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Smear Test** E3 6a

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[Mr & Mrs Woodley, 3 kb]12m. Approach via the hanging groove (actually Mincer Direct) then from a chockstone runner - or belay - sketch right across the slight weakness in the slab, to reach the finger crack and a short sprint to safety. Sticky rubber is a big help on this one! © ROCKFAX
FA. Gabe Regan 1977

Ticklists: The Roaches - Routes Graded List, Hardish grit routes that have good gear but aren't staminafests, ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List.

Photo: Mr & Mrs Woodley © richard kirby
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This climb is in 98 logbooks, and on 38 wishlists.

Need to go back for this one, fell off slab.
ian d f - Lead dnf - 17/Feb/13 with Jacob

tough
pete87abs - Lead dnf - 18/Nov/12 with Dave Brigham

needs to be done clean! awesome route tho
Sam Melville - Lead dog - 09/Oct/12

retro flash... felt even better this time! quality route.
willoates - Lead rpt - 08/Oct/12 with Steve

got it second go, brilliant.
Steeve - Lead RP - 08/Oct/12

Ky - Lead dog - Oct/12 with Dave H

Fell off 2/3 in on the slab. Wrong foot sequence and could not go back. Got it 2nd go from the ledge.
Chi Cheng - Lead dog - 15/Jul/12 with Joel Green

maddy.c - 2012

Tony Kartawick - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Rob Laird - 2nd O/S - 11/Sep/11

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

Hidden - Lead dnf - 20/Aug/11

After 2 falls due to lack of trust in the feet!
richardr - Lead RP - 07/Jun/11

Coel Hellier - Lead - 02/Apr/11

Laurence Everitt - 2nd O/S - 26/Mar/11 with Philip Pavey, Gareth C

Hidden - Lead - 26/Mar/11

Fell trying to traverse straight to the crack, once I used the crimps on the shallow flake succeeded fine. Great delicate route! Clean next time!
Lunar25 - Lead dog - 22/Mar/11 with Gedas

pbphil169 - Lead dog - Mar/11

Aufton - Lead dog - 28/Feb/11 with Sam Crabb

Rory Shaw - 2011

Hidden - Lead - 2011

Awesome climb. Slab looks desperate - until you piece it together, step by step...
highlux - Lead O/S - 20/Nov/10

Dogged on one of the first moves but got the rest ok. Can't imagine leading runouts like this and respect to my climbing partner. My first experience of seconding a 6a route.
Daniel Heath - 2nd dog - 06/Nov/10

quiffhanger - Lead β - Nov/10

Excellent climb and one thats been on my mind for ages. Glad I did it but the ropedrag was terrible!
mlmatt - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 19/Jun/10

did the mincer crux then a bloke at the bottom said to try smear test. easy stuff if you keep cool!!!
hilty - Lead O/S - 16/May/10

jacobjacob - Lead O/S - 09/May/10

Hidden - Lead dog - 28/Apr/10

Chuffed
Gareth Clendinning (UBMC) - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/10 with Rose Williams

willoates - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/10

juza - Lead - 15/Feb/10 with Garry Cooper

jimxxx - Lead dog - 2010

GF - Lead - 2010

Ebarnes - 2010

Hidden - Lead - 2010

Luke Brooks - Lead O/S - 26/Nov/09

barni - Lead O/S - 26/Nov/09 with luke

drewish - Lead O/S - 09/Nov/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/09

Got to the good handhold, foot slipped and off I went, somehow ripping my new trousers in the process. Comment from the audience: "Your gear held" - perceptive. Got it on the second attempt. Great route.
Misha - Lead dog - 13/Jun/09

Jack Symmons - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/09 with Chris T

Hidden - Lead dnf - 18/Apr/09

Dan 85 - Lead O/S - 29/Mar/09 with Mark

greenclimb - Lead O/S - Mar/09 with gramham

tom 02 - Lead rpt - 2009

Lev - Lead O/S - 01/Nov/08 with Emma Ross

Hidden - 2nd dog - 01/Nov/08

Oh dear, really can't climb grit slabs - sorted my head out on the third go after two mini-falls.
alaan - Lead - 12/Oct/08 with Broom

CBA - Oct/08

shark - 2nd rpt - 27/Jan/08 with Jon Barton

jamesturnbull - Lead - 2008

jamesturnbull - Lead - 2008

jamesturnbull - Lead - 2008

Hidden - Lead rpt - 06/Oct/07

Hidden - 2nd - 06/Oct/07

Jus - Lead O/S - 28/Sep/07

Hidden - Lead - 12/Aug/07

gregoritos - Lead O/S - Aug/07 with Dave kettle

Wow that last move on the slab was sketchy as anything
Mr Wild - Lead dog - 28/Mar/07 with olly

Hidden - 2007

Hidden - 2nd dnf - Dec/06

Stig - Lead dnf - 18/Nov/06 with Maciek

Hidden - Lead dog - Aug/05

Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - 2005

mark s - 2005

Hidden - 2005

Hidden - 2005

Brian Rodgers - Lead RP - Aug/04 with Kath

Brown - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/04 with Stu

Sam Doyle led, a few quality moves where you feel exposed moving across the slab
Andrew Abraham - 2nd O/S - 2004

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - 2nd β - 11/Oct/03 with John Nightingale

shoulders - Lead - 20/Apr/02 with tom

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/02

tlr - Lead - 2000

philhilo - 2000 with brian rodgers

Hidden - TR - 30/Aug/99

Mark Riley - TR O/S - 1998 with Richard Ibberson

sadams - Lead - 11/Oct/97 with Hugh Cottom

Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/97

nige - Lead - 1997 with sven rowan

ste_d - 2nd O/S - 12/May/95 with mik

nai - Lead - 1995

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/94

third attempt!
Dave Musgrove Jnr - Lead - 20/Mar/94 with Nick Ashton

took a few falls on it but really enjoyed it
andrew300169 - Lead dog - Apr/92 with Pom

Hidden - TR - 29/May/91

channinga - 1991

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/90

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 11/Mar/90 with Richard France, Andy Joyce

Richard had failed to lead it, and I'd failed to get up the Mincer section, but this was easy on a top rope
Chris the Tall - TR - Nov/87 with Richard O'Meara

JamieAyres - 2nd O/S - Aug/85 with Graham Aveyard

charlesmfrench - Lead O/S - 08/Jun/85

shark - 2nd - Nov/84 with Mark Mitchell

Hidden - 2nd - 08/Apr/84

Mark Kemball - Lead - 01/Apr/84 with Paul Clark

Chris Craggs - Lead - 1980

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Style of ascent

Lead67 of 98 (68.4%)
Followed14 of 98 (14.3%)
Toproped4 of 98 (4.1%)
Unknown13 of 98 (13.3%)

'Climbed'38 of 98 (38.8%)
clean O/S30 of 98 (30.6%)
clean β2 of 98 (2.0%)
clean rpt4 of 98 (4.1%)
clean RP3 of 98 (3.1%)
dogged14 of 98 (14.3%)
dnf7 of 98 (7.1%)