A lot of serious climbs including hard new routes and first winter ascents.

It is used on very hard routes and competitions, where the act of rechalking requires too much energy or time.

"I've kind of got used to the hard route and suffering more than my competitors," he said.

It occurred to her that she had taken a hard route, just to escape July Johnson.

This is a good place to abseil down the face without committing yourself to a hard route out again.

The number of people repeating hard routes (F8a or harder) is alarming.

It is likely to have been the hardest route in Britain for many years.

There's an easy way to do it, but I'm prepared to go the hard route if you insist.

You're taking the hardest route when you just win your home games.

The more popular, but harder route is through the Höllental.