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[Maggie Lally on the lovely rough rock of Indian Summer (F6a**). Fine View Wall, Castle Inn., 2 kb]15m. belay on top

Photo: Maggie Lally on the lovely rough rock of Indian Summer (F6a**). Fine View Wall, Castle Inn. © rockcat
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Where it's natural to use the arete use the arete! (and it takes you to a lower off) Climbing the route without using the arete is certainly harder than 6a.
roger whetton - 19/May/13

Anthony Dixon - Lead O/S - 13/May/13

Tarquin - 2nd - 13/May/13

Coops - Lead RP - 07/May/13 with ben proudlove

pumpy but good retrospective fun!
rod757 - Lead O/S - 07/May/13

Darron - 06/May/13

Steve Woollard - Lead - 29/Apr/13

on shunt. Excellent.
jamiev - TR O/S - 28/Apr/13

herman0055 - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/13 with Andy Hogarth

Great position, quite exposed and nervy. No use of the arête.
Pantbeard - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/13 with Alex wright

detritus - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/13 with Ben Taylor

herman0055 - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/13 with Jenny

Hidden - 2nd - 21/Apr/13

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

steven - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/13 with Ade

dohart - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/13 with dave rudkin

Nick Webb - Lead dog - 13/Apr/13 with paul hughes, david burgess

BigTone - Lead O/S - 29/Mar/13

Jay-Ast - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/13 with Rosyk

Andypandyroo - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/13 with Dave Bellis

Rosyk - 2nd O/S - 01/Mar/13 with Jay astbury

dale 42 - Lead O/S - 24/Feb/13

Sam Marland - Lead rpt - 17/Feb/13 with Paul Mccallum

rhys mence - Lead O/S - 06/Feb/13 with Sian Carter

bobpilgrem - Lead O/S - 01/Feb/13 with JIm

sparkybatteryboy - Lead - 09/Jan/13 with rhianon evans

Hidden - 09/Jan/13

Barrez - Lead - 05/Jan/13 with James Barr

Hidden - TR - 05/Jan/13

Brilliant!
Dizz - Lead O/S - 04/Jan/13 with Dale

fletch540 - Lead O/S - 2013

morgan91 - Lead - 14/Nov/12

herman0055 - Lead O/S - 04/Nov/12 with Glen bloomer

joeflan - Lead O/S - 19/Oct/12

Very nice.. Would be 3* classic if not for the arete eliminate and a spot of loose rock.
wolf.leeb - Lead O/S - 05/Oct/12 with Juan

Nice moves on superb rock.
embob - Lead - 29/Sep/12 with Alex

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/12

michael burrows - Lead rpt - 22/Sep/12 with mike doyle

must return fitter for the final push.
Storm Hunter - Lead dnf - 16/Sep/12

fooforever - TR - 14/Sep/12

BenedictIEP - Lead O/S - 14/Sep/12 with Jonny Owen

lead after Ian came to a halt at the crux.
jandyd05 - Lead rpt - 05/Sep/12 with Ian Warren

RichyBOYY - Lead - 02/Sep/12 with Andy Pearson, Rob Caesar

Climbed thinking was a 4, turned out to be a 6a. Made it half way up and fell.
nikkik - Lead dog - 01/Sep/12 with Rhiannon Evans

vertigo - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/12 with Billy

Very balancy and not easy at all without using the arete. 6a+ in my book.
Rampikino - Lead - 30/Aug/12 with Cat

Went too far right at 2nd bolt on 1st attempt. Got it sussed 2nd time.
jandyd05 - Lead RP - 30/Aug/12 with Julie Anglesea

BradleyWhite - Lead - 28/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead dnf - 26/Aug/12

fizzychewitt - Lead - 14/Aug/12 with Steve Ewloe

Did this in a bit of a hurry with Clwyd Mountaineering Club because the sun was setting. Mike Doyle will penalise me a clean ascent on this because I inadvertently put a hand on the arrete for balance, so I've down-graded myself! :)
useful - 2nd - 14/Aug/12 with Liz

spidermonkey09 - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/12 with Ned Roach, James Mackenzie

t.c.hewitt - 08/Aug/12

willieash - Aug/12

Jamie Degel - Lead - 22/Jul/12 with Ulrike Holz (DAV Lüneberg)

Mattlamb90 - Lead rpt - 19/Jul/12 with Zara_92

Zara_92 - 2nd - 19/Jul/12 with Matt Lamb

Toughie.
Zoomer - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/12 with Rob Harden

Will Williams - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/12

Very technical and difficult climb. One to try as a lead next time.
Robert.harden - 2nd O/S - 12/Jul/12 with Glen bloomer

Dan724 - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/12 with Raji Salan

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

Lovely Route
Fatclimber - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/12 with Phil

sparkybatteryboy - TR - Jul/12

Nice climbing
emlynroberts - TR - 20/Jun/12 with Alix Tyers

Alix Tyers - TR O/S - 20/Jun/12 with Emlyn Roberts

Radical-G - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/12

ellmang - Lead - 05/Jun/12

The Bad Cough - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/12 with Philip Ralfs

georgedunton - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/12 with tom folley, greg strong

Tom Folley - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/12 with Greg Strong, George Dunton

crag_hopper_Jay - Lead O/S - 29/May/12 with Hannah Renshall

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/May/12

Hidden - 2nd β - 25/May/12

asmith37 - Lead O/S - 12/May/12 with Bex Leigh

Robin Nichols - 2nd O/S - 05/May/12

Roget - Lead O/S - 05/May/12 with robin

Darron - 22/Apr/12

Darron - 15/Apr/12

georgenvk - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/12 with martina

jezb1 - Lead - 11/Apr/12

Hidden - 11/Apr/12

ianwikeley - 11/Apr/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 01/Apr/12

myoung - Lead O/S - Apr/12 with Helen

kdalzell - Lead - 27/Mar/12 with Fiona Graham

joeflan - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/12

Lovely route.
Tim Sparrow - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/12 with Geoff Thomas

Alex.M-M. - Lead O/S - 16/Mar/12

Tristan101 - 16/Mar/12

johnwoo - Lead O/S - 10/Mar/12

Rampikino - Lead - 10/Mar/12 with Cat

Paul1 - Lead - 10/Mar/12 with Alex, Nicole

flyinfrenchy - Lead O/S - 10/Mar/12 with Paul1

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

trants1 - 2nd O/S - 06/Mar/12 with deklan

deklan - Lead - 06/Mar/12 with chris trantner

jmasson91 - Lead dog - Mar/12

baldbusman - Lead O/S - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - 2012

ritchierich - Lead rpt - 20/Nov/11 with Sera Roberts

Andydaer - 20/Nov/11

vinspin - 2nd - 20/Nov/11 with wyn price

Hidden - Lead - 20/Nov/11

Lee Groves - 2nd β - 20/Nov/11 with Andy Daer

Andrew.Davies - 2nd - Nov/11 with aaron

bpempire - 2nd O/S - 18/Oct/11

Luke Owens - Lead rpt - 15/Oct/11 with Paul Marchant, Alex Gray

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11

Owain Llewelyn - Lead - 10/Oct/11 with Doddy

Felt 6a, one of the best climbs i've ever done!
Luke Owens - Lead O/S - 25/Sep/11 with Mike Doyle

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Sep/11

Dave Rumney - TR - 10/Sep/11 with Tanya Milner

Hidden - Lead - 02/Sep/11

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

vinspin - Lead - 20/Aug/11 with sera, ritchie

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

ritchierich - 2nd rpt - 20/Aug/11 with Sera Roberts, Vinny

crispycodd - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/11 with David Tidman

Sean Kelly - Lead - Aug/11 with Harry Pearce

jonleighton - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/11

Laurence Everitt - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/11 with Ruth Buckberry

SAF - 2nd O/S - 04/Jul/11 with Peter

Hidden - Lead - 26/Jun/11

Due to an injury to my belaying partner, I could not finish this!!
Darrengold - Lead dnf - 19/Jun/11 with Michelle

Cardi - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/11 with Gwion J

alexjz - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/11 with Ashley Mitchell

climbing son - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/11

Great route! wander around and across abit and the whole thing clicks into place really nicely! Chains have been removed as of sometime in march/april by the looks of it, unsure why but there are a couple of bolts & rusty stakes accessable from the top. Climb is also more than 12m...
DaveJ 11 - Lead RP - 02/Jun/11

bullybones - Lead O/S - 30/May/11 with Linda F

eugeneth - Lead O/S - 22/May/11 with Tim Peck, Chris Carroll

lovely
Timothy Graham Peck - Lead β - 22/May/11 with eugene

chriscarroll - Lead β - 22/May/11

Technical face climb, lovely sequence! Found it quite hard to onsight as it wonders around a little. My type of climbing though!
simone.lombardi - Lead O/S - 10/May/11 with Mark Ward

Anoetic - Lead β - May/11

beastlie - Lead - 25/Apr/11 with Chad O'Grady

brill climb but the lower offs have for some reason been removed (cut off).....climb over ledge an found a bolt to lower off from.
luke384 - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/11 with matthew lamb

Thought this was crap... no real line other than the arete and a55 guide says not too use it.
Yong_Welsh - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/11

climbing son - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/11

Quite tough for grade if you avoid the arete, not sure if you are meant to?
harold walmsley - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11 with Mark Hounslea

climbing son - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11

DaveJ 11 - 2nd - 29/Mar/11

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

si_green99 - Lead dnf - 26/Mar/11

Mattlamb90 - Lead RP - 20/Mar/11 with Luke

was in a bit of a rush so used the juggy arete. Nice grippy limestone. Disappointed to see someone had been drytooling the route that goes up to the chains.
Duncan Campbell - UKC - Lead β - 18/Mar/11 with Florence the Machine, Bubbles

hetaher - Lead O/S - 18/Mar/11 with Duncan and Bubbles

spidey - Lead - 13/Mar/11 with Jimmy

jimbonfire - Lead - 13/Mar/11

Hidden - Lead RP - 13/Mar/11

slacky - Lead O/S - 05/Mar/11 with Nick Taylor

Shaved Atom - Lead O/S - Mar/11

chad.derelict - 2nd β - 2011 with adam

Alex Auty - Lead O/S - 2011

Hidden - 2011

neilh - Lead - 24/Oct/10

Don't usually like sport but this was a good un.
jezb1 - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10

Oliver Sherman - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10 with Dan Wrightson

Daniel Wrightson - 2nd - 29/Aug/10 with Oliver Sherman

jockontherock - 28/Aug/10

Ricket74 - 2nd O/S - 25/Aug/10 with Roger

A shame it doesn't have a foot more rock either side of the line as you are constantly thinking 'keep off the arete, keep off the VS, keep...'
D Berry - 2nd β - 24/Aug/10 with Simon Roberts

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/10

Hidden - 2nd - 22/Aug/10

petellis - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/10 with Ally

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/10

Glyn Davidson - Lead rpt - 22/Jul/10 with Fran

Hidden - Lead - 18/Jul/10

gunbo - Jul/10

gunbo - Lead - Jul/10

Weird!! but good :)
Matthew Keeves - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/10 with sam marland

Sam Marland - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/10 with Matthew Keeves, Ieuan Peace

Was a great climb! Well worth doing
partz - Lead O/S - 22/Jun/10 with Homer

CLedden - Lead O/S - 22/Jun/10 with partz

ritchierich - Lead rpt - 16/Jun/10 with groovy_nut, Bob Dickson

Nice rock but very contrived. Squashed between the VS and the easy arete.
Ched - Lead O/S - 30/May/10 with Wyn Bach

Wyn Bach - 2nd RP - 30/May/10 with Ched

Hidden - Lead β - 03/May/10

Hidden - TR rpt - 05/Apr/10

sionjosh - Lead - 2010

ritchierich - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/09 with Alan Evans

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 29/May/09

hepitt - Lead - 26/May/09 with Rob Pitt

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 04/Mar/09

Hidden - TR O/S - 07/Dec/08

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 14/Nov/08

Something unusual. Would have lead if the sun wasn't going down.
Glyn Davidson - 2nd O/S - 26/Sep/08 with Fran

michael burrows - Lead RP - 20/Sep/08 with mike doyle

Hidden - Lead - 2008

tunaficiency - Lead O/S - 2003

Hidden - Lead - 2000

Voting
Total votes cast 96
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6a+26 of 48
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Style of ascent

Lead141 of 193 (73.1%)
Followed27 of 193 (14.0%)
Toproped9 of 193 (4.7%)
Unknown16 of 193 (8.3%)

'Climbed'62 of 193 (32.1%)
clean O/S95 of 193 (49.2%)
clean β9 of 193 (4.7%)
clean rpt13 of 193 (6.7%)
clean RP7 of 193 (3.6%)
dogged3 of 193 (1.6%)
dnf4 of 193 (2.1%)