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Originally Posted by Skippy the One Eyed Beagle
attempted = rock climbing?
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Not quite. The most difficult moves were Class 4, but the majority of the climb was Class 3.
Class 5 - roped climbs.
Class 4 - stretches of major exposure, requires 'moves' (scrambling is the majority of the route)
Class 3 - minor exposure, some scrambling involved.
Class 2 - nearly a walk-up, might involve hopping and such.
Class 1 - hands don't touch a thing, no big steps, basically just a long ramp.
What pushed us back on the Peak last summer was rain/wind/snow/sleet. We had entered a class 4 section and rock begun to get a little slick, and since neither of us had brought our climbing shoes we opted to live.
The weather made for a long day, though - we started at 5:30AM and didn't get back to camp until 4:30PM.