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Hypothesis** HVS 5b

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10m. Small wires protect the delicate left-hand arete. © ROCKFAX
FA. Colin Foord 1968

Ticklists: The Roaches - Routes Graded List, ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List.

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This climb is in 38 logbooks, and on 3 wishlists.

reasonably techy, good to get the head in gear as it isn't just grab and pull, you're propperly climbing.
willoates - Solo O/S - 08/Oct/12

timmsy - 2nd - 16/Sep/12 with Neil

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/May/12

JaseSSDD - 2nd - 29/Mar/12 with Ian Barker

Hidden - 2012

nbotting - 2012

keith leonard - 2011

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Jun/10

Scary especially when you fail to see the last gear placement and run it out.
Jim Slater - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/10 with Pete Wimbush

o/s mainly but tiny bit of beta that there was a wire on the left, though it was obvious from my different crux lay-back sequence, though if I'd spotted one of the other holds before I put it in i could have put it in balance rather than a precarious lay back position, still thought it was worth E1 as per the BMC guides
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/10 with Helen, Steve

Coel Hellier - Lead - 22/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead - 2010

Boy - Oct/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/May/09

thought this was a vs at first!! after thought it should be a E1 lol
axeman - 2nd O/S - 25/May/09 with schofield

retreated from the sandy and green mantel, to much wind, not enough boldness
EmmanuelF - 22/Mar/09

b.hayley - 2nd - Sep/08

daveagriff - 2nd - 2008

mattyork2 - 2nd - 04/Feb/07 with Ally Smith

bigie bob - 2nd O/S - 08/Aug/06

on my Third attempt, seemed hard and dangerous for the grade, Mark Button left the gear in from his lead after I had already backed off it!
Andrew Abraham - Lead β - 25/May/05

mark s - 2005

Hidden - 2005

Jon Read - Lead O/S - Jul/04 with Debs & Clare Reading

Bold but very good.
Andy Clarke - Lead O/S - 31/May/04 with Dale

Chris the Tall - Lead O/S - Jun/03

tlr - 2nd - 2000

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/May/97

Seconded Peter on an HVS around here. My log describes as 2 moves
stevieb - 2nd - 22/Mar/97 with Pete Sterling

nige - Lead - 1994 with john buckley

Hidden - Solo O/S - 23/Aug/92

Roget - Solo rpt - 28/Apr/92

Roget - 2nd O/S - 04/Aug/90 with jim

andrew300169 - Lead O/S - 1990

Hidden - Lead - 25/Jun/85

andy gittins - 1984

Ghastly Rubberfeet - Solo - 1982

GeoffG - Lead - 09/Aug/76

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Voting
Total votes cast 41
hard E10 of 14
E10 of 14
easy E112 of 14
hard HVS1 of 14
HVS1 of 14
easy HVS0 of 14
hard VS0 of 14
VS0 of 14
easy VS0 of 14
hard 5c0 of 14
5c0 of 14
easy 5c0 of 14
hard 5b0 of 14
5b13 of 14
easy 5b0 of 14
hard 5a1 of 14
5a0 of 14
easy 5a0 of 14
3 Stars1 of 13
2 Stars10 of 13
1 Star2 of 13
0 Stars0 of 13
Bag of .....0 of 13
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Style of ascent

Soloed4 of 38 (10.5%)
Lead15 of 38 (39.5%)
Followed11 of 38 (28.9%)
Unknown8 of 38 (21.1%)

'Climbed'22 of 38 (57.9%)
clean O/S14 of 38 (36.8%)
clean β1 of 38 (2.6%)
clean rpt1 of 38 (2.6%)