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Derbyshire > Black Rocks >

Lone Tree Groove

VS 5a

Adjacent Climbs
<< Demon Rib

Lone Tree Gully >>

18m. The attractive, slanting groove is awkward to enter. Climb steeply to its base and then improvise; if all else fails try laying on your back. Once established, things ease dramatically. © ROCKFAX
FA. Ivan Waller 1928

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 500, Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs, Froggatt to Black Rocks (BMC) - The Grade List, Eastern Peak Grit 100 VD- VS, Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+.

Photo: Lone Tree Groove, Cromford © Steve Ashton
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS

This climb is in 326 logbooks, and on 10 wishlists.

robblowen - 2nd rpt - 01/Jun/13 with Munch, Jules

munch88 - 2nd β - 01/Jun/13 with rob

tsjx - Lead - 19/May/13 with Bruce

Go_Climb_A_Rock - TR O/S - 24/Apr/13

Radical-G - Lead rpt - 20/Apr/13

DaveB61 - Lead - 17/Apr/13 with Greg Jennings

Repeat.
jshields - Lead - 17/Apr/13 with Dean Jones

Jones_d - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/13 with Jon Shields

pearson9596 - Lead O/S - 04/Apr/13 with Lizzie Culwick

kayakmonkey - Lead O/S - 11/Jan/13

Hidden - 2nd - 11/Jan/13

Jake Young - Lead O/S - 02/Dec/12 with Laura

lbarras - 2nd O/S - 02/Dec/12 with jake

karol dubas - Lead O/S - 26/Oct/12 with Phil Sadler

cmaradcliffe - 2nd O/S - 14/Oct/12

Matt Cooke - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/12 with Rosh

Phil Layton - Lead O/S - 07/Oct/12 with Phil Laxton

ash longreach - Lead - Oct/12 with Chris Hind, jim

Dan818 - Lead dnf - 22/Sep/12

SecretSquirrel - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/12 with Oceanic

Oceanic - 16/Sep/12

Looks simple from below but the move onto the slab past the block on the right is difficult. One for another day.
mapperley samurai - Lead dnf - 30/Aug/12 with Ben Moss

Epic move early on!
Radical-G - TR O/S - 28/Aug/12

Weird and Lovely!
SandyB - 26/Aug/12

pie_eater_pete - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/12 with Dave Sargent

davewsargent - 2nd rpt - 22/Aug/12 with peter sargent

lukerockwalker - Lead dnf - 16/Aug/12 with Christina Turtle

It felt good to be climbing again, but rubbish to be weak and fail on a route I know I could/should be able to do. First fall onto a cam too, good.
lukerockwalker - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/12 with Christina Turtle

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Jul/12

Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 24/Jul/12 with Trevor

Hidden - Lead dog - 22/Jul/12

Lilla Horvath - 2nd dog - 22/Jul/12 with Will

gingerwolf - Lead O/S - 01/Jul/12

D.Andrew - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/12

sambosanquet101 - Lead - 18/May/12 with Peter Darch

pldarch - 2nd - 18/May/12 with Sam

davewsargent - Lead O/S - 17/May/12

Neil D - Lead O/S - 06/May/12 with Nadeem Rahim, Beth Hodgett

Betha. - 2nd O/S - 06/May/12 with Neil D

Stefan_Morris - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/12 with Alex

climb the peak - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/12

BRoe - Lead RP - 10/Apr/12 with whitehouse_rhys

Byronius Maximus - Lead O/S - 30/Mar/12 with Alex Twist

Twisty - 2nd rpt - 30/Mar/12 with Byron Buck

MoWalker3 - 30/Mar/12 with Craig, Cormac

gordonday - 2nd - 17/Mar/12 with clive

rob3rtlaw - 2012

whitehouse_rhys - Lead O/S - 2012

luke321 - Lead - 30/Nov/11 with Tom Jagger

Dirk Uhlig - Solo O/S - 04/Oct/11

ianjdodd - TR RP - 01/Oct/11

Hidden - 2nd - 16/Sep/11

riff156 - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/11 with Jo Smith

Been trying to climb this for 3 years! It's not hard, just really awkward!! Starting to get polished at the crux. Glad I finally climbed it without falling off but not really that good a route.
wishicud climbHVS - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/11 with my wife, she is nice.

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

j.townley - TR - 14/Aug/11

Just a little bit damp but glad I was persuaded to lead it.Good smeary/udgy/laybacking.
LP - Lead - 12/Aug/11

robblowen - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/11 with Ian

Hidden - Lead rpt - Aug/11

spragglerocks - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/11 with Bruce LMC

Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 15/May/11 with james pcc

WalnutHorse - Lead O/S - 15/May/11

Hidden - Lead - 15/May/11

Col Kingshott - Lead O/S - 14/May/11

SteWatkins - May/11

shouter - Lead - 24/Apr/11

colin milton - Lead - 23/Apr/11 with martin

gb83 - 2nd rpt - 16/Apr/11 with masa

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

RossT - 2nd - 15/Apr/11 with Andrew Edwards

very balancy move but once gained nice and straightforward; a great route.
gb83 - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/11 with Steve Palmer

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/Mar/11

Kept slipping at the 1st move, too frustrated to carry on so one for another day!
oddessy_uk - Lead dnf - 23/Mar/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 12/Feb/11

Was really wet above the crux. Quite a good lead by Andy in the circumstances!
Si dH - 2nd rpt - 06/Feb/11 with Andy

smudge - Lead O/S - 18/Jan/11 with Phil

Phil1967 - 2nd - 18/Jan/11 with Dan

Cornish Cream - 2011

Scottish78 - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Josh Maye - TR - 16/Oct/10

greenclimb - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/10

Finished last bit in the dark on wet rock as it had rained the day before! Couldnt even see what gear I had. Fantastic route though, good jamming. Plenty of gear
Tala M - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/10 with Jim

Rushed at it and slipped twice off the crux. Then worked it out and did it properly.
rockman - Lead - 26/Sep/10 with Peter B

tight rope
biffy - 2nd - 26/Sep/10 with geoff mee

tomthecoolperson - 2nd - 25/Sep/10 with Andrew

Nice climb to end a nice evening.
chrisbussell - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/10 with Tim O'Neill

Had a bit of help on the crux!
gemmasimpson77 - 2nd O/S - 04/Sep/10 with Pete

No fall, used a #9 Hex & QD to help up over the crux!
pete_81 - Lead dog - 04/Sep/10 with Gemma

CWMulcahy - Lead - 02/Sep/10

grp - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/10

loved this climb. Yes it's a bit balancy in places and slightly technical to enter the groove.
jonathan watt - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10

Couldn't find anything sensible for my feet on the crux move. One for next time.
Mr. K - Lead dnf - 03/Aug/10 with Luke Saddler

Led to the crux, did the first hard move, got stuck, down climbed. Easy on top rope. Will have to go back and try to lead it again.
Andrew Bangs - TR β - 01/Aug/10 with Dad

bigdrew - Lead rpt - 01/Aug/10 with Micheal

Boy wonder needed showing how to do it. He still couldn't.
Ander - Lead - 25/Jul/10 with World Class 'Articulate' player

Hidden - Lead - 24/Jul/10

batterj2 - 2nd O/S - 24/Jul/10 with Kirsty Taylor

Fun climbing
Kirsty18 - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/10 with James Battersby

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/10

mattshort - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/10 with Elly Pryce

Hot day, wonder how the friction would be better in the cold
Ander - Lead - 10/Jul/10 with Jimb0

Jimb0 - 2nd - 10/Jul/10 with Ander

Hidden - Lead β - 05/Jul/10

Jamie Buxton - 2nd dog - 05/Jul/10 with getk

AndyPagett - TR - 23/Jun/10 with Phil, Buckle, Adam

rob wmc - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/10 with Alan

Hidden - TR RP - 02/Jun/10

Wil Treasure - Lead - 28/May/10 with Andy Gray

Tricky crux at the start, but ok once you figure out feet placement!
Tomber - 2nd β - 25/May/10 with Stuart Hurworth

Second attempt, after failed attempt in December. Much easier in summer conditions, without slimy rock! Difficult move to gain the groove still very challenging though.
Stuart Hurworth - Lead O/S - 25/May/10 with Tom Kimber

Great climb- fell twice on the crux but worked it out. You need to trust your foot work & step out towards the arete
bennevis - Lead dog - 12/May/10 with paul

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/May/10

Done 2 or 3 times previously.
jshields - Lead - 28/Apr/10 with Ed James

Hidden - Lead - 10/Apr/10

A climb which pushed me to my limits with strength, balance and pain. Had to part with some skin before finally making it to the top.
arunthomas - 2nd dog - 09/Apr/10 with Pierce Ferris

hardoreVdiffBen - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/10

LoneBoulderer - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/10 with LivinITlarge

LivinITlarge - 2nd rpt - 21/Mar/10 with Joe

Hidden - Lead RP - 01/Feb/10

bigdrew - Lead rpt - 01/Feb/10 with Reuben, Sam Dixon

Seymore Butt - 2010

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2010

Hidden - Lead dog - 2010

After much difficulty and trying/testing of different positions and two falls onto a hex at the back of the crux groove could not complete!! Very wet and slimy.
Stuart Hurworth - Lead dnf - 09/Dec/09 with Marcus Levens, Tom Kimber

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Dec/09

Horrendous and at least 5a...
Barry D - 2nd - 27/Sep/09

Loved this climb, you really need to put faith in the friction....
charley - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/09 with Peter, Mark, Kev

Tithe Technique - 2nd - 20/Sep/09 with Peter Ziak, Ange, Steve Fletcher, Charley

Fantastic climb
valentinesbabe - 2nd O/S - 20/Sep/09 with Steven Fletcher

chumleywarner - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/09 with Angela Paul

Awsomme climb my favourite so far!!!
Maxim2023 - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/09 with Mark Bennett

cj1970 - 2nd O/S - 10/Sep/09

mic_b - Lead rpt - 08/Sep/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 08/Sep/09

jk88 - 2nd - Sep/09

Hard to get round the flake at start after that a romp! Came down and watched a 15yr old calmly dispatch Gaia, awesome!
Zoomer - Lead - 23/Aug/09 with Julia Bloomer

Jules 210681 - 2nd - 23/Aug/09 with glenn bloomer

Use of left edge and a lot of swearing got me through, pleasing lead.
Michelle_250 - Lead O/S - 13/Aug/09 with Ben

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Aug/09

Slipped slightly at crux and barely weighted gear.
hellboundblr - Lead - 09/Aug/09 with Danny Smudge

bigdrew - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/09 with Sam Dixon

Reaffirms my loathing for the place in general. Just not climbing. I know there is some good routes at BR, but its just not for me. Good lead by Andy though, tough move for 5a.
Sam1991 - 2nd - 25/Jul/09 with Andy J

Adam1973 - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/09 with Alex

This was bloody awkward....Great Fun!!!
SGD - Lead - 12/Jul/09 with Angelika Renner

Tim did a brilliant job leading this. Crux really is balancey. Tim did back crall - I did front! Any way that goes.
climbingrev - 2nd O/S - 15/Jun/09 with Tim Angell

facing in, laybacky-jammy-fairydust technique :)
LittleJoe - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/09 with Sherelle and Talbot

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 22/May/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/09

dave_rose - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/09

Hidden - 2nd dog - 26/Apr/09

Hidden - Lead - 04/Apr/09

Hidden - 2nd β - 29/Mar/09

LivinITlarge - Lead O/S - Mar/09

Solid! Couldn't figure out how to get into the groove.
AndyM-LVB - Lead dnf - 31/Jan/09 with Nicolas Tardy

keith leonard - 2009

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Dec/08

Hidden - 2nd dog - 10/Dec/08

will randall - 2nd O/S - Nov/08 with sid

Hidden - Lead dnf - 22/Oct/08

Hidden - 2nd dog - 22/Oct/08

vvanhinsbergh - Lead O/S - 22/Oct/08 with Haydn Williams

v v tough first section, a real grovel and a half to get past the block, bust a gut or what !!!
andi taxi - TR dog - 22/Sep/08 with steve mallyon,balderton, newark

Previously seconded
Matt Fry - Lead rpt - 20/Sep/08 with Ali Scott

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 20/Sep/08

Hidden - Lead dnf - 15/Sep/08

Can see what needs to be done at the start but can't quite do it. Seems like a good 5a to try as crux is near the start
Jamie Buxton - Lead dnf - 15/Sep/08 with getk

Don Jebus - 2nd O/S - 13/Sep/08 with sammyt

Hidden - Lead dnf - 11/Sep/08

Jamie Buxton - Lead dnf - 26/Aug/08 with getk

Hidden - Lead dnf - 26/Aug/08

I remebered it being a bit of a thrutch to get around the block, but I lead it smoothly and thoroughly enjoyed it.
andrew300169 - Lead rpt - 16/Aug/08 with Judy

madagascar - 2nd - 16/Aug/08 with andrew300169

Stig - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/08 with Charlie Reade-Jahn

chris murnin - Lead - 07/Aug/08

chris murnin - 2nd - 07/Aug/08

fell off the crux trying to jam. got past it using the left edge, much easier!
naine - Lead dog - 20/Jul/08 with mike d

naine - 2nd - 19/Jul/08 with peter

Real fun.
cmsg - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/08 with Tom Cattermole

Very polished slab at crux.
Jim Slater - Lead rpt - 05/Jul/08 with Al Smith

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 05/Jul/08

hardoreVdiffBen - Lead - 29/Jun/08 with Mills Mahone

Hidden - Lead - 25/Jun/08

KillingtonT - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/08 with Andrew May

tricky getting onto the start of the crack, then not too bad
boomerang - 2nd O/S - 24/Jun/08 with KillingtonT

Hidden - 2nd - 18/May/08

HamishD - Lead O/S - 02/May/08 with chris burn

Hidden - Lead rpt - 27/Apr/08

Jim Slater - 2nd O/S - 27/Apr/08 with Al Smith

tempeh - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/08 with budge

Rained again
Budge - Lead rpt - 10/Apr/08 with Graham Collins

haha,spat me off at crux,then things get easier **
brew_guru - Lead dog - Mar/08 with kimbo

Dom Foulds - 2008

thrutch - 2008

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

AntiGrav - 2008

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2008

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 01/Dec/07

Hidden - Lead - 01/Dec/07

thrutch - AltLd O/S - 18/Nov/07 with Matt

Matt Fry - 2nd O/S - 11/Nov/07 with Tim Ashcroft

cat22 - 2nd O/S - 20/Oct/07 with Mike

Katya - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/07 with AndyG

malc - 2nd rpt - 02/Sep/07 with Paul S

featuresforfeet - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/07 with Rosie A

Graeme Hammond - 2nd - 22/Jul/07 with Paul

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Jul/07

Hidden - Jul/07

Very slippery with one hard move to get into the groove from the big crack. After that it is a bit airy but fine.
Peakology - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/07 with cat

Chalky Cat - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/07 with Dom

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/May/07

Good climb. Must lead
vvanhinsbergh - TR - 06/May/07 with Will Payling

moorea - AltLd O/S - 29/Apr/07 with Si + Martin

Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 04/Apr/07 with Paul

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Apr/07

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Lead O/S - 31/Mar/07 with Ellie Joyner

EllieJ - 2nd dog - 31/Mar/07 with Paul Phillips

tallsop - 2nd - 13/Feb/07 with alex

Owen W-G - Lead O/S - 03/Feb/07 with Robin, Anthony & Jody

surprisingly enjoyable, better than it looked! was pleased not to have fallen off the very bizarre crux
alicia - Lead O/S - 04/Jan/07 with Fiend

Rob Kennard - 2007

Si01 - 2007

mshorter - Lead - 2007 with nils

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 30/Nov/06

mattyork2 - Lead O/S - 26/Nov/06

Had my first lead fall at the crux. Cam that stopped me was a wedding present on its first outing!
fijibaby - Lead dnf - 11/Nov/06

aulda - Lead rpt - 09/Sep/06 with Dave S

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Jul/06

b.hayley - Lead - Jun/06

nice!
Dom Foulds - Solo O/S - May/06

GPN - Lead - Apr/06 with Paul James

Hidden - Lead dnf - 30/Mar/06

tatz45 - Lead O/S - Mar/06 with Dave Wheeler

Hidden - 2nd - 2006

hard start...good finish, big gear needed at the top.
Shaun G - 2nd - 2006 with skinner

Hidden - Lead dnf - 04/Sep/05

Hidden - Lead - 28/Aug/05

aulda - 2nd dog - 22/Jun/05 with Neil F

Si dH - Lead O/S - 28/May/05 with Alex Gaastra

Hidden - Lead rpt - 29/Apr/05

Climb Rox - Lead - 2005

Hidden - Lead - 09/Oct/04

Alfredo - Lead - Oct/04

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Sep/04

Hidden - Lead rpt - Aug/04

SteveM - Lead - 09/Jul/04 with Cogie

Hidden - TR O/S - Jul/04

Nick Smith - UKC - Lead - Jun/04 with Adam Carless

adam carless - 2nd O/S - Jun/04 with Nick Smith - UKC

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/May/04

Hidden - Lead - May/04

hedgehog77 - Lead - 05/Sep/03

Left hand groove of "Gully"(HVD). Moving from groove to gully is the crux. Good hand / foot jams thereafter. Good 5a move to get onto Groove, therefater an intersting jamming climb. Not too painful or steep!
climbingrev - Lead rpt - 18/Aug/03

DerwentDiluted - Lead - 23/Apr/03 with Chris Pearson

Backed off
SteveM - Lead dnf - 01/Feb/03 with Tobs

Dave Mason - Lead - Feb/03 with Trev Tatler

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2003

gripped01 - Lead O/S - Oct/02 with Jules Turner

Budge - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/02 with Micheal Ulrich-Leinau

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/02

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 10/Jul/02

Woopps, slipped no that 1
rocktigger - Lead - 2002 with Stu

iceaxejuggler - Lead - 2002

petekeron - Lead O/S - 2002

Dave Bond - Lead O/S - 03/Oct/01 with gemma