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24m. Left of the main groove follow the line of cracks and corners left then right to a ledge. Escape rightwards with care. © ROCKFAX
FA. John Loy (solo) early 1960s 1962
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This climb is in 202 logbooks, and on 6 wishlists.

alp79 - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/13 with Sam Fletcher

bclifton - Lead - 2013

wet muddy and chossy.
augustus trout - Lead O/S - 18/Nov/12 with Dave BuxtonMC

Felt too easy to be Severe.
DanielGyi - Lead O/S - 03/Nov/12 with Kyle Wilson

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Nov/12

tsl42 - 2nd O/S - 03/Nov/12 with kyle, will goldsmith, Dan, Gaz Hooson

jshields - 2nd - 27/Oct/12 with Jeff Ingman

Jones_d - 2nd O/S - 27/Oct/12 with Eddie James

ianstevens - Lead O/S - 20/Oct/12

Hidden - 2nd - 13/Oct/12

spitfirerick - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/12

lennym - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/12

Nice easy climb, worthwhile. Def not severe though. Top loose, but easy to navigate with care.
mattwilk - 2nd O/S - 02/Sep/12 with Mark

mapperley samurai - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/12 with John Cook

goddamm7 - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/12 with tim green

Barry D - Lead - 21/Aug/12 with Juan

Clee - 2nd - 20/Aug/12 with Matt

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Aug/12

stuaart - 2nd - 05/Aug/12 with Sandra McCabe

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 30/Jul/12

Mostly HVD, sections felt more S.
rich_greeny - Lead O/S - 30/Jul/12 with Alastair Dixon

langirl - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/12

Katya - Lead O/S - 05/Jul/12 with Paul Phillips

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - 2nd - 05/Jul/12 with Katya Sourkova

stev1e.wilso - 2nd - 13/May/12 with Simon, Dylan

simonhicklin - 2nd - 13/May/12 with Steve Wilson

bigbadbob12345 - Lead O/S - 13/May/12 with simonhicklin, Steve Wilson

JezzaCat - 2nd - May/12 with Richard

Direct finish
tsl42 - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12 with Gaz Hooson

Matt Harmon - Lead O/S - 14/Mar/12 with Stefie Cray

stefie c - 2nd - 14/Mar/12 with Matt Harmon

Horribly loose at the top
parker236 - Lead O/S - 03/Mar/12 with Andy Pearson, Ric Elliot, Rob caesar

Fragmod - 2nd - 2012

Fragmod - 2nd - 2012

Sean Kelly - 2012

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Nov/11

lcullum7 - Lead O/S - 26/Nov/11 with Ben Selby

nathan2day - Lead O/S - 30/Oct/11 with Jorge

mary - Lead - 23/Oct/11 with Dale Gautrey

sputnik - Lead O/S - 28/Sep/11 with Mrs Z

c00kie - 2nd - 28/Sep/11 with Gavin

markhammonds - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/11 with Tom Reed

RyanC - Solo O/S - 29/Aug/11 with Nick Valente

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

Hidden - Lead - 28/Aug/11

daviesp2 - 2nd - 24/Aug/11 with Dave

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/11

Hidden - 2nd - Aug/11

TRFrost - Solo O/S - 27/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd - 22/May/11

Hidden - 2nd - 21/May/11

Deezel65 - Lead O/S - 06/May/11 with Gareth Hooson

Gallant - Lead O/S - May/11

Ben Taggart-Ryan - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead - 30/Apr/11

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

Kendrick - 2nd - 29/Mar/11 with Si

With Ming and Dave. Finish was fun due to the worst rope drag ever!
simonscubadiver - Lead O/S - 29/Mar/11 with Dave Kendrick

Oceanic - 26/Mar/11

Felt easy for a severe, but finish is chossy and loose.
Sarah Harri - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/11 with Claire Ryder

Very windy at the top.
mrthehud - 2nd - 05/Feb/11 with Tom Hudson

Hidden - Lead - 30/Oct/10

WalnutHorse - Lead O/S - 30/Oct/10

very loose at the top.
shkinitrep - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/10 with luke preston

muffinman - 2nd - 14/Oct/10

pmurdy - 2nd O/S - 05/Oct/10

Joel Green - Lead - Oct/10

gemmasimpson77 - 2nd - 20/Sep/10 with Pete

Gem slip
pete_81 - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/10 with Gemma

Brannock - Solo O/S - 16/Sep/10

jack89 - Lead O/S - 15/Aug/10 with Chris Page

Mr. K - 2nd O/S - 01/Aug/10 with Bryn Wood

with simon chossy finish
philb - Lead - 29/Jul/10

smeaton - 2nd O/S - 29/Jul/10 with phil

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/10

Pleasent enough, will have to do the crack straight-up next time.
slacky - 2nd O/S - 24/Jul/10 with Gary

Ed led, an interesting second, rope got jammed near the top, so had to climb up and re tie into the rope evry few metres, unorthodox but it worked
Pilch - 2nd O/S - 23/Jul/10 with Graham, Ed

newvena - 2nd O/S - 29/Jun/10 with ben

dudsy04 - 2nd O/S - 27/Jun/10

ajc - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/10

Pelleas - Lead - 16/Jun/10 with Martin

Martin Stevens - 2nd rpt - 16/Jun/10 with Pelleas

The top was very loose which raised the excitement and lowered the enjoyment. The rest of the climb was fun.
Andrew Bangs - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/10 with Simon

welshie - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/10 with Andrew Bangs

Fun, easy climb with plenty of good protetion.
RockaJo - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/10 with Mikael

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 20/May/10

Alaric - Lead O/S - 15/May/10 with Martin W, Jason

kleinej - 2nd O/S - 15/May/10 with Martin W, Paul

smolders - 2nd - 15/May/10 with Phil G

Easy, a bit scrappy
philgeorge999 - Lead O/S - 15/May/10 with Martin Oldham

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 27/Mar/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/10

jimstanton - 2nd - 14/Mar/10 with Ali

Olli-C - Lead - 13/Mar/10 with George Want

tjhare1 - 2010

not worth a *@!^
itsgarb - Lead - 2010

Dave's first lead.
dickie01 - 2nd O/S - 17/Oct/09 with Dave Lister

Listy - Lead O/S - 17/Oct/09 with Richard Glazzard

staceyjg - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/09 with Michelle

Marq - Lead O/S - 19/Jul/09 with Kim S

IAN NET - Lead - Jul/09

peter myers - 2nd - Jul/09 with Matt Eyre, Alex May

LozM - 2nd - 28/Jun/09 with Ian R

vvanhinsbergh - 2nd O/S - 13/Jun/09 with Adam Shackleton

adamlives - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/09 with vvanhinsbergh

Oceanic - 26/Apr/09

Panda - Lead - 26/Apr/09

davidwright - 2nd O/S - 13/Apr/09 with Simon B

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Apr/09

Lewis Andrew - Solo O/S - 18/Mar/09

jsrous - 2009

melonmike - Lead O/S - 2009 with Danny Wong-Mcsweeney

summo - 2009

Hidden - 2009

Hidden - Solo dnf - 25/Nov/08

matsavage - 2nd O/S - 08/Nov/08

aipattison - 2nd O/S - 19/Oct/08 with James Rae

Fun little climb, good when hungover!
dzlhodgson - Lead O/S - 19/Oct/08 with Cate Muir

nicki_2712 - 2nd O/S - 19/Oct/08 with James Rae

fun big scramble - last climb of day
jameswbrae - Lead O/S - 19/Oct/08 with Alex and Nicki

catemuir - 2nd - 19/Oct/08 with David Hodgson

Little AndyH - Lead O/S - 12/Oct/08

markw - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/08 with Dan

dpmUK - 2nd O/S - 20/Sep/08 with markw

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 13/Sep/08

Did a slightly more direct finish than that shown in the guidebook which made it a bit more exiting.
lucasp - Lead O/S - 13/Sep/08 with masa

Lue lead.
masa-alpin - 2nd β - 13/Sep/08 with Simon in Leeds, P Luke

Col Kingshott - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/08

Did half of final traverse and exited up as using single rope.
hellboundblr - Lead - 25/Jul/08 with Danny Smudge

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Jul/08

Mike Hall - 2nd - 13/Jul/08 with Ken T

Set up for Shaun's first lead, which he did with no apparent bother.
Swotson - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/08 with Shaun Livesey

Not so great...
williap - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/08 with marcb6

frankcp87 - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/08 with Dick Bond

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Jun/08

PanzerHanzler - 2nd O/S - 14/Jun/08 with Martin Stevens

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

Hidden - 2nd - 08/Jun/08

Hidden - Lead - Jun/08

tom - Lead - 21/May/08

Phil1967 - Lead O/S - 06/May/08 with Dan

yan - Lead - May/08

Martin Haworth - Solo O/S - 28/Apr/08

tontopink - Lead - 05/Mar/08

gilldando - 2nd O/S - 06/Jan/08 with Mike

lazydaizy24 - 2008

Flicka - 09/Nov/07 with Dave (taffy_dave)

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/07

felt like a waste of time...
duzinga - Lead β - 20/Oct/07 with Pete

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Oct/07

RachaelB - Lead - 20/Oct/07

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/Sep/07

Very long climb. Use nine pieces of gear , probably because it was my first S lead. Mid sized nuts are a good idea
jugglingeek - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/07

Chris Ellis - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/07 with Helen Odwell

spbond - 2nd O/S - 07/Jun/07 with Bobby K

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/07

JL Notes - Not great but good starter for Steve.
sjblake - 2nd O/S - 02/Jun/07 with Jon Leighton

phill bentham - Lead O/S - 21/May/07

leonjones - 2nd - 14/Apr/07 with Phil Barley

Jon Greengrass - Lead O/S - 11/Mar/07 with Jo Harris

Sari Nevala - Lead - 2007

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Dec/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/06

Nothing special - worst of the 3 severes in this bay
Nick Smith - UKC - Solo O/S - 16/Jul/06

Mark Collins - 2nd O/S - 08/Jul/06 with Neil Henson

Easy climbing, but some care required with the top out.
Neil Henson - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/06 with Mark Collins

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Jul/06

Different Steve - 2nd rpt - Jul/06 with Pete Krug & Louise Farr

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/May/06

trevor macalonan - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/06 with pete swift

What a silly idea that was!
just wanna climb - Solo - 10/Feb/06 with Liz in Sheffield

mr bounce - 2006

Hidden - 2nd - 2006

Toreador - Lead O/S - 11/Dec/05 with Carmen

climbingrick - Lead O/S - 03/May/05

Top half traverse is chossy, dusty and brittle.
Dominion - Lead O/S - 2005 with Allie Griffiths

Hidden - 2005

Jon Wickham - AltLd O/S - 01/Aug/04 with Alison Stockwell

Soloed 1st pitch to get to April Arete.
Phil West - Solo - 05/Jun/04 with Shaun Walby

chrishedgehog - Lead - 21/Mar/03 with Clare Wilkie

Ander - Lead - 12/Mar/03 with Kev

James B - 13/Jul/02

GrahamHP - Lead - Jun/02

Hidden - Lead - 19/May/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/02

Hidden - 2002

Hidden - 2nd - 29/May/01

loonyclimber - Lead - May/01

Apharri - Lead O/S - May/01 with Dave Wharton

Hedley - 2001

Rampikino - Lead - 18/Mar/00

marcoleptic - Lead O/S - 2000 with Banjo

Sometime in the 90's
BruceW - Lead O/S - 1996

Iain Thow - Solo - 02/Apr/95

craig d - 1992

Hidden - Solo - 05/May/90

malc - Lead O/S - 24/Oct/82 with RL

Ian Jones - Lead - 1982 with John Mayers, Rich Lewis etc

Mark Kemball - Solo - 04/Nov/78

RichardMc - Solo - 09/Jun/75

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
Hidden, David Wynne, pc1983, Jay1403, Hidden, Jord64@msn.com

Voting
Total votes cast 112
hard HS0 of 39
HS0 of 39
easy HS0 of 39
hard S1 of 39
S11 of 39
easy S16 of 39
hard HVD11 of 39
HVD0 of 39
easy HVD0 of 39
hard 4b0 of 36
4b0 of 36
easy 4b0 of 36
hard 4a0 of 36
4a14 of 36
easy 4a9 of 36
hard 3c13 of 36
3c0 of 36
easy 3c0 of 36
3 Stars0 of 37
2 Stars0 of 37
1 Star17 of 37
0 Stars11 of 37
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Style of ascent

Soloed14 of 202 (6.9%)
Lead101 of 202 (50.0%)
Followed71 of 202 (35.1%)
Alt Leads1 of 202 (0.5%)
Unknown15 of 202 (7.4%)

'Climbed'84 of 202 (41.6%)
clean O/S112 of 202 (55.4%)
clean β2 of 202 (1.0%)
clean rpt2 of 202 (1.0%)
dnf2 of 202 (1.0%)