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Half Nelson* VS 5a

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12m. A more delicate right-hand finish to the previous climb. © ROCKFAX
High in the grade. Take the trickier slab directly above the start
FA. Chris Craggs 1993

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 500.

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Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/May/13

Hidden - Lead - Apr/13

hard start
the power - 2nd - 10/Nov/12 with paul29uk

Hard start. Balancy higher up.
paul29uk - Lead O/S - 10/Nov/12 with Phil Taylor

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/Oct/12

TomGudgeon - 2nd O/S - 31/Oct/12 with Matt Williams

deacondeacon - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/12

The starting move is a bit grim, but otherwise lovely.
Wilst - Lead - 01/Oct/12

Fragmod - 2nd - 10/Sep/12

pbuggy91 - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/12

mike.moss - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/12

ChrisBrooke - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/12 with Elved Roberts

Not entirely sure if I did the Half Nelson or Nelson slab finish.
Neil Henson - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/12 with Krish

arandall - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/12 with Wendy Matthews

Jake Young - Solo O/S - 06/Aug/12

only VS as the 1st move is 5a prob easy to slip out of the bottom crack, after that its a severe slab tho
Woodiee - Lead O/S - 22/Jul/12 with Jim Stanton

Wayne S - Lead - 20/Jul/12

Nick1812P - Solo O/S - 18/Jun/12

JackHatton - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/12 with jamie langlar

Daniel Heath - Solo O/S - 16/May/12

charley - Lead O/S - 13/May/12 with Steve Fletcher

chumleywarner - 2nd O/S - 13/May/12 with Charley Fell

Hidden - Lead - 07/May/12

gingerwolf - Solo O/S - 06/Mar/12

Nice move at the start. Slightly bold on the upper slab. Thoroughly enjoyable.
treg - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/12 with Dan Osbaldeston

David Qualtrough - 2012

Oceanic - 16/Oct/11

Aid@n - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/11

Getting back a stuck nut for pidginjim required sitting on the rope
adam carless - TR dog - 01/Oct/11

Did the hard move at the bottom fine but bottled the bold easy slab. For the first time ever on a lead someone had to drop me a top rope; Thank you Dan. Not my finest moment.
pigeonjim - Lead dnf - 01/Oct/11 with Dan, Adam

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 01/Oct/11

Fraser hill-casey - Lead O/S - Oct/11

spragglerocks - 2nd O/S - 30/Sep/11 with Matt Box

Hidden - Solo O/S - 17/Sep/11

Brown - Solo - 01/Sep/11 with Solo

Johnny Rowland - 2nd - 27/Aug/11

lozowen - Solo - 19/Aug/11

armouredego - 2nd O/S - 05/Aug/11 with Tom Parsons

part.tom - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/11 with armouredego

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/Jul/11

Chaz2512 - AltLd O/S - 23/Jul/11

JamieSparkes - Solo O/S - 19/Jul/11 with solo

Hard start as expected, rested on gear just a little. Rest of route is solid and really good.
Neil Rodgers (PCC) - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/11

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Jun/11

GrahamHP - 2nd O/S - 10/Jun/11 with Richard Apthorp

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/11

liamoloughlin - Solo O/S - 28/May/11

Tough initial move
Steven Andrews - Lead O/S - 28/May/11 with Delphine

victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 24/May/11 with Adam

adam carless - 2nd O/S - 24/May/11 with victim of mathematics

geddicakes - Solo O/S - 07/May/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Apr/11

robal - 09/Apr/11

matthias13 - 2nd - 06/Mar/11 with James Ayres & Dan Parker

Hidden - 06/Mar/11

RKernan - Lead O/S - 06/Feb/11 with John O'Hara

PaulHermes - AltLd - 24/Oct/10 with Tibor

Really nice route, tricky start then balancy finish, great.
Brannock - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/10

Joe Costello - Solo O/S - 02/Oct/10 with Ellie, Matt

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/10

mike241181 - 2nd - 20/Sep/10 with Will

edd rab - Solo rpt - 19/Aug/10

Katya - Lead - 10/Aug/10 with Alex Dalton

Good.
andrea83 - 2nd O/S - 21/May/10 with Saffra

DaveFidler - Lead rpt - 24/Apr/10

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 24/Apr/10

Hidden - Solo O/S - 11/Apr/10

Very exposed and run out up the slab
frume - Lead O/S - 04/Apr/10 with mark, Rory Juss

mike_clayton - Lead dog - Apr/10 with picollo pritchard, paul cubbins

mic_b - Solo O/S - 27/Mar/10

Hidden - 2010

disturbed_one51 - Solo - 08/Oct/09

Jonathan Hall - Solo - 08/Oct/09

Hidden - TR - 08/Oct/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/Sep/09

markytaylor - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/09

the start of this is battered
SGD - Lead - 22/Sep/09 with Jonny WMC

Hidden - 2nd RP - 19/Sep/09

cooper leek - Lead O/S - 19/Sep/09 with dave nw, donk

donkster - 2nd O/S - 19/Sep/09 with ben, DaveNW

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/Aug/09

mattshort - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/09 with Elly Pryce

With assistance over the crux at the start!
ellypryce - 2nd - 25/Jul/09 with matttshort

With assistance over the crux at the start!
ellypryce - 2nd - 25/Jul/09 with matttshort

A better finish than Nelson's Slab
mark20 - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/09

alexrankine30 - 2nd O/S - 20/Jul/09 with Mark

Rampikino - Lead - 05/Jul/09 with Cat

Phil West - Lead rpt - 05/Jul/09 with Wingnut

Hidden - Solo O/S - 27/Jun/09

max_chan - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/09 with Trevor PCC

JWB - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/09 with Ines

Hidden - Lead - 29/Mar/09

Hidden - 2nd - 29/Mar/09

robal - 2009

Hidden - 2009

DaveFidler - Solo - 2009

Wil Treasure - Lead - 2009

Neil Pacey - TR O/S - 27/Sep/08 with Tanya Savage

Hidden - Solo O/S - 23/Aug/08

Adam1973 - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/08 with Jon Lury

morganator - Solo - 22/Jul/08 with Sophie Whyte

Laurence Everitt - Solo O/S - 02/Mar/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/08

alek - 2nd O/S - 02/Mar/08 with Phill Cunnington

tatty112 - Solo O/S - 16/Feb/08

lowersharpnose - Lead - 01/Jan/08

Jim Walton - 2008

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

tatty112 - 2008

LoopyLou - Lead O/S - 2008 with Helen Lear

Somerset swede basher - Solo O/S - 15/Sep/07 with Sarah and Abi

adamscottthomas - Lead O/S - 11/Sep/07 with Ellen Taylor

ellentaylor - 2nd dog - 11/Sep/07 with Adam Thomas

Rampikino - Lead - 09/Sep/07 with MMC Various

chri55ie - 2nd - 09/Sep/07 with Mat Dowsett

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/07

Ropeboy - Lead - 24/Aug/07

Phil Jennings - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/07 with John Camateras

Hidden - Solo - 18/Aug/07

popebenedictus - TR rpt - 09/Aug/07 with Edd Rab

edd rab - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/07 with Ben Harding

Powder Puff Girl - 2nd O/S - 09/Aug/07 with Edd R

jchenoweth - 2nd O/S - 09/Jun/07 with Fat Alan

derico - Lead - 26/May/07 with George W

Hidden - 2nd - 15/May/07

popebenedictus - TR O/S - 21/Apr/07 with Ruth Harding

Why the heck is this on here as HVS? It was correct at VS!
Pythonist - Solo O/S - 17/Apr/07

Col Allott - Lead - 15/Apr/07 with Alex Sturrock

tommo1664 - Solo - 08/Apr/07

tom.ireson - Lead O/S - 31/Mar/07

Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 14/Mar/07 with Lauren Foster

deanroberts - Lead O/S - 2007

Nicos - Solo O/S - 05/Nov/06 with solo

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Oct/06

Ben1983 - Solo O/S - 17/Sep/06

Hidden - Lead RP - 17/Sep/06

mc1105 - Lead - Sep/06

Another James - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/06 with Kirsten S

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Solo O/S - 29/Jul/06

Chris Davids - 2nd O/S - 26/Jul/06 with James

Hidden - Solo - 11/Jul/06

Hidden - 2nd - 08/Jul/06

Hidden - Lead - 04/Jul/06

Iggy_B - Solo O/S - 29/Jun/06

Hidden - Lead - 16/Jun/06

Hidden - Solo O/S - 01/Jun/06

Chris the Tall - Solo rpt - 01/Jun/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/06

Hidden - Lead dog - 10/May/06

Rampikino - Lead - 23/Apr/06 with MMC Various

Andy Clarke - Lead O/S - 20/Nov/05 with Dale

Hidden - TR - 19/Oct/05

LankyPaddy - Solo O/S - 01/Apr/05

leon - Lead O/S - Aug/04 with Andrew Southam

Stefan - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/04

Whealiebob - Lead O/S - 25/Jan/04 with Terry

Hidden - 2004

DavidR - Lead O/S - 2004 with Aidan McGuffie

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

Nick Smith - UKC - Lead - Jul/03

darren1 - 21/Jun/03

SteveM - Lead - 20/Apr/03 with Bekhs

Hidden - Solo O/S - 18/Oct/02

Hidden - Solo O/S - 29/Sep/02

Hidden - Solo - 15/Jun/02

Hidden - Solo O/S - 24/May/02

PenJD - Lead O/S - 2002 with Roger Newman

cem - 2nd O/S - 10/Jun/01 with Neil Northrop

Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd - Jul/00

rocktigger - Lead O/S - 2000 with Clare

Chris the Tall - Solo O/S - Aug/98

Iain Thow - Solo - 21/Jul/98

Jas66 - Lead O/S - May/97

Roget - Solo O/S - 31/Mar/97

Freezing cold and damp.
Phil West - Lead O/S - 14/Dec/96 with David Atherton

andrewbooth1000 - Lead - 04/Sep/96

rurp - 1996

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Total votes cast 55
hard HVS0 of 12
HVS0 of 12
easy HVS2 of 12
hard VS0 of 12
VS9 of 12
easy VS1 of 12
hard HS0 of 12
HS0 of 12
easy HS0 of 12
hard 5b0 of 12
5b0 of 12
easy 5b1 of 12
hard 5a7 of 12
5a3 of 12
easy 5a1 of 12
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Style of ascent

Soloed41 of 184 (22.3%)
Lead85 of 184 (46.2%)
Followed38 of 184 (20.7%)
Toproped6 of 184 (3.3%)
Alt Leads2 of 184 (1.1%)
Unknown12 of 184 (6.5%)

'Climbed'64 of 184 (34.8%)
clean O/S107 of 184 (58.2%)
clean rpt6 of 184 (3.3%)
clean RP2 of 184 (1.1%)
dogged4 of 184 (2.2%)
dnf1 of 184 (0.5%)