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Congo Corner

HVS 5b

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24m. A breath-taking pitch of outstanding quality. The technical thin crack leads to a rest below the overhangs then traverse up and left until a good horizontal break is reached. Move back right and make a tricky move to gain a good ledge. From here a crucial precarious layaway move (high wires) leads to the beckoning horn and a more delicate finish. Photo page 101. © ROCKFAX
FA. Peter Biven 1954

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 50, ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 500, Stanage Routes Graded List, Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs, Stanage *** HVS's, 29 Routes, 87 Stars, 1 E Point each, Stanage 3 Star HVS's - Eastern Grit, Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+.

Photo: Congo Corner © steve.aisthorpe
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS

This climb is in 539 logbooks, and on 83 wishlists.

Hidden - Lead rpt - 19/May/13

adamwesthead - Lead rpt - 03/May/13 with Hoult

Peter Lovell - Lead rpt - 03/May/13

Gudge - 2nd O/S - 02/May/13 with John Nuttall

John Nuttall - Lead - 02/May/13 with Chris

gavinpeach - Lead rpt - 20/Apr/13 with Andy, Kasia

Hannes B - Solo - 20/Apr/13

mariannekhoo - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/13 with Nick Pike

Kasia - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/13 with Gavin Peach

Joe.Elliott1 - Lead - 04/Apr/13

Hidden - 06/Mar/13

MarshF - 2nd dog - 03/Mar/13 with Liam Ingram

Liam Ingram - Lead O/S - 03/Mar/13 with Marsh Flint

clmbr - Lead O/S - 27/Dec/12 with mr g walters

jacobjacob - Lead rpt - 18/Dec/12

Amazing climb! Tough start but great rests along the way
thomaspomfrett - Lead O/S - 24/Nov/12 with Dan Slome

Fragmod - Lead - 14/Oct/12

Hidden - TR O/S - 22/Sep/12

J.Wells - Solo O/S - 17/Sep/12

Felt like a really bold lead, sustained and quite tough. Good protection and frequent for the first half of the route. Felt rub out a bit at the top though.
pc1983 - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/12

The Bad Cough - 2nd rpt - 04/Sep/12 with John Sealey

Hidden - Lead - 03/Sep/12

Last route of the day, cop out from The Link.
fatbuoybazza - Lead rpt - 18/Aug/12 with daveyw

couldn't fathom bottom crack initially
wrapped in bacon - Lead RP - 14/Aug/12 with Daryl

Dr Toph - Solo O/S - 08/Aug/12

Awesome, awesome route, done in the minutes before the heavens opened. The lower crack is fine as long as you don't spend long placing your gear. Bomber midsize cams can be placed high in worn placements after the first couple of moves before powering through to the good holds and ledge above. Arms were within seconds of failure when moving out to the ledge but just managed to stick it. One more balancey move above. Definitely in my top three leads to date.
treg - Lead β - 05/Aug/12 with Dan Osbaldeston

DanOsb - 2nd O/S - 05/Aug/12 with matt treg

Sam Cooke - 2nd dog - 02/Aug/12 with stevetheleg

stevetheleg - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/12 with Sam Cooke

stevorobs3 - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/12 with Xandra

Rope faffy climb that I had to restart twice, then ran out of energy.
missxandrabee - 2nd dnf - 02/Aug/12 with Steve

Chris Sansum - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/12 with Duncan Atkinson

darlolad - TR - 25/Jul/12

DannyK - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/12 with Katie

michaelcolledge - 2nd O/S - 15/Jul/12 with Peter Colledge

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/12

mark20 - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/12

Tom Thorne - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/12 with Toby Rees

pabbage - Lead O/S - 06/Jun/12

Escaped up this feeling very traumatised from The Link. Led it clean from the ledge under the link. One to repeat in its own right so i can enjoy it.
AlexxelA - Lead dog - 04/Jun/12 with Paul Deane

Jake Young - Lead O/S - 24/May/12 with Caroline

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/May/12

David Kay - 2nd - 16/May/12 with Mel Michon

shouter - Lead - 16/May/12

Batt - 2nd rpt - 16/May/12 with James Hoyes

Hoyes - Lead rpt - 16/May/12 with Rachel B

John Nuttall - Lead - 06/May/12 with Cliff

cheeky - Lead rpt - 02/May/12 with Mark Philipson

R0bbie - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/12 with Taba

Theeni - Lead - 10/Apr/12

jockpat - 2nd β - 02/Apr/12 with Sean Enderby

seanlikeskites - Lead β - 02/Apr/12 with Jack Pattinson

Helen Gibson - Lead - 26/Mar/12 with Paul

Great lead by Jack. Another climb done in the pitch black, by head torch. Found the start very tough going although when I realised that I HAD to jam to get up it, it went okay-I sh. Found the rest of the route more enjoyable and easier. Will hopefully go back soon for the lead once I've practiced my jamming. Then it's onto the Link.
charley - 2nd O/S - 25/Mar/12 with JackD

Bare effort! I was tired from trying The Link several times! Didn't realise you had to keep pushing left, so carried on up Congo Corner. Nice route shame about the rope drag I managed to create by placing gear and not extending. Lesson learnt.
Jackwd - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/12

Not a proper onsight as I led the link previously.
deacondeacon - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/12

Felt much easier than it did last year. 1st crack is the crux but even that felt fairly straightforward with a bit more commitment. Rest is straightforward; no surprises. Will have to do 'The Link' in the future.
gavinpeach - Lead RP - 20/Mar/12 with Andrew Deacon

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/Mar/12

Falko - Lead rpt - 11/Mar/12 with Al W.

Fragmod - 2nd - 11/Mar/12

Fabulous and not that hard.
brockers - Lead O/S - 11/Mar/12 with Maggie Bass

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Mar/12

Hidden - 2nd - 11/Mar/12

tallsop - 06/Mar/12 with Dave Saxby

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/12

Ollie B - Lead O/S - 14/Feb/12 with S.Bennett

Sam Melville - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Tony Kartawick - 2012

wojtt - Solo O/S - 2012

Hidden - Solo - 2012

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Nov/11

wi11 - Lead O/S - 12/Nov/11 with Meg

Easier if you've got spades for hands, traverse was a tad hard to get established in my small hands.
Ewano - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/11

metal arms - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/11

Hidden - Lead β - 06/Nov/11

Olli-C - 2nd O/S - 22/Oct/11 with Rachel Slater

r fizzle - Lead O/S - 22/Oct/11 with Olli Crudge

chrisallan - Lead O/S - 22/Oct/11

Mowglee - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/11 with Ali

hilty - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/11

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 15/Oct/11

mark4344 - Lead rpt - 15/Oct/11 with Andy Philipson

Si Croft - Lead - 15/Oct/11 with Bernie, JD

Anthony Dixon - Lead - 18/Sep/11

Matt Cooke - 2nd β - 15/Sep/11 with Tom Jagger

Bob Windsor - 2nd - Sep/11 with Rick Graham

Nigel Bond - Lead - 22/Aug/11 with Bern Hardman

tmawer - Lead rpt - 14/Aug/11 with Jaime Robertson

fun
al123 - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/11 with alex

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 30/Jul/11

lower section felt stiff this time, made a right mess of it!
JamieSparkes - 2nd rpt - 13/Jul/11 with allyrocke, Liam

Might try the Link next time!
allyrocke - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/11 with Jamie Sparkes

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 10/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/11

Fat Tim - Lead O/S - 07/Jul/11 with Fidel Sciamanna, Joe Mallia

disturbed_one51 - Lead - 28/Jun/11 with Ed O'Connell

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 23/Jun/11

ian d f - Lead O/S - 23/Jun/11 with David Brock

loundsy - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/11 with Simon shaw

belay bunny turned bad - 2nd O/S - 17/Jun/11 with loundsy

Hidden - Lead - 14/Jun/11

Surprisingly ok, must try The Link next time.
Hoyes - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/11 with Rachel B

got pumped trying to place gear on the opening crack. Felt hard but doable if I can not hesitate as much and just go for it. Looks like the rest of the route might be a challenge but more suited to my style. steep cracks and jamming are not my forte. I need to work on them. This route is definitely on my wishlist.
gavinpeach - Lead dnf - 09/Jun/11 with Clive

Brannock - Lead dog - 06/Jun/11

Matt Shepherd - Lead O/S - 06/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd - 05/Jun/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/11

jwpil - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/11 with Gordon

gordonday - 2nd rpt - 01/Jun/11 with Jack

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/11

max_chan - Lead O/S - 17/May/11 with Graeme PCC

Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 17/May/11 with Matt Fennelow

I went over the roof about half a metre too early (between the Link and Congo Corner), which was a bit off route but pretty satisfying.
Alkis - Lead O/S - 08/May/11 with Chris Aslin

Steve Waters, Mynydd - Lead - 04/May/11 with Mike Tempest

Hidden - 2nd - 04/May/11

tomthecoolperson - Lead O/S - 04/May/11 with Ben 250

ben_250 - 2nd O/S - 04/May/11 with Tom

Ketu - Lead rpt - 29/Apr/11 with Pete A

Hidden - 2nd - 29/Apr/11

akward
misterb - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/11 with sim

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Apr/11

Ade7 - 2nd O/S - 27/Apr/11 with Stewart

mattparratt - 2nd - 25/Apr/11

Will_Maxwell - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/11 with Rafael Pena

Hidden - TR - 22/Apr/11

tough start - 1 rest :( but then after gear sorted in first crack - lovely climbing, looking forward to the link now. :)
nick ferro - Lead - 22/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd β - 22/Apr/11

jacobjacob - Solo O/S - 09/Apr/11

davidgent - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/11 with Andy Parsons

andysroom - 2nd O/S - 09/Apr/11 with Dave Gent

trampingcarol - 2nd - 09/Apr/11 with Jonnie Williams

jonnie3430 - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/11 with Carol

Fell once on start.
clukins - Lead RP - 09/Apr/11

Siderunner - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/11 with Kirsten

Hidden - Lead dnf - 06/Apr/11

coombsy - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/11 with John B

Dibdawg - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/11 with Mark Sheridan

Hidden - Lead RP - 2011

MeMeMe - 2011

walts4 - 2011

Hidden - Lead - 2011

David Smith - 2011

John Roberts (JR) - Lead - 2011

Paul Boggis - Lead - 2011

rurp - Lead O/S - 2011

Hidden - 2011

mwatson - 2011

Hidden - 2011

thebigfriendlymoose - 2011

Dan Mckinlay - 2011

Hidden - Dec/10

As on sight as possible given I'd just seconded The Link
andy dunn - Lead O/S - 18/Oct/10 with Tom

liam - Lead rpt - 16/Oct/10 with Probes

JLS - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/10 with Jacqui

spragglerocks - 2nd O/S - 13/Oct/10 with Matt Box

After a tough start the route eases and reaches a secondary, minor crux to reach the horn and then the top. A great, varied route and lots of fun.
Lumbering Oaf - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/10 with Rachel Spraggs

Rested on the start crack and lowered off (found crack to be the crux). Pulled ropes and led clean. Really enjoyable!
BeccaSnowden - Lead RP - 10/Oct/10 with Alan Saul

cam1401 - Lead O/S - Oct/10 with Andy O

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Sep/10

initial crack v. strenuous. after that all ok
mark4344 - 2nd - 25/Sep/10 with Michel

Flippin' brilliant, had me smiling all the way up. The wandering line that evades the overhang really adds to the experience. Felt easy for the grade, but I imagine the mantel without the right sized cam would spice it up a bit!
jeffsheard - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/10 with Johannes

olly12344 - Lead O/S - 19/Sep/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/10

Hidden - 2nd dog - 17/Sep/10

nadeem - 2nd rpt - 12/Sep/10 with DLE

Hidden - Lead - 09/Sep/10

stephenhartley - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/10 with Burns

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/Sep/10

Hidden - Lead dog - 05/Sep/10

Hard pumpy start, especially hanging around to get gear in. Found it a real struggle. Took me 3 goes up and down climbing the first 4 metres. once round the overhang, accidentally strayed onto the E1 which made it exciting before making the move round the corner and step up for the horn. Nice climbing up the breaks to the finish.
Daniels735 - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/10 with Clair Fowler, Chris Waters

much easier than the link
JamieSparkes - 2nd O/S - 27/Aug/10 with Nick

Nick1812P - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/10 with Jamie

Hidden - 2nd - 22/Aug/10

AWESOME!! No real hard moves after initial groove/crack
drewish - Lead O/S - 19/Aug/10 with John Allen

colin milton - Lead - 16/Aug/10 with James Oswald

Very nice but hard.
James Oswald - 2nd O/S - 16/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 07/Aug/10

Danny Crump - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/10 with Michael Hyde

dan gibson - Solo rpt - 03/Aug/10

hailtryfan - Lead O/S - Aug/10 with Danny

Luke led up The Link in awesome style - my busted rib meant I didnt fancy the roof so I teetered round the corner - v tricky little move round onto the ledge - fantastic route
davenev - 2nd - 24/Jul/10 with luke

WalnutHorse - 2nd O/S - 23/Jul/10

Ed morris - 2nd O/S - 09/Jul/10 with -

Fran S8 - Lead - Jul/10

Hidden - Lead - Jul/10

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Jun/10

raptorheli - 2nd - 23/Jun/10 with alan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Jun/10

Laid afew demons to rest! Thought the initial crack was the crux
markfairbank - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/10 with SteveyM

SteveMyatt - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/10 with Mark Fairbank

Garron - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10

escaped off Dark Continent
Jay Mowat - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/10

if it had a prober grade we thought it would be E3! rubbish gear on a very scary and blind traverse then a more. I feel sorry for anyone who leads that who is'nt very comfy at E1! thx guide book
dan ely - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/10 with terry

petegruf - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/10 with Chris B

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 02/Jun/10

tomthecoolperson - 2nd - 02/Jun/10 with Andrew

Chi Cheng - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/10 with Alistair Tamlit

alitamlit - 2nd - 02/Jun/10 with chi

PenJD - Lead O/S - 27/May/10 with Duz Walker

tom.e - Lead O/S - 12/May/10 with Claire

jamesgreenfield - 2nd dog - 09/May/10 with jambojim

philboy - 2nd - 26/Apr/10 with owen the cake

Started with the intention of doing the Link, but it was getting dark. I'll be back for that
Cake - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/10 with Phil B

JPGR - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Apr/10

Excellent
gidmord - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/10 with Ben Harper

Ben Harper - 2nd O/S - 11/Apr/10 with Gideon Mordecai

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/Apr/10

oliwarlow - 2nd - 03/Apr/10 with Polly

mctinkno - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/10 with Clare Muir

top to wet and slimy to finish properly, and with a handful of rope drag after the cam turning in the big break the finish was a complete mare.. more akward than it looked..
fatbuoybazza - Lead dog - 07/Mar/10 with phil

fantastic
nadeem - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/10 with James Morrison

nepsoi999 - 2nd O/S - 07/Mar/10 with nadeem

thekendo - 2nd dnf - 07/Mar/10 with Chung-Hsien Cheng

Seymore Butt - 2010

Hidden - 2010

ross hold - Lead O/S - 2010

pie_eater_pete - 2010

RossG - 2010

nickmattia - Lead O/S - 2010 with james turnbull

Sean Kelly - 2010

richyg - 2010

sgl0jd - 2010

A good route.
masa-alpin - Lead O/S - 12/Dec/09 with P Luke

sustained food for thought
Steven Andrews - 2nd - 15/Nov/09 with Steve

The Bad Cough - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/09 with John Nesbitt

adam coxsell - 2nd - 10/Oct/09 with laurence

Laurence Everitt - Lead O/S - 10/Oct/09 with Cocky

Hidden - Lead O/S - Oct/09

markhilton - Lead O/S - 30/Sep/09

adamwesthead - 2nd O/S - 26/Sep/09 with SPA

richardhopton - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/09 with James_D

petemeads - Lead - 13/Sep/09 with Simon Pollard

thekendo - 13/Sep/09 with david plews

Cracking route. Felt a bit exposed in places but never scary. The laybacking move isnt really precarious as it says in the book. Probably much easier if you are tall (like me)
Mighty Max - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/09

Hidden - Lead rpt - 06/Sep/09

used the start of route to the left, fell - a bad day for hand jamming
jubolo - 2nd dog - 07/Aug/09 with mark + bruce

sgl - Lead O/S - 04/Aug/09 with will

direct for E1 5b not clean !!
davewsargent - 2nd - 03/Aug/09

mark sadler - 2nd - Aug/09 with john

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/09

Tricky below the overhang
lamma_hippie - 2nd - Jul/09 with Jon Lawton

Fabulous, hard start. Rest a bit of a wander and a bit scary in places.
Peakology - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/09 with cat

Chalky Cat - 2nd O/S - 24/Jun/09 with Dom

Struggled with the start coming off twice. But back to the floor and then cracked it.
Phil1967 - Lead - 18/Jun/09 with Dan

smudge - 2nd rpt - 18/Jun/09 with Phil

smudge - 2nd rpt - 16/Jun/09 with Rob

hash - 2nd O/S - 24/May/09 with Jim

Happy to get the clean lead, hard start.
Jim Slater - Lead O/S - 24/May/09 with Hash Popat

vard - Lead O/S - 24/May/09 with gwyn dodd

fucked up the start
Hannah Moulton - Lead - 10/May/09 with johnny

Jonathan Hall - 2nd - 10/May/09 with Hannah Moulton

Hidden - 2nd - 01/May/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/09

My first HVS. Pumpy start but good protection once you get yourself settled at 5m. Need 3.5 cam at least to protect for the second crux. Only had a 3 so mentally solo'd the top 10m. Would like to try again with the right protection and concentrate on the climb rather than the fall!
Irn Bruce - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/09 with Ian Jenkins

thomasadixon - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/09 with Alan

Found this pretty steady at HVS to be honest. The bottom crack is awkward, but not actually hard. Good gear also. Once established on the ledge the moves up left are easy, then the moves back right at easy. The mantleshelf takes a good big piece of gear, and is a pretty hefty mantleshelf up to relatively poor holds at first. Then a bomber nut up and right for moves onto the horn which are a little bit strenous. And finish easily. Mid-range is not low-end HVS if you ask me.
Reaver2k - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/09 with Tom Dixon

after messing this up last year, a pleasing ascent, thought needed with gear placments and the arete was more exciting than i had anticipated. a very enjoyable classic.
Pilch - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/09 with Graham and Dan

Adam Booth - 2nd O/S - 22/Apr/09 with Mike Whiteside

jameshall - Lead - 21/Apr/09 with Jon

Awesome. First proper gritstone HVS.
bigbobbyking - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/09 with Sesh

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 11/Apr/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/09

did the start on the second try, the rest found easy
Kirill - Lead RP - 05/Apr/09 with Pete Horn, Charles Moreton

HIGHTOWER - Lead β - 05/Apr/09 with Ben Thynne

cem - 2nd rpt - 05/Apr/09 with Pete Horn

Hidden - AltLd - Apr/09

Brilliant. Looking forward to going direct up the link next time.
Adam Potter - Lead O/S - 30/Mar/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/09

Started up the link, got pumped and didn't have the right cam to protect(Brian left them at home) so finally went into congo corner and eventually led but with a bit of a fight!
middle aged slob - Lead O/S - 15/Mar/09 with Brian and Dave

GPN - Lead O/S - 21/Feb/09 with Annette

Not sure if I traversed back right on the correct break, used the top one. Suspect it's easier but more run out than using lower one. Gear was very spaced but never felt urgent (high wire is very high!). Really satisfying route.
Dave Foster - Lead O/S - 31/Jan/09 with Andy

BRUCESTRAC - 2009

Thinker01 - 2009

keith leonard - Lead - 2009

gordonday - 2nd - 2009

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2009

Sal37 - Lead O/S - 2009

Goose4 - 2009

Great route, deserves top50 status, and pretty hard for HVS
Conor1 - 2nd - 11/Dec/08 with Danny Carden

Dunx - Lead rpt - 06/Dec/08 with Adam

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/08

Hard! The initial section is stupidly pumpy and taxing despite appearences. Spent ages on the rest of the route because I could never quite de-pump. It just goes on and on and on. Was very very happy to reach the top when I did. Rather good in hindsight though.
whiting.jp - Lead O/S - 27/Sep/08 with jamesca

Brilliant.
Shauna - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/08 with tommytwotone

tommytwotone - 2nd O/S - 21/Sep/08

slacky - 2nd - 18/Sep/08 with Tim

Clive had led The Link but the wind blew the rope onto the line of Congo Corner so I went with the flow.
SteveM - 2nd rpt - 10/Sep/08 with Clive

John Postlethwaite - 2nd O/S - Sep/08 with liam

Andrew Sloan - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/08

Fell off upper crux. Gear held, but fractured calcaneum. Now proud owner of purple cast.
SteveMyatt - Lead dnf - 15/Aug/08 with Ka Kei Ho

givemetea - 2nd dog - 25/Jul/08 with Craig Jenkins

Alfredo - 2nd - Jul/08 with Ben H

b.hayley - Lead - Jul/08

Sam W - 2nd - 28/Jun/08 with Carl Reilly

Not sure I enjoyed this climb 'til after I had finished it! Strange arm-jam and then mantleshelf move near the top.
Julia Chatterton - 2nd - 24/May/08 with Will

first hvs lead
AndyL - Lead O/S - 18/May/08 with Will

Brilliant! Finally, the 'Congo Corner' experience I was hoping for. Really enjoyable climbing, some great moves & positions :) Placed loads of gear, but I wish I'd taken a size 5 cam (or two!) for the large breaks on the upper half of the route.
Nick Smith - UKC - Lead rpt - 15/May/08 with bluebrad

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 15/May/08

Byronius Maximus - 2nd dog - 11/May/08 with Alex Twist

Really nice, quite awkward initial crack, but nice moves, well protected enough.
Twisty - Lead O/S - 11/May/08 with Byron Buck

Spanked by the start - proving that I still can't finger jam. Gutted!
Quiddity - Lead dnf - 10/May/08 with Hazel

mic_b - Lead O/S - 09/May/08

Gareth Clendinning (UBMC) - Lead O/S - 06/May/08 with Rose Williams

Rose Williams - 2nd - 06/May/08 with Gareth

Hidden - AltLd - 11/Apr/08

IanJackson - Solo O/S - 17/Feb/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Feb/08

dicky79 - Lead dnf - 09/Feb/08 with Nicola

lowersharpnose - Lead - 01/Jan/08

Jim Walton - 2008

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Phill Mitch - Lead O/S - 2008 with reapey

joese7en - Lead O/S - 2008

Hidden - Lead - 2008

Hidden - 2nd - Dec/07

nigel pearson - Lead O/S - 25/Nov/07 with Robin

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 17/Oct/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Oct/07

endless winter - 2nd - 30/Sep/07 with Toby Jackson

SteveM - 2nd rpt - 30/Sep/07 with Tobs

a fantastic route, forgot my number 4 friend and had to pull the rope up to get it.
roberto18 - Lead - 06/Sep/07 with Dad (Mike Bridges)

Rob got to the end of "the tanganyika traverse" then realised he needed a large "friend" to protect the mantleshelf. a good 5 or 10 minutes elapsed with Rob lowering down one of the ropes for me to tie the friend on and Rob haul it back up,all done with one hand of course! He finished in fine style for another top lead.
mike bridges - 2nd rpt - 06/Sep/07 with Robert Bridges

jude s - Lead O/S - Sep/07 with G Fry

Glyn - 2nd - 17/Aug/07 with Barni

barni - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/07 with Glyn

mje1398 - 2nd dog - 28/Jul/07 with John M

tatz45 - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/07 with Quentin O'Brien

Ed Babs - Lead O/S - 09/Jul/07

Tim W - 2nd O/S - 07/Jul/07 with Jamie Moss

craig d - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/07 with Simon Kincaid

Clumsy on first crack. Glad I didn't lead it on upper section.
Swotson - 2nd O/S - 17/Jun/07 with Matt Gordon

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/May/07

Iggy_B - 2nd O/S - 23/May/07 with Adam M

JWB - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/07 with Lucy Adams

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 25/Apr/07

fizzy_elephant - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/07 with Nick Fletcher

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/07

Horrendous! :( Had a real struggle with the whole route - it was either pumpy, overhanging, slopey or run-out! Need to go back and ENJOY climbing it.
Nick Smith - UKC - Lead rpt - 01/Apr/07 with cider nut

craig matheson - Solo - Apr/07

Hidden - TR O/S - 27/Mar/07

Coel Hellier - Lead - 18/Feb/07

Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 06/Feb/07 with ollie

Rob Kennard - 2007

Hidden - 2007

madmats - Lead O/S - 2007 with Dave Mac

Rowansb - Lead O/S - 2007

tumbling wizard - 2007

tommytuffa - 2007

danm - Lead - Nov/06 with Kieran

Jim Vach - Lead - 12/Oct/06 with Oli Lyon

OffshoreAndy - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/06 with Skell

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/06

SecretSquirrel - 2nd - 07/Sep/06 with steve

Hidden - Lead rpt - 07/Sep/06

good climb
01wills - 2nd O/S - Sep/06 with luke williams

Skell - Lead O/S - Sep/06

dpurf - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/06 with Patrick

John Marsland - Lead - 05/Aug/06 with Duncan Irving

Hidden - Solo O/S - 04/Aug/06

ChrisJD - Lead - 29/Jul/06 with Clare

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Solo O/S - 02/Jul/06

Sankey - 2nd O/S - 02/Jul/06 with Luke

chrissloan84 - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/06 with Stu

Crux moves fine if strenuous but final reach below the horn impossible for the short. Tip - stand on your helmet.
trekkie - Lead - 18/Jun/06 with Justine

Nicos - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/06 with john, lowersharpnose

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/May/06

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Apr/06

Stig - Lead rpt - 04/Apr/06 with Les

Hidden - Lead - 01/Apr/06

dan gibson - 2006

ArnaudG - 2006

adam carless - 2006

SteveM - Lead - 2006 with Tobs

paul79 - Lead - 2006

Sidekick - Lead O/S - 2006

ChrisJD - 2nd - 11/Dec/05