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