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Bower Route 1* HS 4b

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10m. A short but pleasant pitch that is the easiest way to access the Bower. From a flake make a precarious move right to a polished ledge which leads to a slabby groove, follow this to the Bower. Escape is by abseil unless you are proficient at HVS. © ROCKFAX
FA. Fred Pigott 1922
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This climb is in 102 logbooks, and on 1 wishlist.

Did then traversed right to suicide wall.
codenamel - Lead O/S - 06/May/13 with Sargy

clams - Lead - May/13 with Chaz

Had to do the crux twice as gear was placed far across a ledge.
scotty h - 2nd rpt - 10/Apr/13 with Andy Finney

gobey - TR O/S - 16/Feb/13 with mick, Paul

Milne - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/12 with dave saxby

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead - 30/Jun/12

rob3rtlaw - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/12

the solo just to prove that Rob didn't need cams
whitehouse_rhys - Solo O/S - 24/Jun/12 with Rob law

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/May/12

youwillfindjimbo - Lead O/S - 12/May/12

Climbster - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/12 with Ian

zejrus - 2nd - 25/Feb/12

Trevera - Lead - 25/Feb/12

sarah hawker - Lead dnf - 25/Feb/12 with Ed (Malta)

Hidden - Lead - 11/Jan/12

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Nov/11

Cake - 2nd - 19/Nov/11 with Matt

nickstephens - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/11 with Nancy Jones

Jim Malo - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/11 with Putt

Si dH - 2nd O/S - 13/Aug/11 with Mike Henesy

Short but pleasant enough.
mikehenesy - Lead O/S - 13/Aug/11 with Simon DeHaan

katherinesydney - 2nd O/S - 31/Jul/11 with tony walker

Hidden - 2nd β - 26/Jun/11

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/11 with Andrea Nicholson

Hidden - Lead RP - 06/May/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/11

rocktigger - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/11 with Clare

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/11

slacky - 2nd O/S - 09/Apr/11 with Nick Taylor

busdriver - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/11 with Neil

GBM - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11 with Toby

A nice little route with some good moves
gravity - 2nd O/S - 02/Apr/11 with George

iceaxejuggler - 2nd O/S - 02/Apr/11 with Naomi

Went up too early onto ledge under the roof... nice moves.
NB Pixel - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11 with JT

Guy Neal - Lead - 31/Mar/11

JamieSparkes - 2nd O/S - 24/Oct/10 with Nick

slacky - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/10 with Nick Taylor

Not as easy as i expected. A worth while route. Commiting crux move
ojp - Lead O/S - 11/Sep/10 with Andy

Hard and bold, the gear is a long way left when you do the crux moves.
Toreador - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10 with Carmen

Claire Taylor - 2nd β - 03/Aug/10 with Dan Waters

pabbage - Lead O/S - 19/May/10

scotty h - 2nd β - 09/May/10 with Andy Knight

natalietanzer - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/10 with Duncan

It was dump first, but while Sirion was leading it was eventually dried up except for some parts.
masa-alpin - 2nd β - 23/Jan/10 with Sirion

Sophie Nunn - 2nd - 18/Oct/09

Hidden - 2nd - 11/Oct/09

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 16/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/09

Hidden - 2nd - Jun/09

Kafoozalem - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/09 with Phil Lawrence

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/09

dave657 - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/09 with Nik and Sarah

Interesting for HS but a really good little route anyway and lands you in an unusual position for a grit route.
catt - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/09 with Blane

DannyK - Lead O/S - 20/Feb/09 with pep

i thought it was quite stiff for hs- i put a few newb friends up it and all of them shat themselves. the top did feel a bit scary. nice and un-green though.
w.pettet-smith - 08/Feb/09 with jack the boulderer

MD - Lead - 18/Oct/08 with Misha

the juicy dangler - 2nd O/S - 13/Oct/08 with sophie wilmes

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Sep/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Sep/08

victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/08 with Cornish Merlin

Cornish Merlin - 2nd - 14/Jun/08 with Colin Angus

Julian Mowbray - Lead O/S - 26/May/08 with Richard

Ed Babs - Lead O/S - 05/May/08 with Sally Mac

chinwaa - 2nd - 05/May/08 with ed_babington

mikeshewring - Lead β - 02/May/08

very nice
duzinga - 2nd O/S - 24/Feb/08 with Jim

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Feb/08

SecretSquirrel - 2nd - 06/Jan/08 with climbingpixie

First lead of 2008 and bloody hard work. Had a bit of a gibber at the crux but finally got up it. though there was copious use of knees!
climbingpixie - Lead O/S - 06/Jan/08 with SecretSquirrel

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/May/07

Stig - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/07 with Chris

featuresforfeet - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/07 with SecretSquirrel

chrishedgehog - 2nd - 14/Apr/07 with James

SecretSquirrel - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/07 with dpmUK

dpmUK - 2nd O/S - 17/Mar/07 with SecretSquirrel

Nice route, and clean for a low grade route at Cratcliffe.
russonly - 2nd O/S - 07/Jun/06 with PeteS

Dave Mason - Lead O/S - Dec/05 with Trev Tatler

Chris Davids - Lead O/S - 09/Jul/05 with Michael

mel holmes - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/05 with Nancy Maitland

Hidden - Lead - 31/May/04

JohnHutch - 2nd - 01/Mar/04 with L

Hidden - 2nd RP - 04/Sep/02

DerwentDiluted - Lead - Jun/02 with V. Wilson

Hidden - Lead - 09/Mar/02

Jen79 - Lead - 01/Sep/01 with Mark Eaton

Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd - Aug/01 with Thea Williams

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/00

Budge - 2nd O/S - 08/Jun/00 with Carl Tiivas, Mike Oates

CrashMat Rob - Lead O/S - 11/Mar/00 with Martin Whelan, Brian, Nicky

Marti999 - Lead - 2000

marcoleptic - Lead O/S - 2000

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Apr/96

brady - 2nd - 18/Jun/95 with John Cameron

Roget - Solo rpt - 17/Jun/90

Hidden - 1989

Derek Ryden - Lead O/S - Dec/88 with Krishna

Hidden - Solo - 29/Aug/82

charlesmfrench - Solo O/S - 12/Jun/82

stp - Solo O/S - 25/Apr/82

Ghastly Rubberfeet - Solo - 1980

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hard VS0 of 20
VS0 of 20
easy VS5 of 20
hard HS8 of 20
HS6 of 20
easy HS1 of 20
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4c0 of 20
easy 4c3 of 20
hard 4b3 of 20
4b14 of 20
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Style of ascent

Soloed6 of 102 (5.9%)
Lead58 of 102 (56.9%)
Followed34 of 102 (33.3%)
Toproped1 of 102 (1.0%)
Unknown3 of 102 (2.9%)

'Climbed'30 of 102 (29.4%)
clean O/S61 of 102 (59.8%)
clean β5 of 102 (4.9%)
clean rpt3 of 102 (2.9%)
clean RP2 of 102 (2.0%)
dnf1 of 102 (1.0%)