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Scoop Face Direct* HVS 5b

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[Al Evans soloing on Castle Naze 1976, 3 kb]10m. Climb left from the block with difficulty (5b for the tall), up the wall and into the centre of The Scoop via a good pocket and hard mantelshelf. Finish as for the regular route. © ROCKFAX

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List.

Photo: Al Evans soloing on Castle Naze 1976 © Jean Horsfall
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 66 logbooks, and on 5 wishlists.

sputnik - TR rpt - 04/May/13

guide says E1 5c, first gear long way up, think it deserves it
PeteWilson - Lead O/S - 01/May/13 with Andrew Graham

Easy E1 5b
deacondeacon - Lead O/S - 01/Apr/13

desperate for me.
Marti999 - Lead RP - 31/Mar/13 with Debbie

debbie roberts - 2nd - 31/Mar/13 with Marti999

Hidden - Lead - 05/Apr/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/12

PhilCartwright - 2nd O/S - 21/Mar/12 with Verity Cross, Liam Brown, Ian Poxon

started the initial moves before i knew it i was on the scoop and having my harness thrown to me so i could finish it
peteramsden - Lead O/S - Mar/12

Sam Melville - 2012

Hidden - 2nd - 16/Aug/11

nice rockover move
JamieSparkes - 2nd O/S - 13/Aug/11 with Nick

sputnik - TR β - 03/Aug/11

mary - 2nd - 03/Jul/11 with Dale Gautrey

Col Allott - Solo O/S - 28/Jun/11

gw3285 - TR - 19/Jun/11

gw3285 - Lead - 19/Jun/11

Ky - Lead O/S - Apr/11 with Dan Timmis, Tim

Dan Timmis - 2nd - Apr/11 with Ky Jones

Goose4 - Lead - 2011

matthomas79 - 2nd O/S - 25/Sep/10

simeclimb68 - Solo O/S - 25/Sep/10

The book says E1, the votes say E1...I'm calling it my first E1
payeo20 - Lead - 25/Sep/10

Didnt have a cam to fit the hole, decided on a dodgey sideways camming hex...
The Green Giant - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/10 with Dewi

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/10

Hannes B - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/10 with Mike

Hidden - TR RP - 05/Jun/10

chris sm - 2nd O/S - 05/Jun/10 with Cheesesarnie

Tim M - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/10 with Chris Sims

Hidden - TR O/S - 12/May/10

Hidden - Lead - May/10

E1 in Rockfax? Potentially my first E1 then, but I'll be honest and say HVS. Footholds on the mantleshelf were too good to make it a bold move worthy of E1, even if I did have no gear below. The E1 will wait.
Irn Bruce - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/10 with Ben Wallace

Great climb, technical start
heavy Belay - 2nd - 23/Apr/10 with Fisher

dswansonlow - Solo O/S - 13/Feb/10 with Tom Green

Brian Rodgers - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/09 with John

the start makes it a hard 5b
davross1986 - TR rpt - Jul/09 with Dean Dalton

psychicbread - 2nd O/S - 14/Jun/09 with Max

Very committing move, but good left foothold. Weirdly got sewing machine leg only once I had reached the safety of the cam hole.
Steve Waters, Mynydd - Lead - 19/Apr/09 with Mike Tempest

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Apr/09

A Downing - Lead O/S - 15/Mar/09 with Damian Lawson

leopet - Lead O/S - 12/Mar/09 with Mike

summo - 2009

Hidden - Lead - Oct/08

Followed Nick who had lead Keep Arete- would be a scary lead!!
bobpilgrem - TR O/S - 14/Sep/08 with Bob/Nic

Hidden - Sent O/S - 13/Sep/08

Ing - 2nd - 15/Jun/08 with Stevie G

Alfredo - 2nd - May/08 with Ben H

ASchwirtz - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/07 with Ian Bruce

Shad - Lead - 2007

Shad - Lead - May/06

dannyboy83 - Solo O/S - Oct/05

Hidden - TR - 07/Sep/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/05

IOAN D - Lead - 2005 with andrew (Tony)

Jon Read - Lead - Jul/04 with Graham's Stags

Jon Read - Solo - Jun/04

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Solo O/S - 02/May/04

Hidden - 2003

Roget - Solo O/S - 01/Jul/99

goi.ashmore - Solo O/S - 21/May/95

Gordon Stainforth - 2nd dnf - 16/Aug/94 with Steve Dean

Andy Say - Solo O/S - 08/Sep/91

Chris Ellis - 2nd - 19/Jul/86 with John Allen

Hidden - Solo - 27/Aug/80

Hidden - Solo O/S - 24/May/77

rogerskews - Solo - 1976

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
mmmhumous, PeteWilson, Hidden, Hidden, alimckay

Voting
Total votes cast 45
hard E10 of 18
E11 of 18
easy E112 of 18
hard HVS3 of 18
HVS2 of 18
easy HVS0 of 18
hard VS0 of 18
VS0 of 18
easy VS0 of 18
hard 5c0 of 13
5c1 of 13
easy 5c1 of 13
hard 5b9 of 13
5b2 of 13
easy 5b0 of 13
hard 5a0 of 13
5a0 of 13
easy 5a0 of 13
3 Stars2 of 14
2 Stars11 of 14
1 Star1 of 14
0 Stars0 of 14
Bag of .....0 of 14
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Style of ascent

Soloed12 of 66 (18.2%)
Lead27 of 66 (40.9%)
Followed15 of 66 (22.7%)
Toproped8 of 66 (12.1%)
Bouldered1 of 66 (1.5%)
Unknown3 of 66 (4.5%)

'Climbed'28 of 66 (42.4%)
clean O/S32 of 66 (48.5%)
clean β1 of 66 (1.5%)
clean rpt2 of 66 (3.0%)
clean RP2 of 66 (3.0%)
dnf1 of 66 (1.5%)