route fell like a ripe plum into Dave's lap. Ever the rock zealot, Dave trained relentlessly with a structured rest and diet programme. After working on the project since there was snow on the ground,the route was finally bagged yesterday, resulting in a hyper Dave being totally wired up until 5am before snatching a couple of hours of sleep before baby daughter Frieda brought him back to life at 7am.
The full account with a video of the ascent can be found on Dave's blogspot.
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