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Bovine** HVS 5b

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3 pitches. Start from the grassy terrace below the crag where rusty streaks on the rock are an obvious feature. Go straight up to the traverse line of Oxo and then move up into the right facing corner above the diagonal ramp - a piton is an obvious feature high in the corner. Straight up the corner to a large ledge and then follow the same corner line (awkward but quite easy if a semi-layback is adopted) to a second ledge below the top pich of Oxo - belay. Move easily down the slab to the right to the ledge at the top of Oxo, pitch 1. Climb the awkward left facing corner (good wire placements) until your right hand can reach an obvious hold above your head on the right edge of the groove. Bridge up until you can move your left hand onto a higher hold above your right hand and then move round onto the front of the buttress. From there a series of steep moves on excellent holds leads to the top.
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This climb is in 88 logbooks, and on 10 wishlists.

awesome 2nd pitch
air - AltLd O/S - 08/Jun/13 with Lloyd

P1.
Lloyders - AltLd O/S - 08/Jun/13 with Air

The line of Bovox would have been more logical.
Jim at Craigdhu - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/12 with RC Neil H

jade Edwards Leaney - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/12 with David Hopwood

Hidden - 2nd - Aug/12

guy757 - AltLd - 27/May/12

Lovely! Should have led the second pitch and not have wimped because of a few specks of rain though. Great climb
Sardien - 2nd O/S - 06/Apr/12 with Andy Scott

HIGHTOWER - AltLd - 12/Mar/12 with Ruth

Hidden - 2012

Hard move, delicate bridging to clip the peg.
brockers - Lead O/S - 2012 with Maggie Bass

Hidden - AltLd - 13/Sep/11

Hidden - AltLd - 04/Jun/11

hard first pitch. good technical feet required.
psychomansam - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/11

jshields - Lead - 10/Apr/11 with Ed James

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Apr/11

First pitch was nails for HVS! Completely dogged whilst seconding! Utter shambles. Last pitch was awesome. Really nice lead.
JezH - AltLd - 06/Mar/11

Rory Shaw - 2011

Badly times downpour climbing up the corner past the peg. Made the pull onto the ledge above, desperate. Top pitch was superb
Conan - AltLd O/S - 22/Aug/10 with Phil

Led 1st and 2nd pitches. Nice climb, but as described it is disjointed. The natural line would take you up Oxo after the first pitch.
garywong - AltLd O/S - 03/Jul/10 with Patrick Goodwin

Led the first pitch but on re-reading guidebook realised that I had not done it quite right - started too far right - need to repeat properly sometime - rusty streaks an obvious mark of the correct start. Found the top pitch easy (Luke led) - surprised since we saw a number of seconds having real difficulties earlier while doing Oxo.
Chris M Thomas - AltLd O/S - 31/May/10 with Luke

fellrunner1980 - 2nd O/S - 22/May/10

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

will randall - Lead O/S - May/10 with sarah

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 17/Apr/10

chrisallan - AltLd O/S - 06/Mar/10

Hidden - 2010

Hidden - 2010

Hidden - AltLd - 28/Jun/09

Led P1&2
Sam W - AltLd - 30/May/09 with Tom Bide

berry - 2nd - May/09 with simon

dan gibson - Solo O/S - 19/Apr/09

Hidden - 18/Apr/09

only did first pitch
barni - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/09

Seymore Butt - 2009

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/May/08

Sean Kelly - 2008

ste_d - AltLd O/S - 23/Jun/07 with mik

mikedelderfield - AltLd O/S - 23/Jun/07 with Steven Delderfield

richardr - AltLd O/S - May/07

Abi Chard - AltLd O/S - May/07 with Ian

shoulders - Lead - 21/Jul/06 with chrisevans

Hidden - AltLd - 02/Jul/06

Cowflinger - Lead O/S - Jul/06 with John Williams

Hidden - 05/May/06

Ian McNeill - 2006

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Aug/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/05

mattyork2 - AltLd - Jul/05 with Rory Shawe

superb position on the second pitch
A Crook - 2nd - 05/May/05 with Dave Garry, Neil Griffiths

Hidden - Lead - 15/Mar/03

John Kettle - Lead - 2003

Led p1. Badly hungover
cem - AltLd O/S - 29/Sep/02 with Graham Dolman

Hidden - AltLd - 15/Jun/02

adi bryant - AltLd O/S - 22/Jun/01 with Tim

frost - Lead - Jul/00

WB - AltLd O/S - 12/Jun/98 with Paul

Hidden - Lead - 28/May/98

Hidden - Lead - 24/Jul/96

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/96 with Dee Herbert

Julian Wedd - Lead - 1996

Ched - Lead O/S - 1995 with Glanfor

MoWalker3 - AltLd - 06/Sep/93 with Joe

Al Urker - Lead - 1993 with Colin Jones

SteveBowersChirk - AltLd O/S - 01/Jun/92

AlanLittle - AltLd - Aug/91

tlr - AltLd - 06/May/91 with Nick

Hidden - AltLd - 27/Apr/91

sadams - Lead - Jul/90 with Mark Bonham

nigehughes - AltLd - Apr/89 with Ian Ellis, Jim Clethero

nigehughes - AltLd - May/88 with Graham Stamp

Hidden - AltLd - 15/Aug/87

ChrisJD - Lead - 30/May/87

Mark Kemball - AltLd - 09/Dec/84 with Dan Symonds, Paul Metcalf

GordonHart - Lead O/S - 1983

Nic Robinson - AltLd O/S - 01/Jan/82 with (Dirty) Derek Hearsey

Mark Kemball - AltLd - 08/Mar/81 with Bill McKee

babymoac - AltLd - 06/Jul/80 with MTW

I have pencilled 'Superb' beside the description to pitch 4
Falko - AltLd O/S - 01/May/80 with Chris Astill (Shilling Rabbit)

Nigel Bond - Lead - 12/May/79 with Andy Brown

Hidden - Lead - 16/Apr/79

Mike Owen - 17/Jun/78 with Elaine Watson

I recall the "just go-for-it" top pitch. (lead) You could stop to put gear in, but if you do you'll need it. Your choice.
jmr - AltLd - Mar/78 with Gerry Ashton

rogerskews - AltLd - 01/Aug/76 with George Hardill

Bolt Phobia - AltLd - 18/Apr/75 with John Young

petemeads - Lead - 1974

Gordon Stainforth - AltLd - 18/Aug/68 with John Stainforth

RichardMc - AltLd - 15/Apr/68 with R Gardiner

Seconded Chris Boulton on it previously. Climbed many times since
David Smith - Lead - 23/Aug/66 with John Sargeant

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Voting
Total votes cast 38
hard E10 of 14
E10 of 14
easy E11 of 14
hard HVS7 of 14
HVS3 of 14
easy HVS0 of 14
hard VS3 of 14
VS0 of 14
easy VS0 of 14
hard 5c0 of 14
5c0 of 14
easy 5c0 of 14
hard 5b4 of 14
5b6 of 14
easy 5b0 of 14
hard 5a4 of 14
5a0 of 14
easy 5a0 of 14
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Style of ascent

Soloed1 of 88 (1.1%)
Lead28 of 88 (31.8%)
Followed5 of 88 (5.7%)
Alt Leads44 of 88 (50.0%)
Unknown10 of 88 (11.4%)

'Climbed'53 of 88 (60.2%)
clean O/S35 of 88 (39.8%)