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Cave Eliminate** E2 6a

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[Fiddling in crucial pro before the exquisite upper crux sequence on Cave Eliminate., 2 kb]16m. A boulder problem start (V3) up a leaning rib leads to a good ledge at 5m (this can be avoided by a traverse from the left reducing the grade of the route to 5c). Pull through the notch in the overhang with difficulty and finish up the wall on green, sloping holds. © ROCKFAX
FA. John Allen 1973

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Photo: Fiddling in crucial pro before the exquisite upper crux sequence on Cave Eliminate. © Photo: Duz Walker
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This climb is in 100 logbooks, and on 4 wishlists.

Ground up - fell off the start a few times. Seemed hard for V3/6a. Upper crux was steady when I committed.
Si dH - Lead O/S - 19/May/13 with Neil Furniss

Hidden - Lead - 10/May/13

Rad. onsight although did climb up and down the boulder problem before committing.
deacondeacon - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/13

Tough bouldery start, in the end solved by getting a heel on the potruding lump and using a pocket that avoided detection on the first two goes, which I was a little annoyed about... good route.
Joughton - Lead O/S - 22/Dec/12

V3 start - brill
soph - Sent - 19/Oct/12 with Rocio, Andy Reeve, jon morgan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Sep/12

previously backed off 2nd crux for want of a small cam. did fine this time but felt well stiff for want of the good regosity for left hand. lovely climbing
w.pettet-smith - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12 with pat

A battle all the way to the top!
shed_hed - 2nd dog - 21/Jul/12 with Alun Freem

Hidden - Lead rpt - 17/Jun/12

maddy.c - 31/Mar/12

Billg - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12 with Dave Gregory

missed boulder start
john lynch - 2nd O/S - 29/Feb/12 with adam harrison

Avoided boulder start due to damp
Apharri - Lead O/S - Feb/12 with John Lynch

Andy Peak 1 - 2nd - 28/Oct/11 with nelil

dannyboy83 - 2nd O/S - 15/Oct/11 with Little Chris

markalmack - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11 with shiobhan

Hannes B - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/11 with Tom

wolverine - Lead O/S - 25/May/11

geddicakes - 2nd - 25/May/11 with Mike Hayes

hard and bold move up from the ledge
Mark Warnett - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/11

David Smith - 2011

Tophe - Lead O/S - 2011

Hidden - Dec/10

Hidden - 2nd dog - 17/Oct/10

batterj2 - TR dnf - 19/Jul/10 with Will Ceuppens

Will_Maxwell - Lead dnf - 30/May/10 with Debbie Armstrong, Tim Lewis

Jumped off the start a few times, then manned up and did it. Second crux felt fine. Didn't have any decent gear for the upper section, so escaped onto Cave Arete.
withey - Lead dog - 19/May/10 with Nick Mattia

Alex@home - Lead rpt - May/10 with The Doctor

Had backed off the start a few months previous, felt great to cruise it today. Brilliant moves all the way, would be 3* if it wasnt for the large mid-way ledge.
liam - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/10 with Mark R

Hidden - 2nd dog - 27/Apr/10

mark20 - 2nd O/S - 27/Apr/10

Hidden - Sent O/S - Apr/10

First E2 2nd
Barry Chuckle - 2nd - 07/Mar/10

Seymore Butt - 2010

Boy - Oct/09 with Nige Kershaw

frost - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/09 with N Griffiths

NeilGriffiths - 2nd - 23/Aug/09 with Simon Frost

Hidden - Lead β - 25/Apr/09

thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/09 with Alan

Annoyingly I fell on the first few moves! I was holding the wrong hold with my right hand for my rockover onto the horn! Really big reach up for the pocket and then an awkward move onto the ledge. The next section is probably even harder but managed to stay on this. Really big reach for a poor hold up right, small rockover move for another poor hold for left hand, right hand out right, right foot out right, then rockover and up onto another poor hold! Awesome, but I thought very hard!
Reaver2k - 2nd dog - 24/Apr/09 with Tom Dixon

Hidden - Sent x - 06/Mar/09

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

andyebbens - 2nd - 17/Aug/08 with Steve E and Luke

Skell - Lead O/S - 31/May/08 with Kelvin

Hidden - AltLd - 11/Apr/08

craig d - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Sep/07

Hidden - Sent x - 12/Jun/07

jamesturnbull - 2007

boulder start at v3 i think
jonnyboy - Sent x - 02/Jan/06 with Paul A

dan gibson - 2006

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

alicia - 2nd - Nov/05 with Ali K

north country boy - Lead O/S - Sep/05 with Laura Evans, Tom Mills

Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - 2005

Pete Graham - 2nd - 2005 with Dave Morris

Couldn't fit on the 6a, did the 5c version
LankyPaddy - 2nd β - 23/Sep/04

Hidden - Lead - Sep/03

Enjoyed the boulder-problem 6a start, but found the (supposedly) fingery 5c moves higher up harder.
Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd - Jun/03 with Thea Williams

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Lead O/S - 31/May/03 with John Nightingale

Hidden - TR - 08/Aug/02

Hidden - 2nd dog - 04/May/02

Hidden - TR - 22/May/01

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 19/Aug/00 with Roy Thomas

Hidden - TR - 19/Jul/00

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2000

Hidden - 2000

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2000

Chris the Tall - TR - May/99 with Bill G

MONKEY78 - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/99 with adam ellwood

Simon Pearce - 1999

Hidden - TR - 15/Feb/98

ste_d - 2nd O/S - 18/Jul/97 with mik

Jon Read - Lead O/S - 1997

Rich Kirby - 1996

Hidden - Lead - 27/Apr/95

Hidden - 27/Apr/95

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/95

nai - Lead - 1995

ChrisJD - Lead - 1995 with AlB

Hidden - TR - 19/Jun/94

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/94

Hidden - Lead rpt - 12/Jun/94

mikedelderfield - Lead O/S - 01/May/93 with Steven Delderfield

Roget - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/91 with jon

Hidden - Lead - 21/Jun/88

steve taylor - 1987

cam1401 - Lead - Sep/86 with Dave

Hammy - Solo - 26/Apr/86

Hidden - Lead - 1986

6a start only
John Marsland - Solo dnf - 08/Jun/85

sadams - 2nd - 17/Jun/84 with Pete Herrod

Hidden - Lead - 02/May/84

Ghastly Rubberfeet - 2nd - 1982 with Phil Burke

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/81

Mark Kemball - 2nd - 05/Oct/80 with Paul Clark

Mike Owen - 28/Sep/80 with Dave Ellison, Elaine Watson

andy gittins - 1979

Upper crux depends on how well you can use the finger pocket - easy second time I tried, impossible the first (some time earlier).
petemeads - Lead O/S - 1977

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hard E30 of 24
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Style of ascent

Soloed2 of 100 (2.0%)
Lead45 of 100 (45.0%)
Followed23 of 100 (23.0%)
Toproped7 of 100 (7.0%)
Bouldered5 of 100 (5.0%)
Alt Leads1 of 100 (1.0%)
Unknown17 of 100 (17.0%)

'Climbed'47 of 100 (47.0%)
clean O/S36 of 100 (36.0%)
clean β2 of 100 (2.0%)
clean rpt3 of 100 (3.0%)
clean RP3 of 100 (3.0%)
dogged6 of 100 (6.0%)
dnf3 of 100 (3.0%)