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South Chimney VD 4a

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11m. The unmistakable rift is constricted and as polished as the other low grade routes hereabouts. The upper section is easier. © ROCKFAX
circa 1870

Ticklists: Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs.

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This climb is in 134 logbooks, and on 1 wishlist.

PeteH - Solo O/S - 20/Feb/13

Utter disaster, attempted the start to practice jamming, failed repeatedly, got it in the end but then couldn't do it again. Concluded my jamming is appalling and needs work!
spidermonkey09 - Sent - 17/Feb/13 with Tom Frost

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 13/Jan/13

David_Gledson - Solo rpt - 15/Nov/12

sarah hawker - 2nd O/S - 27/Oct/12 with bob

fun
Dan Geh - Lead O/S - 27/Oct/12 with Freshers

Kerstin_V - 2nd - 01/Sep/12 with Phillip Blaen

naffan - Solo O/S - 16/Aug/12

stephen Rowley - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/12 with Marc Colbeck

Mr Fuller - 2nd rpt - 29/Jul/12 with Tamsin Ward

Nice off width practice
ojp - Lead O/S - 05/Jul/12 with Robin

robin_hackney - 2nd rpt - 05/Jul/12 with Simon Petty

Dave Yardley - Lead - 24/Jun/12 with Barbara & Graham

Neil headed up to try Yellow Wall but decided to leave for another day!
Marq - 2nd O/S - 18/Jun/12 with Neil Redgrave (LMC)

Bertbee - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/12 with Amy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/May/12

Great stuff! More like a "classic HVD"
adamwesthead - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/12 with Zeb

zebster - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/12 with Adam

My first onsight lead. I thought this was quite diffucult for a difficult but enjoyed it all the same.
donolivero - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/12

mzchambers - Solo O/S - 09/Mar/12

kingholmesy - Solo O/S - 2012

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2012

keith leonard - Lead - 2012 with wife

extra fun as i mistakenly entered the chimney facing the wrong way.
chappers909 - Solo O/S - 2012 with freshers

akhughes - 2012

Hidden - Solo - 2012

Hidden - Solo O/S - 27/Dec/11

SteveM - Solo - 16/Oct/11

Not very nice, to big to work out of the chimneys.
waynem1985 - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/11 with Antony Davies

RuthC - Solo - 24/Aug/11

Klingon - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/11 with Clyde

pblurton - Solo - 21/Jul/11 with Huw

courtenay foolishly mentionerd she liked chimneys mwa ha ha. jamie declined to follow
pebbles - Lead - 04/Jul/11 with courteney

Great fun, in a minging sort of way.
Mr Fuller - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/11 with Dave Williamson

Hidden - 20/Jun/11

Hidden - Lead - Jun/11

Tenko - Jun/11

Nicks first lead.
Pete Scott - 2nd - 07/May/11 with Nick Loader

SteveM - Solo - 27/Apr/11

fantastic traverse under overhang but the start is polished and if you can't jam your in hell
mr spoon - Lead - 25/Apr/11

Whitters - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/11 with Rachel Whitfield

Descent(by accident, didn't realise it wasn't three chockstones chimney till near he bottom, oops!!)
David_Gledson - Solo - 07/Apr/11

AMJ098 - Lead O/S - Apr/11 with louise cowie

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

wahniel - Lead O/S - 2011 with Hugh Squire, Stewart McConnell

quick climb before work, at sunrise.
james.peter - Lead - 23/Dec/10 with Adam Bibby

Hidden - Solo O/S - 27/Oct/10

TRFrost - Solo O/S - 02/Oct/10

Grim squirmy start
jkarran - Lead - 10/Aug/10 with Sarah

Nice route
christensena - 2nd - 29/Jun/10 with John A

xphoenix0 - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/10 with AlanC

xphoenix0 - Lead O/S - 22/Jun/10 with AlanC

Hidden - Solo - 04/May/10

tluke - TR O/S - 18/Apr/10

crossdressingrodney - Solo O/S - 13/Apr/10

phleppy - Lead - 10/Apr/10 with martin_whitton

Hidden - Lead - 10/Apr/10

conorcussell - Solo O/S - 19/Feb/10

Hidden - 2010

h-hewlett - 2010

simon kimber - Solo - 2010

possibly the hardest diff in the world?
Ewan Russell - Lead RP - 05/Dec/09 with Martin

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Oct/09

Kirk - 2nd - 18/Jun/09 with Skenders

scott mayled - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/09

gonzo_ls9 - Lead O/S - Apr/09 with d

Hidden - Solo O/S - 15/Mar/09

mctinkno - Solo O/S - 28/Feb/09 with Eddy

CragDog - Solo - 2009

A little tight in places
sharky91 - Lead O/S - 07/May/08 with Jim Golding

Hidden - Lead - 02/May/08

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

Warm up, a standard awkward chimney.
perfectlynormalbeast - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/08 with JD

compsci - 2nd dog - 09/Feb/08 with Richard Lines

Sgt. Vest - Solo O/S - 11/Nov/07

Pete Randall - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/07 with Paul

twodada - 2nd - 26/Aug/07 with New Pete

dazbarker - Solo O/S - 25/Aug/07

Yuk!
jacurutu - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/07 with Mike B

Marc Murphy - Aug/07

Great sunny day
01sdool - Lead RP - 22/Jul/07 with Josh Chapman

Aussie Mick - 2nd - 17/Apr/07 with Simon Perry

Simon Perry - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/07 with Mick Ellerton

jamo - Lead O/S - 11/Mar/07 with karl

robman - Solo rpt - 03/Mar/07 with Tim

robman - Solo O/S - 28/Jan/07 with Tim

@ndyM@rsh@ll - Lead O/S - 2007

nick ferro - 2007

reg_measures - Solo O/S - 2007

madmats - Lead O/S - 2007 with Don

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Nov/06

jamo - 2nd O/S - 12/Nov/06 with sebA

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/Nov/06

Will Smith - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/06 with Simon and Carmen

Excellent!
Toreador - 2nd O/S - 14/Oct/06 with Carmen and Will

no_more_scotch_eggs - 2nd O/S - Sep/06 with loudfish

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/06

dread-i - Solo O/S - 15/Aug/06

Hidden - Sent - 28/Jul/06

Hidden - AltLd - 28/Jul/06

Hidden - Lead - 07/Jun/06

even wetter
alaan - Lead O/S - 18/Jan/06 with helen

adam carless - 2006 with Pali

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/05

mje1398 - Lead - 17/Aug/05 with John M

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/05

Hidden - Lead - 20/Jun/04

Hidden - Lead - 20/Jun/04

Brown - Solo O/S - 11/Oct/03

Hidden - Solo O/S - 04/Jun/03

Mattyk - Solo O/S - 27/Aug/02

dougiestein - Solo - Apr/02

shoulders - Solo - 22/Mar/02

John Brayshaw - Lead O/S - 30/May/00 with John Kennedy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2000

Hidden - Solo O/S - 2000

Bug - Lead O/S - 1999 with Robert

jfmchivall - 1998

Laramadness - Solo - 01/Jun/97

Bug - TR - 1997 with Robert

chrishedgehog - Lead O/S - 31/Oct/96 with Dan Bailey

stevieb - Solo - 10/Aug/96 with Rich Heap

rurp - Lead O/S - 1996

barney@helmshore - Lead O/S - 09/May/95 with mark b

Hidden - Solo O/S - 07/Apr/95

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1989

craig h - Solo O/S - 14/Jul/87

99bolivar - Lead - 1980

charlesmfrench - Solo O/S - 1980

Nigel Bond - Solo - 03/Nov/79

Pete Ford - Solo - 1973

Hidden - Solo - 1969

Dave Musgrove - 1968

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Style of ascent

Soloed42 of 134 (31.3%)
Lead57 of 134 (42.5%)
Followed18 of 134 (13.4%)
Toproped2 of 134 (1.5%)
Bouldered2 of 134 (1.5%)
Alt Leads1 of 134 (0.7%)
Unknown12 of 134 (9.0%)

'Climbed'53 of 134 (39.6%)
clean O/S74 of 134 (55.2%)
clean rpt4 of 134 (3.0%)
clean RP2 of 134 (1.5%)
dogged1 of 134 (0.7%)