This film documents James Machaffie climbing Britain's hardest slate slab sport climb. Bolted by the legend Johnny Dawes in the late 80's the route reminded unclimbed until now.
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I climbed with Ray McHaffie, James Dad many many times in the late 60's,70's. Mac and Margaret,(his Mum) did 'Eagle Front' with them on the day off the tragic Cockermouth Mountain Rescue accident In Birkness Combe. His Surname is McHaffie.
Johnny's wearing old LaSportiva Mythoses isn't he? Customers at the shop where I work, nowadays steer clear of it because 'it's not aggressive and I'm climbing past UIAA grade VI or VII now so I need a better shoe...'
I don't believe it was mythos as the clip was from 86. Mythos weren't in production until the 90's. Perhaps Kamet, Scarpa LeMenestrals or a British brand I've never heard of. The rubber was likely awful as well.
From memory, He was wearing the Boreal Sprint ( carbon fibre stiffening insole) model... He used them also on 'The Very Big Very Small, just before.. Ideal for slate. (Similar to the Scarpa Dominator) a few years later..
