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Mistaken Identity* VS 4c

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[Best weather in the country, 3 kb]A nice little route on good rock and with a relatively solid finish. Climb up the left side of the black overhang and continue up the vertical, cracked wall with interest to finish on a good ledge on the right. © ROCKFAX
FA. Pete Finklaire, B.Etheridge 1976

Ticklists: Swanage A-Z, Orange Spot Swanage.

Photo: Best weather in the country © risby
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This climb is in 139 logbooks, and on 4 wishlists.

Tightsgirl - Lead - 20/Apr/13 with Clare Francis

Monkey_Alan - 2nd - 26/Jan/13 with Lawrence Dudley

Lawrence Dudley - Lead - 26/Jan/13 with Alan Blanchflower

Monkey_Alan - 2nd rpt - 07/Oct/12 with Nadine

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

Nearly killed by blocks from the chossy finish!
Rollo - 2nd rpt - 22/Sep/12 with Saz

Pleasant.
Sam Husband - 2nd O/S - 16/Sep/12 with Ed

Edward Hastrop - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/12 with Sam Husband

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/12

Tom Thorne - 2nd rpt - 11/Aug/12 with Neil Weymouth

jampanman - Lead - 04/Aug/12

Monkey_Alan - Lead rpt - 29/Jul/12 with Frodo Stickel

uncontrollable - 2nd rpt - 29/Jul/12 with Alan B

Julian Prieto - Lead rpt - 28/Jul/12 with Andy Combes, Ollie Dorrell

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 26/Jul/12

tradguy - Lead O/S - 22/Jul/12 with Rob Munday

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 05/Jul/12

Monkey_Alan - Lead rpt - 05/Jul/12 with James Bisset

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jul/12

paultaylor - Lead O/S - 21/May/12 with Stu

Geoffers - 2nd rpt - 25/Mar/12 with Jo, Tim

Ali.B - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/12

Tough
LukeyG - 20/Mar/12

Tom Thorne - Lead rpt - 11/Mar/12 with Alan Blanchflower

Monkey_Alan - 2nd rpt - 11/Mar/12 with Tom Thorne

Hidden - Mar/12

louby - Lead - 28/Jan/12 with Chris Burn

Second time I've done this and it still feels tough.
chris_B - 2nd - 28/Jan/12 with Lou Atkin

nice little VS but horrible belay options at top, best bet to go back to the fence posts.
middlemarker - AltLd - 21/Jan/12 with Mike R

Ian JL - 2012

Kirill - Lead O/S - 13/Nov/11 with Charles Moreton

cem - 2nd rpt - 13/Nov/11 with Kirill Spiridonov

Monkey_Alan - Lead rpt - 06/Nov/11 with Phil Belcher

Amy Kilpin - 2nd - 05/Nov/11

Tom Thorne - Lead rpt - 05/Nov/11 with Amy Kilpin

AlexD - Lead O/S - 20/Oct/11 with Darren

Glad I had some big gear to protect the top crack !
Ciderslider - Lead O/S - 06/Oct/11 with Rich

Briliant line. Essier than Zo Zo.
eroica64 - 2nd O/S - 24/Sep/11

jasonpm - 2nd - 31/Jul/11 with Simon Chandler

Good value for VS, or maybe I was having a bad day.
chris_B - Lead - 19/Jun/11 with Lou Atkin

matt.jj - 2nd O/S - 30/May/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 08/May/11

Monkey_Alan - 2nd rpt - 08/May/11 with Ris Wright, James Bisset

risby - Lead rpt - 08/May/11 with James Bisset, Alan Blanchflower

Ali.B - Lead O/S - May/11

chris ebbutt - Lead - 27/Apr/11 with Dave R.

Tightsgirl - 2nd - 09/Apr/11 with DAJ

Ali.B - Lead O/S - Apr/11

Nice route. Good big solid holds all the way.
jezb1 - 2nd - 10/Mar/11

Fun, great holds all the way, steep exit is a cheeky sting in the tail.
The Ivanator - Lead rpt - 10/Mar/11 with Jez

a very good climb
steve taylor - Lead - 06/Mar/11 with Mick Cooke, marti hallett

Marti999 - 2nd rpt - 06/Mar/11 with Steve Taylor, Mick Cooke

risby - Lead rpt - 30/Jan/11 with Alan Blanchflower, Tom Thorne

Monkey_Alan - 2nd - 30/Jan/11 with Tom Thorne, Ris Wright

Monkey_Alan - Lead rpt - 07/Nov/10 with Mark James

risby - 2nd rpt - 18/Sep/10 with Neil Weymouth, Tom Thorne

Tom Thorne - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/10 with Neil Weymouth

Thought this was easy for the grade. Nothing too technical, lots of gear and plenty of big jugs.
gibsond - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/10 with Andre Clarke

Another cracking route
riddle - Lead - 29/Aug/10 with Yasmina

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/10

Mr Tickle - Lead rpt - 16/Aug/10 with Neal Burton

Hidden - Lead - 05/Aug/10

Tightsgirl - 2nd - 03/Jul/10 with DAJ, Clare Francis

jamespilgrim - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/10 with Mark

Phil Belcher - Lead O/S - 23/May/10 with tommy

risby - 2nd O/S - 23/May/10 with Alan Blanchflower, Anne-Marie Shepherd

Monkey_Alan - Lead rpt - 23/May/10 with Anne-Marie Shepherd, Ris Wright

tscoobydoo - 2nd - May/10 with phillip belcher

Graham Westbrook - Lead - Mar/10

couple of large wobbly blocks...take care. Nice route though
Mr Tickle - Lead O/S - 17/Jan/10 with davenev

davenev - 2nd O/S - 17/Jan/10 with luke

Monkey_Alan - 2nd rpt - 18/Oct/09 with Frodo Stickel

uncontrollable - Lead O/S - 18/Oct/09 with Alan B

Steep, sustained, delightful.
eroica64 - 2nd - 18/Oct/09

silhouette - 2nd - 15/Oct/09 with tonanf

The Ivanator - 2nd O/S - 04/Oct/09 with Stewart

DaNo123 - 2nd - 26/Sep/09 with martin

Monkey_Alan - Lead rpt - 12/Sep/09 with Max Streeton

leonjones - 2nd - 24/Aug/09 with Phil Barley

Dizz - 2nd - 09/Aug/09 with hugh

timharrison - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/09 with Jo Chia

cayteye - 2nd O/S - 02/Aug/09 with Brian Mead

dan gibson - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/09 with helen gibson

Monkey_Alan - 2nd rpt - 18/Jul/09 with Des Jerman

Lovely route, deserves 2 stars
Indy Nile - Lead O/S - 18/Jul/09 with Alan Blanchflower

Different Steve - Lead rpt - 12/Jul/09 with Clare

PilarMartinez - Lead β - 04/Jul/09 with MungoE2

Rollo - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/09 with Mike

MarkRyder - Lead O/S - 30/May/09 with Lee

Ceridwen - 2nd O/S - 20/May/09 with Sophie Nunn

Sophie Nunn - Lead O/S - 20/May/09

Monkey_Alan - 2nd rpt - 26/Apr/09 with Paul Stevens, Jill Stevens

TiffTiff - 2nd O/S - 10/Jan/09 with Heather

Hidden - 2009

Hidden - Lead - 28/Sep/08

Hidden - 2nd - 01/Sep/08

Tom Gadsden - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/08 with Ben Williams

Monkey_Alan - 2nd - 24/Aug/08

tobydunford - Lead rpt - 23/Aug/08 with Lisa Paling

lisapaling - 2nd β - 23/Aug/08 with Toby Dunford

mikehenesy - 2nd O/S - 30/Jul/08 with Chris Lodge

Felt alot better than the first time I climbed it.
MontyH - Lead - 11/Jun/08 with Paul Milton

Swain16 - 2nd O/S - 11/May/08 with Julian Prieto

Julian Prieto - Lead O/S - 11/May/08 with John Swain

Lloyders - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/08 with Merlin

Hidden - 2008

Ed Babs - Lead O/S - Aug/07 with Kate

Different Steve - 2nd rpt - 05/May/07 with Simon Curtis

trevor macalonan - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/07 with Tim

Hidden - Lead - 02/Apr/07

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Apr/07

timharrison - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/07 with Seb

Had to do it again to get the gear out which Seb couldn't get first time
timharrison - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/07 with Seb

Seemed steep for entire route. Easy moves but the sustained steepness made it a little tricky
winter_burn - Lead O/S - 04/Feb/07 with andy

tobydunford - Lead O/S - 04/Feb/07 with Lisa Paling

lisapaling - 2nd - 04/Feb/07 with Toby Dunford

Andre Clarke - 2nd - 2007 with Weagie

Hidden - Lead - 05/Nov/06

Felt pretty steep, good route though.
MontyH - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/06 with Mandy and Paul

Jugtastic!
Different Steve - 2nd rpt - 23/Sep/06 with Martin Hore

Hidden - Lead - 11/Sep/06

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

givemetea - 2nd O/S - 09/Oct/05 with Craig Jenkins

feilx - 2005

Geoffers - AltLd O/S - 2005 with Simon, Tim

Hidden - 2nd - 16/May/04

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2004

cem - 2nd O/S - 28/Sep/03 with Rod Strachan

Hidden - Lead - 30/Aug/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/02

Hidden - 2nd - 08/Apr/00

Marti999 - Lead - 2000

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Jun/99

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 08/May/99

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Jul/98

Hidden - Lead - 10/May/98

Budge - Lead - 13/Apr/97 with Mike Oates

pezzerrr - Lead O/S - Apr/97

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
Simon Cahill, andyfeds, Tom Gadsden, Hidden

Voting
Total votes cast 88
hard HVS0 of 30
HVS0 of 30
easy HVS0 of 30
hard VS1 of 30
VS24 of 30
easy VS5 of 30
hard HS0 of 30
HS0 of 30
easy HS0 of 30
hard 5a0 of 30
5a0 of 30
easy 5a0 of 30
hard 4c0 of 30
4c25 of 30
easy 4c4 of 30
hard 4b1 of 30
4b0 of 30
easy 4b0 of 30
3 Stars7 of 28
2 Stars13 of 28
1 Star8 of 28
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Style of ascent

Lead71 of 139 (51.1%)
Followed59 of 139 (42.4%)
Alt Leads3 of 139 (2.2%)
Unknown6 of 139 (4.3%)

'Climbed'49 of 139 (35.3%)
clean O/S57 of 139 (41.0%)
clean β2 of 139 (1.4%)
clean rpt31 of 139 (22.3%)