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Route 1 (Slab problem #3)* HVS 4c

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[Route 1 on the Railway slabs, Black Rocks. , 2 kb]The right-hand arete, on polished holds, leads to harrowing final moves; or an escape right. © ROCKFAX
FA. Possibly Fergus Graham 1923

Ticklists: Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs.

Photo: Route 1 on the Railway slabs, Black Rocks. © Eddie Shelbourne
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 176 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

Marti999 - Solo O/S - 09/Jun/13 with Alex Dennis

AlexD - Solo - 09/Jun/13 with Marti

Theeni - Solo O/S - 05/May/13 with Joseph

Jonesy_A - Solo O/S - 04/May/13

Hidden - Solo - 18/Apr/13

Hidden - Sent - 16/Apr/13

dr_botnik - Sent O/S - 15/Apr/13 with deacon, Phil Taylor

To the top
deacondeacon - Sent O/S - 15/Apr/13

Heather Osborne - Sent O/S - 03/Apr/13 with Craig Osborne, Rob Law, rhys whitehouse

Hidden - Solo O/S - 30/Mar/13

Hidden - Sent rpt - 12/Mar/13

Jake Young - Solo O/S - 02/Dec/12 with Laura, Chris, Mark R

A good return and reminder of how much I dislike slabs.
SED - Sent x - 16/Nov/12 with Cameron Anderson

kermit_uk - Sent x - 16/Nov/12 with SED

Hidden - Sent rpt - 27/Oct/12

Hidden - Sent rpt - 16/Oct/12

JLS - Sent O/S - 10/Oct/12 with Jacqui

richard31 - Solo β - 13/Sep/12

rockman - TR O/S - 13/Sep/12 with Tim Edwards

timcedwards - TR - 13/Sep/12 with Geoff Mee

barni - Solo rpt - 24/Aug/12

charlietorrance - Solo O/S - 12/Aug/12

Hidden - Sent O/S - 07/Aug/12

NickTay - Solo rpt - 03/Aug/12

alisterrobbird - Sent - 30/Jul/12

Dan Geh - Sent O/S - 25/Jul/12 with Thomas Geh

MarkRoe - Solo O/S - 18/Jul/12 with Rhys Whitehouse

BRoe - Solo O/S - 12/Jul/12 with whitehouse_rhys

Jim Malo - Sent O/S - 01/Jul/12

Graeme Hammond - Solo O/S - 25/Jun/12

sting - Sent rpt - 02/Jun/12

not hvs
kwaidy - Solo O/S - 02/Jun/12

Nice place to sort your head out.
NickTay - Solo O/S - 13/May/12

Alex.M-M. - Sent rpt - 05/May/12

timmyhobby - Solo O/S - 06/Apr/12

Ceridwen - Solo - 06/Apr/12 with Tim Hobby

JMoss - TR - 06/Apr/12 with Helen Rudkin

More of a bouler problem than trade. No gear placements. No mats used.
mapperley samurai - Solo - 05/Apr/12

migs493 - Sent O/S - 29/Mar/12 with Paul W

Bailed the first time after a slip of the foot. Same slip the second time, but found the left foot to hand match and continued to finish.
SED - Sent x - 09/Mar/12

hfac - Solo - 26/Feb/12

Hidden - Sent O/S - 15/Jan/12

Dave Bond - Sent - 14/Jan/12

Lunar25 - Solo O/S - 07/Jan/12 with James Morrison, Dave LE

whitehouse_rhys - Solo O/S - 2012 with ben roe

Bailed right the first try. Had to man up and finish properly 2nd time around
Eddie Shelbourne - Sent - 27/Dec/11 with Terry harris-ellis

Hidden - Sent rpt - 02/Nov/11

Hidden - 15/Oct/11

Hidden - Solo O/S - 03/Sep/11

adi bryant - Solo O/S - 19/Aug/11

Hidden - Sent x - 30/Jul/11

Haydn Jones - Solo O/S - 24/Jul/11 with paul

thrutch - Solo - 29/Jun/11

John Lewis - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/11 with Maureen

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/Jun/11

Robin Nichols - Sent O/S - Jun/11

Alkis - 08/May/11 with Chris Aslin

kfv - Sent O/S - 27/Apr/11

liambriddon1991 - Sent O/S - 27/Apr/11

pawdog - Solo O/S - 24/Apr/11

kfv - Solo O/S - 23/Apr/11

liambriddon1991 - Sent O/S - 23/Apr/11

Hidden - Sent O/S - 20/Apr/11

Bold but good. A bit polished in the crux.
gb83 - Solo O/S - 16/Apr/11

masa-alpin - Sent O/S - 16/Apr/11 with Graeme B

I did this the year previous and forgot how bold the end is!! had a bit of shaky leg towards the end :-) and it didn't help my confidence when some people at the bottom that had just top roped it were saying that we must be mad.
Dhcol - Solo - 11/Apr/11 with Niky Willers, Rob Marshall

CrashMat Rob - Solo O/S - 09/Apr/11 with Nicky, Colin

aidanb - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/11

TRFrost - Solo O/S - 24/Mar/11

J25 - Solo - 24/Mar/11

oddessy_uk - Sent O/S - 23/Mar/11

Hidden - Sent x - 23/Mar/11

SPENCER41 - Sent O/S - 23/Mar/11 with Jason Curle

MD - Sent O/S - 30/Jan/11

Chris Hind - 2011

Byronius Maximus - Sent O/S - 19/Dec/10

Hidden - Sent - 17/Nov/10

Rampikino - TR - 17/Oct/10 with Cat

Hidden - Solo O/S - 12/Oct/10

dja - Solo O/S - 12/Oct/10 with Andy Smith

Matt and David
wpgaudin - TR O/S - 30/Aug/10

Daniel Heath - Solo O/S - 26/Aug/10

deejmonkey - Solo - 19/Aug/10 with Damian

Hidden - Solo O/S - 24/Jul/10

I was glad I stepped up and tried this... it looked far too high but once you were in the slab climbing zone it went super smoothly
Emma-Louise Anderson - Solo O/S - 05/Jul/10 with Paul Tattersall

tatz45 - Solo O/S - 05/Jul/10 with Emma Anderson

Andy Peak 1 - Solo - 05/Jul/10

LukeP LCC - Solo O/S - 20/Jun/10 with pete pounds

rob wmc - Solo O/S - 20/Jun/10 with Alan

Hidden - Solo rpt - 03/Jun/10

Ross Barnes - Sent - Apr/10

Useful and encouraging beta from reuben on the psychological crux, trust your feet. nice route, bit highball!
Sam1991 - Solo β - 31/Jan/10 with Andy J and Reuben

bigdrew - Solo β - 31/Jan/10 with Reuben, Sam Dixon

Hidden - Solo O/S - 2010

sgl0jd - 12/Oct/09

tom.ireson - Sent O/S - 13/Sep/09 with Alex Parkin

Hidden - Sent O/S - 15/Aug/09

Hidden - Solo O/S - 09/Jul/09

Hidden - Solo O/S - 09/Jul/09

frankcp87 - Solo - 28/Jun/09

jsrous - Solo - 28/Jun/09 with Frank and John

Hidden - Solo rpt - 03/May/09

Hidden - Solo rpt - 25/Apr/09

Sankey - Sent - 23/Apr/09 with Wednesday nighters

Pilch - Solo O/S - 18/Apr/09

Hidden - Sent O/S - 05/Apr/09

Hidden - Sent - 01/Mar/09

says VS is Eastern Grit??
richardhopton - Solo - 28/Feb/09 with Matt Thombs

hughr - Sent x - 18/Jan/09

powellj69 - Sent - 2009

barni - Solo O/S - 30/Oct/08 with Dave barry

SGD - Solo - 25/Oct/08

mccaunt - Sent O/S - Oct/08

tomB - Solo O/S - 20/Sep/08

jscoles - Solo - 20/Sep/08 with Tom Baker

Hidden - Solo RP - 15/Jun/08

john lynch - Sent - 14/May/08 with mike lynch, bo robertson

Hidden - Solo O/S - 10/May/08

Joe Costello - Sent O/S - 04/May/08 with Liam

mic_b - Solo O/S - 13/Apr/08

Russell Lovett - Solo O/S - 18/Mar/08 with alone

tommo1664 - Sent - 06/Jan/08

daveagriff - Solo - 2008

Slim Bert - 2008 with dave

AntiGrav - 2008

Hidden - Solo O/S - 01/Dec/07

kitkat78 - Sent O/S - 24/Nov/07 with SteveM

SteveM - Sent rpt - 24/Nov/07 with Kat

Hidden - Solo rpt - 09/Jul/07

gibbo38 - Solo O/S - 01/Jun/07 with Robert

Hidden - Solo O/S - 14/Apr/07

Hidden - Solo dnf - 31/Mar/07

Hidden - Solo - 31/Mar/07

Matt Fry - Solo O/S - 16/Mar/07 with Ali Scott

With, then without mat.
Owen W-G - Solo O/S - 03/Feb/07 with Robin, Anthony & Jody

Not hard anywhere. Not hard at the top. Not really HVS either, or I'll eat my hat.
Tom Last - Solo O/S - 30/Dec/06 with Keith

Hidden - Solo rpt - 30/Nov/06

Hidden - Solo O/S - 30/Nov/06

Alfredo - Solo - Nov/06

Creinu - Solo O/S - 30/Sep/06

Peakphil - Solo - Aug/06

Swirly - Solo O/S - 15/Jul/06 with Rob and Ceri

Pythonist - Solo rpt - 13/May/06

Monk - Solo O/S - 05/May/06

thin but good - fluttery at the top
SGD - Solo O/S - 06/Feb/06 with Sam Carter

Hidden - Solo - Apr/05

Dave Mason - Solo O/S - 2005

julian allen - 16/Sep/04

zcapxa5 - Solo O/S - 20/Jun/04

Hidden - Solo O/S - Jun/04

Budge - Solo O/S - 08/Apr/04

Climb Rox - Solo - Apr/04

Mark Collins - Solo O/S - 27/Nov/03

Confidence is the key. Chickened out briefly, but got back on with it.
climbingrev - Solo O/S - 21/Aug/03

Peakology - Sent O/S - 2003 with cat

chrishedgehog - Solo O/S - 28/Jul/02 with C. Parfitt

Hidden - Sent O/S - 21/Apr/02

DerwentDiluted - Solo - 08/Sep/01

Backinthegame - Solo - 02/May/92

Hidden - Solo - 06/Sep/91

Laramadness - Solo - 03/Sep/90

goi.ashmore - Sent O/S - 15/Jun/90

nai - Solo - 1990

andrew300169 - 1990

Iain Thow - Solo - 16/Jul/88

Ian Archer - Solo O/S - 06/May/88

Roget - Solo rpt - 1987 with jim

Chris the Tall - Solo O/S - Dec/86

Ena - Solo - Aug/86

John Brayshaw - Solo - 1982

dangerdave - Solo - Jun/80

Ghastly Rubberfeet - Lead - 1979

rogerskews - Solo - 1976 with CMC Members

Hidden - Solo - 22/Dec/74

Hidden - TR - 26/May/74

Andy Say - Solo - 1969

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Voting
Total votes cast 55
hard E10 of 19
E10 of 19
easy E10 of 19
hard HVS0 of 19
HVS1 of 19
easy HVS1 of 19
hard VS16 of 19
VS0 of 19
easy VS1 of 19
hard 5a0 of 18
5a0 of 18
easy 5a0 of 18
hard 4c0 of 18
4c10 of 18
easy 4c5 of 18
hard 4b3 of 18
4b0 of 18
easy 4b0 of 18
3 Stars0 of 18
2 Stars4 of 18
1 Star14 of 18
0 Stars0 of 18
Bag of .....0 of 18
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Style of ascent

Soloed106 of 176 (60.2%)
Lead3 of 176 (1.7%)
Followed1 of 176 (0.6%)
Toproped6 of 176 (3.4%)
Bouldered52 of 176 (29.5%)
Unknown8 of 176 (4.5%)

'Climbed'57 of 176 (32.4%)
clean O/S92 of 176 (52.3%)
clean β3 of 176 (1.7%)
clean rpt16 of 176 (9.1%)
clean RP7 of 176 (4.0%)
dnf1 of 176 (0.6%)