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Hanging Slab* E1 5b

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[Me finding it difficult on Hanging Slab, 3 kb]18m. Climb to the diagonal flake to its end, finish direct. Good gear throughout. © ROCKFAX
FA. Malc Baxter (1 peg) 1959 FFA Loz Francomb 1979

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List.

Photo: Me finding it difficult on Hanging Slab © jamesgodwin64
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This climb is in 58 logbooks, and on 4 wishlists.

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/13

Hidden - Lead - Sep/12

fun route. placed a cam in the first bvreak then had a unfun time getting to the flake to place gear. Scary step rightwards. Then loaded the flake with gear and spent a while figuring it out before going for it. Nasty topout.
James Oswald - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/12

Got most of the way through the flakes wider gap so about halfway? (without chalk sweating in the sun - not advisable!) Just wasn't happening for me that day! E2 5b rockfax
lizzyb - 2nd dnf - 23/Jul/12 with James Oswald

greglad - Lead - 30/May/12

pie_eater_pete - Lead O/S - 14/May/12

Guide book says E2, felt E2.
Olli-C - 2nd O/S - 01/Apr/12 with Rachel Slater

E2. Crux was pretty high above the last god nut and the holds were pretty slippy. Top out really dirty and scary too.
r fizzle - Lead β - 01/Apr/12 with Olli Crudge

mikedelderfield - Lead rpt - 26/Mar/12 with Steven Delderfield

ste_d - 2nd rpt - 26/Mar/12 with mik

Hidden - 2nd - 01/Oct/11

Probably a silly choice for a first E1 but was desperate to do an E1 whilst still aged 14 and this is our local crag, the day before my fifteenth birthday!
Joughton - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/11

pbphil169 - Lead dog - 2011

E1 my arse more e2 5b
pauldr - 23/Nov/10

failed to commit to the move off the top of the flake, as it was getting a little dark. Set up a rope to retrieve gear and nick had no issues - found a sneaky foothold so I gave it a go with a torch - no real issues when you know where to find the hold!
JamieSparkes - TR β - 21/Oct/10 with Nick

Nick1812P - TR β - 21/Oct/10 with Jamie

Very sustained and pumpy. I wandered to the left a little near the top. Not sure I'm ready for the lead just yet. Soon though, soon.....
R8JimBob88 - TR O/S - 20/May/10 with James

Hidden - Lead dnf - 19/May/10

jamesgodwin64 - TR β - 19/May/10 with R8JimBob88

Good route, have tried it before, but lowered off as i couldnt commit to the moves. no such trouble this time, bomber nut just belew the crux gave me the confidence to commit i think. Very dirty topout.
Dan Lane - Lead β - 12/May/10 with Dan Money

dpmUK - 2nd dog - 12/May/10 with Little Dan

ryan_naked24 - Lead O/S - May/10

simonp - Lead O/S - Sep/09 with Annelies Sarrazyn

Mostly good technical climbing, and well-protected. Last few moves not well-protected (as far as I could see!) and top-out almost outfoxed me...
PeteH - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Naomi Hart

NaomiHart - 2nd dog - 08/Aug/09 with Peter Hart

put too much gear in?/ very dirty at topout, not really a slab but really good none the less
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/09 with Rob

Took a good sized whipper off the top of the slab. Pulled ropes and had a good rest before leading it clean. Felt hard and steeper than it looks. Top of flake took a bit of working out and the top out is manky. Excellent route though.
Dave Foster - Lead rpt - 31/May/09 with Andy

climbed 3 times for the filming of the moorland grit: The Movie!
JSA - Lead rpt - 29/Nov/08 with Mike Rignall

Sat on a wire trying to work out the top of the flake. Horrible seepage in the top break which made topping out feel bold!
metal arms - Lead dog - 01/Nov/08

either i totally couldn't figure out the 5b moves at the top, or it's a 5c? a pumpy lead and good fun to fall off.
hookface - Lead dog - 12/Jun/08 with tom

ste_d - TR rpt - 29/May/08 with shunt

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

kingholmesy - Lead O/S - 2008 with James from Hobson Moor

Not too bad until I fell off when topping out and ended up 2/3rds of the way down the route. Pulled through for another go but ended up resting after messing up a move halfway up. Note to self, if you are going to do a big step-up, take note of the foothold you are stepping from in case you have to step back onto it again.
MeMeMe - Lead dog - 22/Sep/07 with Andy

PenJD - Lead dog - 20/Sep/07 with Duncan Martin

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 20/Sep/07

John Kettle - 11/Aug/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/07

Stig - Lead rpt - 05/Apr/07 with Jonathan Teale

Hidden - 2nd rpt - Apr/07

sandgag and full of shit at top
david morse - Lead dog - 22/Mar/07 with pete crease

Fist E1! Felt brilliant. Dirty at the top
felixthelion - Lead O/S - Mar/07 with Miles Wilks (sparrow boy)

Stig - Lead rpt - 12/Sep/06 with Charlie Reade-Jahn

Stig - Lead rpt - 13/Sep/05 with Pete

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/05 with Andy Leavitt

Hidden - Lead - 2005

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/04

Tried the lead - but seems necky & hard at the top
Carl Smethurst - 2nd - 29/May/04 with Ian Pickles

Western Grit rockfax
rob.grafton - Lead - 02/Apr/03 with Bruce

Hidden - Lead - 27/Apr/97

Hidden - Lead - 15/Sep/96

phardman - Lead - 11/May/96 with Guy Maddox

tlr - Lead - 04/May/96 with Kim

mikedelderfield - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/95 with Steven Delderfield

Roget - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/93

Sean Kelly - Lead - Jun/92

Bern - 1992

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Voting
Total votes cast 108
hard E20 of 37
E20 of 37
easy E214 of 37
hard E120 of 37
E13 of 37
easy E10 of 37
hard HVS0 of 37
HVS0 of 37
easy HVS0 of 37
hard 5c0 of 36
5c0 of 36
easy 5c5 of 36
hard 5b25 of 36
5b6 of 36
easy 5b0 of 36
hard 5a0 of 36
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2 Stars23 of 35
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Style of ascent

Lead41 of 58 (70.7%)
Followed9 of 58 (15.5%)
Toproped5 of 58 (8.6%)
Unknown3 of 58 (5.2%)

'Climbed'15 of 58 (25.9%)
clean O/S19 of 58 (32.8%)
clean β5 of 58 (8.6%)
clean rpt9 of 58 (15.5%)
dogged8 of 58 (13.8%)
dnf2 of 58 (3.4%)