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Phoenix Climb

VS 4c

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Via Principia >>

26m. Vintage Harding. The superb straight crack gives classic jamming past a useful hole to reach easier but still steep ground. A wider section of crack gains a ledge, climb the groove on the left with an optional move out right for an airy exit. © ROCKFAX
FA. Peter Harding 1947

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Western Grit: Top 50, The 100 Best UK VS routes?, Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs, ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List, The Peak: past and Present.

Photo: Phoenix Climb © dave_rose
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS

This climb is in 169 logbooks, and on 29 wishlists.

pie_eater_pete - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/13 with bwestwood

Hidden - Lead - 18/Jun/13

tsjx - Lead - 09/Jun/13 with Garry

Climbster - 2nd β - 06/Jun/13 with Ian

Bloke on a Rope - Lead O/S - 06/Jun/13 with Matt

JEP - 2nd - 04/Jun/13 with Jules

Julian Lane - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/13 with Mynydd Johnathon

Once with Neil and once with Jake
Si dH - 2nd O/S - 02/Jun/13 with Neil Furniss

Jake Young - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/13

Martin Bennett - 2013

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/12

ozzie35 - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/12 with dave dillon, Al Metelko

jorge1983 - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/12

Steady, nice route seems to keep on going.
Hardonicus - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/12 with Ben Powrie

John Nuttall - Lead - 08/Aug/12 with Clive

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

ColinD - 2nd - 29/May/12

tsjx - Lead - 26/May/12

Hidden - 2nd - 23/May/12

Hidden - TR O/S - May/12

Palindrome - 2nd - May/12

Lovely sequence on the crux crack, well worth the walk in.
Sam Cooke - 2nd O/S - 01/Apr/12 with stevetheleg

stevetheleg - Lead O/S - 01/Apr/12 with Sam Cooke

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/12

harder for the short
Jonathan Hall - 2nd - 27/Mar/12 with Rob Middleton

Stewart Armstrong - 2012

kwaidy - 23/Oct/11 with sting

pleasant climb, enjoyed the walk in too. nice warm up
sting - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11 with kwaidy

not sure if I took the top out correctly i ended up right instead of left... but what a nice climb !
Reedymc - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/11 with Mark Hammonds

The Bad Cough - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/11 with John Nesbitt

Still rubbish at jamming so struggled and fell! Went right at end instead of left. Must come back when I'm better...
markhammonds - 2nd dnf - 02/Oct/11 with Tom Reed

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11

Hidden - Oct/11

Wow.. that almost made the leg breaking soul sapping walk in worth it. Fantastic route
pauldr - Lead - 29/Sep/11 with andy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Sep/11

Hidden - 2nd - 11/Sep/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Sep/11

Hidden - 2nd - 01/Sep/11

OffshoreAndy - 2nd - Sep/11 with UKC Paul

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/11

riff156 - Lead O/S - 20/Aug/11 with Jo Smith

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead - 16/Aug/11

Chris Manasseh - 2nd - 06/Aug/11 with Charlie Johnson

Steve Lenartowicz - Lead - 30/Jul/11 with Clare

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

wolverine - 2nd - 24/Jul/11 with Matt Sparkes

Mr Sparkle - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/11 with Mike Hayes

Rested on rope at crux - too much of a wuss for painful jamming. Got it straight away after that though.
Tomber - Lead dog - 04/Jul/11 with Vicki Cotton, Stuart Hurworth

Steep, but holds are good, the hole is excellently helpful, but somehow could not get my balance right to step up into it. Probably would be fine if I had just committed!! Need to do a few more climbs first to get my confidence up.
Stuart Hurworth - 2nd dnf - 04/Jul/11 with Vicki Cotton, Tom Kimber

Beautiful conditions. One of the best VS routes I've done, in an amazing setting.
gavinpeach - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/11 with Dan Mclaughlin, Liam Taylor

SteveM - Lead - 04/Jun/11 with Kat

kitkat78 - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/11 with SteveM

drcorbasisgod - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/11 with David Gilling

Hidden - Lead dog - 25/May/11

JRae - Lead - 21/May/11 with Molly G, A Saul

Peter Holder - Lead O/S - 04/May/11 with Aimee Wariner

Hidden - 2nd dog - 04/May/11

Dave Gilling - Lead - 04/May/11 with Chris Parson

howlingbaboon - 2nd O/S - 25/Apr/11 with Scott

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/11

Jim Slater - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/11 with Graeme Hammond

Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 16/Apr/11 with Jim

cragtyke - Lead - 10/Apr/11 with gareth

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/11

John Newbiggin - 2nd O/S - 26/Mar/11 with samsimpson

texuspete - 2nd - 10/Oct/10 with Rob Pontefract

Hidden - Lead - 04/Sep/10

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Aug/10

Found crux crack too wide to jam effectively so it all got a bit desperate. Thought I'd learnt to jam a bit this year but not so sure!
middlemarker - Lead - 14/Aug/10 with Sarah

Helen Gibson - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/10 with Richard

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

Forgot my cams, was lent one by a nice man, who had just done and found it very useful.
Fat Tim - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/10 with Kath Johnson, Sarah Baker

Oceanic - 03/Jul/10

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Jul/10

Barry D - Lead - 27/Jun/10 with Trish

theotherpetehill - 2nd - 27/Jun/10

chrisallan - Lead dog - 27/Jun/10

must remember #4 Camalot
augustus trout - 2nd - 26/Jun/10 with Al Metelko

liamoloughlin - 2nd - 12/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead - 23/May/10

Hidden - 2nd - 22/May/10

davidwright - Lead O/S - 22/May/10 with Sam

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/May/10

Good adventure
Tez29 - Lead O/S - 22/May/10 with Steve, Ivan

Really wet. nearly died.
Franco Cookson OLD - Solo O/S - 15/Nov/09

Pilch - 2nd O/S - 20/Sep/09 with Graham

Shauna - Lead O/S - 19/Sep/09 with Jules

asmith37 - 2nd O/S - 12/Sep/09 with Dave Rose

dave_rose - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/09

matthewjames - Lead β - 23/Aug/09 with Alan Saul

Brilliant climb, been looking forward to this for a long time and the jams are just brilliant, cupped hands for 3 or 4 moves. What a line, just plain awesome.
Reaver2k - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/09 with Matt Marshall

Fantastic! Loved the arm bar rest in the eye. One fall when my foot popped. Al did v well on lead, apart from leaving me to be eaten alive by the midges...
embob - 2nd dog - 22/Aug/09 with Alex

lovey jam, nice finish on jugs the airy way
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/09 with Pete aka Dad

Hidden - Lead - 22/Aug/09

Roger Cruse - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/09 with Kris

Finished off up the right corner.
Alex Thompson - 2nd O/S - 05/Jul/09 with Mike Hibbert

The first sections are steeper than they look from below. Superb route.
Steve Waters, Mynydd - 2nd - 02/Jun/09 with Mike Tempest

A shame the crack only goes half way up the face. Superb!
Jon Dittman - Lead - 02/Jun/09

Hidden - Lead - 02/Jun/09

RCrockford - Lead O/S - 31/May/09 with Andy C

Hidden - Lead - 31/May/09

@ndy - 2nd - 31/May/09 with RCrockford

Perfect jamming crack :-)
slacky - Lead O/S - 30/May/09 with Nick Taylor

Bl**dy hard for the grade! The crux at the bottom is the killer. But it doesn't really ease-up that much after that!
ChuckstarUK - 2nd dog - 24/May/09 with Nicola and Rob

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Apr/09

Fantastic! Abseil to retrieve gear
alun1111 - Lead O/S - 27/Sep/08

max_chan - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/08 with Lou

morrisdaboss - 2nd O/S - 24/Jul/08 with Steve B

joe larner - Lead O/S - 08/Jun/08

Ian Parnell - 2nd - 07/May/08 with Jon Winter

gazfellows - 2nd - 07/May/08 with shaun d

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Duncan Skelton - Lead - 22/Sep/07 with Jason Parker, Sue Jackson

John Kettle - 11/Aug/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/07