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[Ste on Technical slab, 2 kb]24m. Despite the name, not very technical but bold in its central section. Climb straight up the slab (harder for the short and unprotected where it matters) until you join the traverse of Pedestal Route. Finish as for Pedestal Route, or more in keeping, out right as for Hollybush Crack. © ROCKFAX

Ticklists: Classic Rock, BMC staffordshire slab exam, The Roaches - Routes Graded List, Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs, Western Peak Grit 100 VD - VS, ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List, 100 Western Grit Stars.

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Simon Merrall - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/13 with Alan Little

PeakOutdoor - AltLd O/S - 02/Mar/13 with Simon Merrall

GPN - Solo - 17/Feb/13

Darcy Turner - Lead - 15/Feb/13

chris ginge - Lead - 2013

Martin Bennett - 2013

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2013

Hidden - 2013

Anyone shorter than 5'3" should not attempt this unless they are willing to dyno off tiny smears! Completely negated the bomber pieces of gear I placed once I stepped off the slab onto the corner by deciding to do the Neb Finish, not realising that there is no gear at all on the Neb Finish.
mariannekhoo - Lead O/S - 23/Dec/12 with Kim Mulji

kim.mulji - 2nd rpt - 23/Dec/12 with Marianne Khoo

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Nov/12

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

cem - Lead rpt - 27/Oct/12 with Natalia Wasiluk, Natalia Male Alcalde

Daymo - Lead rpt - 20/Oct/12 with Matt Thomas

georgedunton - Solo O/S - 16/Oct/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 14/Oct/12

curley - Lead β - 13/Oct/12 with Mike Tinnion

anaesthetic - 2nd - 23/Sep/12 with Carl

carl_123 - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/12

Wayne S - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/12

BruceW - Lead rpt - 22/Sep/12 with Bud

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/12

sjbrook - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/12 with PMC

beds74 - Lead - 01/Sep/12 with Rebecca Edwards

Beautiful route. Overhang is a delight to overcome.
MichaelGallimore - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/12 with Alice Waterhouse

lissymanners - TR - 01/Sep/12 with Andy Norton

Paul Hy - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/12 with Mike R

The Pix - 2nd O/S - 14/Aug/12 with Craig Perkins, Jon Moulding

matthomas79 - Lead O/S - 13/Aug/12

Max Lowry - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/12

Vanessa lead
Howard J - 2nd rpt - 09/Aug/12 with Vanessa Jackson, Liz Sell

Chickened out right to put some gear in the flake-crack. Disappoint.
dpiddock - Lead dnf - 05/Aug/12 with Nikolas

leagump - TR rpt - Aug/12

Bede - 2nd - 28/Jul/12 with Mark Cunnington

MarkCunnington - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/12 with Adam Baker

cube359 - 2nd - 26/Jul/12 with Tom

Hidden - Lead - 26/Jul/12

sambosanquet101 - 2nd - 23/Jul/12 with Martin Jones

Hidden - Lead - 23/Jul/12

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

SPD224 - Lead - 21/Jul/12 with Vivian Sherwood

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

naffan - Solo O/S - 12/Jul/12

Poco Loco - 2nd O/S - 08/Jul/12 with Richard

More gear than I'd been led to believe!
Slick - Lead - 08/Jul/12 with James Pomeroy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/12

Hidden - Lead - 19/Jun/12

sf2000 - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/12 with Steve Grigg

Hidden - 2nd - Jun/12

Hidden - Lead - 30/May/12

terri mc - Lead rpt - 29/May/12 with Andy Shardlow

The Bad Cough - Lead O/S - 29/May/12 with Nigel Murphy

lewismansell - Lead O/S - 25/May/12

Alex Winter - Lead O/S - 24/May/12 with Laura, C. Prescott

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/May/12

Laura-lou - 2nd - 24/May/12 with Alex Winter

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

Hidden - Lead rpt - 23/May/12

terri mc - 2nd β - 17/May/12 with Andy Shardlow

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/May/12

PeteWilson - 2nd O/S - 02/May/12 with Matt Wilson

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

Hidden - Lead - 15/Apr/12

Hidden - TR - 15/Apr/12

timmyhobby - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/12

woody8 - 2nd - 07/Apr/12 with tim

Double Knee Bar - 2nd rpt - 29/Mar/12

gingerwolf - 2nd rpt - 29/Mar/12

Duncan 88 - Lead O/S - 29/Mar/12

Chris Sansum - 2nd O/S - 25/Mar/12 with Ramsey Villanueva

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Mar/12

Matt250 - Lead O/S - 11/Mar/12

Will Caesar - 2nd O/S - Mar/12 with Rob Caesar

Fun as always, placed a skyhook for giggles!
Dafydd Llywelyn - Lead rpt - 26/Feb/12 with LUUMC Freshers

Neb finish
Will Hunt - Lead O/S - 25/Feb/12 with Ed Causton

Hidden - Lead - 23/Feb/12

Charlie Zephyr Booth - AltLd O/S - 2012 with martin broadhurst

Darron - 2012

A Downing - 2012

tapley - 2012

tapley - 2012

Sam Melville - 2012

Climbfool_88 - 2nd O/S - 2012

JonG - 2012

captain dringo - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Tony Kartawick - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Stone Idol - 2012

rob 528 - 2012

rob 528 - 2012

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 18/Nov/11

Spent a bit halfways through the runout trying to get a cam in a pocket it wouldn't go in, downclimbed to see it then gave up and continued, scary moves but good moves
Chris Redding - Lead O/S - 12/Nov/11

sgl - Solo O/S - 26/Oct/11

Daniel Heath - Lead rpt - 22/Oct/11

Rob84 - Lead O/S - 22/Oct/11 with Chris James

Double Knee Bar - 2nd rpt - 01/Oct/11

riff156 - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11 with Jo Smith

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/11

Have always seemed to pass this one bye- great climb.
bobpilgrem - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/11 with Bob/Nic

Neb finish
oooeese - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/11 with Ruth B

Bit wet when we did this. Slipped off just before the belay.
chrissy - 2nd - 27/Aug/11 with Mo

Mr Tickle - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/11 with tess mclaren

Where is my shoe? - 2nd O/S - 24/Aug/11 with Luke Rooker

Skell - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/11 with Jules

Hidden - Lead - 21/Aug/11

monkey1 - 2nd - 20/Aug/11 with Snakes77

Bold in terms of run out, not even sure its even worth putting that nut in at the bottom, next placment was a cam about 10 m up !! nailed it thro ;0) - happy with that
snakes77 - Lead O/S - 20/Aug/11 with Monkey1

nrhardy - Lead O/S - 20/Aug/11 with Tim

Seconded after smashing my wrist on the boulders about 10 minutes before. Should have lead climbed really!
Jonny Nick - 2nd β - 18/Aug/11

sgl0jd - 17/Aug/11

will randall - 2nd O/S - 15/Aug/11 with sarah

gingerwolf - Lead rpt - 14/Aug/11

With the Neb Finish. Airy and fun.
victim of mathematics - Lead rpt - 13/Aug/11 with Simon

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 13/Aug/11

Andy DJ - Lead - 12/Aug/11 with CHASETRAILBUILDA

seconded after a light shower, which made it interesting!! Will return in dry as thought it was a nice climb. Fancy soloing it.
CHASETRAILBUILDA - 2nd - 12/Aug/11 with andy

Petarghh - Lead - 09/Aug/11

Bumblebee Biggs - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/11

With Neb Finish, superb climbing all the way.
Dan Lane - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/11 with Laurie Carefoot

asmith37 - 2nd rpt - 23/Jul/11 with Matt Todd

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

Mike Bayley - 2nd rpt - 16/Jul/11 with Martin Hore

claim the solo as ropes got snagged on pedestal route so climbed up to release
DaNo123 - Solo - 15/Jul/11

bold in the middle like it says, ended up having a 5 meter runout before gear was available again. would have been a ground fall if not for the massive jugs
minirollsrule - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/11 with Tim Nixon

moberg - 2nd O/S - 13/Jul/11

Hidden - Solo O/S - 12/Jul/11

Andy Merrick - 2nd - 10/Jul/11

Tenko - AltLd O/S - 10/Jul/11 with John McEvoy, Andi Turner

Daymo - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/11 with Andy Merrick

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

jwpil - 2nd rpt - 03/Jul/11 with James h

al99 - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/11 with Chris Campbell, Luke Watts

centurion05 - Lead - 03/Jul/11

Brian Rodgers - 2nd O/S - 02/Jul/11 with Simon Pape

Hidden - Lead rpt - 02/Jul/11

Anta Misina - Jul/11

JaseSSDD - 2nd - 30/Jun/11 with Ian Barker

Scooped some gear from The Sloth on the way!
Peter Metcalfe - Lead - 30/Jun/11 with Cath Sullivan

simone.lombardi - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/11 with Mark Ward

DanT - 2nd O/S - 18/Jun/11 with James Moore, Paul Rowlands

joe king - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/11 with James Moore, dan towns

Hidden - Lead dnf - 15/Jun/11

matthewjames - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/11 with Alex Bashford

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

marcoleptic - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/11 with Andy Shep

floss_81 - 2nd - 09/Jun/11 with steve ashworth

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

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

mol - 2nd - 05/Jun/11 with Jesse

peeturd - 05/Jun/11

tomparrott - 2nd O/S - 05/Jun/11 with DJ

deejmonkey - Lead - 05/Jun/11 with Tom

Almost another Black and Tans moment like last year but kept my cool. Didn't have the right size cam for either of the two circular holes at half height so had to decide to traverse left or right to gear or carry on up with Desmond Decker in the hope of good gear, I opted to carry on up. Thankfully the break that the traverse of Pedastal route follows yielded the right size cam slot. One or two tricky moves but mostly jugs.
Bobling - Lead - 04/Jun/11 with Rob H

Julesthe1st - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/11 with Pete

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Jun/11

Ewano - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/11 with Jess Horton

Hidden - 01/Jun/11

Jonathan Hall - 2nd - 31/May/11 with Rob Middleton

Hidden - 2nd - 31/May/11

The moves were easy - it's the gear. A little reachy at times.
steveth - 2nd O/S - 25/May/11 with Chris Roberts

chris_r - Lead O/S - 25/May/11 with Steve Thompson

gear didn't really help the route...
TM_Horton - Lead O/S - 09/May/11

In heavy rain.
Col Kingshott - Lead O/S - 07/May/11

Hidden - Lead - 29/Apr/11

barefoot - interesting!
JamieSparkes - 2nd O/S - 27/Apr/11 with Nick, Claire

llamaglama - 2nd O/S - 27/Apr/11 with Nick, Jam

Nick1812P - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/11 with Jamie

jacktomlinson - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/11 with Travis

Pretty steady, really.
Rob Exile Ward - Lead - 22/Apr/11 with Hannah Ward, Sam Ward

chrisbussell - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/11 with Tim O'Neill

Enjoyable climbing as dusk turned to night.
ColinD - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/11

tgeh - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/11 with dan geh

Dan Geh - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/11 with Thomas Geh

owain-1978 - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/11 with emma

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 02/Apr/11

Chris the Tall - Solo rpt - 02/Apr/11

AC - 2nd O/S - 26/Mar/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/11

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 21/Mar/11

CRiddiford - Lead β - 19/Mar/11 with Sarah

Graham Westbrook - 2nd - 19/Mar/11

byatt2002 - 2nd - 19/Mar/11 with steve456

odox - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/11 with Grant Harris

Gibbs - 2nd O/S - 12/Mar/11

Dafydd Llywelyn - Lead O/S - 12/Mar/11 with Paul Gibbison

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/11

Hidden - Lead rpt - Mar/11

petegunn - Lead - 24/Feb/11 with Davina

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/Feb/11

rosh3000 - 02/Feb/11

daniel_c_baron - Lead O/S - 30/Jan/11

jon clayton - 2nd - 20/Jan/11 with sasha

JG - 2011

Hidden - Lead - 2011

Hidden - 2011

adie84 - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Luke Brooks - 2011

JEP - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Rory Shaw - 2011

Jim Walton - 2011

Hidden - 2011

WilliamBurnside - 2011

birdie num num - 2011

Swirly - 2011

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2011

John Mckeating - 2011

bullybones - 2011

adam 24 - Lead O/S - 2011

Hidden - 2011

j.buckley87 - Lead O/S - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - Lead - 2011

Tom Wayman - 2nd - 2011

guido - AltLd - Dec/10

Nice and well protected more than i though
mitchellbowen1990 - Lead O/S - 26/Nov/10

danny3007 - 2nd O/S - 20/Nov/10

ellmang - 2nd - 07/Nov/10

Soloed up to the green finish to "rescue" my partner who was soloing it. We set up an anchor and I led the top. Now there should be a Solo/Lead hybrid category of ascent!
Daniel Heath - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/10

Chris Harding - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/10

As with Neb Finish
gingerwolf - Lead O/S - 30/Oct/10

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

tmaciel - 2nd - 17/Oct/10

Steven Andrews - 2nd O/S - 16/Oct/10 with Richard Lines

Liam Ingram - Solo O/S - 16/Oct/10

ushi - AltLd - 16/Oct/10

matthias13 - Lead - 08/Oct/10 with Colin Matthias

lazybones - Lead O/S - Oct/10 with Helen Jones

Hidden - Lead rpt - 25/Sep/10

Double Knee Bar - Lead rpt - 14/Sep/10 with Iain

stratandrew - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/10 with Mark Ashley

Danny Crump - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/10 with Sarah Pentelow

LiL Saz - 2nd - 12/Sep/10 with Danny Crump

szelest - 2nd O/S - 08/Sep/10

good
drewish - Solo O/S - 07/Sep/10

reubensampson - 2nd - 30/Aug/10 with Antony Grayson

joe1979 - Solo - 30/Aug/10

hotfeet - Lead - 30/Aug/10

cem - Lead rpt - 22/Aug/10 with Paul Wilkinson

Mark Salter - Lead O/S - 15/Aug/10 with Gareth Lewis

RachaelB - Lead - 15/Aug/10 with jon youles

simonward - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/10

maybe_si - Solo - 25/Jul/10

pldarch - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/10 with Isabel

Leelogs - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/10 with SCC

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Jul/10

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

Mike Turner - 2nd rpt - 09/Jul/10 with Dan Simmonds

DaNo123 - Lead - 09/Jul/10 with mike turner

shafman - 2nd O/S - 04/Jul/10 with seth

grubes - Solo O/S - 02/Jul/10

trish1968 - 2nd - 02/Jul/10 with Al

Gigga - Lead O/S - Jul/10

Shorty83 - 2nd - 30/Jun/10 with Giles

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Jun/10

Jim Slater - Solo rpt - 26/Jun/10

Guy Wilson - Lead - 25/Jun/10 with Carl Betts

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

Jacqui Parker - 2nd - 20/Jun/10 with Martin Cleaver

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10

My kind of climb, a slab with no gear!
becster - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10 with Mark Day

LeahJamie - 2nd O/S - 19/Jun/10 with Mark Hathaway

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 17/Jun/10

Martin Cleaver - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/10

shed_hed - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/10 with Julian O'Neill

John Foster - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/10 with GMC Mark

mortifiedPenguin - 2nd O/S - 06/Jun/10

daveyji - Lead - Jun/10 with Linda Williamson

SteWatkins - Jun/10

With Neb finish, bit sandy but brilliant
Garron - Lead O/S - 31/May/10

Marcos31 - Lead O/S - 28/May/10 with Sharon Lannie

sharon lannie - 2nd - 28/May/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/May/10

Chris the Tall - Solo rpt - 23/May/10

Quite bold for HS. Wouldn't recommend if HS is your limit.
Glyn Davidson - Lead O/S - 22/May/10 with Ali

lucasp - AltLd O/S - 22/May/10 with ditch

Ali H - 2nd - 22/May/10 with Glyn

Hidden - AltLd - 22/May/10

Nice climbing. A bit bold.
JezH - Lead O/S - 19/May/10

Hidden - Lead - 16/May/10

FrankW - 2nd O/S - 15/May/10 with Andy P, Lee Bonner

DaNo123 - 2nd - 14/May/10 with Hanzler

PanzerHanzler - Lead O/S - 14/May/10 with Dan Simmonds

tlmarjot - Lead O/S - May/10 with Jon Denniss

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/10

JamesBurton - Lead rpt - 24/Apr/10 with Geoff Pyatt

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/10

mark stansfield - 2nd - 21/Apr/10 with John C

davewsargent - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/10 with peter sargent

Neil Metcalfe101 - 2nd O/S - 16/Apr/10 with Phil 'the Duke'

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/10

Hidden - Apr/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 14/Mar/10

tdudley - Lead O/S - 14/Mar/10 with Eira Brockley

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 14/Mar/10

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Mar/10

Bold at bottom, very green and slimey at the top
Tomprusk - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/10 with Emma

Emma Danis - 2nd dnf - 06/Mar/10 with Tom Parker

shark - Solo - 11/Feb/10

Sophie Nunn - 2nd - 06/Feb/10

Sophie Nunn - 2nd - 06/Feb/10

Hidden - 2010

Pbclimbing.com - 2010

Ebarnes - 2010

Hidden - 2010

Hidden - Lead - 2010

Ken Taylor - 2010

Hidden - Solo - 2010

Steve Lenartowicz - 2010 with Clare

gaz_jones - 2nd O/S - 13/Dec/09 with paul southgate

sweet,run out in the middle!
brew_guru - Lead O/S - 12/Dec/09 with gareth jones

Kate Webster - 2nd - 08/Nov/09

Fantastic despote the pockets containing pools!
Steven Andrews - Lead O/S - 07/Nov/09 with Tim

MTS - Lead O/S - 17/Oct/09

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Sep/09

benny_m - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/09 with Roger Hill

david morse - Solo - 13/Sep/09 with mikey+em

Tak - 2nd - 13/Sep/09

Col Allott - Solo - 11/Sep/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/09

Rampikino - Lead - 09/Sep/09 with Cat

Rick Ashton - 2nd O/S - 05/Sep/09 with Richard McElligot

RichardMc - Lead - 05/Sep/09 with Richard Ashton

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/09

esther - Lead - Sep/09

Nice route
ben__day - 2nd - 30/Aug/09 with Martin Parmitter

Hidden - Solo O/S - 29/Aug/09

mikeclee - 2nd - 21/Aug/09 with Heather Lewis

Tasty
AMarchant - 2nd O/S - 17/Aug/09 with Anthony Eccles

wih scarey Neb finish. VS 4C? I think not!
Becky E - 2nd O/S - 16/Aug/09 with Phil Lee

Hidden - Lead - 14/Aug/09

JamesBurton - 2nd - 08/Aug/09 with Darrell Read

cliffy - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Andrew Combes

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

Darrell Read - Lead - 08/Aug/09 with James Burton

DannyK - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/09 with Christos

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/09

rachaeldanks - 2nd O/S - 15/Jul/09 with mark s

catblack - Lead - 05/Jul/09 with Mum and Dad

nathanroberts89 - 2nd O/S - Jul/09

Damp conditions
Jim Slater - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/09 with Trev Wilson

Neil Rodgers (PCC) - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/09 with Eric Olson

Graeme Hammond - Lead rpt - 16/Jun/09 with Shane

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/09

jcurley - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/09 with Horace

tinyali - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/09 with Hannah Moulton

Hidden - Lead - 02/Jun/09

RCrockford - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/09 with Andy C

Glennjoe - TR O/S - 01/Jun/09

High neb finish
ShaneHoubart - 2nd - Jun/09

Double Knee Bar - 2nd O/S - Jun/09

tontopink - Lead O/S - Jun/09

fruitcake72 - AltLd O/S - 31/May/09 with mic_b

mic_b - AltLd - 31/May/09 with Fruitcake 72

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/May/09

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

Hidden - 2nd - 30/May/09

Bennykr - Lead O/S - 24/May/09 with JB

A Downing - Lead rpt - 23/May/09 with Dan & Gaz

bavarianGaz - 2nd - 23/May/09 with Andy and Dan

donkster - 2nd rpt - 13/May/09 with ben

cooper leek - Lead O/S - 13/May/09 with donk

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

michael burrows - Lead O/S - 10/May/09 with margaret

Lallylandslider - 2nd O/S - 10/May/09 with michael burrows

Hidden - Lead - May/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/09

Bold, cos I forgot the right cam
willson - Lead - 29/Apr/09 with ben

Jon Dittman - Solo - 29/Apr/09

John Tanner - Lead - 26/Apr/09

Liked this, I'll vouch 'harder for the short' (5'6") one move early on felt quite brave. Sparse protection, gets easier
jimorothy - Lead - 24/Apr/09 with Rachel Crolla

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/09

CharlieMack - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/09

liamoloughlin - Solo O/S - 19/Apr/09

Oceanic - 12/Apr/09

GPN - Solo O/S - 11/Apr/09

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

Hidden - Lead RP - Apr/09

liamoloughlin - Solo O/S - Apr/09

nikmorgan - Lead - Apr/09

Hidden - Lead - 12/Mar/09

pepperpot - 2nd β - 03/Jan/09 with Tim Miller

tjmillen - Lead O/S - 2009 with simon hall

Col Kingshott - Lead - 2009

keith leonard - 2009

Hidden - 2009

Hidden - 2009

Hidden - Lead - 2009

blanchie14c - 2009

jockdave - 2nd - 2009 with bruce, ronnie, dave

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 10/Dec/08

donkster - Lead O/S - 10/Dec/08 with DaveNW

Hidden - TR O/S - 07/Dec/08

hungover and ill, probably wouldave felt a lot nicer if i was just hungover..
fatbuoybazza - Lead O/S - 07/Dec/08 with olivia & daveyw

deklan - Lead - Dec/08 with dad

bridget143 - Lead O/S - 22/Nov/08 with Jack Symmons

Went out left somewhat at the top to stop the rope jamming - should have saved a large cam for the crucial runner.
Blisco - Lead O/S - 01/Nov/08 with Nicholas Wilson

Mike - Lead O/S - 11/Oct/08 with Bob Appleyard, Alex Tomczynski

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 10/Oct/08

SteveM - Lead rpt - 10/Oct/08 with Kev

nic42 - 2nd O/S - 05/Oct/08

Hidden - Solo rpt - 05/Oct/08

Bold with little gear. Neb's finish was too green to attempt.
markblair - 2nd - 28/Sep/08 with Alison Dixon

Hidden - Lead - 27/Sep/08

very runout
vvanhinsbergh - Lead O/S - 27/Sep/08 with Chris Burn

stupidly run out at the bottom, I still would not be at all comfortable leading this.
gazbonutter - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/08 with Pete MacDonald

asmith37 - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/08 with Dave Rose

dave_rose - 2nd - 31/Aug/08

this is bold for HS, the moves are steady though. shame the final corner was green and slimey thanx to the great british summer :)
SGD - Lead - 24/Aug/08 with Jenny Upright

Si dH - Lead rpt - 24/Aug/08 with James

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Aug/08

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 23/Aug/08

Gustav - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/08 with Matt G

Bristoldave - Lead rpt - 16/Aug/08 with CarolineH

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

Chris led Pedestal route, but I followed on the left rope which had no lower gear! really enjoyed this route.
staceyjg - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/08 with Chris Gardner

tobydunford - Solo O/S - 02/Aug/08

Bold start, but good holds throughout.
hugh2002 - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/08 with Chris

dashitboarder - 2nd - 29/Jul/08 with Dad

Superb route. Neb finish was a little bit green though.
Neil Henson - 2nd - 24/Jul/08 with Graham Robinson

Karlos - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/08 with Jodie

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/08

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 16/Jul/08

jwpil - 2nd O/S - 16/Jul/08 with Mike

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Jul/08

Janey Turner - TR - 13/Jul/08 with Andi Turner, Suzanne Hobday

with Ste in the middle
stemill - Lead O/S - 31/May/08 with Mark

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 18/Mar/08

Neb finish
Dux - Lead - 18/Mar/08 with Andy Smith

IanJackson - Solo O/S - 17/Mar/08 with Robeverybody

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/08

TiffTiff - Lead rpt - 23/Feb/08

With Neb finish
Sankey - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/08 with John + Eddy

Hidden - 2nd - 16/Feb/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Feb/08

hembug - 2nd O/S - 10/Feb/08

dannyboy83 - Solo O/S - Feb/08

Hidden - Lead - 2008

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Hidden - 2008

ian storey - Lead - 2008

Goose4 - Lead O/S - 2008

Hidden - Solo - 16/Nov/07

Lev - Lead rpt - 03/Nov/07 with Rob Horton & Jon Crouch

jameswbrae - 2nd O/S - 03/Nov/07 with Emma Ross (leading) & Patrick Von Glenn

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

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

dja - 2nd O/S - 11/Sep/07 with Matt Ling

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/07

with Neb finish for a 3 star combination
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/07 with Alex Twist

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/07

Hidden - 2nd - 01/Sep/07

Jesse Dufton - Lead - Sep/07 with Foxy Steve

georgeevans88 - Lead O/S - Sep/07 with Pete

Not very technical, more like a run out jug fest! Finished with traverse on the right instead of straight up the corner after the slab
adamscottthomas - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/07 with Oliver Mentz

one of several ascents
31770 - 25/Aug/07 with adamscottthomas

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Aug/07

Hidden - Lead - 11/Aug/07

Marvino - Lead - 01/Aug/07 with Mark

snakebite - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/07 with Matt Reynolds

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Jul/07

Hidden - 2nd - 29/Jul/07

mlmatt - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/07 with Dan Masterman

Mike W - Solo - 25/Jul/07 with Martin

dpmUK - Lead O/S - 18/Jul/07 with Cider Nut

Loved this climber to bits. Want to do it again. Crux was very intersting.....certainly learnt to use a bit of hand jaming on it.
PaddyMc85 - 2nd O/S - 17/Jul/07 with mikedixon2004

SBMikeD - Lead rpt - 17/Jul/07 with patrick mccan

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Jul/07

Mike Turner - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/07 with Simon Chandler

kim.mulji - Lead - 10/Jun/07

naughtybadboy - 2nd - 03/Jun/07

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 02/Jun/07

alj - Lead β - 02/Jun/07 with leon skeldon

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 02/Jun/07

Hidden - Lead rpt - 26/May/07

Very good route, i really enjoyed it, but did get a bit concerned at one point as i didnt have a big enough cam to put in a pocket half-way up where there arn't many gear placements and i would have easily decked out if i came off, fortunatly Tim chucked one up to me n carried on fine from there.
skittles - Lead O/S - 23/May/07

tontopink - Lead - 21/May/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/May/07

Hidden - 2nd O/S - May/07

Climbed with The Neb Finish. Really pleasant climbing.
bob3141 - Lead - 29/Apr/07 with Oliver Mentz

Fab route!
Flicka - Lead β - 29/Apr/07 with Steve

Amazing. Feels really high and exposed with some great climbing.
mic_b - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/07 with mrsbate

davek - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/07 with Jim

studly84 - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/07 with thomas poulton

Bex Atkinson - 2nd O/S - 13/Apr/07 with Adam Hall

Incredible! Well into deckout territory on the slab but kept my head and finished strongly :-)
hallex - Lead O/S - 13/Apr/07 with Bex Atkinson

nice route - both first & second time round...
ungracefulathlete - 2nd rpt - 10/Apr/07 with not really jamie his bro, Paul

tontopink - Lead - 07/Apr/07

bigglesbutcha - 2nd O/S - 01/Apr/07 with Rodge

Hidden - 2nd - Apr/07

eley1 - Lead - Apr/07 with graham

spacey - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/07 with jo macey

simonw1 - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/07 with Heather Lewis

Neil Pacey - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/07 with Tanya Savage

Monster ca. 12-14m fall whilst attempting the Neb finish. Fell from the top and ended half way down. Amazingly unhurt and so finished the route up the easier finish as for pedestal route.
The Mountain Goat - Lead dog - 10/Mar/07 with Massa Sakano

malc - 2nd rpt - 03/Mar/07 with Paul S

reg_measures - 2nd O/S - 03/Mar/07 with Cameron Berry

treebadger - Lead O/S - 12/Feb/07

Hidden - Solo - 03/Feb/07

robgilchrist - Lead - Feb/07

b.hayley - Lead O/S - Jan/07

davetigger - 2007

good for my first climb of that grade, very balancy, and wind was up, but very nice
C.J.Horsfield - Lead O/S - 2007 with tom boyle

timmy-ts - 2007

Diggler - Lead - 2007

Hidden - Lead - 2007

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2007

Chewie - Lead O/S - 2007

Jenksie - 2nd O/S - 2007

chrisallan - Lead O/S - 2007

Hidden - 2007

tumbling wizard - Lead - 2007

Sidekick - Lead O/S - 2007

lead it first.. size 7 nut got jammed...not leaving that!! only have one!! so up i go again...took a few mins to free the dam thing... fab route :)
markju - Solo β - 15/Oct/06 with tom

Mr Wild - 2nd O/S - 15/Oct/06 with Mark

paul_d - 2nd - 14/Oct/06 with stuart

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/06

Nick Taylor - Lead O/S - Oct/06 with Kerry

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

dan gibson - 2nd rpt - 18/Sep/06 with helen gibson

Excellent route....just feels good
markju - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/06 with lee

Hidden - Solo O/S - 15/Sep/06

Misha - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/06

EAYL - Lead - 05/Sep/06 with LMB

Jonny M - 2nd O/S - Sep/06 with Alleyn Bowen

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/06

Rampikino - Lead - 27/Aug/06 with Cat

Hidden - Solo O/S - 12/Aug/06

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

Really great climb, down as one of my favorites for sure, especially the lower section of the slab.
Lex_2004 - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/06 with Katie Weston

richardr - Aug/06

colin milton - Lead - 21/Jul/06 with horace

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 20/Jul/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/06

would like to lead this at one point
markju - 2nd O/S - 16/Jul/06 with karl

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Jul/06

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

John HW - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/06 with Cath

givemetea - Lead O/S - Jul/06 with Tony Yates

areeves - Lead dog - Jul/06 with Jbird

Carl Smethurst - 2nd - 28/Jun/06 with Gareth Mayhead

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/Jun/06

Hidden - Lead - 24/Jun/06

Katy Nelson - 2nd - 23/Jun/06 with Ian Waddington

Neb finish, simply wonderful
Chris the Tall - Solo rpt - 15/Jun/06

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 07/Jun/06

Will Jung - Lead O/S - Jun/06 with Stuart Cridland

Hidden - 2nd - Jun/06

Alfredo - Lead - Jun/06 with Steve

ArnaudG - Solo rpt - 22/Apr/06

tomboyle - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/06 with mark boden

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Mar/06

great climb
Pem - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/06 with mark griff

did the alternative finish as per hollybush crack, which was green, damp and not protected enough to make for some interesting moments
EG - Lead O/S - 21/Jan/06 with Zara

Not so technical as in more unprotected. Nice climbing though.
A Crook - Lead O/S - 21/Jan/06 with Dom Stockton

Mat J - 2006

dan gibson - 2006

Iain Downie - 2nd - 2006

John Lisle - 2006

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2006

kingholmesy - Lead O/S - 2006 with SteveOc

Nice but not gear till before you head up the top pitch of pedestal route.
Tom M Williams - Lead O/S - 23/Dec/05 with Nicci

Stig - Lead rpt - 14/Nov/05 with Karl Walton

lizzie789 - 2nd - Nov/05 with Luke Thomas

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Oct/05

Si dH - 2nd rpt - 15/Oct/05 with Gerhard

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Sep/05

K Mckay - 2nd - 31/Aug/05 with Richard Mckay

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/05

Hidden - 2nd - 21/Aug/05

Hidden - 20/Aug/05

Hidden - Lead - 07/Aug/05

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Aug/05

JWB - Lead O/S - 06/Aug/05

I think this was the 3rd Roaches trip where I'd wanted to do this, and finally it "felt right" enough to do my first HS.
Caralynh - Lead - 20/Jul/05 with Jez Hadall

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Jul/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/05

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Jul/05

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

Hidden - 2nd - 11/Jun/05

Neb Finish - pics by Simon
Chris the Tall - Solo - Jun/05

wirralclimber1984 - Lead O/S - Jun/05 with Dan Parker

Dave Mason - Lead O/S - Jun/05 with Trev Tatler

With Neb Finish (VS 4b)
Si dH - Lead O/S - 22/May/05 with James

DavidR - 2nd O/S - 14/May/05 with Matt Hopkinson

Hidden - Lead - 02/May/05

Alternative finish
BruceW - Lead rpt - May/05 with Julian, Jen

Andy Barwell - Lead - May/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/05

Chesh - Lead - 2005 with Lawrence

mark s - 2005

Hidden - 2nd - 2005

jfmchivall - 2005

Wil Treasure - 2005

crossdressingrodney - Lead O/S - 31/Oct/04 with victim of mathematics

Lev - Lead rpt - 24/Oct/04 with Paul Martin

chris warner - Lead - Oct/04 with sandhurst

Lev - Lead rpt - 22/Aug/04

Hidden - Lead - 13/Aug/04

Howard J - 2nd - 10/Aug/04 with Mark Ford

BALD EAGLE - Lead - 24/Jul/04 with Kamil Weinberg

victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/04 with Cornish Merlin

Cornish Merlin - 2nd - 12/Jul/04 with Colin Angus

Hidden - Solo rpt - 05/Jun/04

tatz45 - Lead O/S - Jun/04 with Quentin O'Brien

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

Felt very unprotected. Easy finish.
Darrell Read - Lead - 24/Apr/04

Mike Lee - Lead - 19/Apr/04

r0b - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/04 with Chris Usher

Brown - Solo O/S - 06/Mar/04

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2004

Andrew Abraham - Lead O/S - 2004

Stig - Lead O/S - 05/Oct/03 with MUMC

ASchwirtz - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/03 with Mike Todd

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Jun/03

Hidden - Solo O/S - 19/Jun/03

leon - Lead O/S - Jun/03 with Andrew Southam

Smelly Fox - Solo O/S - 08/May/03

Allan Young - 2nd β - 26/Apr/03 with Rob Morris

with Neb finish
Toreador - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/03 with Carmen

Finished up 2nd pitch of Hollybush Crack in one pitch
Ropeboy - Lead - 30/Mar/03

Hidden - 2003

max_chan - 2nd O/S - 2003 with Marvin

petekeron - Lead O/S - 2003

Hidden - Lead O/S - Oct/02

Mark Collins - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/02 with Peter Andersen

wadey1973 - Lead - 18/Aug/02 with Gordon Hutchinson

Russell Flynn - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/02

Hidden - Lead rpt - 23/Jun/02

Andy Clarke - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/02 with Nick

FrankW - AltLd - 14/Apr/02 with Joe

chrishedgehog - 2nd O/S - 24/Mar/02 with Joe Thompson

reg_measures - 2nd O/S - 26/Sep/01 with peter (slim)

cem - 2nd O/S - 23/Aug/01 with Sally Dipple

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/01

kato'sdad - Solo - 2001 with Rob Simpson

RobSimmo - Solo - 2001 with Jon Berry

Theeni - 2001

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

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

Darragh - Jul/00 with Rob

Quite run-out, but superb friction
Steve Pardoe - 2nd - 11/Jun/00 with John Marsland

John Marsland - Lead - 11/Jun/00 with Steve Pardoe

Hidden - 2nd - Jun/00

bullybones - 2000

zero six - Lead O/S - 2000

runestone - 2000

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/99

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/99

antroy - Lead - 15/May/99

Hidden - Lead - 27/Mar/99

Tarquin - 1999

rlrs - Lead - 1999

craig h - Solo O/S - 08/Oct/98 with Jamie Lillieman

Was supposed to be Pedestal Route, but we got the wrong line!
Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd - Aug/98

Good route quite bold I led
wadey1973 - Lead - 03/May/98 with Dave Hilton, Gordon Hutchinson

Hidden - Solo - 12/Oct/97

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/97

Hidden - 2nd - 10/Sep/97

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Aug/97

martroberts - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/97

craig h - Solo rpt - 15/Feb/97

Howard J - 2nd - 18/Jun/96 with John Hopkins

Ian Archer - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/95 with Alan

stevieb - 2nd - 11/Aug/95 with Darren Gilkison, Jon Fisher

Duncan Bourne - Solo O/S - 20/Jul/95

adam carless - Lead O/S - 1995 with Someone from YUMC

nai - Solo - 1995

stevieb - 2nd O/S - 18/Sep/93 with Alison, Nick Knorr

Scott McRae - Lead β - 16/May/93 with Steve Jones

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Apr/93

Hidden - Solo - 1993

Colin Matheson - 2nd - Sep/92 with Dave Gugan

malc - Lead - 29/Jun/92

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

Scott McRae - 2nd O/S - Jun/92 with Steve Jones

Hidden - Solo - 04/Apr/92

SimonN - 07/Oct/91

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/May/91

kato'sdad - Solo - May/91

Raggar - Lead - 30/Mar/91 with Steve B

ChrisJD - Solo - 26/Aug/90

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/May/90

Hidden - Lead - May/90

Roget - Solo O/S - 08/Apr/90

Hidden - Lead - 1990

andrew300169 - 1990

kato'sdad - Lead - Aug/89 with AndyDevine

BigHairyIan - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/89 with Jason (Dave Ogilvie's brother)

Hidden - Solo - 20/May/89

Andy Say - Solo - 19/Mar/89

OMSKB - Lead - 1989

babymoac - Lead - 19/Aug/88 with Bob Hunter & Ralph

tlr - TR - Jun/88 with Fin and Nick

SPD224 - Lead - Jun/88

andy@ark - 2nd - May/88 with andy someone

rockaddiction - Lead O/S - 1988

angry pirate - 1988

Led 14/10/87 + Simon Lee. Solo 30/6/95
Iain Thow - 2nd - 29/Apr/87 with Julian England

charlesmfrench - Solo O/S - 08/Nov/86

Tony Buckley - Lead - May/86

lithos - 2nd - Jul/85 with Paul Eastwood (aston)

Hidden - Solo - 12/Apr/85

Hidden - Lead - 07/Jul/84

Nigel Bond - Lead - 05/Feb/84 with Charlie Leverton

Simon2005 - Lead O/S - 1984

andy gittins - 1984

Hidden - Lead - 04/Aug/83

Hidden - Lead - 31/Jul/83

Hidden - Lead - 19/Jun/83

nigehughes - Lead - May/83 with Colin Griffin

Bit of a stretch on the slab
Babika - 2nd - Mar/83 with Pete Roberts

Hidden - Solo - 10/May/82

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Apr/82

stp - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/81

Hammy - Lead - 24/Jul/81 with Rob Lawson

Nigel Bond - Solo - 05/Apr/80

Andy Fielding - 2nd - 1980 with Mike Gilbert

Ghastly Rubberfeet - Solo - 1980

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/78

Hidden - Lead - 23/Apr/78

JohnHutch - Lead - 17/Sep/77

Chris Ellis - 2nd - 23/Jun/77 with Neil Gregory

RichardMc - 2nd - 01/May/77 with Dave Langmead

Hidden - Lead - 08/May/76

rogerskews - Solo - 1976

Sean Kelly - Solo - Mar/75

Mark Kemball - Lead - 1975

Steve Woollard - Lead - 1974 with Doug Adams

Chris Craggs - 1973

Rog Wilko - Lead - Jan/71 with Debbie Wilkinson

climbed variously inc 18.6.1985
David Smith - Solo - 1970

I thought it hard so Ken Podmore soloed it leather soled winklepickers!!
oldmanofmow - Lead - 1960

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Voting
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hard VS0 of 103
VS0 of 103
easy VS5 of 103
hard HS8 of 103
HS79 of 103
easy HS9 of 103
hard S2 of 103
S0 of 103
easy S0 of 103
hard 4b0 of 99
4b0 of 99
easy 4b3 of 99
hard 4a16 of 99
4a72 of 99
easy 4a8 of 99
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Style of ascent

Soloed63 of 742 (8.5%)
Lead378 of 742 (50.9%)
Followed206 of 742 (27.8%)
Toproped7 of 742 (0.9%)
Alt Leads12 of 742 (1.6%)
Unknown76 of 742 (10.2%)

'Climbed'322 of 742 (43.4%)
clean O/S344 of 742 (46.4%)
clean β10 of 742 (1.3%)
clean rpt60 of 742 (8.1%)
clean RP1 of 742 (0.1%)
dogged2 of 742 (0.3%)
dnf3 of 742 (0.4%)