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Against the Grain** 7a

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22m. An eliminate which involves a section of the old route Taking the Rise. Climb the resin bolts to join Yosemite Wall at the knee lock. Move up left to the lower-off of Mighty Fine Ass. © ROCKFAX
FA. Steve Crowe, Karin Magog 1996

Ticklists: Very good routes in the UK.

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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 103 logbooks, and on 5 wishlists.

C coldwell-storry - Lead β - 20/Apr/13 with J Freeman

Hidden - Lead - 13/Apr/13

thebigfriendlymoose - Lead O/S - 31/Mar/13 with Stephen

jfreeman - Lead O/S - 29/Mar/13 with Rob Fielding

Only briefly looked at moves last time, did first go today with clips in. Easily as hard as Yosemite, would be three star classic in the peak.
Stig - Lead RP - 14/Jun/12 with Simon

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/12

Stig - Lead dog - 04/Jun/12 with Greg

Hidden - Lead - 24/Mar/12

Hidden - 2012

dswansonlow - Lead dnf - 29/Oct/11 with Lil Chris

cooperman - TR - 02/Sep/11 with Tim Whiteley

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

Hidden - Lead RP - 01/Sep/11

TR as warm up
cooperman - Lead - 28/Aug/11 with Tim Whiteley, Nick Wharton

awesome pitch, not overshadowed by its neighbours!
phil64 - Lead RP - 30/Jun/11 with rachie

This is a great route, doesn't feel like an eliminate at all. Had to fight for it.
Si dH - Lead RP - 19/Jun/11 with Andy, Chris Foster, Neil Furniss

bigdrew - Lead RP - 19/Jun/11 with Si, Chris F, Neil

gregoritos - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/11

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 05/Jun/11 with Pete

So pumped at top!
RdC - Lead RP - 05/Jun/11 with nic, wilson

Hidden - TR RP - 02/Jun/11

mikeshewring - Lead RP - 20/May/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 19/May/11

w.pettet-smith - Lead - 15/May/11

Hidden - Lead RP - 01/May/11

Hidden - Lead RP - 29/Apr/11

Nicolas Duboust - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead RP - 17/Apr/11

Sam the Butcher - Lead β - 07/Apr/11 with Dave Redpath

pete87abs - Lead dnf - 26/Mar/11 with james, Dave Brigham

craig matheson - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/11

Hidden - TR - 29/Jan/11

Hidden - Lead - 2011

cat22 - 2nd dnf - 17/Oct/10 with Mark T, Mike

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 09/Sep/10 with Eddie

Calum93 - Lead dog - 16/Jul/10

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 06/Jul/10 with Ewan

will6459 - Lead RP - 20/Jun/10 with Andy Hext

Hidden - TR RP - 20/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 12/Jun/10

derico - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/10 with Guy

uptown - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/10 with Sean_J

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 31/May/10 with Chris Gore

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/May/10

marric - Lead O/S - 02/May/10 with Andy Sharp

steve_biczyk - Lead β - 25/Apr/10 with Seb

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

ewen - Lead dog - 22/Sep/09 with neil

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 26/Jul/09 with Roger

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 19/Jul/09 with Roger

Bold and sustained
mattish2000 - Lead dog - 23/Jun/09 with Nick

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 09/Jun/09 with Al Wilson & Jenny

Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - Lead - 16/May/09 with Ed Brown

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 23/Apr/09 with Eddie & Will

bit run out between 2nd and 3rd bolt. Good climbing
lx - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/09 with alison

datoon - Lead - 21/Mar/09 with K

Seymore Butt - 2009

Hidden - 2009

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 18/Sep/08 with Eddie & Will

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 29/Jul/08 with Eddie & Dave

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 03/Jul/08 with Eddie

an exellent long stustained route on undercuts.
andy gravestock - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/08 with dave law

Belier - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/08 with Al

Hidden - TR O/S - Jun/08

Hidden - Lead RP - Jun/08

Richard Horn - Lead O/S - 26/May/08

bigie bob - Lead O/S - 26/May/08

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 17/Apr/08 with Neil Carruthers

Hidden - Lead rpt - 16/Feb/08

keefe - Lead - 16/Feb/08 with Neil Foster

feilx - Lead RP - 18/Nov/07 with Dave M

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 20/Sep/07 with Hugh

Tony Little - Lead RP - 08/Sep/07 with Lucy Ellis

Toby Dunn - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/07 with JulesV

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 12/Jun/07 with Ant

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/May/07

Ian Parnell - Lead RP - May/07 with Ali Mynett

north country boy - Lead β - 09/Apr/07 with Tom Mills

willackers - 2007 with Rob Napier, Dan Walker

pumped silly high up
Michael Ryan - UKC and UKH - 2nd dog - 31/Aug/06 with Craig Smith

Hidden - Lead RP - 16/Jul/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/06

jamiev - TR dog - 25/Jun/06 with Adrian Berry

Rich Kirby - Lead O/S - 04/May/06 with Jenny Woodward

Boy - 2006

Hidden - 2006

Hidden - Lead RP - 20/Oct/05

Henners - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/05 with Neil Buzby

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/May/05

Cassidy - Lead O/S - 17/May/04 with Scottish Raiding Party

innes - Lead O/S - 2004

Hidden - 2003

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2003

kristian - Lead - 2001

nige - Lead O/S - Apr/00 with ian mcmullen

sadams - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/97 with Team Midlands

Dave Musgrove - Lead RP - 07/Aug/96 with Martin Berzins

Mike Owen - 30/Jun/96 with Elaine Owen

First try on this got a bit confused near the top.
Dave Musgrove - Lead dog - 28/Jun/96 with David

Richard White - 1995

whispering nic - May/92 with andy farnell

andy farnell - Lead O/S - 1992 with whispering nic

William Robertson - Lead O/S - 1988 with Emily

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
craig naylor, thebigfriendlymoose, alimckay, chris_j_s, Hidden

Voting
Total votes cast 61
hard 7a+0 of 32
7a+0 of 32
easy 7a+8 of 32
hard 7a13 of 32
7a8 of 32
easy 7a3 of 32
hard 6c+0 of 32
6c+0 of 32
easy 6c+0 of 32
3 Stars6 of 29
2 Stars20 of 29
1 Star3 of 29
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Style of ascent

Lead84 of 103 (81.6%)
Followed3 of 103 (2.9%)
Toproped6 of 103 (5.8%)
Unknown10 of 103 (9.7%)

'Climbed'21 of 103 (20.4%)
clean O/S31 of 103 (30.1%)
clean β4 of 103 (3.9%)
clean rpt16 of 103 (15.5%)
clean RP20 of 103 (19.4%)
dogged8 of 103 (7.8%)
dnf3 of 103 (2.9%)