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Cracked Arete HS 4b

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14m. Climb the well-travelled slab (tricky to start) to a ledge then tackle the well protected crack left of the final chimney. © ROCKFAX
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This climb is in 178 logbooks, and on 3 wishlists.

Adam15 - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/13

BB95 - Lead - 07/Apr/13 with Gavin Redfern

Paul Hy - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/13 with Andy S

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/13

RachaelB - 2nd - 14/Oct/12 with Graham Knight

The start was tricky, slipped a couple of times before I finally got it.
The Iain - 2nd O/S - 22/Sep/12

Hidden - 2nd - 08/Sep/12

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

David Kay - 2nd - 04/Sep/12 with James Hoyes

Hoyes - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/12 with David K

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

Good variety of moves - slab at the bottom and steep jugs at the top. Enjoyable
Babika - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/12 with Kiwi Pete

lcullum7 - 2nd O/S - 14/Jul/12 with Dave Lomax

Top rope self belay
solfreak - 20/May/12

mmalbon - 2nd - 24/Mar/12 with Dave Lowndes, Simon

JohnHutch - Lead - 19/Mar/12 with Nik H

buxtoncoffeelover - 2nd - 19/Mar/12

Hidden - 2012

Bloody freezin..
fatbuoybazza - Lead rpt - 04/Dec/11 with liv_the_div

Green, and nice to have cams. Became sketchy when the fog rolled in and made the holds slippery.
scotty h - Lead dog - 19/Nov/11 with Edd Harris, Tim Nixon

Slopey!
Radical-G - Lead β - 15/Oct/11

Adderbury Climber - 2nd O/S - 10/Sep/11 with Kez

kez1 - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/11 with ian gunn

valentinesbabe - Lead O/S - 03/Sep/11 with Kevin Tithe

Tithe Technique - 2nd O/S - 03/Sep/11 with Angela Paul

Hidden - 19/Aug/11

climbingdrummer - 2nd O/S - 30/Jul/11 with Jonny, Duncan

J25 - 2nd - 30/Jul/11 with Duncan Disorderly, Tim Harper

Hidden - 28/Jul/11

Ali.B - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/11

mes32 - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 03/Jul/11

DanT - 2nd rpt - 21/Jun/11 with James Moore

donkster - 2nd rpt - Jun/11 with Alfie, ki

culmclimberRob - Solo - 01/May/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11

Tom Harper - 2nd - 15/Apr/11 with Michale Jones

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/11

staceyjg - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/11 with Chris Gardner

nice climb
najki_2000 - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/11 with Chris Rose

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

hairynortherner - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/11 with Tom, Andy

bavarianGaz - Lead - 20/Mar/11 with Damian and Len

Daymo - 2nd O/S - 06/Mar/11 with Gaz, Len Oakes

Hidden - Lead - 06/Mar/11

Very green & hard to trust the grit at the momebt
Chalky Cat - 2nd O/S - 04/Mar/11 with Dom

Nasty and green for the grade
Peakology - Lead O/S - 04/Mar/11 with cat

Ky - 2011 with Donk

nice climb to start the day, not too green either
sleavesley - 2nd O/S - 20/Nov/10 with Nick Scott

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

Good climbing, deserves a star despite the ledge.
climbingpixie - Lead O/S - 24/Oct/10 with Andy

A great climb. The upper crack is well protected and offers some nice moves up to the finish.
matthomas79 - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/10 with Nathan Hassell

Mark Salter - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/10 with Gareth Lewis

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Jun/10

Surprised this is HS. Felt like an S
eonuk - Lead - 27/Jun/10 with Wayne

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

nr - 2nd O/S - 19/Jun/10 with Solcambs

Solcambs - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10 with Neil Ronketti

The slab at the start is really polished.
Kelly D - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/10 with dpmUK

dpmUK - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/10 with Kelly

lukebowman551 - 2nd - 12/Jun/10 with Craig Shelley

gingerwolf - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/10

Double Knee Bar - 2nd O/S - 05/Jun/10 with TomBond

Nic lead
bobpilgrem - 2nd - 24/May/10 with Bob/Nic

I agree this is not that hard (it is a nice climb though)
augustus trout - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/10 with Dave BuxtonMC

Ken Taylor - 2010

Hidden - Solo O/S - 23/Oct/09

Tom Lee-Field - 2nd O/S - 26/Sep/09 with Dan

Rick Ashton - 2nd O/S - 06/Sep/09 with Richard McElligot

RichardMc - Lead O/S - 06/Sep/09 with Richard Ashton

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/09

RCrockford - 2nd - 02/Aug/09 with Charlie

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Jun/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/09

Hidden - TR dog - 13/Jun/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 31/May/09

I used the features on the arete to the right, not sure if this is cheating, but I don't really care :-) Very enjoyable, great little route.
mmalbon - Lead - 31/May/09 with Mick

nice climb soloed the first slab to the ledge
axeman - Lead O/S - 31/May/09 with schofield

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

Hidden - Lead - May/09

bobpilgrem - Lead β - 26/Apr/09 with Bob/Tom

donkster - Lead rpt - 11/Apr/09

PaulGreenhead - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/09 with Kirsty

Kirsty - 2nd - 05/Apr/09 with PaulGreenhead

Seemed about VDiff.
joe larner - Solo O/S - 03/Apr/09

Hidden - 2009

Hidden - Lead - 2009

SteveM - Lead O/S - 11/Oct/08 with Kat

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

Hidden - Lead - Oct/08

rob wmc - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/08 with Pete

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

snakebite - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/08 with Becki Blackshaw

sarah87 - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/08 with Chris Jones

Ben Hollands - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/08 with Wendy Anderson

nice climbin, good gear, probly better if you remember your nuts too!!
fatbuoybazza - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/08 with olivia

dashitboarder - 2nd - 15/Jun/08 with Dad

Hidden - Solo O/S - 07/Jun/08

DanT - Lead O/S - 10/May/08 with Jake Hickenbotham

I've got this down as a HVDiff with no technical grade in my guide book (On Peak Rock). It is quite easy if you stick to the line described in the book, if you venture to the left you get on to Condor Slab which is definitely more technical (4b in the book).
mmalbon - TR - 10/May/08 with Mick, Simon and James

Seconded previously a few years ago
Neil Henson - Lead β - 08/May/08 with Graham Robinson

Hidden - Lead - 26/Apr/08

michael burrows - 2nd - 26/Apr/08 with colin

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/08

cooper leek - Lead O/S - Mar/08 with donk

Mike W - Solo O/S - 11/Feb/08

Jonny M - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/08 with Adam Limer

Chris Harding - TR O/S - 2008 with Ben & Wendy

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

chrisallan - Lead O/S - 2008

tomboyle - Lead O/S - 07/Oct/07 with simon boyle

rachelwheatcroft - Lead - 30/Sep/07 with Jamie

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/07

bobpilgrem - TR - 19/Jun/07 with Bob/Nic

Andrew Abraham - Jun/07

Steve Banham - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/07 with Welsh Chris

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/07

Mike W - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/07

Hidden - Solo - 08/Oct/06

dan gibson - Solo O/S - 08/Oct/06

Retroman3 - 2nd - 22/Jul/06 with Yan, Rachel, Steph

Hidden - Lead - 24/Jun/06

Col Allott - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/06 with Alex Sturrock

Hidden - 2006

Hidden - Lead - 16/Oct/05

Rampikino - Lead - 29/Jul/05 with Claire Rollason

Si dH - Lead O/S - 22/May/05 with James

Hidden - Lead - 01/May/05

leonjones - Lead - 30/Apr/05 with Paul Ness

Alaric - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/04 with Neil

Apharri - Lead O/S - May/04 with Dave Wharton

beermonkey - 2nd - Mar/04 with mike

Hidden - 2004

max_chan - 2nd O/S - 2004 with Rob M

Neil Henson - 2nd - 2004 with Mark Collins

Toreador - Lead O/S - 19/Oct/03 with Carmen

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Aug/03

Laramadness - Solo - 21/Jul/03

Stevie_R - 2nd O/S - 05/Jun/03 with rod

Marq - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/03 with Becca Smith

Climbed on shunt
Yourlead - TR - 14/Apr/03

Hidden - 2nd - 05/Apr/03

Cake - 2nd - 05/Apr/03 with Matt

Hidden - Lead - 2003

D Berry - Solo O/S - 26/Oct/02

Neil Curtis - 2nd - 21/Sep/02 with James Tyson

Neil Curtis - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/02 with Chris Boswell

Sankey - 2nd - 29/Mar/02 with Andy E

platt2000 - Lead - 2002

Ropeboy - Solo - 30/Sep/00

kato'sdad - Lead - 08/Aug/00 with Rob Simpson

RobSimmo - 2nd - 08/Aug/00 with Jon Berry

Nick Smith - UKC - Solo - May/00

rocktigger - Lead O/S - 2000 with Clare

Hidden - Solo - 03/May/99

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

FrankW - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/98 with Roland K

Budge - Solo - 04/Jun/98 with Mike Oates

chris sm - Solo - Jul/97

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

nai - Solo - 1995

andrew300169 - Solo - 03/May/92 with Pom

Andy Say - Solo - 19/Aug/91

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

andrew300169 - 1990

Iain Thow - Lead - 05/May/88 with Andy Sutton

tapley - Solo - 18/Sep/87

Ian Archer - Lead O/S - 06/Sep/86 with Tony Morris

Billg - Solo - 01/Jun/85 with Dave Gregory

JohnHutch - Lead - Aug/83

Gordon Stainforth - Solo - 30/Apr/77

rogerskews - Solo - 1974

Rog Wilko - Lead - Mar/71 with Debbie Wilkinson

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Voting
Total votes cast 95
hard VS0 of 34
VS0 of 34
easy VS0 of 34
hard HS0 of 34
HS7 of 34
easy HS2 of 34
hard S25 of 34
S0 of 34
easy S0 of 34
hard 4c0 of 32
4c0 of 32
easy 4c0 of 32
hard 4b0 of 32
4b5 of 32
easy 4b2 of 32
hard 4a25 of 32
4a0 of 32
easy 4a0 of 32
3 Stars0 of 29
2 Stars3 of 29
1 Star16 of 29
0 Stars8 of 29
Bag of .....2 of 29
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Style of ascent

Soloed25 of 178 (14.0%)
Lead88 of 178 (49.4%)
Followed49 of 178 (27.5%)
Toproped5 of 178 (2.8%)
Unknown11 of 178 (6.2%)

'Climbed'74 of 178 (41.6%)
clean O/S93 of 178 (52.2%)
clean β4 of 178 (2.2%)
clean rpt4 of 178 (2.2%)
dogged3 of 178 (1.7%)