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Valor** E2 5c

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This route is getting very bold. The peg protecting the layback / bridge / crux thing (probably 5C) is unlikely to hold a fall and is usually backed up by a good small wire. The next bit of gear is a peg quite a way down (diagonally).

Ticklists: The Tremadog 'V's', North Wales Rock Graded List.

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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 102 logbooks, and on 4 wishlists.

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Mar/13

Hidden - 2013

Hidden - AltLd - 26/Aug/12

finished climb in dark, top smooth slab absolutely desperate
mikelawrence aka jonnienomates - AltLd - 23/Aug/12 with Bobbee

Hidden - AltLd - 15/Aug/12

Hidden - AltLd rpt - 05/Aug/12

atapper21 - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/12

Lead Valerie's Rib Direct as the middle pitch by mistake but this is a more logical line anyway. Superb top pitch.
Graham Iles - AltLd O/S - 27/Jul/12 with Neil Stabbs

Luke Brooks - AltLd rpt - 12/Jul/12 with John Orr

Hidden - 18/May/12

P2 (the easy one)
richardr - AltLd - 06/May/12 with Ivan

P1 Aidan P2 Me P3 Aidan
nickmattia - AltLd O/S - 05/May/12 with aiden jones

zejrus - 2nd - 05/May/12

simonp - AltLd O/S - May/12 with Annelies Sarrazyn

Luke Brooks - Lead O/S - 12/Mar/12 with Will

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Sep/11

Hidden - Lead - Sep/11

Adam Booth - 2nd O/S - 31/Jul/11 with Ed Booth

Hidden - AltLd - 31/Jul/11

Hidden - 2nd - 22/May/11

p1. Tenuous ramp on last pitch. Amazing position.
mynyddresident - AltLd O/S - 12/May/11 with liam

offroute - 12/May/11 with nick

Dave Searle - May/11

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

Pegs are a bit dubious, take a few small wires. fantastic top pitch. balancey then steep and pumpy
Glyn - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/11 with Will Taylor

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/11

First 2 pitches only, good blind moves under the roof.
Alex Mason - Lead O/S - 30/Jan/11 with Aaron

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2011

mr mills - AltLd rpt - 10/Oct/10 with Gareth

Bargate_Champ - AltLd O/S - 29/Jun/10

lead first and last pitch.
willoates - AltLd - 23/May/10 with Steve

seconded first pitch clean, led second pitch, seconded all but the very top moves of third pitch clean, and topped out a little off route.
Steeve - AltLd dog - 23/May/10 with will

Vince McNally - Lead O/S - 02/May/10 with Dan H

didnt do P3 as it was getting dark....first 2 pitches are ard HVS or soft E1 i lead the first-lovely boldness followed bysteeper, harder better protectd climbing
Duncan Campbell - UKC - AltLd O/S - 17/Mar/10 with Ed

mr mills - 2010 with Elfyn (chang)

simeclimb68 - 2010

Hidden - AltLd rpt - 01/Aug/09

Hidden - AltLd dog - 01/Aug/09

barni - AltLd O/S - 30/Jul/09 with Ewan

benchwarmer - 2nd dog - 30/Jul/09 with Owen Barnicott

NeilGriffiths - 25/Jul/09 with Dave Almond

Dave Almond - AltLd dog - 25/Jul/09 with Neil Griffiths

mux - AltLd O/S - 12/Jul/09 with Simon Frost

frost - AltLd O/S - 12/Jul/09 with D Garry

Richard Horn - AltLd O/S - 23/May/09

Brown - AltLd O/S - 01/Mar/09 with John

Only P 1 & 2 so missed crux, maybe a HVS tick..
babymoac - AltLd - 24/Jan/09 with Pete C

nige - AltLd - 2009 with adam ellwood

barni - AltLd O/S - 2009 with Ewan

Seymore Butt - 2009

Led the 5a pitch - thought the top pitch was desparate.
mikelaing - AltLd - Oct/08 with Pete Harrison

Led top pitch. Vastly underrated - as good as Grasper.Solid E2.
Rich Kirby - AltLd O/S - 21/Jul/08 with Ewan

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 08/Jun/08

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 25/Aug/07

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 12/May/07

IOAN D - Lead - 30/Apr/06 with gareth

Bern - 2006

Hidden - 2006

Ian McNeill - 2006

paul m hadley - Lead - 2004

James B - AltLd - 07/Sep/03 with Phil

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/01

Marti999 - AltLd - 2000

zero six - Lead O/S - 2000

Hidden - Lead - Jun/98

Tim Sparrow - AltLd - 1998 with Ian Owen

Ched - Lead O/S - 1997 with Glanfor

Alan James - UKC and UKH - Lead - Jul/95

Cowflinger - Lead O/S - Apr/95 with Craig

jfletcher - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/94 with Phil Dowthwaite

Hidden - AltLd - 16/Jul/92

WB - 1992

Bob - 1990

keefe - Jul/89 with Johnny Adams

pitches 1,2,3, previously RB/SGC
Steve Crowe - Lead O/S - 25/May/87

andy gittins - 1985

mark-abz - Lead - 01/Nov/84 with Walter P

sadams - AltLd - 15/Sep/84 with Celia Bull

Dave Musgrove - AltLd - 07/May/84 with Kim Greenald

Paula Hamilton-Gibson - Lead - Jun/83 with Phillippa Mathews

Mark Kemball - AltLd - 31/Jan/82 with Paul Clark

andy gittins - 1982

Nic Robinson - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/81

Hammy - 2nd - 26/Jun/81 with Rob Lawson

Hidden - 25/May/81

Led the main pitch. Seemed quite hard and exposed.
Andy Stephenson - AltLd O/S - 20/Apr/81 with Chris Plant

Falko - Lead O/S - 01/Apr/81 with A N Other

Hidden - 1980

Hidden - AltLd - 09/Jun/79

Ian Jones - Lead O/S - 1979 with Mike Wright

Sean Kelly - Mar/77 with Bob Millward

ian caton - Lead O/S - 10/Dec/76

Mike Owen - 28/Mar/76 with John Roberts

Bolt Phobia - 2nd - 18/Nov/75 with Dave Hollows

petemeads - Lead - 1975

Falko - AltLd O/S - 27/Oct/74 with Dick Swinden

greenbuoy - AltLd - 30/May/71 with Bob Lister, Terry Taylor

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Voting
Total votes cast 35
hard E30 of 14
E30 of 14
easy E30 of 14
hard E211 of 14
E23 of 14
easy E20 of 14
hard E10 of 14
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easy E10 of 14
hard 6a0 of 4
6a0 of 4
easy 6a0 of 4
hard 5c0 of 4
5c4 of 4
easy 5c0 of 4
hard 5b0 of 4
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Style of ascent

Lead27 of 102 (26.5%)
Followed7 of 102 (6.9%)
Alt Leads43 of 102 (42.2%)
Unknown25 of 102 (24.5%)

'Climbed'56 of 102 (54.9%)
clean O/S38 of 102 (37.3%)
clean rpt4 of 102 (3.9%)
dogged4 of 102 (3.9%)