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Brooks' Crack*** HVS 5a

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14m. The left-hand crack is approached up a clean-cut groove to reach a recess. Steep and insecure moves gain the upper cave then good jamming leads to an awkward exit. © ROCKFAX
FA. Rupert Brooks 1934

Ticklists: Burbage, Millstone and Beyond Routes Graded List, Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs, Eastern Grit Jamming, Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+.

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This climb is in 103 logbooks, and on 27 wishlists.

Got as much of a buzz climbing this as I did snowballing The Archangel. Best route I've done in the whole valley
Cake - 04/May/13 with John Cooper

Hidden - Lead - 09/Oct/12

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

Haydn Jones - 2nd O/S - 22/Jul/12 with pep

did my duty as a 2nd and removed all gear up to the last piece 1.5m from the top, then had enough of it and was lowered down (after an unsuccessful attempt to exit via a caving expedition). a very easy start builds false confidence, getting out of the 1st cave with a helmet on prooved difficult at best.
GermanAlex - 2nd dnf - 27/May/12 with Brannock

Having just crawled into the first cave, I hear from my belayer "dont want to worry you brannock but I think your harness is undone" "no problem, Im very securly wedged in this cave with my face so ill just rethread the leg loop" Very Stoopid Good value for money at HVS.
Brannock - Lead O/S - 27/May/12

R0bbie - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/12 with Taba

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Mar/12

Tony Kartawick - 2012

Hidden - Lead - 27/Sep/11

Wow. Such a lovely start but getting in and out of the various caves is a nightmare. Plus the lower cave had some sort of nest full of dead things in it.
AlexxelA - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/11 with Cari

tomjagger - 2nd β - 05/Aug/11 with Matt Cooke

stephenhartley - 2nd - 13/Jul/11 with Burns

Two brilliant knee bars (not at the same time) take the sting out of the tricky sections.
slacky - Lead O/S - 10/May/11 with Nick Taylor

awkward exit from the cave at 3/4 height. Leave the helmet behind for that bit!
highclimber - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd dog - 17/Apr/11

cem - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11 with Paul Bolton

keith leonard - 2011

keith leonard - 2011

Hidden - 2011

DavidR - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/10 with Holly Adamthwaite

nai - 2nd O/S - 10/Jul/10 with Cal

Really good much better than I expected
andrew300169 - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/10 with Pom

Not nearly as sustained as the guide would have you believe. The first half is a delightful romp, then things get tricky. The gear is unilaterally brilliant.
victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 05/Jul/10 with Jim

Hidden - Lead rpt - 30/Jun/10

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Jun/10

Tony Holdsworth - Lead rpt - 05/Jun/10 with Martin Haworth

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 04/Jun/10

tomthecoolperson - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/10 with Andrew

Jonathan Hall - Lead - 31/May/10 with Rob Middleton

Alroy - 2nd - 23/May/10

sam corbett - Lead O/S - 23/May/10

Felt high in the grade for HVS
AndyFrank - Lead O/S - 22/May/10 with Mike Burton

Fred Mainwaring - Lead - Apr/10

TonyF - Lead - 2010

Hidden - 2nd - 2010

Ken Taylor - 2010

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2010

Awkward, tough and thought provoking. Nice!
jkarran - 2nd - 02/Aug/09 with Aly

Hidden - Lead rpt - 25/Jul/09

Ketu - 2nd O/S - 23/Jul/09 with Graeme H

Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/09 with Rob

alexyoung - 2nd O/S - 05/Jul/09 with Dave the Dentist

Good.
Dave Foster - Lead O/S - 05/Jul/09 with Alex

Hidden - Lead - 24/Jun/09

Jim Slater - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/09 with Chris Hindley

Si dH - 2nd O/S - 31/May/09 with Marco

not as tough as i was expecting
Pilch - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/08 with Graham

jw231 - 2nd O/S - 01/Aug/08 with Al Benson

al99 - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/08 with James Whitlock

alaan - Solo - 20/Jul/08

gibbo38 - 2nd O/S - 18/May/08 with Phil

Hidden - Solo - 11/Apr/08

Hidden - Sent O/S - 11/Apr/08

TomHaigh - 2nd O/S - 31/Mar/08 with Aiden Jones

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Mar/08

Hidden - 2008

tom.e - Lead O/S - 14/Nov/07 with Luke Porter

Mark Riley - Lead O/S - 20/Oct/07 with Chris Bigwood

dannyboy83 - Lead O/S - 07/Oct/07 with Dad

victim of mathematics - 2nd O/S - 03/Jun/07 with Sophie Whyte

Jim Vach - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/07 with Jurek

sparkass - Lead O/S - Jun/07 with Jen Randall

Hidden - Lead rpt - 23/May/07

Rjukan - Lead O/S - 01/Nov/06

Battle
OffshoreAndy - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/06 with NCC Nic

Hot ans sweaty
Jack Symmons - Lead - Jul/06 with Chris T

Budge - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/06 with Carl Tiivas, Dave Valentine-Hagart

Failed my jam-exams on this one ! Being tall did not help in the slightest.
dangerousoldfool - 2nd dog - Jun/06 with Budge

dan gibson - 2006

joe c ook - Lead O/S - Oct/05 with R.Bates

Reds - Lead dnf - 17/Jul/05 with Henry

reg_measures - 2nd O/S - 21/May/05 with timmy elson

Nicos - Lead O/S - 12/Feb/05 with mark richardson

shark - Solo O/S - 2005

Nick Smith - UKC - Lead - Jul/03

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Mar/03

Hidden - Lead - 17/Aug/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/02

Chris Ellis - 2nd - 29/Jul/01 with Martin Veale

FrankW - 2nd O/S - 22/Jul/00 with Andy R

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2000

marcoleptic - Lead - 2000

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/99

John Marsland - 2nd - 26/Jun/99 with Allen Newby

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/May/99

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Nov/98

ajc - 2nd O/S - 07/Nov/98

clive-greenwood - Lead - 17/Sep/98

Roget - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/97 with jon

kato'sdad - Lead - 02/Jun/96 with Rob Simpson

RobSimmo - 2nd - 02/Jun/96 with Jon Berry

Laramadness - Lead O/S - 25/May/96

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/95

Hidden - Lead - 1995

Hidden - 1990

beaumap - Lead - Oct/89 with Tim Waddington

babymoac - Lead - 09/Jul/88 with kevin B

Hidden - Lead - 10/Aug/86

Mark Kemball - Solo - 14/May/83

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Sep/78

Nigel Bond - Lead - 11/May/77 with Tony Cuddy

Dave Musgrove - 28/Jul/74

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Voting
Total votes cast 75
hard E10 of 26
E10 of 26
easy E11 of 26
hard HVS19 of 26
HVS4 of 26
easy HVS2 of 26
hard VS0 of 26
VS0 of 26
easy VS0 of 26
hard 5b0 of 25
5b0 of 25
easy 5b3 of 25
hard 5a18 of 25
5a4 of 25
easy 5a0 of 25
hard 4c0 of 25
4c0 of 25
easy 4c0 of 25
3 Stars11 of 24
2 Stars12 of 24
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Style of ascent

Soloed4 of 103 (3.9%)
Lead58 of 103 (56.3%)
Followed30 of 103 (29.1%)
Bouldered1 of 103 (1.0%)
Unknown10 of 103 (9.7%)

'Climbed'41 of 103 (39.8%)
clean O/S52 of 103 (50.5%)
clean β1 of 103 (1.0%)
clean rpt5 of 103 (4.9%)
dogged2 of 103 (1.9%)
dnf2 of 103 (1.9%)