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[Jeffcoat's Buttress, 2 kb]28m, 2 pitches. A route with an arduous (and avoidable) start. Using the chimney start lowers the route to a more amenable HS 4b. 1) 5a, 18m. Climb the fingery polished scoop by a long reach, or avoid it by the chimney on the left. Weave up towards the overhangs, pulling over a bulge with difficulty to enter a groove. Trend right below the huge roofs to the 'pipe' stance. 2) 3c, 10m. The pleasant jamming cracks on the right are awkward to enter and soon lead to the cliff top. © ROCKFAX
FA. Stanley Jeffcoat 1913

Ticklists: The Roaches - Routes Graded List, Western Peak Grit 100 VD - VS, ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List, 100 Western Grit Stars.

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Hidden - 2013

Andrew G - Lead O/S - 29/Oct/12 with James Norton

clean O/S first pitch. Did not finish second pitch, had to lower off as it was so wet and slippery
jamesnorton - 2nd O/S - 29/Oct/12 with Andy

joeflan - Lead O/S - 27/Oct/12

John Brayshaw - Lead rpt - 21/Oct/12 with Steve Wilson, Phil Mercer

stev1e.wilso - 2nd - 21/Oct/12 with Phil Mercer, John Brayshaw

Phil Mercer - 2nd - 21/Oct/12 with Steve Wilson, John Brayshaw

Chriswallis2 - Lead O/S - 20/Oct/12 with Anna

Chimney start.
curley - Lead β - 13/Oct/12 with Mike Tinnion

asmith37 - AltLd rpt - 22/Sep/12 with Bex Leigh

Darrell Read - Lead - 02/Sep/12 with Oliver Mentz

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 01/Sep/12

sjbrook - 2nd O/S - 01/Sep/12 with PMC

Pryan - Lead - Sep/12 with Hazel

a windy autumnal sunday, no midges a plus though! led a one pitch on double ropes. all about the first move which took a couple of go's and if I'm honest a little pull on the first piece of gear (a nut), then nice varied style to the top. enjoyed this one, even found a good sheltered anchor / belay spot.
Robin Brooke - Lead O/S - Sep/12 with Paula Ryan

Peter Metcalfe - Lead - 18/Aug/12 with Cath Sullivan

P1
Liam Ingram - AltLd O/S - 10/Aug/12 with Mary Leese

maryleese - AltLd - 10/Aug/12 with Liam Ingram

5a start is too hard atm so went up chimney then traversed first pitch.
Paul Hy - AltLd O/S - 09/Aug/12 with Mike R

LEad pitch 2
mrobinson81568 - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/12

torsok - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/12 with Dez

vinspin - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/12 with ritchie

More VS gear wise on lower section.
ritchierich - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/12 with Vinny

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/12

runestone - 2nd rpt - 27/Jul/12 with Steve

Seconded Matt Moore- Climbed in one pitch. Good idea to take a bouldering pad for the start.
TJ Mather - 2nd RP - 25/Jul/12

strung both pitches into one
sambosanquet101 - Lead - 23/Jul/12 with Martin Jones

Hidden - 2nd - 23/Jul/12

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

SPD224 - 2nd - 21/Jul/12 with Vivian Sherwood

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Jul/12

Lovely. Could do with a bit more traffic though.
stevetheleg - AltLd O/S - 13/Jun/12 with Nathan Magnall, Jay Conlon

namagnall - AltLd - 13/Jun/12

Jay C - 2nd O/S - 13/Jun/12 with Steve H, Nathan M

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

Nasty start
Strachan - 2nd RP - 12/Jun/12

Gary A S - Lead dnf - 10/Jun/12 with Clio

Hidden - Lead - 04/Jun/12

hannah watson - 2nd - 04/Jun/12 with Ross Brinson

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 04/Jun/12

gd303uk - AltLd O/S - 01/Jun/12 with gary.barr, Duncan martin

Great start
gary.barr - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/12 with Graham Dykes, Duncan Martin

Charley Carpenter - Lead O/S - Jun/12 with Steph ward

jjclarke70 - Lead O/S - 23/May/12

Hidden - Lead rpt - 22/May/12

HS 4b (skipped the tricky start) with Lincon Kev
liverpooldave - Lead O/S - 20/May/12

KevInLincoln - 2nd - 20/May/12 with liverpooldave

Hidden - AltLd - 06/May/12

I lead the second pitch
RichyBOYY - AltLd - 02/May/12 with David Kirsfelds

David Kay - AltLd rpt - 02/May/12 with Ric Elliott

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/12

Hidden - AltLd - 27/Mar/12

I did P1 with the 5a start. got a nut in the top of the starting flake, but it got a little run out for my liking after that. Very pleasant moves throughout though.
treg - AltLd O/S - 25/Mar/12 with Will

franhammond92 - Lead - 24/Mar/12

Lead first pitch.
JakeWShaw - AltLd O/S - 24/Mar/12 with Nick

Nick1812P - AltLd O/S - 24/Mar/12 with Jake Shaw

simeclimb68 - Solo O/S - 19/Feb/12

Would have been much more pleasant if there had been less wind!
cameron_hall - AltLd O/S - 22/Jan/12 with Hamish Legge

Went to retrieve lost gear, success! Very windy, made the easy top pitch feel quite exposed.
hlegge - AltLd O/S - 22/Jan/12 with Cameron Hall

zach.stone - Lead O/S - 21/Jan/12

Sophie Nunn - AltLd O/S - 07/Jan/12 with Floris

Will Caesar - AltLd O/S - 2012 with Rob Caesar

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - 2012

rob 528 - 2012

rob 528 - 2012

DanChad - 2nd β - 2012 with Chris Murray

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 20/Nov/11

jcooper8 - Lead O/S - 05/Nov/11

Did the easier chimney start at 4b and ran it in 1 pitch withou too much bother. Later worked the harder start and I think I cracked it but couldn't climb properly due to darkness and a nervous partner !
jandyd05 - Lead O/S - 28/Oct/11 with Julie Anglesea

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Oct/11

Rob84 - 2nd O/S - 22/Oct/11 with Chris James

crispyboy - Lead O/S - 22/Oct/11 with denzel

thrutch - AltLd O/S - 16/Oct/11 with Sven

jdgaventa - AltLd - 14/Oct/11 with katy

chedder - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/11 with luke watts

Did the harder start well worth doing really good climb
Chris Harding - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/11 with Wendy

Hidden - Lead - 08/Sep/11

Boran - 2nd - 24/Aug/11 with Hannah

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 21/Aug/11

grubes - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/11 with Vicky

vix - 2nd O/S - 21/Aug/11 with luke

Hidden - AltLd - 21/Aug/11

P1 - Tim, P2 - me
nrhardy - AltLd O/S - 20/Aug/11 with Tim

craig naylor - 2nd O/S - 09/Aug/11 with dan armstrong

antdav - 2nd O/S - 06/Aug/11 with Wayne

hotfeet - Lead - 06/Aug/11 with Mac

waynem1985 - Lead O/S - 06/Aug/11 with Antony Davies

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 06/Aug/11

dave_rose - Lead O/S - 30/Jul/11

asmith37 - 2nd rpt - 30/Jul/11 with Dave Rose

In one pitch, no need to split it, well extended gear makes it more than manageable to do in one pitch. Oh and a good route too!
Dan Lane - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/11 with Sarah Clough, Laurie Carefoot

asmith37 - AltLd O/S - 23/Jul/11 with Matt Todd

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 23/Jul/11

Easy start via Jeffcoat chimney
Mike Turner - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/11 with Bob Butcher

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/11

Brian Rodgers - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/11 with Adam

Was quite high up before I could get some gear in, would give it VS for that reason though a bouldering mat would've probably helped ha
Blurgy319 - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/11 with Peter Williams

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 03/Jul/11

hapymike - AltLd - 03/Jul/11

HIGHTOWER - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/11 with Dylan Williams

williamsd79 - 2nd O/S - 02/Jul/11 with Mark Freestone

nice route tricky start, hard to protect this part if you are an HS leader I should imagine! Easy for the grade after this
CurlyStevo - Lead - Jul/11 with Kevin

Anta Misina - 2nd - Jul/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 30/Jun/11

Nice bouldery start- rest of route much more pleasant than it looks from below.
bobpilgrem - Lead O/S - 28/Jun/11 with Bob/Nic

Did it all in one p. I have done many easier and safer VS's than this route in the past. A bit slimmy too
Fred_Richard - Lead - 26/Jun/11 with Kat

eel - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/11

kat-lyle - 2nd - 26/Jun/11 with fred

Barry D - AltLd - 14/Jun/11 with Andy H

2nd Pitch
999thAndy - AltLd - 14/Jun/11 with Barry Duckworth

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/11

floss_81 - Lead - 09/Jun/11 with steve ashworth

stephen ashworth - 2nd - 09/Jun/11 with john frost, floss_81

Lead first pitch. First few moves were hard then it eases into a simple climb. Nice one.
chisanga - AltLd RP - 04/Jun/11 with Matt Thomas

Hidden - Lead - 03/Jun/11

richard31 - AltLd rpt - 03/Jun/11 with Matt Brennan

Lovely climb did the chimney start after trying the direct start.
trish1968 - 2nd - 02/Jun/11 with Nick Bennett

rocktigger - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/11 with Clare

Led P1. A route with a little bit of everything. Truly epic stuff at the grade! BMC gives it 4c, 4a. I'd say 5a, 3c.
steveth - AltLd - 25/May/11 with Chris Roberts

Seconded first (crux) pitch.
chris_r - AltLd O/S - 25/May/11 with Steve Thompson

Done in a single pitch. Started up the chimney.
lucasp - Lead - 21/May/11 with keith lmc

Tom Stoddart - 2nd - 14/May/11 with Iain Leverett, Dave Battley

The start was tricky
scotty h - 2nd RP - 10/May/11 with Lou Titchfield, Alex Maggs

maggsy - Lead O/S - 10/May/11 with Lou, Scott Humphries

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/May/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 08/May/11

Sidekick - Solo - 04/May/11

Great starting moves, if they were high up the climb this would be HVS, definitely worth VS with the direct start, I led in a one-er.
The Ivanator - Lead O/S - 02/May/11 with Stewart

Stewart Armstrong - 02/May/11 with Ivan Bicknell

Hidden - 2nd - 01/May/11

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 01/May/11

Hidden - AltLd - 01/May/11

Monoaffe - Lead O/S - May/11

Done via the direct start
Andrew23 - AltLd O/S - 29/Apr/11 with John Tomlinson

Lead pitch one clean.
mcglenr25 - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/11 with Mark Roe

Smithy Smith - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/11 with Tom Kirby

Col Kingshott - AltLd O/S - 25/Apr/11

iwebster59017 - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/11 with kirsty Brown

Kirsty810202 - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/11 with Ian Webster

tgeh - 2nd O/S - 22/Apr/11 with dan geh

Dan Geh - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/11 with Thomas Geh

Lead first pitch
MaccMark - AltLd - 21/Apr/11 with Simon Brown

Enjoyable, if a little slippery in first 10'
ColinD - 2nd - 19/Apr/11

iceaxejuggler - AltLd O/S - 19/Apr/11 with Naomi

Nice lead by JT on first pitch; start was awesome, but had to do it quite a fingery complex way as short. I led second pitch...
NB Pixel - AltLd O/S - 19/Apr/11 with JT

Hidden - Lead - 16/Apr/11

monika paprzycka - 2nd - 16/Apr/11 with Jeremy Axford

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

alias dave - 2nd O/S - 09/Apr/11 with Sam.EB

Hidden - 2nd - Apr/11

Rob84 - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/11 with Jack Turner

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 20/Mar/11

crispyboy - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/11 with Lashlin

Ollie B - AltLd O/S - 19/Mar/11 with S.Bennett

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/11

Lead the first pitch, start was very awkward for the shorter individual and it was green and wet! All good fun though.
Tom_Jermy - AltLd O/S - 13/Mar/11 with David Kirsfelds

A tough start but great. Stringing the pitches together makes for a varied adventure.
johnpuddephatt - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/11 with Jamie Sparkes

Tom took the first pitch, I took second.
David Kay - AltLd O/S - 13/Mar/11 with Tom Jermy

JamieSparkes - 2nd O/S - 12/Mar/11 with johnpuddephatt

Lunar25 - Solo O/S - 08/Mar/11

JohnHutch - 2nd - 07/Mar/11 with Frank R, Nik H

flashpanther - Lead - Mar/11

JG - 2011

Hidden - 2011

John Mckeating - 2011

Slippery!
augustus trout - 2nd - 21/Nov/10 with Colin Maddison

lead 2nd pitch
r fizzle - AltLd O/S - 07/Nov/10 with Olli Crudge

1st pitch
Olli-C - AltLd O/S - 07/Nov/10 with Rachel Slater

Hidden - AltLd dog - 17/Oct/10

charley - AltLd O/S - 17/Oct/10 with Steve Wallace

Just couldn't get off the ground.
valentinesbabe - 2nd dnf - 17/Oct/10 with Steve Wallace, Charley Fell, Kevin Tithe

pretty tough start for an HS! but great clmbing
Steven Andrews - AltLd O/S - 16/Oct/10 with Richard Lines

BlueJohn - Lead - 13/Oct/10 with Helen

Ianwesterby - Lead - 12/Oct/10 with Leo

leroybrown - 12/Oct/10 with Ian W

Rick Ashton - 2nd O/S - 10/Oct/10 with andy gibb

One fall on the hard start. Pre-placed a nut for the second (and successful) attempt. Led it as one pitch. Most ridiculously, I've given myself a generous nose bleed at the belay while testing how strong (i.e., weak!) a cam placement in a mossy flaring crack was.
lostinmidlands - Lead dog - 09/Oct/10 with troelsS

paulnc - AltLd O/S - 09/Oct/10 with Rob Doman

ElvisLeg - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/10 with Lee Harris

Second time. lovely route.
jshields - AltLd - 12/Sep/10 with Gavin, Jonathan Harrison

Luuuuuke - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10 with Jo

Start quite tricky and took a few attempts but nice fun climb
pord - 2nd dog - 08/Aug/10 with Justin

jaxxman - 2nd O/S - 31/Jul/10 with John (koflack)

I led the first pitch (with the easy start)
Howard J - AltLd rpt - 27/Jul/10 with Vanessa Jackson, Mark Ford

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 18/Jul/10

MartinWilliams87 - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 08/Jul/10

Shorty83 - AltLd O/S - 02/Jul/10 with Giles

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Jul/10

Gigga - Lead O/S - Jul/10

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Jun/10

Ky - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/10 with Crucko

ianslade - Lead β - 22/Jun/10 with Dave

Start hard. Took couple of goes to figure it out. Rest easy good climbing.
john.gaffney - Lead RP - 19/Jun/10 with dan m

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 19/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 17/Jun/10

Led P1. Tricky start leading to nice climbing.
Monkey_Alan - AltLd O/S - 12/Jun/10 with Richard Perrin

mortifiedPenguin - 2nd dog - 06/Jun/10 with Jason Rogers

wirralclimber1984 - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/10 with james

gingerwolf - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/10

pldarch - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/10 with Isabel

daveyji - Lead - Jun/10 with Linda Williamson

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 31/May/10

I led pitch 2. P1 had a difficult start.
lucasp - AltLd O/S - 22/May/10 with ditch

Hidden - Lead dnf - 22/May/10

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 22/May/10

Hidden - AltLd - 22/May/10

P1 5a me, not much gear near start.
hellboundblr - AltLd - 21/May/10 with Danny Smudge

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 21/May/10

DaNo123 - Lead - 14/May/10 with Hanzler

PanzerHanzler - 2nd O/S - 14/May/10 with Dan Simmonds

bigbobbyking - 2nd - 09/May/10 with Chris Allan

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/May/10

With Phil. He led the harder first pitch with the hard start. I had to resort to the easier chimney start having failed to do the hard moves. I led the second pitch - not much gear unless you have the right cams, but it's full of juggy holds. Climbing in a hailstorm made for extra interest.
Andrew Bangs - AltLd O/S - 03/May/10 with 98%monkey

Did the 5a start
98%monkey - Lead O/S - 03/May/10 with Andrew

tlmarjot - Lead O/S - May/10 with Anna Wilding

RamblingRyan - 2nd - 25/Apr/10 with Col

Oliver Houston - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10

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

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

A nice amble, after the initial move, a whole lot easier than our earlier HS, Right Route Right.
middlemarker - 2nd - 19/Apr/10 with Joris

Joris.Roulleau - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/10 with Dan Metcalfe

Sari Nevala - 2nd - 17/Apr/10 with Jenny

Adam Potter - 2nd - 17/Apr/10

Neil Metcalfe101 - AltLd O/S - 16/Apr/10 with Phil 'the Duke'

Led P1
Hexman - AltLd O/S - 11/Apr/10 with Andy Holder

Dan lead first pitch, I lead second. Tricky move initially that is unprotected, would have only lead it if had bouldering mat there. Easy route after
andrea83 - AltLd - 10/Apr/10 with Dan

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

conorcussell - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/10

Really fun multipitch. Thread is bomber at belay position, first move was fun.
partz - Lead O/S - 14/Mar/10 with Dan Smart

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

shark - Solo - 11/Feb/10

Hidden - 2010

GF - 2010

Hidden - Lead - 2010

ozbaker - 2nd rpt - 2010

Ken Taylor - 2010

peter myers - Lead - 2010 with Matt Eyre

guido - AltLd - 2010

Did chimney start, very green.
Double Knee Bar - 2nd O/S - 31/Oct/09 with Iain

ccraigg22 - AltLd rpt - 29/Oct/09 with Jack Loftus.

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Oct/09

Jack Loftus - AltLd O/S - 29/Oct/09 with Craig

phja - 2nd O/S - 20/Sep/09 with darren

shed_hed - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/09 with James Allen

Tak - 2nd - 13/Sep/09

kept on route for the proper start which def makes this HS, qwould prob only be S without.
si_green99 - 2nd O/S - 12/Sep/09 with Mike Redding, Neil Peck

Tadams - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/09 with Finnegan Pope-Carter

Led p1
cem - AltLd O/S - 05/Sep/09 with Ben Gurney

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/09

Mike W - Solo - 22/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead - 14/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead RP - 13/Aug/09

adamscottthomas - Lead rpt - 08/Aug/09 with Ellen Taylor

ellentaylor - 2nd rpt - 08/Aug/09 with Adam Thomas

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Aug/09

Nice route. Did it all in one pitch - just didn't put any gear in until the second pitch :D
odox - Lead O/S - 18/Jul/09 with Tom Pitchforth

garywong - 2nd O/S - 11/Jul/09 with Martin Oldham

smolders - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/09 with Gary W

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/09

led the easy 2nd pitch
carl_123 - AltLd O/S - 20/Jun/09 with matt and phill

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Jun/09

Hidden - AltLd - 02/Jun/09

dannymoo99 - Lead - 02/Jun/09 with Tom Shooter

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/09

georgebe - Lead - 31/May/09

Twisty - Lead rpt - 30/May/09 with Rayan Sammut

Hidden - 2nd - 30/May/09

@ndy - Lead - 11/May/09 with Jonah

stevemcg - AltLd - 10/May/09 with Liz

fizzychewitt - AltLd - 10/May/09 with Steve

Hidden - 2nd - May/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Apr/09

Hidden - 2nd - 22/Apr/09

I led first pitch, with the proper start - pleased with myself!
Richard Gilbert - AltLd O/S - 11/Apr/09 with Huw Charrington

Lead pitch 2
nikmorgan - AltLd - Apr/09

Jeffcoat's Chimney variation to start (HS 4b). Nicola led the first pitch. I led the second.
ChuckstarUK - AltLd O/S - 28/Mar/09 with Nicola

Danhan - 2009

Col Kingshott - Lead - 2009

keith leonard - 2009

Hidden - Lead - 2009

Led p1, including the 5a start.
Blisco - AltLd O/S - 01/Nov/08 with Chris Townsend

troym - AltLd O/S - 12/Oct/08 with Rory Juss

Hol's lead.
DavidR - 2nd O/S - 11/Oct/08 with Holly Adamthwaite and Clive Greenwood

with Simon Carter
Mike - 2nd O/S - 11/Oct/08 with Mark Catt

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

roscoe6 - Lead - 05/Oct/08

HamishD - Lead O/S - 27/Sep/08 with vince vahinsberg

vvanhinsbergh - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/08 with Hamish Dunn

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/08

gazfellows - 2nd - 20/Sep/08 with shaun d

gaz.marshall - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/08 with Jones

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Sep/08

green and rubbish
Laurence Everitt - Lead O/S - 13/Sep/08 with Alice Janes

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/Aug/08

Dave Lacey - AltLd O/S - 30/Aug/08 with jak.kelly

DrIan - 2nd - 20/Aug/08 with Scott & Rachel

As 1 pitch
Bristoldave - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/08 with CarolineH

CarolineH - 2nd O/S - 16/Aug/08 with Dave

siah - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/08 with hissey and gavin

Lead second easy half
dashitboarder - AltLd - 29/Jul/08 with Dad

Made a general pigs ear of the first move and fortunately there was no one around to see some really poor technique! After that everything gets much easier. A very nice route. Alsion lead and placed a no 2 freind which she knew was irretrievable as soon as it was in. Unfortunately for us it was nearly dark by the time we'd both had a good go at trying to get it out!!
markblair - AltLd O/S - 29/Jul/08 with Alison Dixon

cooper leek - 2nd O/S - Mar/08 with donk

TiffTiff - Lead O/S - 24/Feb/08

I Lead the 2nd pitch, I chose the less difficult start up the chimney but had to move across pretty quickly to retrieve pro as Chris had done the direct start.
staceyjg - AltLd O/S - 17/Feb/08 with Chris Gardner

minaturechris - AltLd - 17/Feb/08 with Stacey

dannyboy83 - Solo O/S - Feb/08

Lead first pitch
Will Hunt - AltLd O/S - 12/Jan/08 with Dave Smith

Hidden - AltLd - 12/Jan/08

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Goose4 - Lead O/S - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Really dodgy start, slipped off a few times at the beginning before doing the whole thing clean. Did it as one pitch.
Eddie Hung - Lead RP - 04/Nov/07 with Dave Hodgkinson, James Smith

dzlhodgson - 2nd O/S - 04/Nov/07 with Eddie Hung

Nice climb. Tricky start but really cool.
jameswbrae - 2nd O/S - 03/Nov/07 with Emma Ross (leading) & Patrick Von Glenn

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Nov/07

Hidden - AltLd - 31/Oct/07

Did the Vdiff start not the 5a. Made a general bollocks up of my pitch and by the time I seconded the second pitch it was dark so I could only feel the slime not see it! Seriously gopping green.
Flicka - AltLd - 31/Oct/07 with Dave (taffy_dave)

Col Kingshott - Lead O/S - 06/Oct/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Sep/07

OffshoreAndy - 2nd - 22/Sep/07 with NCC Kelvin

alanw - 2nd - 15/Sep/07 with Tom R

dja - AltLd O/S - 11/Sep/07 with Matt Ling

matt ling - AltLd O/S - 11/Sep/07 with dja

I led first pitch
adamscottthomas - AltLd O/S - 10/Sep/07 with Ellen Taylor

Led 2nd Pitch
ellentaylor - AltLd O/S - 10/Sep/07 with Adam Thomas

jcurley - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/07 with Horace

Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/07 with Alex Twist

popov86 - Lead - Sep/07

Al #1 me #2 started via chimney
hang_about - AltLd - 27/Aug/07 with big al

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/07

mol - AltLd - Aug/07 with Nick Lambert

Zoomer - Lead - 28/Jul/07 with Julia Bloomer

stiff start and run out for HS
twodada - Lead - 28/Jul/07 with Bill and Steve Bes

Jules 210681 - 2nd - 28/Jul/07 with glenn bloomer

tatz45 - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/07 with Hedvika Toncrova

Hidden - 2nd - 10/Jul/07

mic_b - AltLd O/S - 07/Jul/07 with Jose

A pretty darn good route. The direct start is hard but ok as long as you commit. Def 5a. The end of pitch 1 has an airy feel, the only thing that slightly let it down was a couple of dubious pieces of rock.
Jon_Warner - AltLd O/S - 08/Jun/07 with Jonny

Hidden - Lead - 08/Jun/07

Ing - AltLd - 08/Jun/07 with Jim

Stig - 2nd O/S - 29/May/07 with Charlie Reade-Jahn

Hidden - Lead - 26/May/07

pelvoux - Lead O/S - 26/May/07 with Dominique B, Rosalind

HS4b
thomasholyoak - Lead O/S - 20/May/07

Hidden - AltLd - 05/May/07

Led both pitches. Nothing too hard but great fun all the way.
Marvino - Lead - 05/May/07 with Jamie

Wanted to lead this but didn't like the look of the start. Now I've done it clean, it's on the lead wishlist!
Caralynh - 2nd O/S - 29/Apr/07 with Steve (Eagle River)

bob3141 - 2nd - 28/Apr/07 with Oliver Mentz

davek - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/07 with Larson

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

Steve Waters, Mynydd - Lead O/S - 01/Apr/07 with Martin Kocsis

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/07

chiverstom - Lead O/S - 03/Feb/07 with Dave Turner

Hidden - Solo - 03/Feb/07

timmy-ts - 2007

Diggler - Lead - 2007

Darragh - 2007

My partner was supposed to be leading but was struggling with the start so I decided to have a go. This was my first proper lead and a great one at that. Scary moment came after the direct start as I struggled to find a place for my first piece of gear 5m above the ground.
Ivan Lissin - Lead O/S - Dec/06

Dave led pitch 1, Carmen pitch 2.
Toreador - 2nd O/S - 04/Nov/06 with Carmen and Dave E

A Crook - Lead O/S - 04/Nov/06 with Dom Stockton

Did the easy start
Howard J - Lead rpt - 24/Sep/06 with Mark Hammonds

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/06

Hidden - Lead - 22/Sep/06

Hidden - Solo O/S - 16/Sep/06

Used the chimney to start (4b).
rob wmc - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/06 with Pete

5a direct start, more like 4c
Swirly - 2nd O/S - 05/Sep/06 with Dom Clarke

Katie Weston - 2nd O/S - 08/Aug/06 with Lex_2004

Absolutely hated this, a broken hand hold really put me off, along with fierce rock overs on green roundedness. The hard start was good though.
Lex_2004 - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/06 with Katie Weston

Good route
kevinknights - 2nd O/S - 05/Aug/06 with Alan Sage

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Jul/06

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

Paul Burgess - Lead - 29/Jun/06 with Dan Henderson

featuresforfeet - AltLd O/S - 24/Jun/06 with Mark Lim

a_d_tru - AltLd O/S - 11/Jun/06 with Matt

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 08/Jun/06

Did the hard start
simonw1 - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/06 with Allan Watson

dan gibson - Solo rpt - 04/Jun/06

naughtybadboy - AltLd - 16/May/06 with simon day

Hidden - Lead - 11/May/06

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 11/May/06

markbenton - May/06

Hidden - AltLd - 23/Apr/06

first 2 pitch climb,great belay ledge.
Pem - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/06 with mark griff

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Jan/06

dan gibson - 2006

John Lisle - 2006

Hidden - 2006

Hidden - Lead - 06/Aug/05

kendogcatchy - Lead - Aug/05 with Dave Clarke

LoopyLou - Lead O/S - Aug/05 with Helen Lear

crossdressingrodney - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/05

victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/05 with Cornish Merlin

Cornish Merlin - 2nd - 14/Jun/05 with Colin Angus

JohnHutch - Lead - 04/Jun/05 with SC, L

OffshoreAndy - Lead O/S - 28/May/05 with Steve Mount

Hidden - Lead - 29/Apr/05

mark s - 2005

Hidden - Lead - 2005

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/Dec/04

riddle - Lead - Dec/04 with Tom Elliot

Lev - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/04

Chesh - Lead - 04/Jul/04 with Julie

Howard J - Lead O/S - 11/May/04 with Helen Severn

donkster - Lead O/S - May/04 with trigg

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/04

Hidden - Lead - 28/Mar/04

John HW - Lead - 24/Aug/03 with Cath

Andy Clarke - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/03 with MWagner, ChrisA

Led p1
Alaric - AltLd O/S - 12/Jul/03 with Isabel B

Retroman3 - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/03 with Yan

Hidden - AltLd - 20/Jun/03

ASchwirtz - Lead O/S - 18/May/03 with Mike Todd

Neil Curtis - 2nd - 10/May/03 with Pete Barnes

Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/03

Hidden - 2003

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2003

Dave Bond - Lead O/S - 2003

M
petekeron - Lead O/S - 2003

Dave Mason - Lead O/S - Nov/02 with Trev Tatler

Hidden - Lead - 01/Sep/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/02

FrankW - AltLd O/S - 20/Apr/02 with Joe

Hidden - AltLd - 29/Mar/02

approx date
Milne - Lead O/S - Mar/02 with paul strutt

MontyH - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/01 with Andy Lawrance

John Brayshaw - AltLd O/S - 09/Jun/01 with Chris Heald

Darragh - May/01 with Rob

Stone Muppet - 2001

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Jul/00

Celia Watson - 2nd - 22/Jul/00 with stuart watson

Russell Flynn - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/00

tlr - Solo - 2000

Hidden - Lead - 2000

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2000

Banjo fell, gear ripped, landed on my head & hyper extended cruciate ligament, 6 weeks in plaster. Bummer.
marcoleptic - 2nd dnf - 2000 with Banjo

Hidden - AltLd - 27/Mar/99

rlrs - Lead - 1999

Hidden - Lead - 27/Sep/98

Hidden - Solo - 12/Oct/97

Hidden - Lead - 03/Jul/97

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1997

brady - Lead - 1997 with Mark Duffield

Hidden - Lead - 1997

smudge - AltLd O/S - 16/Jun/96 with Rich

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Apr/96

CrashMat Rob - Lead O/S - 1996

Ian Archer - 2nd O/S - 23/Sep/95 with Rob Gilkes

stevieb - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/95 with Darren Gilkison, Jon Fisher

Yourlead - 2nd - 11/Jun/95 with Graham Penny

icescrew - 2nd - May/95 with Rich Hogan

goi.ashmore - Solo O/S - 12/Mar/95

adam carless - 2nd O/S - 1995

Marti999 - Lead - 1995

nai - Solo - 1995

malc - Lead - 12/Sep/93

Hidden - Lead - 21/Jul/93

andrew300169 - Solo - 07/Mar/93 with Jason

SimonN - 1993

KillingtonT - AltLd - 02/Jun/92 with Mark Drinkwater

RichardMc - Lead - 10/May/92

Roget - Solo O/S - 13/Apr/90

andrew300169 - 1990

Steve Lenartowicz - 1990

OMSKB - Lead - Sep/89

OMSKB - Lead - 1989

In demi dark, horrendous midges
Iain Thow - Lead - 28/Jun/88 with Jacqui Butcher

ChrisJD - Solo - 08/Jun/88

angry pirate - 1988

Hidden - Lead - 07/Jun/86

Richard Weller - Lead - 22/Sep/85 with Bernadette Butler

Mark Kemball - Solo - 13/Mar/84

charlesmfrench - Lead O/S - 28/Feb/82

Ghastly Rubberfeet - Solo - 1980

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/79

babymoac - 25/Jun/77

Hidden - 2nd - 08/May/76

rogerskews - Lead - 1976

Nigel Bond - AltLd - 30/Jun/74 with Pete Dainty, Pete Bott

Rog Wilko - Lead - May/71 with Debbie Wilkinson

Pete Williams and Pat Higson
oldmanofmow - Lead - 1962

chris sm - AltLd O/S - 0000 with Francis Taylor

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Voting
Total votes cast 211
hard VS0 of 65
VS0 of 65
easy VS10 of 65
hard HS5 of 65
HS48 of 65
easy HS2 of 65
hard S0 of 65
S0 of 65
easy S0 of 65
hard 5b0 of 65
5b0 of 65
easy 5b0 of 65
hard 5a5 of 65
5a46 of 65
easy 5a5 of 65
hard 4c9 of 65
4c0 of 65
easy 4c0 of 65
3 Stars58 of 81
2 Stars17 of 81
1 Star3 of 81
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Style of ascent

Soloed18 of 486 (3.7%)
Lead214 of 486 (44.0%)
Followed109 of 486 (22.4%)
Alt Leads113 of 486 (23.3%)
Unknown32 of 486 (6.6%)

'Climbed'193 of 486 (39.7%)
clean O/S258 of 486 (53.1%)
clean β3 of 486 (0.6%)
clean rpt17 of 486 (3.5%)
clean RP7 of 486 (1.4%)
dogged4 of 486 (0.8%)
dnf4 of 486 (0.8%)