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Katy Whittaker
Katy Whittaker has just climbed her first E7 6c on grit...tell you what,  I will let her tell the story...

Another good weekend just gone... went out with 'Hot Aches' again. Wasn't looking too good though as the weather was grim and really windy. It did clear up late morning and we managed to find a sheltered bit of crag at Robin Hood's Stride! I had a quick top rope on Kaluza Klein - A shortish but technical Dawes route, with involves a balancy rock over onto a thin seam, then a grab and barn door around the corner to a big jug (with I hated because it was such a sketchy move!!). The route is graded E7 6c. I went out again this weekend and had a few topropes on it then lead it!!!

Image Katy is now one of only a few elite women climbers to have lead E7 6C. For more info on Katy's work with Hot Aches follow this link.

 
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