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Grand Plage*** E2 6a

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[Mike Mortimer on Grand Plage (E3 6a), Carn Barra, Cornwall, 2 kb]The classic of the crag, and one of Cornwall's finest single-pitches. The difficulty of the start is influenced by the position of the huge boulder at the base of the wall, which moves around during very heavy seas! Start on the boulder. Photo on page 247. 30m. Pull onto the steep wall and move up to good wires. Make some hard moves to get established at the base of the easier-angled headwall above. Climb the sustained thin crack-line all the way to the top, or from midway up the headwall, move left to a small corner and finish up this. © ROCKFAX
First - bottom part of route gone. Without boulder for start - as present - need harder grading...

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Photo: Mike Mortimer on Grand Plage (E3 6a), Carn Barra, Cornwall © Doug Kerr
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This climb is in 83 logbooks, and on 8 wishlists.

I'd say E4 6b for this at the moment. There is a boulder to step off on the left to traverse to the jug, or you can climb direct at about the same grade. 6b for first sequence, then two 6a sections IMO. The flake at the bottom may have fallen off, but even with it this must have been the hardest E2 around! Great route, shame the rock gets a bit scrittly at the top. Excellent gear all the way.
Wil Treasure - Lead - 18/May/13

Wil Treasure - Lead dnf - 15/May/13 with Viktor

Tried to top rope this today, couldn't get off the ground and then realised there has been some significant rock fall and the starting boulder has also gone. Not sure what grade it would get now but the start is now very tough and no good protection for, at a guess, 5m. Shame, the top section looks so good.
Luxulyan - TR dnf - 06/May/13

Shunted after we abbed in at high tide with no ropes!
Bristoldave - TR β - 26/Aug/12

Didn't commit to rock over onto slab after failing to get gear in diagonal crack leading up to it. Jumped off, just missed the deck, abseiled for gear and top roped the route. Glad I jumped off: the rock over move is hard.
Ed Babs - Lead dnf - 26/Aug/12 with Lee Mercer

Bit damp so threw a rope down. Hard.
loundsy - TR - 19/Aug/12

Spearos - TR dog - 28/Jun/12 with Master Chief

nick arding - Lead dog - 11/May/12 with Philippa Arding

Philippa Arding - 2nd - 11/May/12 with nick arding

burto - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/12 with tom powell

Much harder than sunny corner lane.
Pete Graham - Lead - Apr/12 with Rick Graham

Hidden - 2012

wojtt - Lead O/S - 2012

Hidden - 2nd - Aug/11

Jenny Seaborne - TR dog - 24/Jul/11

quiffhanger - Lead - 09/Jul/11

Laurence Everitt - Lead RP - 19/Jun/11 with Jack Brougham

Hidden - 2nd β - 19/Jun/11

datoon - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/11 with K

Hidden - Lead - 02/Jun/11

tuftynick - 2nd rpt - 31/May/11 with rich cross

Hidden - Lead - 31/May/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/May/11

Awesome route
Adam Booth - 2nd RP - 28/May/11 with Ed Booth

Backed off crux wet and starting to rain
Pippa - Lead dnf - 28/May/11 with Jon

Managed the hard moves out left and fell in the rock over onto the slab (twice). Then managed the rest in one go. Climbed on a coaching day with Johnny Dawes. Also worth pointing out the large flake at the start of the route is no more...
andybenham - TR dog - 05/Mar/11 with Johnny Dawes, Dave Monaghan, Gareth Hayfield

All clean apart from the rockover on to the slab. Flake was missing
Gareth - TR dog - 05/Mar/11 with Johnny Dawes

Climbed on a great coaching day with Johnny Dawes. Fell quite a few times on the bottom crux but eventually worked it out. No problems once over the rock over.
royal - 2nd dog - 05/Mar/11 with gareth, johnny dawes, andrew benham

Had attempted the lead, fell off a couple times getting round on the slab, then decided to top rope it after 1 fall got to the top, first lead attempt at an e2...
mbradberry2008 - Lead dnf - 23/Jan/11 with Alex French

flyinfrenchy - TR dnf - 23/Jan/11

Hidden - Lead β - 02/Sep/10

petellis - 2nd dog - 31/Aug/10 with Alaan

alaan - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10 with Mat

Stiff. Effort for effortless Alan.
mattyork2 - 2nd - 29/Aug/10 with Pete Ellis, Alan Royle

tommytuffa - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/10 with ollie b

Fell off first go. Back next day and done clean. Really good but tricky getting established in crack.
miastacey - Lead RP - Aug/10 with Bob Smith

Nails, hardest E2 I've been on, fell off!
colesy - Lead dog - 16/Jul/10 with Geoff Norton

Harald - Lead O/S - 13/May/10

Harald - Lead O/S - 13/May/10

Dave Turnbull, BMC - 2nd - 13/May/10 with Jan (Slovakia)

Hidden - Lead dog - 11/May/10

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Apr/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 11/Apr/10

dan gibson - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/10 with michael porter

Hidden - AltLd - 10/Mar/10

Seymore Butt - 2010

Swotson - 2nd dog - 18/Aug/09 with Tony Madden

John Southworth - Lead O/S - 28/Jun/09 with Alex Jakubowski

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/May/09

Docent - Lead β - 21/Oct/07 with wojt

not done in the best style, fell off, then abbed sorted out a better runner, pulled ropes and lead again - well it was damp
feilx - Lead RP - 30/Sep/07 with Bern

Rich Kirby - 2nd rpt - 03/Jul/07 with Ash

Toby Dunn - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/07 with Ruth

Isn't it "grande plage"?
pezzerrr - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/07

Jus - Lead O/S - Apr/07

Rob Kennard - 2007

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/06

jimdanson - 2nd O/S - 31/May/06 with Mike Adams

Bern - 2006

I thought E4. A large boulder has gone from the start.
shark - Lead O/S - 06/Aug/05 with Ian Dring

Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - 2005

lukea - 2nd O/S - 30/Aug/03 with Al

peterbeaumont - 2nd - Jul/02

sadams - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/01 with John Fletcher

Superb.
Ian Jones - Lead O/S - Sep/00 with Gary Wickham, Matt York

High tide?
loundsy - TR - 11/Aug/00

Marti999 - Lead - 2000

Tim M - Lead O/S - 2000

Roget - Lead rpt - 19/Aug/99 with jim

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 04/Aug/99 with Roy Thomas

PaulTanton - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/98

Rich Kirby - Lead O/S - Aug/98 with Robin

andy_pemberton - Lead - May/98 with Brian Hannon

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/97

Mark Kemball - 25/Jul/94 with Matt Vigg

whispering nic - May/92 with Ali W

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/92

Mike Owen - 16/Aug/89 with Elaine Owen

Hidden - Lead - 14/Jul/89

Ashley Hold - 2nd - 08/Jun/88

Billg - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/87 with Keith Sharples

Nice to repeat the lead 25 years later 2/6/11
Kafoozalem - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/86 with Ian, John Corber

keefe - 23/Aug/84

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Voting
Total votes cast 63
hard E30 of 21
E30 of 21
easy E319 of 21
hard E20 of 21
E22 of 21
easy E20 of 21
hard E10 of 21
E10 of 21
easy E10 of 21
hard 6b0 of 23
6b0 of 23
easy 6b0 of 23
hard 6a1 of 23
6a21 of 23
easy 6a1 of 23
hard 5c0 of 23
5c0 of 23
easy 5c0 of 23
3 Stars14 of 19
2 Stars5 of 19
1 Star0 of 19
0 Stars0 of 19
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Style of ascent

Lead45 of 83 (54.2%)
Followed19 of 83 (22.9%)
Toproped9 of 83 (10.8%)
Alt Leads1 of 83 (1.2%)
Unknown9 of 83 (10.8%)

'Climbed'27 of 83 (32.5%)
clean O/S29 of 83 (34.9%)
clean β4 of 83 (4.8%)
clean rpt3 of 83 (3.6%)
clean RP4 of 83 (4.8%)
dogged10 of 83 (12.0%)
dnf6 of 83 (7.2%)