Jon Bracey and Nick Bullock have climbed a new route
on the north face or Pharilapcha (5977m), Nepal. 'Snotty's
Gully' 1000m, graded ED+, WI 5, M5+ (Scottish 6),
takes a truly spectacular line up a steep ice couloir
in the back of a deep cleft going straight to the
previously unclimbed west summit of Pharilapcha. Jon commented
"Nick doesn't believe in acclimatisation so WI 5 felt
surprisingly hard at nearly 6000m with a rucksack on!"
The route is named in memory of the late Sue Nott who
disappeared on the summit of Mt Foraker, Alaska with
Karen McNeill after climbing the Infinite Spur back in
May.
Well done to them, dont know Jon, but how good (and modest) is Nick throughout the whole range of climbing, hardly anybody knows his name, though I guess that might have changed lately. A really nice guy too.
I think people are getting to know him a bit better. The slides he will be showing will be fantastic, he sent me through some for a poster I was creating for the Area meeting doing The Bells! The Bells!, awesome!
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