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The Meridian* VS 4c

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[mother careys on a hot day, 4 kb]A good route which takes a line up the cracked wall starting as for Crithmum. Move up a crack, trend rightwards out of Crithmum, to a square-cut niche in the centre of the wall. Follow the twin cracks above to the top. © ROCKFAX
FA. J.Perrin 23.12.68 23/Dec/1968

Photo: mother careys on a hot day © annna g
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This climb is in 120 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

fantastic route at this grade!
msoldn - 2nd O/S - 19/May/13 with Pete (tree surgent), Sam (tree surgent)

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/May/13

vinspin - 2nd O/S - 13/May/13 with GerM

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/May/13

Julie Carroll - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/13 with Sol Fernandez

Hidden - 2nd - 05/Apr/13

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/13

Rowan Mitchell - 2nd O/S - 20/Oct/12 with Andre Steele

Stuart Johnston - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/12 with Dave Cowell

Graham Westbrook - 2nd - 03/Sep/12

Really enjoyed this. Had forgotten seconding it. Took left crack at top and it felt really quite challenging!
mattyork2 - Lead - 11/Aug/12 with Pete Ellis

petellis - 2nd O/S - 11/Aug/12 with mattyork2

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/12

stvredmond - Lead - 22/Jul/12 with Helen Norris

Helnorris - 2nd - 22/Jul/12 with Steve Redmond

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/12

Alex Thompson - 2nd O/S - 25/Jun/12 with Dan Lane, Ben Powrie

BenedictIEP - 2nd O/S - 25/Jun/12 with Dan Lane, Alex Thompson

Good route and worth the 2 stars.
Dan Lane - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/12 with Ben Powrie, Alex Thompson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/12

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

chrisallan - Lead O/S - 28/May/12

mes32 - 2nd O/S - 28/May/12 with Chris

Great adventure.
benjih2o - AltLd O/S - 14/May/12 with peter baily

pembrokeshirecaver - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/12 with Martin

Felt hard for a 4c!
sara n - Lead O/S - 13/Apr/12 with KB

mountain.martin - Lead rpt - 12/Apr/12

vanderz - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/12 with patrick dawson

andy dunn - 2nd - 07/Apr/12 with Big Ben

Lenny - 2nd O/S - 25/Mar/12 with Adam

ads - Lead - 25/Mar/12 with leon

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

First VS second
JakeWShaw - 2nd O/S - 11/Mar/12

matt.woodfield - Lead - 11/Jan/12

keith leonard - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/11

Wil.Hooke - 2nd O/S - 16/Oct/11 with Dan Wicks, Olly

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/11

JT backed off the start. I led & toko a belay in the cave. On p.2, I moved right into the higher niche then moved left into the twin cracks. Excellent, pumpy climbing!
Pete Nugent - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/11 with John Tebay (LC&CC)

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/11

brian watson - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/11 with scott titt

Hidden - Lead - 28/Aug/11

Found it quite steep and when I couldn't work out the crux, rested on the gear :-(
Leelogs - Lead dog - 28/Aug/11 with SCC

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/11

AndyMcCoy - 2nd - 28/Aug/11 with Andy

Steep
freemanTom (Guildford MC) - 2nd - 27/Aug/11 with Normal Steve

Hidden - Lead dog - 14/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead - 14/Aug/11

what a cracking route, solid 2 stars as per the latest rockfax guide, really enjoyed
Graeme Hammond - 2nd O/S - 14/Aug/11 with james pcc

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

Finished up this after first two pitches of Threadneedle. Loose spike is a bit alarming, but lovely holds and fairly well protected.
jonny taylor - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/11 with Andy B

Hidden - 19/Jul/11

3kidsandamortgage - Lead - 03/Jul/11 with Pete Templar

Hidden - 2nd - Jul/11

Pbclimbing.com - AltLd O/S - 26/Jun/11 with henry castle

tim20 - Lead - 09/Jun/11 with pabs

Roger Cruse - 2nd O/S - 01/Jun/11 with Kris

Ewan Russell - Lead O/S - 01/May/11 with Helen Powley

Ian Broome - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/11 with Simon

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 24/Apr/11

Alasdair88 - 2nd O/S - 12/Apr/11 with Katherine, Alex P

Sustained climbing - one of the scariest VSs I've seconded.
Katherine Ross - 2nd O/S - 12/Apr/11 with Alasdair Franks, Alex Pattison

aipattison - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/11 with Katherine Ross, Al Franks

Sgt. Vest - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/11 with Rich bennet

tobydunford - 2nd β - 10/Apr/11 with Harry Martin

Shauna - 2nd rpt - 07/Apr/11 with Annelies

Hidden - Lead - 2011

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Sep/10

andy dunn - 2nd - 12/Sep/10 with J

Second for Alison Cairns. Deceptively steep, one little move on poor footholds but otherwise jugs and pleasant.
LoopyLou - 2nd - 28/Aug/10

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Aug/10

hazeysunshine - 2nd - 27/Aug/10 with Dave

Gwilym 'ledge' Jones - 2nd - Jul/10

Shauna - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/10 with Jules

Greg Pittam - Lead O/S - 31/May/10 with Sam Howel

A fantastic route - steep & sustained climbing on good jams and flakes with bomber gear
Rob84 - Lead O/S - 03/May/10 with Lou

TM_Horton - 2nd - May/10 with luca chiffi

Pown - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/10

mattyork2 - 2nd - 07/Apr/10 with Mia Stacey

brockers - Apr/10 with Maggie Bass

Hidden - Apr/10

Morgans first VS. The move out of the cave was the crux for me, a hand shredding struggle.
Ed morris - Lead O/S - 30/Jan/10 with Meanmachine Meaney

First VS
Meanmachine Meaney - 2nd O/S - 30/Jan/10 with Ed morris

Bux - 2nd - 24/May/09 with Ruth Bevan

Bux - Lead O/S - 10/May/09 with Ruth Bevan

MONKEY78 - Lead O/S - Mar/09 with Helen Garrett

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

The Bad Cough - Lead O/S - 24/May/08 with Lee Bonner

mind the loose jug...
Kit Gillibrand - 2nd O/S - 04/Nov/07 with Roly Chuter

Good pro but steep and scary, esp with loose hold around crux moves. Looser now that Kit has been by!
Rollo - Lead O/S - 04/Nov/07 with Kit

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Aug/07

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Aug/07

The Pylon King - 2nd - 12/Aug/07 with Beesley

tlmarjot - Lead O/S - Aug/07 with Chris Todd

david morse - Lead - 28/May/07 with Stu Corns

Sophie Nunn - AltLd - 28/Apr/07

chris wyatt - 2007

chris j - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/06 with James & Doug

Fat Tim - Lead O/S - 31/May/06 with Sarah Baker

tom.e - Lead O/S - 30/May/06 with Charlie Everett

Boxy - Lead rpt - 29/May/06

Different Steve - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/06 with Martin Hore

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2006

Marq - 2nd O/S - 30/Apr/05 with Daniel Dennehy

Laramadness - Lead O/S - 30/Jul/04

ASchwirtz - 2nd O/S - 07/Jun/04

phardman - Lead O/S - 25/May/01

auld al - AltLd O/S - Sep/00

Roget - Lead O/S - 28/May/99 with jon

Dave Musgrove Jnr - 2nd - 31/Aug/98 with Sam Dew

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/98

loundsy - Lead O/S - 1997 with bill lounds

Andy Say - 2nd - 02/Jun/89

Hidden - Lead - 14/May/89

Nigel Bond - Lead - 25/Aug/85 with Bryn Roberts

hazeysunshine - AltLd O/S - Jun/85 with Jo

Nigel Bond - Lead - 26/Aug/84 with Ben Foord

mark-abz - 2nd - 08/Nov/80 with ?

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Voting
Total votes cast 79
hard HVS0 of 29
HVS0 of 29
easy HVS0 of 29
hard VS13 of 29
VS14 of 29
easy VS2 of 29
hard HS0 of 29
HS0 of 29
easy HS0 of 29
hard 5a0 of 27
5a0 of 27
easy 5a0 of 27
hard 4c17 of 27
4c9 of 27
easy 4c1 of 27
hard 4b0 of 27
4b0 of 27
easy 4b0 of 27
3 Stars1 of 23
2 Stars13 of 23
1 Star9 of 23
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Style of ascent

Lead59 of 120 (49.2%)
Followed50 of 120 (41.7%)
Alt Leads5 of 120 (4.2%)
Unknown6 of 120 (5.0%)

'Climbed'42 of 120 (35.0%)
clean O/S71 of 120 (59.2%)
clean β1 of 120 (0.8%)
clean rpt4 of 120 (3.3%)
dogged2 of 120 (1.7%)