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Mad Dogs and Englishmen*** E3 5c

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[Luke on Mad dogs, 3 kb]28m. A fine and devious route which is one of the best of its grade in the Peak. Very sustained, though with a harder move to reach the roof. Climb a flake to a peg. Step across left to another flake then pull up with difficulty (peg above) to below the roof. Pull over to gain a bucket then tiptoe right across the slab. Climb direct to the top and a dirty exit. A 7c sport route was added close to Mad Dogs changing the character of this route so much that the bolts were removed. © ROCKFAX
FA. Brian Moore, J.Ballard (aid) 1969. FFA. Gabriel Reagan, Al Evans 1976

Ticklists: Rockfax Peak Limestone Top 50.

Photo: Luke on Mad dogs © Hannes B
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 69 logbooks, and on 11 wishlists.

Speeddemonsi - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Aug/12

Fell off looking for the bucket :( really enjoyed the route tho. Hard for me both mentally and technically. New rockfax guidebook line at the roof is wrong.
Si dH - Lead dog - 29/Jul/12 with Chris Foster

Luke Brooks - Lead O/S - 28/May/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/May/12

liam - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/12 with Andy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/12

Hidden - 2012

Had a bit of a spazz attack at the first roof and decided I wasn't enjoying myself. Will return.
Wil Treasure - Lead dnf - 04/Sep/11 with Jon L

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

nic42 - 2nd dog - 27/Aug/11 with mike, Jack

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/11

gregoritos - Lead rpt - 23/Jul/11

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

Is it just me, or did anyone else spend an entire hour standing around committing to the crux? :( The guidebook says 'no specific crux'... errr, not really the case when a point is reached where blind footholds the size of a 1p coin have to be utilised in combination with one handed, two finger crimps!! Bloody brilliant experience throughout though. The roof is a blast :)
Cragrat Rich - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/11

Gripped, but ultimately safe. First trad route for over a year :)
madmats - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/11 with PeakDJ

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Apr/11

greenclimb - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/10

Hidden - 2nd - 04/May/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/May/10

Got scared and grabbed the draw on the peg ahving rocked up out right below the after an hour of umming and aring. Subsequently tried this move again on second and fell of and found that I ahd to rock left not right. Difficult orute finding and also poor route reading and very poor bravery all to blame.
mattyork2 - Lead dnf - 25/Apr/10 with Grant Brewer

Hidden - Lead - 25/Apr/10

Seymore Butt - 2010

Unsustained. VHard move getting established under the roof. Description is misleading also, as you don't pull over the roof on a bucket, you pull over to a bucket... Undoubtedly 1 6a move on it. Still E3 though.
Dave Warburton - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/09 with Franco Cookson

gregoritos - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/09 with james

Failed to lead, failed to second. Undoubtedly at least two 6a moves on it but hard going all the way.
Stig - 2nd dog - 05/Aug/09 with Greg

jamesturnbull - Lead - 2008 with aiden

nige - Lead - 07/Apr/07 with sven rowan

robyn1 - 2007

Dave Bond - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/06 with Tim Banton

Hidden - Jul/06

Belier - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/06 with Alex

again mostly on steves gear, good route didnt feel the 3* awesomeness i was expecting, friable rock aswell. me and steve both had different sequences for both cruxes and the move up to the roof felt 6a/b tough little move.
Alex Mason - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/06 with Steve Ramsden

Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - 2005

Hidden - 2003

Hidden - Lead - 2000

tuftynick - Lead O/S - 2000 with ciaran troup

mikedelderfield - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/97 with Steven Delderfield

ste_d - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/97 with mik

ChrisJD - Lead - Jun/97 with rc

ian caton - Lead O/S - Oct/95 with Andy

Dave Musgrove - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/92 with Lyn

Hidden - Lead - 24/Jun/92

Rich Kirby - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/92 with Bruce woodley

DDDD - Lead O/S - 1992 with Richard Newey

craig d - 1992

Roget - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/91 with JT

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/91

sadams - 2nd - May/91 with Kev Mellieu

Hidden - 1990

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1990

cam1401 - Lead - Sep/89

Hidden - Jun/89

phardman - Lead O/S - 07/May/89 with Bill McKee

Hidden - 1989

Mike Owen - 21/May/88 with Tim Lowe

Hidden - Lead - 15/May/88

Hidden - Lead - 14/May/88

charlesmfrench - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/88

Billg - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/87 with Nigel Slater

sadams - Lead - 31/Jul/86 with Kevin Edwards

shark - Lead O/S - 23/May/86 with Dolly

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/85

andy gittins - 1985

Hidden - Lead - Jun/82

Hidden - Lead - 1982

Mark Kemball - Lead - 10/May/80 with John Jefferies

Hidden - Lead β - May/80

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Style of ascent

Lead51 of 69 (73.9%)
Followed6 of 69 (8.7%)
Unknown12 of 69 (17.4%)

'Climbed'28 of 69 (40.6%)
clean O/S34 of 69 (49.3%)
clean β1 of 69 (1.4%)
clean rpt1 of 69 (1.4%)
dogged3 of 69 (4.3%)
dnf2 of 69 (2.9%)