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Rubberneck*** HVS 5a

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['Amy' battling past the crux section of Rubberneck on second (HVS 5a) at the third cloud, 2 kb]14m. Follow the superb central crack with good gear and fine sustained climbing - the start is rather perplexing. At the top of the crack, climb the wall up and right for the most fitting finale. © ROCKFAX
FA. Robin Barley 1967

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Western Grit: Top 50, The Roaches - Routes Graded List, Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs, ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List.

Photo: 'Amy' battling past the crux section of Rubberneck on second (HVS 5a) at the third cloud © PeteWilson
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 217 logbooks, and on 24 wishlists.

psborland - 2nd - 19/May/13 with Max Lowry

Siyfion - 2nd dog - 06/May/13

sgl0jd - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/13

v.tough for grade. commiting moves and poor gear low down. 1st climb this year, but never usually struggle at HVS.
mark4344 - Lead dnf - 19/Apr/13 with Matt Payne

cheeky - TR O/S - 19/Apr/13 with Mark Philipson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2013

sputnik - Lead O/S - 24/Nov/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Nov/12

Hidden - TR - 13/Oct/12

Chriswallis2 - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/12 with Anna

bullybones - 2nd - 22/Sep/12 with Dave Garnett

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

cem - 2nd rpt - 22/Sep/12 with Paul Bolton

Hidden - Lead - 01/Sep/12

toasted - Lead - 01/Sep/12 with Andy Graham

RedFox - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/12 with Tom K

Different Steve - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12 with Jason

jasonpm - 2nd - 21/Jul/12 with Steve IMC

simeclimb68 - 2nd - 12/Jul/12 with Phil Layton

Second ever fall onto gear (a number 3 wire) which was in the way of a possible hold. Two of the lower three pieces of gear popped out. Had a rest on the rope and finished the route with difficulty.
Phil Layton - Lead dog - 12/Jul/12 with simon

namagnall - 2nd - 12/Jun/12

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

Slightly slippery. Needs more traffic to keep it clean.
stevetheleg - Lead dog - 11/Jun/12 with Nathan Magnall, Jay Conlon

Left all the gear for Stu lol.
WillDoyle - 2nd - 29/May/12

Hidden - 2nd - 27/May/12

TommityP - Lead O/S - 27/May/12

Hidden - 2nd - 20/May/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/May/12

Hidden - Lead - 20/May/12

Hidden - Lead - 18/May/12

Hannes B - Lead O/S - 12/May/12 with Rik

outstanding. one of those climbs you wish went on forever
Alex@home - Lead O/S - 02/May/12 with The Doctor

great climb!
timmyhobby - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/12

hoggy90 - 2nd - 05/Apr/12

Quite tricky.
andrew sandercock - 2nd - 01/Apr/12 with robert sandercock

Hidden - 26/Mar/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 13/Mar/12

Jim Malo - 2nd dog - 03/Mar/12 with Dave W, Barry

fatbuoybazza - Lead O/S - 03/Mar/12 with jim, daveyw

Nice to get a clean ascent 10 years later
Stone Muppet - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/12 with ah

Hidden - Lead dog - 19/Feb/12

dickie01 - 2nd O/S - 14/Jan/12 with Joe Heasman

Hidden - 2012

Tony Kartawick - 2012

AlexRenshaw - 2nd - 06/Nov/11 with Ted Lister, Thomas Renshaw

Did the crux by rocking rightwards onto the ledge just to the right of the crack. Made a weird move to get back to the right hand side. Awesome moves for the rest of the route. Top notch
James Oswald - Lead O/S - 26/Oct/11 with Jon Stewart

Fell off twice having lead the route 10 minutes before....
James Oswald - 2nd dog - 26/Oct/11 with Jon Stewart

Speeddemonsi - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/11

Andrew Barker - 2nd - 26/Sep/11 with Si

Dave Rumney - 04/Sep/11 with Tanya Milner

vanderz - Lead O/S - 03/Sep/11 with patrick dawson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/11

bigdrew - 2nd O/S - 13/Jul/11 with Rich R

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

Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 18/Jun/11 with Richard

Very nice
Dan Geh - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/11 with James Barber, Adam Jordan

Amazing! and not polished, bonus!
Laurence Everitt - Lead O/S - 27/May/11 with Ruth Buckberry

clive-greenwood - 2nd - 21/May/11 with Dave Clarke

Bridging in the first half required the ability to pull the splits which I did not seem to have
JaseSSDD - 2nd dog - 19/May/11 with Ian Barker

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Apr/11

Absolutely awesome line. Interesting moves up to the crack that suited my style of climbing and then boldly climbing the crack knowing the gear is awesome. Loved it! Again, I did it because there was know retreat once you commit to it. The flake at the top feels unstable.
Emma-Louise Anderson - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/11 with Adam Newmark, Mel Brown

Adam Newmark - 2nd - 25/Apr/11 with Mel brown, Emma Louise Anderson

Amy Kilpin - 2nd - 23/Apr/11

tatz45 - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/11 with Wes Inskip

Dizz - 2nd - 17/Apr/11 with max

iceaxejuggler - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11 with Paolo, Simon P

Jon Read - 2nd - 16/Apr/11 with Brian Wyvill

Adam Booth - 2nd O/S - 18/Mar/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Mar/11

simeclimb68 - Lead rpt - 22/Jan/11

matthomas79 - 2nd - 22/Jan/11 with Simon Palmer

Luke Brooks - 2011

Rory Shaw - 2011

Hidden - 2011

adie84 - 2011

Found this really technical. A really nice route, even if I was swearing at it a lot. Slab at the top was very green! Must learn to do the splits before jumping on a route like this again.
Chris Sansum - Lead O/S - 12/Dec/10 with Phil Gibson

tedj234 - 25/Sep/10 with Kate Campbell

Alex Winter - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/10 with T. Selvage

tigertim - 2nd - 08/Sep/10 with Alex Winter

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 01/Aug/10

Brilliant, solid at the grade
drewish - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/10 with SteveE9

Lenny - Lead dog - 24/Jul/10 with Paul

climbing_wiggy - 2nd β - 24/Jul/10 with Leon

sweet route but quite stiff
Alroy - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/10 with ben peake

tricky start, delicate in the middle - nice!
999thAndy - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/10

Nic showed me how to do bridging move- one to lead another time.
bobpilgrem - TR O/S - 18/May/10 with Bob/Nic

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

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

edinbed - Lead - 18/Apr/10

Shauna - 2nd O/S - 11/Apr/10 with Jules

Really good route - nice and technical and sustained.
Swotson - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/10 with Tony Madden

crossdressingrodney - 2nd RP - 10/Apr/10 with John Nuttall

GrantB - Lead - 03/Apr/10 with James

Very hard, slightly insecure start with blind gear. Glad to be on the blunt end of this one!
jkarran - 2nd - 03/Apr/10 with Grant

CharlieMack - 2nd O/S - 11/Mar/10 with Rik Battye

one seemingly desperate move then big holds all the way
Tomprusk - 07/Mar/10 with Racheal

Boy - 04/Mar/10 with Si Wilson

rikbattye - Lead O/S - Mar/10

GF - 2010

Ebarnes - 2010

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Sep/09

well worth the walk over from the roaches at the end of the day what a route!!!! Keeps you working on good holds and bomber gear even after the amazing 'rubberhips' move :D
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/09 with Phil Baxter

Hidden - 2nd - 23/Aug/09

E1 5b surely?
Jim Slater - 2nd dog - 16/Aug/09 with Trev Wilson

Hidden - Lead - 23/Jul/09

Hidden - 2nd - 09/May/09

IceMonkey1982 - 03/May/09

James B - Lead - 18/Apr/09 with Nick

donkster - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/09 with dennis

Kingsjester - TR - 06/Apr/09 with Martin cleaver

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/09

Lev - Lead O/S - 02/Nov/08 with Emma Ross

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 02/Nov/08

Stone Rooster - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/08 with luke Brooks

Awesome route - sustained for the grade
jon bradley - 2nd rpt - 11/May/08 with Huw Howells

Sustained - need to be flexible for the first few moves too!
graphiclunarkid - 2nd dog - 11/May/08 with Huw

Quite hard and sustained. Has a surprising variety of types of moves and doesnt really ever ease off much.
Si dH - Lead O/S - 07/May/08 with Neil Furniss

bullwinkle - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/08 with Paul

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Mar/08

Dux - 2nd dog - 18/Mar/08 with Andy Smith

Belayed Rob prior to leading myself. Nice crux moves but shame it fizzles out so soon.
Owen W-G - Lead β - 10/Feb/08 with Robin

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

Hidden - 2008

JimR - 11/Nov/07

Ian Parnell - 2nd O/S - 24/Oct/07 with Jon Winter

Rich Kirby - 2nd O/S - 06/Oct/07

Hidden - Lead - 06/Oct/07

cem - Lead rpt - 06/Oct/07 with David T, Rob Truckle

Jus - 2nd - 30/Sep/07

Great climb - the kind you want to jump straight back on to savour a second time. Probably will go back for another turn, since I rather carelessly fell out of the crack!
Andy Clarke - Lead dog - 15/Sep/07 with Rob

dan gibson - Lead rpt - 12/Aug/07

The holds in the crack were a welcome relief after the technicalities of the scoop. Loved it despite being very pumped near the top.
Marvino - Lead - 04/Jul/07 with Rach

started to lead (first hvs)wussed out, then topped :(
flyboy86 - TR - Jun/07 with Nick (kendogcatchy)

galpinos - Lead O/S - 01/Apr/07 with John

Chesh - 2nd - 25/Mar/07 with Tom

Mr Wild - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/07 with chesh

Jon Read - 2nd rpt - 14/Jan/07 with Mark Sharratt

Rob Kennard - 2007

Hidden - Lead - 12/Nov/06

dan gibson - Lead rpt - 17/Sep/06 with helen gibson

Stig - 2nd O/S - 07/Sep/06 with Charlie Reade-Jahn

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/06

ArnaudG - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/06 with Goi

feilx - Lead O/S - 29/Jul/06 with Tom

dan gibson - Solo O/S - 02/Jun/06

gregoritos - Lead O/S - Jun/06

WB - Lead O/S - 18/Feb/06 with Guy

John Lisle - 2006

Chesh - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/05 with ScotsPaul

John Southworth - Lead O/S - Sep/05

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

Smelly Fox - Lead O/S - 02/May/05 with Slim Beam

A Downing - Lead O/S - 04/Apr/05 with Ben Monkton

Ben1983 - Lead O/S - 2005

Jon Read - Lead O/S - 2005 with Debs

aulda - 2nd O/S - 04/Sep/04 with Dave R

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Jul/04

FrankW - 2nd rpt - 16/May/04 with Peter T

Coel Hellier - Lead - 2004

Brian Rodgers - 2nd O/S - 2004 with Phil Authers

mark s - Solo O/S - 2004

lithos - Lead - 18/Oct/03

The Pylon King - Lead O/S - Oct/03 with ???????????????

Hidden - Lead O/S - Oct/03

kato'sdad - Lead - May/03 with Rob Simpson

RobSimmo - 2nd O/S - May/03 with Jon Berry

chrishedgehog - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/03 with Joe Thompson

Hidden - Lead - 15/Mar/03

With Dunc, Bri Rodgers etc, 2003 ish? 1 rest
eduardo - Lead dog - 2003

Hidden - Lead - 16/Aug/02

Hidden - Lead - 15/Aug/02

Hidden - Lead - 07/Jul/02

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

Phill Mitch - Lead O/S - 2002 with john d

Stone Muppet - 2002

bullybones - 2002

cem - 2nd O/S - 23/Sep/01 with Graham Dolman

chris sm - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/99

Great route.
chris sm - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/99 with Ruth Taylor

Billg - Lead O/S - 27/May/98 with Alisdair Pettifer

Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/98

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/May/97

Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/97

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/96 with Dave Banham-Hughes

Gordon Stainforth - Lead - 20/Sep/95 with John Stainforth, Chris Thorp

Hidden - Lead - 20/Jul/95

michael burrows - 2nd - 23/Apr/95 with richard parry

nige - Lead - Feb/95 with sven rowan

Phil West - 2nd β - 1995 with Steve Wild & jimmy Turner

Scott McRae - Lead O/S - Jun/94 with Steve Jones

OMSKB - Lead - 05/Sep/93

Hidden - TR - 05/Jul/92

nai - Lead - 1992

Andy Say - Solo - 20/Aug/91

whispering nic - Lead - 29/Jun/91 with noj

Roget - Solo rpt - 20/Jun/91

Gordon Stainforth - 2nd - 24/Mar/91 with Brad Jackson

Roget - Lead O/S - 16/Mar/91

Andy Fielding - Lead - 1991 with Mark Lardner

whispering nic - Lead O/S - Oct/90 with Ali W

sadams - Lead - 31/Aug/90 with Mark Bonham

John Marsland - Lead - 08/Jul/90 with Dave Mould and Allen Newby

Hidden - 2nd - 07/May/89

Hidden - Apr/89

Kafoozalem - Lead O/S - 26/May/87 with Andy Grieve

Hidden - Lead - 1986

charlesmfrench - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/85

shark - 2nd - 02/Jun/85 with Phill Dickens

Hidden - Lead - 06/Jun/82

Hidden - 2nd - 10/May/82

nbotting - 1982

Hidden - Lead - 1982

Hidden - Lead - 18/Oct/81

Mark Kemball - Lead - 1980

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Sep/79

Mark Kemball - Lead dnf - 11/May/77

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Voting
Total votes cast 192
hard E10 of 65
E11 of 65
easy E12 of 65
hard HVS8 of 65
HVS54 of 65
easy HVS0 of 65
hard VS0 of 65
VS0 of 65
easy VS0 of 65
hard 5b0 of 62
5b1 of 62
easy 5b8 of 62
hard 5a22 of 62
5a31 of 62
easy 5a0 of 62
hard 4c0 of 62
4c0 of 62
easy 4c0 of 62
3 Stars60 of 65
2 Stars3 of 65
1 Star2 of 65
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Style of ascent

Soloed4 of 217 (1.8%)
Lead120 of 217 (55.3%)
Followed65 of 217 (30.0%)
Toproped6 of 217 (2.8%)
Unknown22 of 217 (10.1%)

'Climbed'93 of 217 (42.9%)
clean O/S93 of 217 (42.9%)
clean β3 of 217 (1.4%)
clean rpt12 of 217 (5.5%)
clean RP1 of 217 (0.5%)
dogged13 of 217 (6.0%)
dnf2 of 217 (0.9%)