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Hercules* E1 5a

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[Crofty laybacking Hercules, Curbar., 2 kb]12m. The wide crack is a good warm-up for the Eliminates if you squirm it, and it might just make you change your ‘sports-plan’ for the day. The bold can layback it instead. © ROCKFAX
FA. Chuck Cooke 1949

Ticklists: Wide Cracks, Froggatt to Black Rocks (BMC) - The Grade List.

Photo: Crofty laybacking Hercules, Curbar. © Crofty
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This climb is in 39 logbooks, and on 5 wishlists.

Worked on lead.
Jim Slater - 2nd rpt - 26/Aug/12 with Graeme Hammond

Obviously not an offwidth hero as this seemed nails for 5a. Eventually managed to get it after several goes.
Graeme Hammond - Lead RP - 26/Aug/12 with Pete Wimbush, Jim

A rite buger of a climbe
Andy Peak 1 - Lead - 14/Aug/12

Lovely off-widthing.
Dan Geh - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/12 with Adam Jordan, Thomas Geh

only hvs with a big cam
tgeh - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/12 with adam jordan, dan geh

AMJ098 - 28/Jul/12 with Dan Geh

alexjz - 2nd dog - 16/Apr/12 with Matt Burdekin

Couldnt lead it without a sneaky pull on the #6! Top roped it to try and learn the art...
david morse - TR - 19/Feb/12 with tlmarjot, Vi

Route 200 (that have been logged)
tlmarjot - 2nd O/S - 19/Feb/12 with Dave Morse

i_a_coops - Lead O/S - 29/Oct/11

Offwidths 2 - Calder 0. :(
Calder - Lead dnf - 02/Apr/11 with Mark

Boy - Solo - 22/Mar/11

Quite scary, but felt solid on it. Had no gear that would fit it except for a very crap cam in the shallow break. Solo really.
highlux - Lead O/S - 08/Mar/11 with Pete Hart

A very bold layback - might try squirming it next time.
PeteH - 2nd O/S - 08/Mar/11 with Mark Watson, Alex, Chris Fox

TomPR - Solo - 24/Feb/11

bigie bob - Lead O/S - 16/Feb/11

Hidden - Lead dnf - 20/Nov/10

practising offwidthing. did not happen. no idea what grade it was.. bloody hard work! watched Remus' fantastic attempt and failure.
benkelsey - Lead dnf - 20/Nov/10 with Allun, Remus Knowles

feilx - Lead O/S - 13/Nov/10 with Floris

laybacked it after getting nowhere in crack. Unless you've got a big cam no pro until its all over.
nickwhimster - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/10 with Matt B

Bit thrutchy & Squirmy! :)
Cragrat Rich - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead - 24/Jan/10

colkurtz - 2nd - 24/Jan/10 with Robb

Hidden - Lead β - Sep/09

dan gibson - Solo O/S - 21/Mar/09

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

Hidden - Lead dog - 14/Jun/08

duzinga - 2nd dog - 14/Jun/08 with Jim and Ewan

Nicos - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/08 with james tunbull

laybacked all the way, strenuously!
Milne - TR O/S - 28/Jan/08 with keith milne

Hidden - Lead - Jul/07

Stig - TR O/S - 03/Mar/06 with Chris

Not really a Severe.
chrishedgehog - TR - 01/Mar/06 with James

Andy Chubb - 2nd - 10/Apr/05 with Steve Goodman

shark - Lead rpt - 30/Aug/04 with Gav Pike

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/04

Hidden - 2000

marcoleptic - Lead O/S - 2000

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
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Voting
Total votes cast 36
hard E20 of 12
E20 of 12
easy E24 of 12
hard E12 of 12
E16 of 12
easy E10 of 12
hard HVS0 of 12
HVS0 of 12
easy HVS0 of 12
hard 5b0 of 12
5b0 of 12
easy 5b2 of 12
hard 5a2 of 12
5a8 of 12
easy 5a0 of 12
hard 4c0 of 12
4c0 of 12
easy 4c0 of 12
3 Stars0 of 12
2 Stars5 of 12
1 Star7 of 12
0 Stars0 of 12
Bag of .....0 of 12
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Style of ascent

Soloed3 of 39 (7.7%)
Lead22 of 39 (56.4%)
Followed8 of 39 (20.5%)
Toproped4 of 39 (10.3%)
Unknown2 of 39 (5.1%)

'Climbed'11 of 39 (28.2%)
clean O/S18 of 39 (46.2%)
clean β1 of 39 (2.6%)
clean rpt2 of 39 (5.1%)
clean RP1 of 39 (2.6%)
dogged3 of 39 (7.7%)
dnf3 of 39 (7.7%)