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[Peter White seconding The Cracks, Severe, Mother Carey's Kitchen, 3 kb]The wall just left of the through cave. Climb cracks in the wall to a triangular niche (historical belay). Move right out of this and follow more cracks to the top. Photo on page 213. © ROCKFAX
FA. L.Noble 31.12.68 31/Dec/1968

Ticklists: Connoisseur's Classic Rock.

Photo: Peter White seconding The Cracks, Severe, Mother Carey's Kitchen © Peter White
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 147 logbooks, and on 6 wishlists.

Julie Carroll - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/13 with Sol Fernandez

Tightsgirl - 2nd - 23/Apr/13 with Ali Rose

Had to go back up for the other rope! Great route
arose - Lead - 23/Apr/13 with Hannah Francis

Hidden - Lead - 05/Apr/13

Hidden - 2nd - 05/Apr/13

RosiePalmer - 2nd O/S - 2013

Alex179 - Lead O/S - 20/Oct/12

One of the toughest and best severes I've ever done. Surely worth more than one star?
gjd - 2nd O/S - 24/Sep/12 with Mark V

Stefan_Morris - Lead O/S - 03/Sep/12 with Dickon Morris

Graham Westbrook - 2nd - 03/Sep/12

top rope solo
JamesColeman - TR O/S - Sep/12

stephenarnold - 2nd O/S - 11/Aug/12

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Jul/12

The_Boy_ODwyer - Lead O/S - 04/Jul/12 with Colin Harvey

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

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

Severe my arse! This felt harder than the VS to the left!
Dan Lane - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/12 with Ben Powrie, Alex Thompson

Fairly tough for the grade. Dan faffed for ages...
Alex Thompson - 2nd O/S - 25/Jun/12 with Brizzle Brian, Dan Lane, Ben Powrie

Alex Munnery - 2nd O/S - 23/May/12 with NathanW

paul horabin - AltLd O/S - 16/May/12

steven - AltLd O/S - 16/May/12 with Paul Horabin

Hardest Severe ever. Rachel lead the VS for the second pitch, this was much nicer and much easier.
Olli-C - AltLd - 04/May/12 with Rachel Slater

lead p2 but accidently strayed onto the vs to the left.
r fizzle - AltLd O/S - 04/May/12 with Olli Crudge

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

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

Rhydian Evans - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/12

ben1987 - Apr/12 with Adam Coles

Adam Coles - Lead O/S - 2012 with ben park

chris687 - Lead O/S - 18/Oct/11 with Gareth Steel

garethsteel - 2nd O/S - 18/Oct/11 with chris687

Jenga.
Adam Booth - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/11 with Ellen Cobby

Ellen Cobby - 2nd dog - 23/Sep/11 with Adam Booth

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Sep/11

fathobbit - Lead dog - Sep/11

The longest belay of my life. Ever. But Chris got it eventually! Keeping to the right hand crack is nice and feels about VS.
James Oswald - 2nd O/S - 31/Aug/11 with Chris Mullaney, Kyle Wood

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 30/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 30/Aug/11

Mr Sparkle - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/11 with Liam Byrne

Stone Muppet - 2nd - 28/Aug/11

Mr. K - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/11 with James Oswald, Chris Mullaney

Agree with others that this isn't Severe. Pretty steep stuff in the lower half by the hand jams. I would give VS 4b myself.
Babika - 2nd - 14/Aug/11 with Charles Leek

Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/11 with james pcc

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

was chucking it down, however a truely amazing climb
dj hannaford - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/11 with pablo thourne, Tom colquhoun

tim20 - Lead - 09/Jun/11 with pabs

Stiff for the grade. Felt like HS. Seconded in trainers.
johnpuddephatt - 2nd O/S - 01/May/11 with Will Hunt

Will Hunt - Lead O/S - 01/May/11 with John Puddephatt

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 24/Apr/11

EmilyElouise - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/11

TommityP - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/11

Hidden - 2011

mwatson - 2011

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

tobydunford - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/10

lovely
ksjs - 2nd O/S - 01/Sep/10 with phil

ezclimber - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10 with matthew ch

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/10

Alasdair88 - Solo O/S - 22/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/10

Leelogs - 2nd O/S - 14/Aug/10 with SCC

ben47h - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/10

done in 2 pitches bommers gear
john_ohlsson - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/10

Macca9999 - Lead - 10/Aug/10

cool line on steeper ground than you'd usually expect given the grade.
andy dunn - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/10 with Alan

john_ohlsson - Lead O/S - 04/Aug/10

Macca9999 - 2nd - 04/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Jul/10

very big rocks need seagul bashers (hex's) and plenty of slings.
siwclimber - 2nd - 28/Jul/10 with Rachel

Swian, Alis, Niamh
RachelP - Lead - 28/Jul/10 with AAC

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 02/Jul/10

martinp - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/10 with PaulR

Edd Reed - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/10 with Donna Mawson

cliffy - AltLd O/S - 30/May/10 with Alan Turner

Julian Prieto - Lead O/S - 30/May/10 with Ollie Dorrell

Started off on the lead, but got to the tricky move at the twin cracks below the niche and after trying it a few times I wasn't convinced so pansied out and called for a top rope. (1st time that's happened and a bit embarassing on a Sev!) I'm probably very biased now, but I'd say it's a real sandbag - it was touch and go even with a TR. The rest of the route is fair at the grade and very nice, but that little section is tough!
Rob84 - TR O/S - 03/May/10 with Lou

JonBrown - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/10 with Sion

Helen Gibson - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/10 with Richard

brockers - Apr/10 with Maggie Bass

Hidden - Apr/10

ian d f - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/10 with Grace Chuchla

Macca9999 - Lead - 23/Jan/10

blatantly HS
pembrokeshirecaver - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/09 with Edmund Morris

Some exposure near the top. Quite decent for a severe. Plenty enough gear. Not quite a 3 star route to me.
Skinny Kin - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/09 with Pete White

Peter White - Lead - 29/Aug/09 with Kin Choi

Peter White - 2nd - 29/Aug/09 with Robin Sillen

AndrewShanks - Lead RP - 29/Aug/09 with Steve Loft

Fat Tim - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/09 with Mark kauntz

Hidden - Lead - 26/Jul/09

Ed morris - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/09 with arthur

Little AndyH - Lead O/S - 05/Jul/09 with maria thorpe

Alan James - UKC and UKH - 2nd - 05/Jun/09 with Mick Ryan

chiverstom - 2nd O/S - 25/May/09 with WIl Treasure

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

Used as an escape route when we couldn't get to Rock Idol. Nice route, but more like VS
Chris the Tall - 2nd - 26/Sep/08 with Dom Ske

thomasadixon - 2nd O/S - 31/Aug/08 with Toby Kluth

Ybot Htulk - Lead - 31/Aug/08 with Tom Dixon

climber130887 - Lead O/S - 05/May/08

Ben Griffiths - 2nd O/S - 05/May/08 with Jonathan Bull

d_meacher - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/08 with Trisha Murphy

Trisha Murphy - 2nd O/S - 08/Apr/08 with d_meacher

Hidden - Lead β - 2008

Wil Treasure - Lead - 2008

?what year
Adam Booth - Lead O/S - 2008

Ali3735 - 2nd O/S - Oct/07 with Andy M

Richard - Lead O/S - Sep/07 with Carrie

Bit stiff at this grade, unless we were on a wrong line!!
Ann S - 2nd - 28/Aug/07 with John Carlin

dave657 - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/07 with jon b

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 05/May/07

chris wyatt - 2007

Stone Muppet - 2007

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/06

dan gibson - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/06 with martina

chris j - 2nd O/S - 25/Jun/06 with James & Doug

Matty - AltLd O/S - Jun/06 with Carl Reilly

tom_1985 - Lead O/S - Jun/06 with Matt Davies

Andy Barwell - Lead - Jun/06

Jules_Robbo - 2nd - Jun/06 with James Cross, Sarah Burkitt

alicia - AltLd O/S - 30/Apr/06 with Tim Wilkinson

Tim W - 2nd O/S - 30/Apr/06 with alicia

Bern - 2006

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2006

Sam and will - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/05 with Anthony Bennett + Ben Bennett

dicky79 - 2nd O/S - Aug/05 with Vic Odell

ASchwirtz - Lead O/S - 08/Jun/05

Marq - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/05 with Daniel Dennehy

mctinkno - 2nd - 16/Jan/05 with Andrew Wielochowski

cem - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/04 with Liam Mark

Laramadness - 2nd β - 30/Jul/04

Hidden - 2nd - Apr/03

cornishben - Lead O/S - 2003 with Edouard Vincent

Hidden - 2000

John Southworth - Lead O/S - May/99 with Stone Elworthy

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 24/Jun/98

Hidden - Lead - 1998

loundsy - Lead O/S - 1997 with bill lounds

ChrisJD - Lead - 29/Jun/90

Hidden - 1990

Andy Say - Solo O/S - 31/May/89

Hidden - 2nd - 13/May/89

BigHairyIan - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/88 with Little Dean (Dean Gibbs)

Jelly Mould Surfer - Lead O/S - 1987

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

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

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
Ciderslider, Hidden, Hidden, andyurwin84, Sazzlecymru, Richard Morgan

Voting
Total votes cast 62
hard HS0 of 33
HS0 of 33
easy HS25 of 33
hard S6 of 33
S2 of 33
easy S0 of 33
hard HVD0 of 33
HVD0 of 33
easy HVD0 of 33
3 Stars6 of 29
2 Stars5 of 29
1 Star17 of 29
0 Stars1 of 29
Bag of .....0 of 29
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Style of ascent

Soloed2 of 147 (1.4%)
Lead70 of 147 (47.6%)
Followed52 of 147 (35.4%)
Toproped2 of 147 (1.4%)
Alt Leads11 of 147 (7.5%)
Unknown10 of 147 (6.8%)

'Climbed'42 of 147 (28.6%)
clean O/S99 of 147 (67.3%)
clean β2 of 147 (1.4%)
clean rpt1 of 147 (0.7%)
clean RP1 of 147 (0.7%)
dogged2 of 147 (1.4%)