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Mantis*** HVS 5b

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[Ky on Mantis, 2 kb]8m. The elegant arete on its right then left with a bold start to large cams in the break - a breather - then an airy finish. © ROCKFAX
FA. Andrew Woodward 1974

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List, The Roaches Skyline 'E' challenge.

Photo: Ky on Mantis © Ky
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 95 logbooks, and on 17 wishlists.

Alasdair88 - TR O/S - Apr/13 with Tom, Liz davies, Nicki

Easier than it looks. Only one piece of gear!
julesmckim - Lead - 06/Oct/12 with dave lewis

Ditto in the howling wind. E1 surely as pretty bold
Jon Didymus - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/12 with Rich

danp - Lead β - 29/Sep/12 with Jon Didymus

richiebongo - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/12 with Dan Perrot, Jon Didymus

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/May/12

Done in howling wind... very atmospheric.
Dibdawg - Lead O/S - 13/May/12 with Dean Merchant

pie_eater_pete - Lead O/S - 06/May/12

The Dangler - Lead O/S - 03/May/12

Ky - Lead RP - 15/Aug/11 with Danny T

eel - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/11

felt E1 in the heat to me, bit sweaty and no mat.
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/11 with Becky E

chrisbussell - 2nd - 21/Jun/11 with Tim O'Neill

grakgrak - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/11

pipof747 - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/11

Pretty bold lower arete if you dont use a mat. HVS with one.
Jonathan Hall - 2nd - 31/May/11 with Rob Middleton

marcoleptic - Lead O/S - 25/May/11 with Andy Shep

Laurence Everitt - Lead O/S - 01/May/11 with Louise Hall, Harry Thorpe

galpinos - 2nd - 01/May/11 with Sam

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

alias dave - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/11 with Sam.EB

ed woods - Lead O/S - 16/Mar/11 with Marshall

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2011

Garron - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 01/Aug/10

good climbing, all over by first break
drewish - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/10 with SteveE9

tompilgrem - TR O/S - 23/Jul/10 with Nick/D

Fantastic line- and great layback moves up lower arete to safety of the break .Definitive gives a more realistic E1 grade.
bobpilgrem - TR O/S - 23/Jul/10

mattyork2 - Solo O/S - 20/Jun/10 with Ruth Colston

RuthC - 2nd - 20/Jun/10 with Matt Maynard

jowgli - Solo O/S - 26/May/10 with Dan Smith

peterbull - Lead O/S - 19/May/10

Ebarnes - 2010

As stated in the bmc guide, laybacking the start arete on the left in E1
northy1983 - Solo - 2010

Hidden - Solo - 25/Oct/09

nickwhimster - Lead O/S - 04/Oct/09 with andy abraham

Nick Whimster led, a little delicate footwork required
Andrew Abraham - 2nd - Oct/09

Lloyders - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/09 with Paddy

wolverine - 02/Aug/09 with Iain Mount

smudge - Solo rpt - 04/Jun/09

dannyboy83 - Solo O/S - 11/May/09

tradguy - Lead O/S - 03/May/09 with Alice du Preez

Alex Winter - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/09 with J. Iles-Smith

jiles - 2nd - 11/Apr/09 with alexzander89

boulder start, few problems
hembug - 2nd dog - 07/Mar/09 with mark duggan

Mark D - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/09 with Neil Mackie

Hidden - TR dog - 07/Mar/09

bullwinkle - 2nd O/S - 26/Apr/08 with Paul

tommytuffa - Solo - 06/Apr/08

misterb - Lead - 17/Feb/08 with rachel.gregory.helen

First climb of 2008. Padded out start. Pretty scary all the same.
Owen W-G - Lead O/S - 09/Feb/08 with Robin

kingholmesy - Solo O/S - 2008

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Jon Read - Solo - 15/Sep/07 with Turner & Sharrat

Climbed all the way on the left, makes it a great E1 5c with the crux leaving the ground.
andi turner - Solo O/S - 15/Sep/07 with Jon Read & Mark Sharratt

Monk - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/07 with Mullermn

mullermn - 2nd - 11/Aug/07 with Monkey

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

Spooky at HVS but no really worth E1.
galpinos - Lead O/S - 01/Apr/07 with John

donkster - Lead O/S - 04/Feb/07 with dennis

Birdo - 2007 with Dave Bird

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Dec/06

Not HVS
Si dH - Lead O/S - 04/Nov/06 with Neil Furniss

nige - Lead - 25/Aug/06 with sven rowan

Hidden - 2nd dog - 12/Aug/06

ArnaudG - Lead - 03/May/06

Hidden - TR rpt - 22/Jan/06

Hidden - 2006

Birdo - Apr/05 with Dave Bird

mark s - Solo - 2005

r0b - Solo O/S - 28/Mar/04

Hidden - Solo O/S - 08/Mar/04

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/May/02

tlr - Solo - 2000

Hidden - Solo O/S - 22/Mar/98

Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/97

smudge - Lead O/S - 11/May/96 with Rich

Hidden - 1995

nai - Solo - 1995

Iain Thow - Solo - 16/Apr/93

OMSKB - Solo O/S - 27/Mar/93

andrew300169 - 2nd - 03/May/92 with Pom

Jon Read - Solo O/S - 1992 with Matt Gallagher

Andy Say - Solo - 20/Aug/91

Roget - Solo O/S - 25/Aug/90

Hidden - Lead - 29/Apr/90

andrew300169 - 1990

goi.ashmore - Solo O/S - 01/May/88

Hidden - Solo - 23/Jul/87

Hidden - Solo - 21/Jul/84

andy gittins - 1984

Nigel Bond - Lead - 18/Sep/83 with Charlie Leverton

Hidden - Solo - 10/May/82

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Voting
Total votes cast 115
hard E10 of 44
E10 of 44
easy E128 of 44
hard HVS5 of 44
HVS10 of 44
easy HVS1 of 44
hard VS0 of 44
VS0 of 44
easy VS0 of 44
hard 5c0 of 43
5c0 of 43
easy 5c3 of 43
hard 5b13 of 43
5b24 of 43
easy 5b1 of 43
hard 5a2 of 43
5a0 of 43
easy 5a0 of 43
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Style of ascent

Soloed25 of 95 (26.3%)
Lead42 of 95 (44.2%)
Followed14 of 95 (14.7%)
Toproped5 of 95 (5.3%)
Unknown9 of 95 (9.5%)

'Climbed'36 of 95 (37.9%)
clean O/S52 of 95 (54.7%)
clean β1 of 95 (1.1%)
clean rpt2 of 95 (2.1%)
clean RP1 of 95 (1.1%)
dogged3 of 95 (3.2%)