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Lightning Wall* HVS 5a

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16m. Devious and exciting. From Four Horsemen's niche, follow the descending break until past the arete and then finish delicately up the front. © ROCKFAX
FA. Don Chapman 1951

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

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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 32 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

Gloomy and a bit green on the arete. Some handholds very slightly damp but the first touch of a chalky hand dried them out. Not easy for the grade.
harold walmsley - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/12 with Colin Struthers

hotfeet - Lead - 27/May/12 with Alex T

alex thackway - 2nd - 25/May/12 with Alan

waynem1985 - 20/May/12 with Antony Davies

Matt Cooke - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/11 with Rosh

Brown - Lead - Sep/11 with James T

felt hard for HVS or was i climbing badly?
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/11 with Peter Borchers

Budge - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/11 with Dave Valentine-Hagart

Don't hang about or you will get slapped.
dangerousoldfool - 2nd dog - Apr/11 with Budge

Hidden - Apr/11

Ketu - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10 with Paul

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Jun/10

nickcanute - 2010

Brilliant route, excellent
Ropeboy - Lead - 26/Apr/08

MONKEY78 - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/07 with R Smitton

John Lisle - 2006

deano - AltLd - 20/Mar/05

kato'sdad - Lead - 15/Jul/01 with Rob Simpson

RobSimmo - 2nd - 15/Jul/01 with Jon Berry

cem - Lead O/S - 01/Jul/01 with Miles Butteriss

Marti999 - Lead - 2000

Hidden - 2nd - 22/Jul/98

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Jul/97

Roget - Solo O/S - 27/Jun/92

WB - Lead O/S - 1992

Andy Say - Solo - 25/Nov/89

sadams - 2nd - Sep/86 with Guy Townsend

RichardMc - Lead - 18/Aug/84 with Rupert Hoare

Hidden - Lead - 12/Aug/84

charlesmfrench - Lead O/S - 17/Nov/83

Hidden - 2nd - 23/Aug/80

Andy Fielding - Lead - 1980

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
mapperley samurai, Hidden

Voting
Total votes cast 30
hard E10 of 10
E10 of 10
easy E10 of 10
hard HVS6 of 10
HVS4 of 10
easy HVS0 of 10
hard VS0 of 10
VS0 of 10
easy VS0 of 10
hard 5b0 of 10
5b0 of 10
easy 5b1 of 10
hard 5a4 of 10
5a5 of 10
easy 5a0 of 10
hard 4c0 of 10
4c0 of 10
easy 4c0 of 10
3 Stars2 of 10
2 Stars7 of 10
1 Star1 of 10
0 Stars0 of 10
Bag of .....0 of 10
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Style of ascent

Soloed2 of 32 (6.2%)
Lead17 of 32 (53.1%)
Followed8 of 32 (25.0%)
Alt Leads1 of 32 (3.1%)
Unknown4 of 32 (12.5%)

'Climbed'21 of 32 (65.6%)
clean O/S10 of 32 (31.2%)
dogged1 of 32 (3.1%)