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[the rib, 2 kb]8m. The right-hand edge of the gully is pleasant enough. Starting up the gully to avoid the bulges is quite a bit easier. © ROCKFAX

Photo: the rib © Paul Hy
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 158 logbooks, and on 4 wishlists.

Craig Rice - Lead O/S - 13/Apr/13 with Keith Mott

cjb1992 - Solo β - 02/Mar/13

Not great for practising placing gear.
davemcummings - Lead O/S - 23/Feb/13 with Christine, Steven

Hidden - 2nd β - 17/Feb/13

fuzzysheep01 - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/13 with Andre and Jamie

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Feb/13

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Feb/13

91dave - Lead - Feb/13

Bit stiff and committing for a diff??? Crimps? Felt closer to HVD/S
charley - Solo O/S - 07/Oct/12

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

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Sep/12

Dan Vaj - Solo O/S - 08/Sep/12

Hidden - Solo - 08/Sep/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/12

jakethepeg - TR - 07/Sep/12

popebenedictus - Solo O/S - 28/Aug/12 with Soloed

bullybones - Solo - 24/Aug/12

swoollock - Lead - 14/Aug/12

cragant - Lead - 14/Aug/12

First ever time on rock. Easy second.
scooba2cv - 2nd - 14/Aug/12

adamlevs - Solo O/S - 30/Jul/12

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

matthewpwilson - 2nd O/S - 21/Jul/12 with Colin McManus

Hidden - 2nd - 21/Jul/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Jun/12

Bit of a one move wonder and not much else.
Dan Simcox - Lead - 10/Jun/12 with Mark James Kowal

moorsy88 - Solo O/S - 12/May/12

Hidden - 2nd - 05/May/12

Hidden - Lead - 05/May/12

byatt2002 - 2nd - 24/Mar/12

The move over the bulge is surprising bold for a diff, using some smaller crimps and slopers...
jmcshopes - Lead - 24/Mar/12

Morgan P - Lead O/S - 25/Feb/12 with Tara O'Neil

TDSvejstrup - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/12

Duffers - Lead O/S - 23/Oct/11 with Iain Reith

shepman - Lead - 16/Oct/11 with Chantelle Barns

Radical-G - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11

Poorly graded actually way harder
kez1 - TR RP - 14/Oct/11 with mike jones

sammycolon - Lead - 11/Sep/11

RachelEm - 2nd - 11/Sep/11 with Rich Bailey

Brannock - Solo O/S - 20/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/11

Petarghh - Solo - 09/Aug/11

Paul Hy - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/11 with Tom P, Christine P, Ian

Actionflack - TR O/S - 23/Apr/11

Really nice climb, would be excellent if a little longer! First move is by far the hardest.
Stuart Hurworth - Solo O/S - 08/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 02/Apr/11

tricky move to overcome the bulges on very marginal gear but nice climbing throughout
gb83 - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11 with Will AHM

spbond - 2nd O/S - 06/Mar/11 with Bobby K

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

alexcollins123 - Lead O/S - 12/Feb/11

Homebrew165 - Lead O/S - 17/Dec/10

JohnBear - Lead - 25/Oct/10

MarkRoe - Lead O/S - 25/Oct/10 with John Niven

josephgrimwade - Lead O/S - Oct/10 with Nathan Coward

Alex Winter - Solo O/S - 18/Sep/10

good start for a lead climb
Birdmanuk - Lead β - 09/Sep/10

electriclinz - 2nd - 07/Sep/10 with Robert

taps323 - Lead - Sep/10 with Nicolas Genevieve

Actionflack - TR - Sep/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/10

The Pix - 2nd O/S - 05/Jul/10 with Craig Perkins

Lead with direct start, so HS 4b according to new BMC guide :)
gingerwolf - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/10

Tonks - Lead - 07/Jun/10

Ah, the shame. :( A really unpleasant start that wasn't what I expected in my 'warm up climb'. I'm not surprised the direct start gets HS in the new book.
cameron_hall - Lead dnf - 06/Jun/10

richyclimb - Lead - 21/May/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/May/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/May/10

AmyLauren - 2nd - 15/May/10 with David

AmyLauren - 2nd - 15/May/10 with David

Hidden - Solo O/S - 25/Apr/10

D Berry - Solo O/S - 18/Apr/10

Hidden - Solo - Apr/10

partz - Lead O/S - 14/Mar/10 with Dan Smart, Tim Clark

Pbclimbing.com - 2010

Hidden - 2010

philw - 2010

emilysmile - Lead - 25/Oct/09

The first proper move over bulge was very awkward
PhilfromPoynton - TR O/S - 04/Oct/09 with Julie Cunningham

Hidden - TR - 04/Oct/09

Hidden - Solo O/S - 06/Sep/09

Hidden - Lead - 02/Sep/09

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Sep/09

Mike W - Solo - 22/Aug/09

mmalbon - Solo - 19/Aug/09 with Mick and Simon

bavarianGaz - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/09 with Dan, Ash and Tom

Tom Lee-Field - 2nd O/S - 16/Aug/09 with Dan, Gaz

Josh Hoyle - Solo - 08/Aug/09

Jon Dittman - Solo - 28/Jun/09

Steve J P - Lead - 28/Jun/09 with CP

Claire Pallett - 2nd dnf - 28/Jun/09 with SP

Big Steve - 09/May/09 with Karen

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/May/09

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

Ed Westwood - Solo O/S - 25/Apr/09 with nilsamelinckx

Ralphie_coombs - Solo O/S - 14/Apr/09 with raf richard

Goody - Lead O/S - 01/Apr/09 with Dave Naul

Ralphie_coombs - Lead O/S - 2009 with Malcolm Coombs

jumpingjimminy - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/08 with Ellie

Hidden - 2nd - 21/Sep/08

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Jul/08

Definitely a Mod if you start from in the gully to the left. Used as a quick warm up for Rib Wall.
mmalbon - Solo - 16/Jul/08 with Mick

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/May/08

Hidden - 2nd - 30/May/08

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/May/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/May/08

Allan Young - 2nd rpt - 03/May/08 with Rachel Bull

Agree with S 4a as stated in the RockFax update
Allan Young - Lead O/S - 03/May/08 with Owen Evans, Rachel Bull

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

richardhopton - Solo - 01/Feb/08

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

hughr - Lead - 2008

edmund94 - Lead O/S - 04/Nov/07

RMAS, teaching leading
Theeni - 2nd O/S - 04/Nov/07

Al Franks - 2nd O/S - 03/Nov/07 with Liz Davies and Suvi

Alasdair88 - 2nd O/S - 03/Nov/07 with Suvi, Liz davies

Second lead (online as S4a)
lizzie789 - Lead O/S - 03/Nov/07 with Alasdair88

Chris Plewa - Oct/07 with zoe strong

Calder - Solo - 02/Sep/07

Hidden - Lead - 27/Aug/07

Chris Lyon - Solo - 31/Jul/07 with Tom Whitehead

supposidly a diff, im happy to say S
tristangale - Lead O/S - 13/May/07 with Alasdair

davek - Solo O/S - 21/Apr/07

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

dja - Lead O/S - 05/Mar/07 with Matt Ling

matt ling - 2nd O/S - 05/Mar/07 with dja

Hidden - 2007

The grade of this is wrong, it's Diff in Rockfax, Mod in BMC
Toreador - Solo O/S - 04/Nov/06

Hidden - TR - 28/Sep/06

Hidden - Solo - 26/Aug/06

Hidden - Lead - 21/Jul/06

reubensampson - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/06 with Justyna Gemzala

tomboyle - Solo O/S - 28/Jun/06

Down in the print version of Western Grit as a Diff, online as S 4a
Dominion - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/06 with Flicka

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/06

david the bear - 2nd O/S - 15/Apr/06 with Matt S

Hidden - TR - 23/Oct/05

spacey - Lead O/S - Sep/05 with jo macey

Rampikino - Lead - 17/Apr/05 with Liz Hay

DanT - Lead rpt - 19/Feb/05 with Flick Towns

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2005

dannyboy83 - Solo O/S - 2005

Hidden - Solo - 07/Dec/04

DanT - Lead rpt - 05/Sep/04 with James Creedy

Retroman3 - Solo O/S - 22/Aug/04 with Yan

Rampikino - Solo - 07/Aug/04 with Liz, Ian, Claire, Glyn

Somerset swede basher - Solo O/S - 2004

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

Hidden - 2003

rocktigger - Lead O/S - 2000 with lorna

Martyn - 1999

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

Hedley - TR - 1996 with Ali Parkes

Andy Say - Solo - 20/Aug/91

Roget - Solo O/S - 16/May/90

angry pirate - 1988

tapley - Solo - 18/Sep/87

Iain Thow - Solo - 16/Oct/85

Ghastly Rubberfeet - Solo - 1980

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
Hidden, bernardmordan, Hidden, ChrisHolloway1

Voting
Total votes cast 21
hard VD0 of 12
VD0 of 12
easy VD1 of 12
hard HD0 of 12
HD9 of 12
easy HD0 of 12
hard D2 of 12
D0 of 12
easy D0 of 12
3 Stars0 of 9
2 Stars5 of 9
1 Star3 of 9
0 Stars1 of 9
Bag of .....0 of 9
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Style of ascent

Soloed43 of 158 (27.2%)
Lead66 of 158 (41.8%)
Followed31 of 158 (19.6%)
Toproped9 of 158 (5.7%)
Unknown9 of 158 (5.7%)

'Climbed'68 of 158 (43.0%)
clean O/S81 of 158 (51.3%)
clean β3 of 158 (1.9%)
clean rpt3 of 158 (1.9%)
clean RP1 of 158 (0.6%)
dnf2 of 158 (1.3%)