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Twin Crack Corner*** VS 4b

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[Classic Grit, 2 kb]16m. Climb Scratchnose to the first ledge then step right and follow the excellent groove throughout. © ROCKFAX
FA. Paul Seddon 1960

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Western Grit: Top 50, ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List.

Photo: Classic Grit © Rog Wilko
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This climb is in 183 logbooks, and on 11 wishlists.

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Apr/13

scottidog - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/13 with Graeme

Wil Treasure - 2nd - 28/Feb/13 with stu

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Feb/13

Classic route with sound rock... Do this first before Fairy Nuff.
dangmtb - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/13

Solid climb to warm the hands up. The grit at Standing Stones is super course with loads of friction. Trust those edges.
richnorgate - 2nd O/S - 17/Feb/13 with Dan

Nice crack climbing.
mamboochris - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/12

lilliyan - 01/Sep/12 with Andy, Ewan

benchwarmer - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/12 with andy, Lizzie

sazmaz - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/12 with Frank Ramsden

markhilton - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead - 26/Jul/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 22/Jul/12

ClimberJimmyB - 2nd O/S - 22/Jul/12 with Dan Matthewman

miles01 - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/12

Hidden - Lead - 27/May/12

RichyBOYY - Lead - 27/May/12 with Rob Caesar

Msde it. Jams were pumpy. One rest.
tsl42 - Lead dog - 26/May/12 with Gaz Hooson

Fragmod - 2nd - 26/May/12

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

Hidden - 2nd - 25/May/12

Best grit VS I've done for ages
Cake - Lead O/S - 25/May/12 with Mark the student, Matt

Howard J - 2nd O/S - 22/May/12 with Vanessa Jackson, Mark Ford

Hidden - Lead - 22/May/12

Hidden - 2nd - 22/May/12

overgraded at VS
Kirill - Lead O/S - 20/May/12 with Charles Moreton

cem - 2nd O/S - 20/May/12 with Kirill Spiridonov

Hardonicus - 2nd rpt - 16/May/12 with vix

vix - Lead - 16/May/12 with Haydn

howlingbaboon - Lead O/S - 01/Apr/12 with Scott

Fleeter - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12

Fantastic climb
Jimmy1976 - 2nd O/S - 23/Aug/11 with Simon

Simonj - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/11 with jim

stratandrew - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/11 with Ozcan Yanik

t8t9t8 - 2nd - 03/Aug/11 with C Mills

ozzie35 - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/11

simontred - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/11

Hidden - 2nd - 30/Jul/11

Very straight forward. The two cracks will swallow as many mid to large sized nuts and cams as you can throw at it. Most placements can be done with two hands!
wrapped in bacon - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/11 with Rob

Hidden - 24/Jul/11

landskip - 2nd - 24/Jul/11 with rob weston

Steve J P - 2nd - 03/Jul/11

ryan118116 - Lead - 03/Jul/11

rg led
Bernie Wylde - 2nd - 03/Jul/11 with rg, sp

Hidden - Lead - 26/Jun/11

Nicola - Lead dog - 19/Jun/11 with Lee

This is hardest lead to date, not the hardest grade I have led, but by far the most difficult mentally and physically at the same time.... Definitely type two fun! :-) Struggled to start climb from the ground, after 4th attempt to start was considering giving up, decided to give it one more go and made the moves and succeeded. Struggled from the start of the next section, by the time I was half way up I just kept moving, placing gear and attempting to breathe!
staceyjg - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/11 with Chris Gardner

thedatastream - 2nd O/S - 14/Jun/11

JEP - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Jun/11

Alex Thompson - Lead rpt - 14/Jun/11 with JP

Good interesting start followed by a jambing crack that you never quite get your balance on.
minaturechris - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/11 with Stacey

Bob - 2nd O/S - 11/Jun/11 with G. Macauley

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/11

psychicbread - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/11 with Max

Lodge - 2nd - 08/May/11

Hidden - Lead - 02/May/11

ggflett - 2nd O/S - 01/May/11 with John Bayliss

john_ni - Lead O/S - 01/May/11 with Graeme Flett

cragtyke - 2nd - 25/Apr/11 with gareth

petegunn - 2nd - 15/Apr/11 with Davina

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/11

Rob84 - Lead O/S - Apr/11 with Chris Ashton

Lead on mostly Richards gear after he backed off, Again climbed and enjoyed this fully not sweating my ass off today but in perfect sunny but cool and dry conditions. FANTASTIC ROUTE AT THE GRADE :)
Graeme Hammond - Lead rpt - 19/Mar/11 with Richard

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Mar/11

landskip - 2nd - 2011 with rob weston

buczko - Lead O/S - 2011 with Malcolm Lodge

chris.mac - 22/Aug/10 with Tony, phil, gordon

grubes - 2nd - 29/Jul/10 with Haydn

Hardonicus - Lead rpt - 29/Jul/10 with Luke Donaldson

psychicbread - 2nd O/S - 05/Jul/10 with Max

Rog Wilko - 2nd - 19/Jun/10 with Debbie Wilkinson, John Shaw

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/10

Irn Bruce - Lead O/S - 31/May/10 with Nikki Smith

Hidden - 31/May/10

philb - 2nd β - 23/May/10

willworkforfoodjnr - Lead O/S - 19/May/10

vix - 2nd O/S - 19/May/10 with chris

PeteH - 2nd O/S - 15/May/10 with Noel Peatfield, Naomi Hart

NaomiHart - Lead O/S - 15/May/10 with Noel Peatfield, Peter Hart

middle aged slob - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/10

Pretty standard fare but good nonetheless.
Mattyk - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/10 with John Marsham

Stuart Wildman - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/10 with Andy Potter

slacky - 2nd O/S - 11/Apr/10 with Chris Saunders

Ketu - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/10 with Graeme H

good jams, nice climb
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/10 with Rob

it was a nice climb to warm up on.
smeaton - 2nd - 2010

Great climbing, with bomber jams all the way up...but i can jam, rested right at the top. :(
Dan Lane - Lead dog - 17/Oct/09 with Dad

Julian Lane - 2nd O/S - 17/Oct/09 with Dan

Spent 20mins getting stuck gear,so had to rest. Great Route, harsh at the grade
Steve Wolstencroft - 2nd dog - 04/Oct/09 with Leo

Awesome climb with lots of jamming! Nearly got my finger stuck at one point!!!
leroybrown - Lead O/S - 04/Oct/09 with Steve Wolstencroft

Hidden - Lead - 26/Sep/09

Simonj - 2nd O/S - 26/Sep/09 with james

colin milton - 2nd - 18/Sep/09 with Sari Nevala

Sari Nevala - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/09

Goody - TR O/S - 23/Aug/09 with Geoff Burgam, John Kleiser

Great crack climbing. The crux is not where you think it will be! ;-)
ChuckstarUK - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/09 with Alison Dixon

SteWatkins - Jul/09

Hidden - Lead - 28/Jun/09

middle aged slob - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/09 with Brian and Dave

Even better than I remembered - still only HS 4b though :-)
Toreador - 2nd rpt - 13/Jun/09 with Carmen

ste_d - TR rpt - 05/Jun/09 with shunt

smudge - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/09 with Chris Dodd

Hidden - 2nd - Jun/09

Hidden - Lead rpt - 31/May/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/May/09

Fantastic climb. Highly recommended.
Andy S - Lead O/S - 09/May/09 with Bob

Hardonicus - Lead rpt - 22/Apr/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 19/Apr/09

slacky - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/09 with Ben Abell

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

danm - Lead - 15/Mar/09

doogstrue - 2nd - Mar/09 with andy s

Hidden - 2009

Stuart Wildman - Lead O/S - 22/Nov/08 with Gaz Price

Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd O/S - 20/Sep/08 with Thea & Marina

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Jul/08

Matthallinan - 2nd - 05/Jun/08 with Nicky Winn

skittles - Lead O/S - 31/May/08 with Jonathan Vardy

Hidden - 2nd - 31/May/08

bullwinkle - 2nd O/S - 10/May/08 with Jamie

Really nice route, a classic at the grade! Beautiful beautiful rock! Went up and down the start a few times, couldn't see a way of pulling myself over and was pumping out placing gear, on the third go I moved out a little further towards the nose which proved a lot easier! Some really nice friction friendly gritstone always inspires confidence when smearing! Moved out right slightly, up the twin cracks with a series of suprisingly tricky moves and some odd rests (involving partial chimney climbing!) Leads to the top moves which I found really awkward. The rockfax guide shows the line finishing up to the right so I moved round to the right and got stuck, reveresed back down after placing some gear, tried again, same result, then saw a couple of moves on the left which looked easier and did them with style! Topped out with a big grin on my face! Although I found this route really tricky, I prided myself on being in control all the way up which I normally can't say. I was never in a situation where I was making lunges, hoping for good luck, always had 3 points on and could always reverse the move I had just done. Felt good, really good. Will repeat.
Reaver2k - Lead O/S - 03/May/08 with Mike Saul (Dad)

pog100 - 2nd O/S - 03/May/08 with Reaver2k

climber130887 - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/08 with jo smith

daveagriff - 2nd - 2008

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Aug/07

Nice climb, but attacked by midges all the way up...
Alex Thompson - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/07 with Haydn Martin

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Jul/07

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/07

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Jul/07

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 10/Jul/07

Ian Broome - 2nd O/S - 09/Jun/07 with Rich Wainwright

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/07

ste_d - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/07 with mik

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/07

Benwa - 2nd O/S - 15/Apr/07 with Nick Tucker, Alex Hyslop

Fantastic route, all too soon over. Great jamming.
Rog Wilko - Lead - 15/Apr/07 with Debbie Wilkinson

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/07

Hidden - Lead - Apr/07

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 16/Mar/07

Hidden - 2nd - Sep/06

spacey - 2nd O/S - 27/Jun/06 with paul evans

alicia - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/06 with Ali K

Hidden - Solo O/S - 10/Jun/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/06

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Jun/06

kevin k - 2nd - Jun/06 with dave

katie75 - Lead - Jun/06 with dave

Hidden - 2nd - 2006

kingholmesy - Lead O/S - 2006 with SteveOc

yewchen - Lead O/S - 19/Nov/05 with osamu

John Marsland - 2nd - 02/Jul/05 with Ant Williams

shaun walby - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/05 with Chris Tan

A good sustained climb. Again should be able to lead.
Owdham - TR O/S - 06/Jun/05 with Matt Scott

ArnaudG - 2nd - May/05 with Paul Speed

r0b - 2nd - 06/Jun/04 with Andy Smith

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Jun/04

Toreador - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/04 with Carmen

kato'sdad - Lead - 22/Feb/04 with Rob Simpson

RobSimmo - 2nd O/S - 22/Feb/04 with Jon Berry

Duncan I - Lead - 2004

chris sm - Lead O/S - 07/Jul/03 with Pippa Froggatt

Phil West - Lead rpt - 19/Oct/02 with Chris Tan

Roget - Solo O/S - 21/Jul/02

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 04/May/02 with Myles Jordan

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Mar/00

Billg - 2nd - Mar/99 with Paul Guttridge

craig h - 2nd rpt - 20/Jun/98

craig h - Dec/97

John Marsland - 2nd - 20/Jul/96 with Dave Soles

Jamming cracks of the highest quality.
Gordon Stainforth - 2nd dnf - 14/Aug/94 with , Mick Wrigley, Steve Dean

Phil West - 2nd rpt - Jun/94 with Steve Wild

mikedelderfield - 2nd O/S - 01/Apr/94 with Steven Delderfield

StevePr - Lead - 1994 with Alan

Phil West - 2nd O/S - Sep/93 with Steve Wild

craig h - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/91 with Jim Mellor

nai - 2nd - 1991

Chris Ellis - Lead O/S - 06/Jul/89 with Paul Chambers, Dave Turner

charlesmfrench - Lead - 19/May/81

Holmfirth Secondary school party
David Smith - Lead - Sep/71

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Voting
Total votes cast 106
hard HVS0 of 37
HVS0 of 37
easy HVS0 of 37
hard VS4 of 37
VS25 of 37
easy VS5 of 37
hard HS3 of 37
HS0 of 37
easy HS0 of 37
hard 4c0 of 34
4c0 of 34
easy 4c2 of 34
hard 4b8 of 34
4b21 of 34
easy 4b3 of 34
hard 4a0 of 34
4a0 of 34
easy 4a0 of 34
3 Stars24 of 35
2 Stars9 of 35
1 Star1 of 35
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Style of ascent

Soloed2 of 183 (1.1%)
Lead92 of 183 (50.3%)
Followed79 of 183 (43.2%)
Toproped3 of 183 (1.6%)
Unknown7 of 183 (3.8%)

'Climbed'63 of 183 (34.4%)
clean O/S102 of 183 (55.7%)
clean β1 of 183 (0.5%)
clean rpt12 of 183 (6.6%)
dogged4 of 183 (2.2%)
dnf1 of 183 (0.5%)