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Centre Stage** HVS 5a

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[centre stage, 3 kb]18m. Start at ledges below the centre of the face, trend left then right through the bulges. Keep left of the wide crack on Balcony Buttress then, from the heather ledge, pull strenuously through the centre of the roof to finish at the notch. © ROCKFAX
FA. Chris Craggs 1993

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 500, Stanage Routes Graded List, Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+.

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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 253 logbooks, and on 9 wishlists.

Paul Hy - 2nd - 16/May/13 with Phil T

the power - Lead rpt - 16/May/13 with Paul Hy

Pilch - 2nd O/S - 05/May/13

dr_botnik - 2nd O/S - 01/May/13 with Phil Taylor

the power - Lead rpt - 01/May/13 with rob

By head-torch. Nice route, easy for the grade, would make for a good first HVS lead.
slacky - 2nd O/S - 30/Apr/13 with Ben

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 30/Apr/13

pimp
the power - Lead rpt - 20/Apr/13 with paul29uk

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/13

nick ferro - 20/Apr/13 with toolboxtim

Funny looking back at notes from last summer when this apparently wasn't hard, after 5 months of not climbing.
treg - 2nd - 10/Apr/13 with Bird

the power - Lead O/S - 10/Jan/13 with ken

Wil Treasure - 2nd - 06/Jan/13 with Andy Gray

Sidekick - Lead O/S - 06/Jan/13

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Jan/13

tjsx101 - 2nd O/S - 05/Jan/13 with Rob Middleton

smarsy_93 - 2nd O/S - 21/Oct/12 with Tom Evans

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 09/Oct/12

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Oct/12

Wayne S - Lead O/S - 04/Oct/12

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Sep/12

seanlikeskites - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/12 with Rich Cope

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/Sep/12

shouter - 2nd - 09/Sep/12

deacondeacon - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/12

Great route! Loads of variety, with a butch start (I ended up sitting on the ledge facing outwards somehow?) and sensational bold finish. Midged off after this, must remember to buy one of those net-hats...
Ragnaar - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/12 with martin hirons

Top overhang a challenge but good on both feet and hands loved it.
dannyevos - 2nd O/S - 16/Aug/12 with Rick Clapham

Gudge - 2nd O/S - Aug/12 with Pete Staves

treg - 2nd rpt - 27/Jul/12 with Bird

Easy HVS. The pull through the roof is fine once you go for it.
treg - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12 with Dan Osbaldeston

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 21/Jul/12

tomthecoolperson - 2nd - 12/Jul/12 with Andrew

committing to the overhang is a bit scary but you've got as many cams as you want close to you and there are jugs all the way to the top.
JamesRich - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/12 with Martin Stanfield, Rob stanfield, Jack Bradbrook

Great route, finish not as hard as I was expecting!
Stanners - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/12 with James Rich, Martin Stanfield, Jack Bradbrook

A steady lead from James, had a bit of trouble getting one of his hexes out that he placed around half height but after some pulling and wiggling it finally came lose.
Quarryboy - 2nd O/S - 11/Jul/12 with James Rich, Martin Stanfield, Rob Stanfield

Stanley - 2nd O/S - 11/Jul/12 with James Rich, Stanners, Jack Bradbrook

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 10/Jul/12

claregardiner - Lead - 07/Jul/12

Finished my first HVS ever, woohoo !
BarefootCeds - 2nd O/S - 07/Jul/12 with Dave Mahon

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

Hidden - 2nd - 06/Jun/12

Really enjoyed this, fun overhang at the start and again at the top.
AlexxelA - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/12 with Paul Deane

first HVS lead
Palmer - Lead - 21/May/12

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

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

confused the start, good finish
caradoc - Lead O/S - 12/May/12 with john b

DannyK - Lead O/S - 12/May/12 with Katie

rich_hw - Lead O/S - 08/May/12 with Graeme Hammond

Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 08/May/12 with Richard

Really straightforward. Can't believe I made such a meal of this the other day.
gavinpeach - Lead β - 05/May/12 with Liam Talbot

First HVS! Difficult arete at the start then some tough slopers leading up to an overhang. Fell trying to rock over the overhang and was on the process of lowering down. Gav persuaded me to give it another go and I nailed it!
talbot_60 - 2nd dog - 05/May/12 with Gavin Peach

gavinpeach - Lead dnf - 03/May/12 with Andrew Deacon

hailtryfan - 2nd rpt - May/12 with AJ Bowley

mark20 - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 30/Apr/12

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Apr/12

mol - 2nd - 06/Apr/12 with Si Brown, Jesse

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Mar/12

Clay C - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12 with Ed

Good route. Well protected. Exciting but straightforward finish.
Steve Waters, Mynydd - Lead - 14/Mar/12 with Richard Waltham

ChrisBrooke - 2nd - 10/Mar/12 with Duncan Bell

ash longreach - Lead - Mar/12 with Chris Hind

Hidden - Solo O/S - 14/Jan/12

Chris Hind - 2012

Paul McCallum - Lead O/S - 2012

Submit to Gravity - 2nd O/S - 23/Oct/11 with Andy

joe.91 - Lead O/S - 22/Oct/11 with Lizzie Wilkins

Hidden - 2nd - 16/Oct/11

tomthecoolperson - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11 with Ben

Hidden - Solo O/S - 26/Sep/11

Amazing
mountaingoatgirl - 2nd - 01/Sep/11 with Graham

Excellent. Pretty straightforward after the start.
Chris Craggs - 2nd - 14/Aug/11 with Graham Parkes

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

nice moves
al123 - Solo O/S - 03/Aug/11

Stefan Trebicki - TR - 30/Jul/11 with Matthew Cunningham

Matthew Cunningham - TR - 30/Jul/11 with stefan.t

philboy - Lead - 13/Jul/11 with Tom

James_D - Lead O/S - 09/Jul/11 with Esther

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 03/Jul/11

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

Nick1812P - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/11 with Jamie

JamieSparkes - 2nd O/S - 26/Jun/11 with Doug, Nick

Hoyes - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/11 with Rachael S, Rachel B

spragglerocks - 2nd O/S - 11/Jun/11 with James Hoyes, Rachel Batt

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

paul horabin - Lead O/S - 21/May/11

richorme - 2nd O/S - 21/May/11 with Gary Woodburn

Hidden - 2nd - 10/May/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/11

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 02/Apr/11

philboy - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11 with matt g

Hidden - Lead β - 29/Mar/11

Cake - 2nd O/S - 29/Mar/11 with Matt

john_ni - 2nd - 26/Mar/11 with Bryan Lewis

May have started too far left and moved too far right with a side runner in adjacent route. Definitely did top two thirds correctly.
hellboundblr - Lead - 26/Mar/11 with John Bayliss

Mild for grade.
Owen W-G - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/11 with Preston Matt

Strenuous overhanging start, challenging for the short. Needed an assist from Tracey to get off the ground.
mariannekhoo - 2nd dog - 23/Mar/11 with Thea Williams, Tracey Tomlin

Built a 15 point cam nest under the roof whilst grizzling to myself and manning up ready for the pull. As always with these things, psyching up for it is harder than doing it! Nice route.
teflonpete - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/11 with Nikki

Pulling through was straight forward once committed.
marcduhig - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/11 with Andrew

Nicola - 2nd β - 06/Mar/11 with Pete

davewsargent - 2nd O/S - 01/Mar/11 with peter sargent

pie_eater_pete - Lead - 01/Mar/11 with Dave Sargent

David Smith - 2011

John Roberts (JR) - Lead - 2011

Dan Mckinlay - 2011

Hidden - Dec/10

odox - Lead O/S - 31/Oct/10 with Jonny Reay, Sam Webb

JRae - 2nd - 31/Oct/10 with Sam W, I Birtwistle

max_chan - Lead O/S - 24/Oct/10 with Des PCC

derekb - 2nd - 24/Oct/10 with Matt - PCC

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 20/Oct/10

HIGHTOWER - Lead O/S - 17/Oct/10 with Adam (Hotrock)

Ollie B - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/10 with M.Sharpe

Batt - 2nd O/S - 13/Oct/10 with Si Coldrick

1 fall due to cold hands. Tried to pull on a lovely green sloper!
BeccaSnowden - 2nd dog - 10/Oct/10 with Alan Saul

tobydunford - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/10 with Harry Martin

Oliver Houston - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/10

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Sep/10

tri-nitro-toulumne - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/10 with Tim Selvage

tigertim - 2nd - 07/Sep/10 with Nigel Patching

Pete Randall - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/10 with Albie

Hidden - Lead β - 29/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead - 27/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/10

Hidden - 2nd - 22/Aug/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 22/Aug/10

Soft.. Jugfest through steep section, VS4c?
drewish - 2nd β - 19/Aug/10 with John Allen

colin milton - 2nd - 26/Jun/10 with martin

shouter - Lead - 26/Jun/10

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

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

Great route
Haszko - Lead - 15/Jun/10 with Dave Kidd

second attempt. still failed at top. v.strenuous and poor'ish gear on top breaks. wimped out to left.
mark4344 - Lead dnf - 21/May/10 with andreas and matt, Andreas, Matt Payne, Nick Coles

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 21/May/10

nai - Lead O/S - 20/May/10 with Tim

jowgli - Solo O/S - 19/May/10 with Dan Smith

smudge - Lead O/S - 19/May/10 with Dan Poulter

Jim Slater - 2nd O/S - 18/May/10 with Angus Malcolm, Steve Carty

Tough start! Had to rely on the rope once at the roof so can't claim a clean ascent.
hang_about - 2nd dog - 17/May/10

Coel Hellier - Lead - May/10

Bern - Lead O/S - May/10 with Peter Brown

disturbed_one51 - Lead - 20/Apr/10 with Rob Middleton

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Apr/10

r.greaves - 2nd - 27/Mar/10 with James Walker

greenclimb - Lead rpt - 21/Mar/10 with sarah

Hidden - 2nd - 21/Mar/10

Really nice route, good gear, nice little overhang at the top.
Brannock - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/10 with Annette

chris552303 - Lead - 2010

RossG - 2010

Hidden - Lead - 17/Oct/09

andy jennings - 2nd β - 17/Oct/09 with Floris

PenJD - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/09 with Duz Walker

jonka - Sep/09 with gareth

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/09

back roped with a grigri
frost - Solo O/S - 19/Aug/09

going over the roof felt awesome.
duzinga - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Celine

Chris Craggs - 2nd - 02/Aug/09 with Colin Binks

Ketu - Lead O/S - 05/Jul/09 with Charles M

cem - 2nd rpt - 05/Jul/09 with Rob Truckle

lamma_hippie - Lead - Jul/09 with Jon Lawton

IBR Paul - 2nd - 25/Jun/09 with Tony

vvanhinsbergh - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/09 with Chris Burn

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 14/Jun/09

Duncan Skelton - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/09 with Albie Niedojadio

Hidden - 2nd - Jun/09

vard - 2nd - 24/May/09 with gwyn dodd

Tip top route, though difficult to do the first slap without using the original route's initial crack for a side pull. The roof is brilliant though! Definately worth a couple of starts.
Jon Dittman - Lead - 26/Apr/09

fatbuoybazza - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/09 with liv_the_div

this route felt a little contrived,despite this a good climb with a bit of everything
Pilch - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/09 with Graham and Dan

Roof finish interesting. TR'd shunt. Would make an interesting lead. Start is a bit predictable starting at ledges. A sit start would be fun!
climbingrev - TR O/S - 17/Apr/09

Dazzlin - 2nd - 14/Apr/09 with Ross Davidson

rd2904 - Lead - 13/Apr/09 with Darren Southcott

Hidden - Lead - 13/Apr/09

Nice climb, nice acsent considering first roped climb for 5 months!
middle aged slob - Lead O/S - 15/Mar/09 with Brian and Dave

BRUCESTRAC - 2009

Sal37 - Lead O/S - 2009

Dunx - 2nd - 06/Dec/08 with Adam

Martin Haworth - Lead rpt - 12/Oct/08 with andy, marek

Andrew Sloan - 2nd O/S - 12/Oct/08

hailtryfan - Lead O/S - Oct/08 with Bernie

Hidden - 2nd - 16/Sep/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Sep/08

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Sep/08

clive-greenwood - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/08 with Mike Nuttall

MikeLeeds - 2nd O/S - 10/Sep/08 with Clive Greenwood

Shauna - 2nd O/S - 02/Sep/08 with Steve

liamoloughlin - Lead O/S - Sep/08

catblack - 2nd - Sep/08 with rob

Hidden - 2nd dog - 25/Aug/08

Blowing a complete gale at the top....
chris sm - 2nd O/S - 25/Aug/08 with Pippa Froggatt

Started underneath the overhangs which were awkward to pull through. Crossing the mini roofs near the top wasn't a piece of cake either but brilliant route.
markfairbank - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/08 with Ka Kei Ho

Hidden - Lead - 08/Aug/08

awkward at start
givemetea - 2nd O/S - 25/Jul/08 with Craig Jenkins

Si dH - Lead rpt - 20/Jul/08 with Neil Furniss

feilx - Solo O/S - 11/Jun/08

Magnificent. Pulling through the overhangs was superb.
Rampikino - Lead - 31/May/08 with MMC Various

Didn't manage the final moves through the roof, so finished off right up the wide crack of The Flue.
Nick Smith - UKC - Lead dnf - 22/Apr/08 with Nikki

Hidden - AltLd - 11/Apr/08

lowersharpnose - Lead - 01/Jan/08

First day leading on the grit. Great climb, took me ages to build up the balls to go over the mini roof. Helped by the infamous psycological green cam.
IAmAStone - Lead O/S - 2008 with Carl Jackson

Hidden - 2008

Mark D - 2nd O/S - 17/Nov/07 with Laurence Everitt

Laurence Everitt - Lead O/S - 17/Nov/07 with Mark D

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Oct/07

shameless - Lead - 30/Sep/07 with fi

stickinsect - 2nd - 30/Sep/07 with cris

Piers Harley - 2nd O/S - 27/Aug/07 with Simon Clark

Hidden - Lead - 04/Aug/07

Martin Haworth - Lead β - Aug/07 with Richard

mje1398 - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/07 with John M

Hidden - Solo O/S - 10/Jul/07

baldcoder - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/07 with Little Old Lady

Joe Dove - Lead - 10/Jun/07 with paul

Si dH - 2nd O/S - 08/Jun/07 with Neil Furniss

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

Duncan Skelton - 2nd - 29/Apr/07 with Kai Green

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Solo O/S - 15/Apr/07

Gary (Vindicta) - Lead O/S - Mar/07 with Burnkey

Coel Hellier - Lead - 18/Feb/07

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

BenJacobs - 2nd β - 2007 with Stephen Jones

Hidden - 2007

Nicos - Lead O/S - 31/Dec/06 with solo

Hidden - Lead - 22/Oct/06

Tobias at Home - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/06 with Flyboy

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Sep/06

derico - Lead O/S - Jun/06 with Tom

Piers Harley - Lead β - 23/Apr/06 with Josh Boatman

Stig - Lead O/S - 04/Apr/06 with Les

Hidden - Lead - 18/Feb/06

catt - 2nd O/S - 11/Dec/05 with Blane

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Aug/05

leon - Lead O/S - Aug/05 with Amanda Skeldon

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 31/Jul/05

cem - 2nd O/S - 15/May/05 with Hans

Hidden - Lead - 15/May/05

Nicos - Lead O/S - 28/Oct/04 with mark richardson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Aug/04

ChrisBrooke - Lead O/S - 18/Jul/04 with Monika Inkpen

SMc - Lead O/S - Jul/04 with Anne

Hidden - Lead dnf - 09/Jun/04

peter myers - 2nd - Apr/04 with Sion

James B - 27/May/03

Mark A Humphries - Lead O/S - 28/Sep/02

unfit - Lead - 05/Sep/02 with Beth Beare

Nick Smith - UKC - Lead - Aug/02 with Thea & Duncan

Hidden - 2000

The Pylon King - Lead O/S - 2000

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2000

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Style of ascent

Soloed8 of 253 (3.2%)
Lead131 of 253 (51.8%)
Followed98 of 253 (38.7%)
Toproped3 of 253 (1.2%)
Alt Leads1 of 253 (0.4%)
Unknown12 of 253 (4.7%)

'Climbed'84 of 253 (33.2%)
clean O/S132 of 253 (52.2%)
clean β9 of 253 (3.6%)
clean rpt18 of 253 (7.1%)
dogged5 of 253 (2.0%)
dnf5 of 253 (2.0%)