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The corner bounding the right-hand side of the slab gives an technically interesting little climb which takes as many runners as you can throw at it. Finish direct. © ROCKFAX
FA. A.Sharp 6.5.78 06/May/1978
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This climb is in 335 logbooks, and on 9 wishlists.

rob.grafton - 04/May/13 with Jim

K Wall - Lead - 03/May/13 with Martin

riddle - Lead O/S - 03/May/13 with P Radford

Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/13

Anthony Dixon - Lead O/S - 23/Feb/13 with Alan

Alan Dixon - 2nd - 23/Feb/13 with Anthony Dixon

Steve27 - Lead - 17/Feb/13 with Ewan Gilmour

lukerathmell - 2nd - 17/Feb/13

dj hannaford - Lead O/S - 18/Nov/12 with Jasper

cpt_crunch - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/12

Chris Redding - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/12 with Alister Sutherland

spidermonkey09 - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/12

SteveM - Lead - 22/Sep/12 with Kat

Hidden - 2nd - 22/Sep/12

nickstephens - 2nd O/S - 15/Sep/12 with Gareth Greeves

gg4419 - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/12 with Nick

crazy pierre - 2nd O/S - 10/Sep/12 with Paul Ireland

frume - Lead dog - 10/Sep/12 with Rob Hiscox, Andy Edwards

Chippers - 2nd - 10/Sep/12 with Andy Edwards, Paul Ireland

Robbo1 - 08/Sep/12

khris - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/12

brad8563 - 2nd O/S - 26/Aug/12 with Chris Phelps

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/12

Tom led.
stuaart - 22/Aug/12 with Sandra McCabe, Thomas Smith

thomasaneurinsmith - Lead dog - 22/Aug/12 with Sandra, Stuart Reeves

Nexonen - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/12 with Anne

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/Aug/12

coco rose - 2nd O/S - Aug/12

sleeplessjb - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/12 with dave wands

andy dunn - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12 with J

louby - 2nd - 15/Jul/12 with Chris Burn

matjam - 2nd - 09/Jun/12

steve.warrington - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/12 with Sally Haines

having a very bad day
Jon Didymus - Lead dnf - 04/Jun/12 with Rich

yarrow - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/12 with Phil W

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/12

Tim Rodgers - 2nd - 01/Jun/12 with John (Mike's pal), Mike Lea

Mike Hood - Lead - 21/May/12

Alex Munnery - Lead O/S - 21/May/12 with NathanW

paul horabin - 2nd - 20/May/12

steven - Lead O/S - 20/May/12 with Paul Horabin, Ade

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

Little AndyH - Lead O/S - 07/May/12

Great route. Heart leapt under the overhang when foot slipped but stayed on and finished clean.
Morgan P - Lead O/S - 05/May/12 with Tara O'Neil

stephenedwards - 2nd O/S - 05/May/12

NathanW - 2nd O/S - May/12 with Alex Munnery

ads - Lead - 24/Mar/12 with Julie

riff156 - Lead dog - 25/Feb/12 with Jo Smith

Great little route, fairly techy but very well protected.
pembrokeshirecaver - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/12 with Martin

Hidden - 2012

Rob_Webster - 2012

Jams Crwca - Lead - Dec/11 with Martin

Hidden - Lead O/S - Nov/11

half way to the roof when i bailed, was seeming pretty damp/greasy and was getting dark, climbed the corner to the right as an escape
Chris Redding - Lead dnf - 15/Oct/11 with Bradley Staniforth

Wil.Hooke - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11 with Olly

BicepAndrews - Lead rpt - 15/Oct/11 with Amy Mason

amyrosemason - 2nd O/S - 15/Oct/11

Dibdawg - 2nd O/S - 01/Oct/11 with Ramiro Villanueva

cheesey959 - Lead O/S - 25/Sep/11

Nice, hard for VS. Struggled to get some of the gear to sit properly.
James Oswald - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/11

dpmUK - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/11 with James Oswald

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead - 27/Aug/11

Did all the moves fine, but got sore feet and rested on gear. Sustained until you get around the roof!
iceicebaby - Lead - 22/Aug/11 with Sam Wood

Hard for grade!
Dizz - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/11 with steve gandy, toby knight

gravity - 2nd - 21/Aug/11 with Steve Gandy, Liz Fowler

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/11

lxg613 - Lead - Aug/11

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 25/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd β - 22/May/11

zach.stone - 2nd - 21/May/11 with Peter Hill

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/May/11

theotherpetehill - Lead O/S - 21/May/11 with Zach Stone

tcn_2002 - Lead - 21/May/11

Hidden - 2nd - 02/May/11

mikelaing - 2nd - May/11 with Ian Whitehead

haydng - Lead rpt - 26/Apr/11 with RachelG

lazybones - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/11 with Tom Pearson

RMG - 2nd - 26/Apr/11 with haydng

Blurgy319 - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/11 with Lee Wales

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 24/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd β - 24/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/11

Lev - 2nd rpt - 22/Apr/11 with Emma Ross

Jams Crwca - Lead rpt - 20/Apr/11 with Dave

Stefan_Morris - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11 with Tom Fuller

Loubear - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/11 with Jason

Tom Fuller - 2nd dog - 17/Apr/11 with Stef Morris

Rob84 - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/11 with Naomi Cornish

Alasdair88 - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/11 with Tom

balancy and varied. my kind of thing!
katherinesydney - 2nd O/S - 27/Mar/11 with gary burgess

bendy wendy - 2nd - Mar/11

olly12344 - 2nd - 19/Feb/11 with Zardoz

Jo Davison - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/11 with Max Granger

I George - 2nd - 12/Feb/11

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

31770 - 2011

Paul Boggis - Lead - 2011

stevorobs3 - 2nd O/S - 2011

cheesey959 - TR O/S - 2011

mwatson - 2011

Rushed it and slipped off a foothold. Sustained.
Tomber - 2nd dog - 16/Oct/10

TRFrost - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/10 with T. Kimber

np134 - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/10 with A. Shah

twodada - 2nd - 09/Oct/10 with Seb Fisher Green

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Oct/10

Hidden - Lead dog - 02/Oct/10

Mr. K - Lead O/S - 25/Sep/10 with Joanna Kinghorn

Joking - 2nd - 25/Sep/10 with Mr. K

TommityP - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/10

EmilyElouise - 2nd - 18/Sep/10

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

Abbed for gear
John Brayshaw - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/10 with Erica

John Brayshaw - 2nd rpt - 30/Aug/10 with Erica

erica - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/10 with John

stopped when the rock type changed and could scramble off. realised afterwards it went on but looked easier
christensena - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10 with PJ

DanHB - 2nd - 29/Aug/10 with Ben Wetherill

Hidden - Lead - 28/Aug/10

MarkCunnington - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/10 with Anna Morris

999thAndy - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/10

MaccMark - 2nd - 28/Aug/10 with Al Dossetter

Easy to lace with gear, even though you never run out of strength. A tough little section to get just below the bulge, otherwise steady. Pity it was a little wet, but still enjoyable.
LoopyLou - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/10 with Thea Williams

ian d f - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/10 with Grace Chuchla

Reds - Lead rpt - 08/Aug/10 with John Nuttall

hms - TR O/S - 07/Aug/10

Jenny Seaborne - TR O/S - 07/Aug/10

Looked as if the traverse would be intimidating. But the crux is half way up the crack- where i stopped and put in a bit of dodgy gear. Best lead in ages!
simonwaters5 - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/10

Avoid the arete for maximum layback fun!
barney800 - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/10 with Katherine Shaw

muttley_109 - 2nd O/S - 01/Aug/10 with Gareth Jones, Ollie Burrows

Ollie B - Lead - 31/Jul/10 with B. Hughes

shoulders - 25/Jul/10 with mike shewring, dai

shoulders - Lead - 25/Jul/10 with mike shewring, dai

Robin Head - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/10 with Matt K, Mike S

Probably an awesome climb when its not raining!!
mikespooner - 2nd - 10/Jul/10 with Robin Head, Matt Kendall

erinbastian - 2nd - 26/Jun/10 with jacob phillips

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/10

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Jun/10

Richard Gilbert - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/10 with Carol McTavish

Paul Bowen - Lead rpt - 31/May/10 with John Crane

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - 2nd O/S - 30/May/10 with Katya Sourkova

Katya - Lead - 30/May/10 with Paul

cliffy - Lead O/S - 29/May/10 with Alan Turner

themadbrown - 2nd O/S - 26/May/10 with james

Jams Crwca - Lead rpt - 26/May/10 with themadbrown

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

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

Hidden - 2nd - 02/May/10

Em66 - Lead O/S - 02/May/10 with Ben, Mat

r fizzle - 2nd O/S - 01/May/10 with Chi Huo Cheng

petegruf - Lead rpt - 01/May/10 with luke g

lyneux - 2nd O/S - 01/May/10 with Chris Bull

Chi Cheng - Lead O/S - 01/May/10 with Rachel Stater

Heisenberg - 2nd - 01/May/10 with tony hulme

Darren_R - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Chris Bailey

brockers - Lead O/S - Apr/10 with Maggie Bass

Hidden - 2nd - Apr/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 20/Feb/10

Searly - 2nd O/S - 20/Feb/10 with Ed Searle

searla - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/10 with Will Searle

Hidden - Lead dnf - 13/Feb/10

Rhydian Evans - 2nd O/S - 20/Nov/09 with james andrews

Rhydian Evans - 2nd - 03/Nov/09 with james andrews

AlistairB - Lead O/S - 11/Oct/09 with Qisheng Xie

gw66 - Lead O/S - 10/Oct/09

sce8 - Lead dog - 10/Oct/09 with Will Hooke

ICMC Pembroke Trip
Qisheng Xie - 2nd O/S - 10/Oct/09 with Alistair Brash

ollyhorst - Lead - 26/Sep/09 with Tom Boeckx

Sam W - Lead - 20/Sep/09 with Nina Jenkinson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Sep/09

Adam1973 - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/09 with John Carlin

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/09

Hidden - TR - 21/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/09

sonic46 - 2nd O/S - 14/Aug/09 with Mike Kean

d_meacher - Lead rpt - 09/Aug/09 with Ian

Reds - 2nd O/S - 09/Aug/09 with Dunk

Twisty - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Nigel Stock

hepitt - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Phillipa Arding

simonp - Lead O/S - Jul/09 with Annelies Sarrazyn

Steve Hill - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/09 with Hywel Edwards

eagleopus - 2nd - 20/Jun/09 with Steve Hill

sara n - Lead rpt - 13/Jun/09 with KB

Chris Craggs - 2nd - 05/Jun/09 with Colin Binks

OffshoreAndy - 2nd - 25/May/09 with Jade

fatbuoybazza - Lead O/S - 23/May/09 with liv_the_div

dave1 - Lead rpt - 23/May/09 with Alan Clouth

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

The Mountain Goat - 2nd rpt - 09/May/09 with Rich and Wicks

Hidden - Lead - 03/May/09

joehanks61 - Lead O/S - 03/May/09 with Guy Reid

One of the better VS routes I've climbed
PanzerHanzler - Lead O/S - 03/May/09 with Adam W

carriegold - 2nd O/S - 03/May/09 with Andy Hansler

Little AndyH - Lead O/S - 02/May/09 with maria thorpe

petegruf - Lead O/S - 02/May/09 with Giovanna

tomB - Lead O/S - 02/May/09 with Juliette

Dr Caterpillar - 2nd O/S - 19/Apr/09 with Alex Malins

tdudley - 2nd O/S - 19/Apr/09 with James Andrews

BicepAndrews - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/09 with Tom Dudley

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/Apr/09

Ralphie_coombs - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/09 with sophie keltie, Dan Quirke

dansmonkeytroubles - 2nd O/S - Apr/09 with Dave Reaney

wilchivs - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/09 with Liv Pearson

livpearson - 2nd rpt - 22/Mar/09 with Wil Chivers

wet :-(
davidgent - Lead O/S - 2009 with Kunal and Jonny

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2009

RCrockford - Lead O/S - 28/Dec/08 with Jonah

matsavage - Lead O/S - 14/Nov/08

Crack was a bit soaked, not a bad route though.
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/08 with Toby Kluth

Nice route, some thin moves before the nice fat ledge below the block and move right
DrIan - 2nd - 02/Aug/08 with juergen

middlemarker - Lead - 02/Aug/08 with Steve

Hidden - Lead - 02/Aug/08

Sari Nevala - 2nd - Jul/08

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

Jim Slater - Lead O/S - 28/Jun/08 with Christos Gauci

tom_1985 - 2nd - 07/Jun/08 with Alek

alek - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/08 with Phill Cunnington, Tom Murray

Gareth Clendinning (UBMC) - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/08 with Rose Williams

Rose Williams - 2nd - 07/Jun/08 with Gareth

Rampikino - Lead - 24/May/08 with MMC Various

bpmclimb - Lead O/S - 11/May/08 with Clare

RocknRoll - Lead O/S - 04/May/08 with Matthew Theobold

Hidden - 2nd - 03/May/08

eagleopus - Lead rpt - 02/May/08 with Roger

Stefan_Morris - 2nd O/S - May/08 with tim lounds

Lauren Davies - Lead O/S - May/08 with Heather, Rosie

d_meacher - Lead rpt - 02/Mar/08 with Trisha Murphy

Eccentric - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/08 with Mandy

Trisha Murphy - 02/Mar/08 with d_meacher

Hidden - 2nd dog - 2008

Wil Treasure - 2008

Pete Randall - 2nd O/S - 30/Sep/07 with Jamie

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/07

alexharv3y - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/07 with Kate

Fat Tim - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/07 with Sarah Baker

tobydunford - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/07 with Ben Smith

The Pylon King - 2nd - 28/Jul/07 with Doug

Mowglee - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/07 with Tania

gejones - Lead rpt - 14/Jul/07 with Sean

plaz - 2nd - 16/Jun/07 with Paul

Kirill - Lead O/S - 26/May/07 with Andy

simoncov - 2nd - 06/May/07 with Rich Lade

saillord - 2nd O/S - 05/May/07 with gareth

Hjort - 2nd O/S - 05/May/07 with William Malcolm

sonnenstern - Lead O/S - 05/May/07 with Hilary Theaker

Sgt. Vest - Lead O/S - 05/May/07 with toby vye

jonnybull - Lead O/S - May/07

gareth r - Lead β - 15/Apr/07 with Hywel

eagleopus - 2nd O/S - 15/Apr/07 with Gareth

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/07

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 07/Apr/07

Hidden - Lead - Apr/07

Rob Kennard - 2007

First VS 5a lead, found it tough but good fun
Pete Horn - Lead O/S - 2007 with Ed

hils theaker - 2nd - 2007 with Sophie

janegallwey - Lead - 2007

Quite hard moves but there is gear everywhere. you can place more than you can carry. really nice climb though.
The Mountain Goat - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/06 with Massa Sakano

Alaric - Lead O/S - 07/Oct/06 with Isabel B

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 19/Aug/06

a_radiohead_fan - Aug/06

maybe_si - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/06 with charlie

robman - Lead dog - 25/Jun/06 with Tim

Hidden - Lead dnf - 11/Jun/06

wadey1973 - AltLd O/S - 28/May/06 with Jason Merison

Steve_Fozz - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/06 with Fay Isherwood

Mowglee - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/06 with Tania?

Flibble - Lead - 16/Apr/06 with Cara. R.

Caralynh - 2nd - 16/Apr/06 with Paul R

Hidden - 2nd - 16/Apr/06

Lovely climb
Cardi - 2nd O/S - 29/Jan/06 with Andy F

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2006

Somerset swede basher - Lead O/S - Oct/05

timreynolds - 2nd - 18/Sep/05

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Sep/05

max_chan - Lead O/S - Sep/05 with Lou

Hidden - TR O/S - 08/Jul/05

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jun/05

victim of mathematics - 2nd O/S - 30/May/05 with crossdressingrodney

Stefan Kruger - Lead O/S - 30/May/05 with Sarah Porter

crossdressingrodney - Lead O/S - 30/May/05 with victim of mathematics

cant remember if i sat on rope to remove gear, i remeber i couldnt and left it for dave to retrieve on abseil
joe_alexander - 2nd β - 08/May/05 with Dave Hope

Jason Gotel - Lead - May/05 with Pippa Lansdown

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/05

Jez - Lead O/S - 05/Mar/05

shazbat - 2nd - Mar/05 with Tom N

Hmmm...Slabs.. ugh
MagnusL - 2nd O/S - Feb/05 with My mate Ed

Hidden - 2nd RP - 2005

Pythonist - Solo O/S - 2005

ASchwirtz - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/04

sara n - Lead β - 23/Jul/04 with CMJ

al99 - Lead O/S - Jul/04 with Alex Wainwright

Andrew1 - 2nd - 11/Jun/04 with Jules

dave657 - Lead O/S - Mar/04

climbed here on Dave's stag do. Did 3 routes, not too hard, could well be these
stevieb - 2nd O/S - Sep/03 with Rich Heap

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/03

Brucifer - 2nd - Aug/03 with alan rosier

Marq - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/03 with Sophie Whyte

Hidden - Lead dog - Jun/03

Really wished I lead this. Expected to find it harder than I did.
Neil Henson - 2nd - 2003 with Dave Fleming

dean.lindsey - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/02 with Laraine

Hammy - 2nd - 29/Jul/02 with Paul, Abbi

mattf77 - Lead - 20/Jul/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/May/02

Stone Muppet - 2002

Laramadness - Lead O/S - 23/Jun/01

Tarquin - 2001

Hidden - 27/Aug/00

Good, worth **
Rog Wilko - Lead - Sep/99 with Debbie Wilkinson

MKH - Lead O/S - 1999

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Aug/98

auld al - Lead O/S - Apr/98

cornishben - Lead O/S - 1997 with Andy Connor

five - Lead O/S - Jun/96 with TW

loundsy - 1996 with bill lounds

craig h - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/95 with Janet Hannah

Colin Edwards - Lead O/S - 1995

Colin Edwards - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/94

iskra2000 - 2nd - Sep/93 with Allen Abramson

Scott McRae - Lead O/S - Apr/93 with Steve Jones

Andy Say - Lead - 15/Apr/92

ChrisJD - 2nd - 23/Mar/91

sims - 2nd O/S - 09/Aug/90 with Nick

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1990

babymoac - Lead - 02/Jul/89 with Alan S

Hidden - Lead - 1989

Tony Buckley - Mar/88 with Robert Clark

ChrisJD - Lead dnf - 09/May/87

Dave Musgrove - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/87 with David

hazeysunshine - Lead O/S - Jun/86 with Phil, Jane

Mark Kemball - Solo - 20/Apr/84

RichardMc - 13/Nov/83

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
MikeStuart26, Hidden, 1979dil, Hidden, pryan300, Hidden, simoncov, mullermn, Edd Reed

Voting
Total votes cast 156
hard HVS0 of 52
HVS0 of 52
easy HVS5 of 52
hard VS18 of 52
VS28 of 52
easy VS0 of 52
hard HS1 of 52
HS0 of 52
easy HS0 of 52
hard 5b0 of 53
5b0 of 53
easy 5b0 of 53
hard 5a10 of 53
5a37 of 53
easy 5a4 of 53
hard 4c2 of 53
4c0 of 53
easy 4c0 of 53
3 Stars5 of 51
2 Stars32 of 51
1 Star13 of 51
0 Stars1 of 51
Bag of .....0 of 51
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Style of ascent

Soloed2 of 335 (0.6%)
Lead194 of 335 (57.9%)
Followed115 of 335 (34.3%)
Toproped5 of 335 (1.5%)
Alt Leads1 of 335 (0.3%)
Unknown18 of 335 (5.4%)

'Climbed'101 of 335 (30.1%)
clean O/S192 of 335 (57.3%)
clean β5 of 335 (1.5%)
clean rpt21 of 335 (6.3%)
clean RP1 of 335 (0.3%)
dogged10 of 335 (3.0%)
dnf5 of 335 (1.5%)