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[Paul leading, 'Armorican' at Craig Caerfai, Pembrokeshire., 3 kb]Brilliant; the crag’s best route. Sprint up the lower crack, than ease your pace for the lengthy wobble up the balder slab above. Cross the overlap (right of the small notch) with confidence, and teeter up the final slab to the top. Photo on pages 35 and 50. © ROCKFAX
Fantastic crack climb in an exposed position. Downgraded to VS in the 2002 Climbers' Club Pembroke supplement.

Ticklists: The 100 Best UK VS routes?, Pembroke Rockfax Top 50, Best slab climbs of the UK.

Photo: Paul leading, 'Armorican' at Craig Caerfai, Pembrokeshire. © Foux Du Fafa
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This climb is in 514 logbooks, and on 77 wishlists.

Hidden - 2nd - 07/May/13

Curly Rich - Lead O/S - 06/May/13 with GMC Steve W

Dan Hostford - Lead O/S - 06/May/13

Fragmod - 2nd - 05/May/13

Col Kingshott - Lead O/S - 05/May/13

jimbonfire - Lead O/S - 05/May/13

shed_hed - Lead rpt - 04/May/13 with Matt Squire

Dan Hostford - Lead O/S - 04/May/13

lyneux - Lead O/S - 04/May/13 with Paul Clarkson

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/May/13

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/May/13

Beautiful like and a dream to solo. Climbed it really slow to remember what the rock feels like to climb.
Daniel Heath - Solo rpt - 03/May/13

dan ely - 2nd O/S - 26/Apr/13 with jon (ukc reading)

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/13

Martin Bennett - Apr/13

Bold and dangerous if you fluffed the top!! Good line, misleading at VS, especially in comparison to other grades at the crag.
TommityP - Lead O/S - 29/Mar/13

foostu4 - Lead O/S - 04/Mar/13 with George Humphery

djromberg - 2013

Martin Bennett - 2013

Martin Bennett - 2013

matt.woodfield - Lead O/S - 28/Nov/12

great climb, but really hurt my toe that got stung by a weever fish yesterday!
Rosyk - 2nd O/S - 15/Nov/12 with Jay astbury

Jay-Ast - Lead O/S - 15/Nov/12 with Rosyk

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 13/Oct/12

Great route. Psyche slightly dented by witnessing guy abseiling down main slab knock off about 8 football sized blocks that smashed into the face of the E2 further right of Armorican before bouncing into sea - would have been grim if anyone was climbing those routes up the centre of the slab. Don't abseil down the main face - use the groove of the Diff!!
Martin Davies - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/12 with Alice du Preez

Nick Russell - 2nd - 13/Oct/12 with Charlie

Great route! The top is a bit run-out but the climbing is easy. VS 4c.
Katherine Ross - Lead rpt - 13/Oct/12 with Emily Darley

cbeard - 2nd O/S - 13/Oct/12 with Dickon Morris, Nick Russell

pembrokeshirecaver - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/12 with Nick Russell, Charlie Beard

Absolutely superb. A must do route, deservedly top 50 even in Pembroke. The moves just feel so good and the climbing just flows. Seconded it behind Mark and then just went back down and led it.
gjd - Lead rpt - 20/Sep/12 with Mark V

When you look up from the base it seems hard to believe that anything is VS as it is so spectacularly intimidating. However everything on this slab / wall is simply fantastic climbing and the super-positive holds just keep arriving. Technical and delicate but not strenuous in a stunning position. So it turns out that due to being too eager and misinterpreting the guide I actually did the first half of Age Concern (E3 !) and then joined Armorican just below its crux on the steep section. Delighted with the ease with which I climbed the 5b part of the former but annoyed at being so dumb as to miss half of the latter. My favourite route ever.
Julian Lane - Lead β - 18/Sep/12 with Mynydd Dave Crowther

One of the best climbs going, it is VS 4C, no real hard moves with lots of gear after time spent finding them. Loved everything about it, past the overlap is bold but easy.
frume - Lead O/S - 14/Sep/12 with Rob Hiscox, Rory Juss

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 14/Sep/12

best single pitch VS ive done. beautiful!
pete87abs - Lead O/S - 13/Sep/12 with Rich Wain-Hobson

Jams Crwca - Lead rpt - 12/Sep/12 with Suzie

dale.young - TR rpt - 05/Sep/12

Phenomenal! Don't look down!
Go_Climb_A_Rock - 2nd O/S - 01/Sep/12 with Gareth Brading

gb05 - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/12 with Zoe Taylor

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

andrewgarratt - 2nd β - 26/Aug/12 with Marianne

Lovely climb and straightforward, definite VS 4c and not HVS. No gear after the overlap but the climbing is easy from there on out.
mariannekhoo - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/12 with Andy Garratt

Julian Prieto - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/12 with Hector Prieto, Alan Turner

hector - 2nd O/S - 23/Aug/12 with Alan Turner, Julian Prieto

will randall - 2nd O/S - 21/Aug/12 with sarah

brad8563 - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/12

Mark Kemball - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/12 with Solly Kemball Dorey

philboy - Lead - 09/Aug/12 with matt g

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Aug/12

hazeysunshine - 2nd rpt - 09/Aug/12 with Lionel, Jane

Fiona McFarlane - Lead O/S - Aug/12

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

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Jul/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Jul/12

LukeyG - 08/Jul/12

rgd1977 - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/12

AndrewP - Lead O/S - 04/Jul/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Jul/12

dansmonkeytroubles - Lead rpt - 01/Jul/12 with Steph Duits, Tom Hutton

Slightly off-balance but easier than it looks. Top section has no gear but no more than VDiff
joe king - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/12 with Rose

Awesome climb, definatley top 10.
JonathanJones - 2nd O/S - 22/Jun/12 with Scott, Al Breen

Chriswallis2 - Lead O/S - 22/Jun/12 with Anna

steve.warrington - Lead RP - 10/Jun/12 with Sally Haines

HarryB - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/12 with John

zcsharp - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/12 with Danish

steve.warrington - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/12 with Stuart Llewellyn

Ahlam Qattan - 2nd - 04/Jun/12

Steffen Cruz - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/12

Hidden - Lead - 03/Jun/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/12

davis.pete - Lead O/S - 26/May/12 with OUMC

chrisallan - 2nd β - 26/May/12

Easy the whole way but great climbing. No gear after overlap.
mes32 - Lead O/S - 26/May/12

kelliroberts3 - Lead O/S - 26/May/12 with Peter Rigby

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/May/12

Mike Hood - Lead - 23/May/12 with Nathan

Alex Munnery - Lead O/S - 22/May/12 with Alex Pattison

Nice climb lots of holds but small, will lead it one day!!
1979dil - TR O/S - 20/May/12 with Dave Easton

bigglesbutcha - 2nd O/S - 18/May/12 with rob hunt

SimonvanDam - Lead - 15/May/12 with Dave, gordon

benjih2o - Lead O/S - 08/May/12 with will jones

wiljones - 2nd - 08/May/12 with Ben Morris

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/May/12

Radical-G - 2nd O/S - 06/May/12

Warning, some rockfall in the area, got hit on the leg by a fairly large block. Awesome climbing though!
Dafydd Llywelyn - 2nd O/S - 06/May/12 with Will Hunt

Very easy climbing at the grade (VS). Tons of kit as well. Big chunk of rock fell from the top of the crag while we were on it. Missed me but glanced Daf's leg!
Will Hunt - Lead O/S - 06/May/12 with Dafydd Llywelyn

Hidden - Solo rpt - 04/May/12

Hidden - Solo rpt - 04/May/12

AC - 2nd O/S - 04/May/12

NathanW - 2nd O/S - May/12 with Mike Hood

mikespooner - 2nd O/S - May/12 with Tom Taylor

wealer - Lead - May/12

Disappointed that I bottled out of leading this due to the echoes of the numerous comments in these log books saying it is poorly protected and hard rolling around in my head! Very nice, consistent upper VS grade slab climbing. Perfectly sufficient gear. Only aggravating factor is its appearance! Standing at the bottom looking up it is hard to believe it can be the grade it is. Plan to leave this until I've forgotten it and then lead it properly.
mullermn - TR O/S - 28/Apr/12 with Kylie Richards

Brilliant route!
Kylie - TR O/S - 28/Apr/12 with mullermn

JenDurden - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/12 with Kat

Hidden - 2nd - 22/Apr/12

Brilliant climb, slabby, sustained and a little bit scary :)
Edward Hastrop - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/12 with Sky Lee Si Kai, Fiona Adie

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/12

Ian JL - Solo O/S - 13/Apr/12

Small wires is a must on this route and not VS 4c like guide book says,be warned but excellent route and worthy of the top 50 in Pembroke.
ritchierich - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/12 with Sera Roberts

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

vanderz - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/12

vinspin - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/12 with sammy

Hidden - Lead - 12/Apr/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 12/Apr/12

Hardcore Pat - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/12 with Chris Vanderz

Ade7 - 2nd O/S - 08/Apr/12 with Kenny

On one half rope with Molly seconding on the other
scartwr1 - 2nd O/S - 08/Apr/12 with Pete T

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/12

steven - 2nd - 08/Apr/12 with Fiona, Paul Horabin

Clay C - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/12 with Jay

Jay C - 2nd O/S - 08/Apr/12 with Clay C

Repeat lead, cracking route. Molly's best VS second to date. Sam on the other half rope.
teflonpete - Lead rpt - 08/Apr/12 with rockovamonkey

Ralphus - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/12

blanchie14c - 2nd - 08/Apr/12 with Blue Straggler

paul horabin - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/12

melonmike - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/12 with Tim, Matt Roper

asmith37 - 2nd rpt - 07/Apr/12 with Bex Leigh

dave_rose - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/12

tlmarjot - 2nd O/S - 07/Apr/12 with Matt Roper, Mikey Richmond

Loads of runners (complete clip up up to the overlap if you wanted), really nice, think the hype is justified :)
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/12 with Pete aka Dad

Bare of gear at the top but easy climbing.
hutchay - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/12

The definition of VS 4c to me. Small gear is quite useful low-down but not essential. Pretty much blank after the overlap but the climbing is MUCH easier. Didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped but then I had a migraine from about 2/3 the way up and had to do a lot of feeling around for holds/gear as I couldn't really see.
UnkArl - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/12 with Rik, Debbie

Big Rik - 2nd O/S - 07/Apr/12 with Karl Gregory

Debs - 2nd - 07/Apr/12 with Karl

Classic VS.
Jim Slater - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/12 with Gav Singleton

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 06/Apr/12

Rog Wilko - Lead - 06/Apr/12 with Debbie Wilkinson

fi15 - 2nd - Apr/12

funsized - 2nd O/S - Apr/12

Hidden - 2nd - Apr/12

Great little route!
mhawk - Lead O/S - 28/Mar/12 with Paul Martin

Awesome route. no hard moves but very sustained. Top end VS, maybe just HVS 4c?
asmith37 - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12 with Bex Leigh

Hidden - 2nd - 05/Mar/12

dangerousoldfool - Lead O/S - Mar/12 with Hairy Dave

stephenarnold - Lead - 25/Feb/12

Hidden - 2nd - 11/Feb/12

Hidden - 2nd - 2012

alan moore - 2012

Stewart Armstrong - 2012

JonG - 2012

nathan.ocal - 2012

Rob_Webster - 2012

Just awesome. Incredible pitch, absorbing line. Bit run out for me but simple climbing. Excellent.
mcglenr25 - Lead O/S - 16/Dec/11 with Francis Charlesworth

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 16/Dec/11

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

jamestaylor92 - Lead rpt - 05/Nov/11

Just superb. Highish tide so I traversed in to crack. Sustained lovely well protected climbing.
beds74 - Lead - 01/Nov/11 with Jon ginesi

Katex - 2nd - 28/Oct/11 with Simon Edwards

Hidden - Lead dnf - 02/Oct/11

Superb. Really enjoyed it.
cat22 - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/11 with Mike

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Sep/11

Ffej - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/11 with Pete Clark

The calm of Caerfai whilst the gale hit the top!Feels good to be back
themadbrown - 2nd rpt - 11/Sep/11 with james

Completely engrossing. Managed to unwittingly spend an hour on the lead. Kept wondering why my feet felt pumped.
Alex Winter - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/11 with J. Iles-Smith

Jus - Solo O/S - 01/Sep/11

Slick - Lead - 29/Aug/11 with Isabel Evans

Hidden - 2nd - 29/Aug/11

Sustained and enjoyable pitch. One of the best I can remember climbing.
Poco Loco - Lead β - 28/Aug/11 with Barry

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

Blisco - Lead rpt - 28/Aug/11 with Stu Barclay

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/11

Adrian Daniels - Lead - 27/Aug/11 with Steve Webster

Jonny M - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/11 with Karen Chalmers

fatbuoybazza - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/11 with liv_the_div

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Aug/11

Epic crack on a lovely slab.Woould have been great to get a chance to lead it, but it was very busy and a bank holiday w'end.
Voltemands - 2nd O/S - 27/Aug/11 with Carlene HIll

The Pix - 2nd O/S - 27/Aug/11 with Jon Moulding

Carly - Lead - 27/Aug/11 with Jamie

Jim Malo - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/11 with Ian, Tim

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/11

Very nice, good quality slab from start to finish. Seemed very well protected, don't know why it gets HVS here. Good effort from Joe leading it in the rain though
John Tanner - 2nd O/S - 25/Aug/11 with Joe Premier

LiL Saz - 2nd - 17/Aug/11 with Shane Greenup

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/11

The Nic Monk - TR O/S - 17/Aug/11 with Shane Greenup

mikecollins - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/11 with Laura D

martinp - 2nd - 13/Aug/11 with Adam

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

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

fjellogpadleskole - Lead - 04/Aug/11

james rafferty - Lead - Aug/11

Ali - Lead O/S - Aug/11 with Ralph, Rich M

tjmillen - Lead - Aug/11 with vicky

tumbling wizard - Lead O/S - Aug/11 with Rona

TimBoothby - 2nd O/S - 30/Jul/11 with Darren

Hidden - 2nd - 30/Jul/11

Oliver Sherman - Lead O/S - 29/Jul/11 with John Eales

Hanging belay at high tide!
jonny taylor - 2nd - 25/Jul/11 with Andy B

alberttcone - 2nd O/S - 25/Jul/11 with jonny taylor

ablackett - Lead - 25/Jul/11 with Jonny

AlexRenshaw - 2nd - 24/Jul/11 with Ted Lister, Thomas Renshaw

Hidden - Lead - 22/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/11

sbc - 2nd O/S - 13/Jul/11 with Joe M

joeym - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/11 with sbc

jossjones - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/11

Ade7 - 2nd O/S - 04/Jul/11 with Stewart

alex thackway - 2nd - 04/Jul/11

Fran82 - 2nd O/S - 04/Jul/11 with Stew, Alex, Twiggy, Ade

Irene thought this was a brilliant climb. There is one bit of gear just above the overlap which gives a nice illusion of safety. Luckily the top bit of slab is nice and easy.
Old_Nick_S - Lead - 03/Jul/11 with Irene

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Jul/11

Hidden - 2nd - Jul/11

keithpeck - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/11

Anthony Allsopp - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/11 with Sandy Holford

Ollie B - Lead O/S - 28/Jun/11 with J.Heaton

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Jun/11

Alan James - UKC and UKH - Lead - 26/Jun/11 with Sam James

Sam James - 2nd - 26/Jun/11 with Alan James - UKC

real nice sustained vs climbing. not much in the way of gear after the overlap.
vertically_challenged - Lead O/S - 22/Jun/11

dansmonkeytroubles - 2nd rpt - 19/Jun/11 with Dave Williams, Steph Duits, Tom Hutton

Tom Hutton - 2nd - 19/Jun/11 with Dave Williams, dansmonkeytroubles, steph

Great climb, finally makes this grit-ophile realise why pembroke limestone is so popular. Just wish someone had warned me about the gear in the top section!
adam carless - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/11 with Andy Sheridan

Stefan_Morris - 2nd rpt - 08/Jun/11 with Edmundmorris

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd - 01/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd - 01/Jun/11

android_lloyd - 2nd - Jun/11

android_lloyd - Lead - Jun/11

Drew M - Lead - Jun/11

Stefan_Morris - Lead rpt - 29/May/11 with Edmundmorris

Edd Reed - 2nd rpt - 19/May/11 with Martin Allen

Matt Smith - Lead rpt - 14/May/11 with Stephen Jennings

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 14/May/11

Andy37 - 2nd rpt - 14/May/11

Chi Cheng - 02/May/11 with Jon Fane

John Roe - Lead - 01/May/11 with Iain (Jocky) Marr

MariaT - Lead O/S - 01/May/11 with David Walker

Fantastic climb. Sustained all the way, making you think that the next move will be your last. Slowly work your way up :)
David Walker - 2nd O/S - 01/May/11 with Maria

Lovely route with a thrilling finish. Used a hanging belay in high tide.
Daniel Heath - Lead β - 01/May/11

Set up a hanging belay in high tide in evening sun. Just as good to second as it is to lead.
shed_hed - 2nd rpt - 01/May/11 with Jake Harrison

Seconded it beautifully literally minutes before but became a horribly mess half way up and had to come back down... Stunning route though.
Hebe Knowles - Lead dnf - 01/May/11

First trad lead in a while, seconded Will on it 4ish years ago, and found the whole experience terrifying. loved it this time. screw the bolts.
clairejane - Lead - May/11 with will

gw3285 - Lead - 30/Apr/11

augustus trout - 2nd - 30/Apr/11 with Gareth Williams

jtree03 - Lead - 29/Apr/11 with Col, dazza

Col Kingshott - 2nd - 29/Apr/11

Hidden - Solo rpt - 28/Apr/11

Climbed it in the dark.
shed_hed - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/11 with Jake Harrison

Danstephens - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/11 with Dan Geogoehan

lazybones - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/11 with Tom Pearson

Aid@n - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/11 with John Moran

jpmole - Lead - 26/Apr/11

Blurgy319 - 2nd O/S - 25/Apr/11 with Chris Campbell

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/11

nia - 2nd - 24/Apr/11 with Dale lee

robinsi197 - 2nd - 24/Apr/11 with Piotr, Nick

Swirly - 2nd - 23/Apr/11 with Eddie

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

shaky2 - 2nd - 22/Apr/11

haydng - Lead rpt - 21/Apr/11 with RachelG

RMG - 2nd - 21/Apr/11 with haydng

I had forgotten how good this route is. :)
belay bunny turned bad - Lead rpt - 18/Apr/11 with loundsy

loundsy - 2nd rpt - 18/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/11

great route. one of the best I've done at the grade vs/hvs??
SGD - Lead - 22/Mar/11 with Vicky Holmes

Superb... Warm sun in March!! Basically drove down to pembroke from Aber for this route, worth it!
vertigo714 - Lead β - 03/Mar/11 with Mike Wilson

Abseiled in and set hanging belay due to tide and lively swell, got sprayed but not soaked, fun.
The Ivanator - 2nd rpt - 26/Feb/11 with Toby

nice climbing. Lost all feeling in my toes though so had to have a little rest before cruxy bit.
Ybot Htulk - Lead - 26/Feb/11

Very, very good. No really hard moves, but sustained all the way. No gear on the top slab but is easy at that point.
Matt Smith - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/11 with Laura Sweeney, Tom Downes

Tom Downes - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/11 with Matt Smith

loz901 - 2nd - 19/Feb/11

Rory Shaw - 2011

adie84 - 2011

ColinD - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

adie84 - 2011

Rick Dunning - 2011

jcurley - 2nd O/S - 19/Oct/10 with Mike Buddle

Great route!
dansmonkeytroubles - Lead O/S - 10/Oct/10 with Steph Duits, Tom Hutton

Tom Hutton - 2nd - 10/Oct/10 with Summerblue, dansmonkeytroubles

Abevan - 2nd - 11/Sep/10 with james walker

thomasadixon - 2nd rpt - 09/Sep/10 with Becca

With a headache, but great all the same. Unprotected but very easy top slab.
BeccaSnowden - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/10 with Tom

Fine sunny afternoon. Climb protected by shunt on double rope. I climbed the right hand crack all the way which is quite a bit harder than starting off in the left hand one.
Chris M Thomas - TR rpt - 08/Sep/10

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Sep/10

jonny_098 - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/10 with Robin Head

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/10

muttley_109 - 2nd O/S - 04/Sep/10 with Gary Lewis

tobydunford - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/10

Very enjoyable climb
pelvoux - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10 with Mario

Very enjoyable climb
pelvoux - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10 with Mario

MaccMark - Lead - 29/Aug/10 with Simon Brown

Good route. One to lead next time - maybe
erica - 2nd - 28/Aug/10 with Chris

A cheeky quick lower down and top rope up at the end of the day...
andrewgarratt - TR O/S - 28/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead - 28/Aug/10

Great line, steady, in balance, no hard moves.
LoopyLou - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/10

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Aug/10

loved it, seemed almost overhanging when on the hanging belay looking up, straightforward enough but the situation was tip top with warm sun on your back
stvredmond - Lead - 15/Aug/10 with Sean mercer

The Pylon King - TR rpt - 14/Aug/10 with Mr Shunt

Jim Gaffney - Lead O/S - 13/Aug/10 with Jonny Taylor

What a route, has a great rythm. Starts slowely, builds to a peak then eases off again, lovely.
Gambit - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/10 with Martin, Paula

awesome climb great positions and amazing place :)
TM_Horton - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/10 with will

As good as the book suggests! Quite intimidating as the slab steepens, but there's nothing hard on it and the pro is perfect.
Rob Exile Ward - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/10 with Sara Ward

johang - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/10 with Richard Scott

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/10

RobRock84 - Lead rpt - 04/Aug/10 with Steve Quinton

hazeysunshine - 2nd - 04/Aug/10 with Dave

Finished up this after adventure on Age Concern.
barney800 - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/10 with Katherine Shaw

Aerondt - 2nd O/S - Aug/10 with Gaz

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 31/Jul/10

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

Hidden - 2nd - 29/Jul/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/10

Owain Edwards - 2nd - 26/Jul/10

one of my favourites on this trip - is in the pembroke top 50.
siwclimber - 2nd - 26/Jul/10 with Jaime

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

Jamie + Alis
RachelP - 2nd - 26/Jul/10 with AAC

Hidden - 2nd - 23/Jul/10

Tomprusk - 2nd O/S - 10/Jul/10 with Dad

Hexman - TR - 10/Jul/10 with Hannah

djprepie - 2nd - 10/Jul/10 with Luis Parsons (aka Hero)

Robin Head - TR O/S - 09/Jul/10 with Sian G

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/10

toby2000 - Lead - Jul/10

JPGR - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/10

Andy37 - 2nd O/S - 27/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/10

climbingchica - 2nd - 26/Jun/10

Rose Williams - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/10 with Gareth

Keith Jones - 2nd - 16/Jun/10 with ali, David

Ace
Gareth Clendinning (UBMC) - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/10 with Rose Williams

Awesome but very easy for HVS!
mikeyg - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/10 with Will Twigger

themadbrown - 2nd rpt - 16/Jun/10 with james

What A Climb! Amazzing!
Stepanek - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/10 with Steffen Cruz

adam coxsell - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/10 with twigger

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

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

Paul Bowen - Lead rpt - 03/Jun/10 with Nicola Brankley, Rebecca Hayes

timofy - Lead O/S - Jun/10

Greg Pittam - 2nd O/S - 30/May/10 with Sam Howel

Dan_Carroll - Lead O/S - 30/May/10 with Dan Hancock

Danhan - 2nd - 30/May/10 with Dan Carroll

Dibdawg - Lead O/S - 30/May/10 with Ian Dunbar

themadbrown - 2nd rpt - 21/May/10 with james

Jams Crwca - Lead rpt - 21/May/10 with themadbrown

Spiderpiglet - 2nd β - 21/May/10 with cathy, james

Excellent, sustained slab climbing. Needed the good foothold to rest my calves by the time I got to it! One of my favourite VSs.
teflonpete - Lead O/S - 14/May/10 with Tom

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/May/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/May/10

Sam Marland - Lead O/S - 08/May/10 with Chris Mclean

Hidden - Lead - 04/May/10

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 03/May/10

remus said: scared the shit out of me watching! made it look easy, though :)
Chief Wench - Lead O/S - 03/May/10 with Remus

Hidden - 2nd - 03/May/10

Scary, pumpy, had a lot of people waiting impatiently for me to finish.
VLogan - 2nd O/S - 03/May/10 with Jonathan Logan

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/May/10

Heisenberg - 2nd - 02/May/10 with tony hulme

Hidden - Solo rpt - 01/May/10

Byronius Maximus - 2nd rpt - 01/May/10 with Alex Twist

Hidden - 2nd β - 01/May/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 01/May/10

Twisty - Lead O/S - 01/May/10 with Byron Buck

spadge - 2nd O/S - May/10 with Andy Gee

Hidden - Lead - May/10

lovely not enjoyed by decond thanks to dickheads queueing below
jonnyridleylogan - Lead O/S - May/10

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

djking1983 - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/10 with Andy Smith

Rhydian Evans - 2nd O/S - 14/Apr/10 with ivan bricknell

Just fantastic, stunning place, superb sustained climb. Top end VS in my book.
The Ivanator - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/10 with Rhydian

Jacob k-d - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/10

Helen Gibson - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/10 with Richard

DanH9883 - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/10 with Lee

peggy_on_the_rocks - 2nd β - 08/Apr/10 with DanH9883

In the dark after tea. A totally brilliant route. The darkness just added to the atmosphere. It's certainly nowhere near HVS or 5a, although the interest is sustained throughout.
victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/10 with Julie, Andy

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Mar/10

Awesome headtorch action!
climbingpixie - 2nd - 27/Mar/10 with Colin and Andy

ian d f - 2nd O/S - 16/Mar/10 with Grace Chuchla

Stunning. The best single pitch that I have ever climbed. Now in the guidebook at VS 4c. Tonnes of gear up to the step, then a fairly hefty runout at the top to add some spice. DO IT.
sweenyt - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/10 with UBMC

Just super!
Shonkhor - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/10 with Alex UBMC

Fantastic!
catemuir - 2nd - 06/Mar/10 with Sophie Keltie

Katherine Ross - 2nd - 06/Mar/10 with Sophie Keltie, Cate Muir

oooeese - Lead β - 2010

Great route with spectacular views all the way up.
oldgrey - 2010 with Johan Gausden

Tarquin - 2010

Gibson27 - Lead O/S - 2010

chrisallan - Lead O/S - 2010

Fantastic climbing with a very pleasant runout feeling at the top.
benkelsey - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/09 with Remus Knowles

RobRock84 - 28/Sep/09 with Chris price

AMAZING!!!! Best single pitch route i've ever had the pleasure to be on. Solid VS 4c but mega gear till the easy (V Diff)finishing slab. Get on it!
Zoomer - Lead O/S - 24/Sep/09 with Julia Bloomer

Jules 210681 - 2nd - 24/Sep/09 with glenn bloomer

Slab climbing doesn't get much better than this
jonny taylor - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/09 with James

Jimmy O - 2nd O/S - 23/Sep/09 with Jonny Taylor

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/09

Hidden - Solo O/S - 17/Sep/09

mje1398 - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/09 with Steph B

Claire Taylor - 2nd O/S - 18/Aug/09 with Nick Weston

Hidden - TR dog - 25/Jul/09

nice as ever, took dawn chloe and cath up it.
loundsy - Lead rpt - 01/Jul/09

mark89 - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/09

mattyork2 - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/09 with Johnny Richard

Solid *** - excellent stuff. Mild at HVS but keeps you on your toes.
Chris Craggs - 2nd - 08/Jun/09 with Colin Binks

Joris.Roulleau - Lead - 06/Jun/09 with Nick Hirst

Run out above the overlap, which I wasn't expecting at all!
Becky E - Lead O/S - 06/Jun/09 with Phil Lee

themadbrown - 2nd O/S - Jun/09 with tim

Felt a lot easier than HVS. Great climb in a superb position. Heavy seas and tide against us.. Had to lead it quickly!!
brockers - Lead O/S - 27/May/09 with Guido

Leelogs - 2nd - 25/May/09 with Chris

Hidden - 25/May/09

Hidden - Lead - 24/May/09

hardoreVdiffBen - Lead O/S - 02/May/09 with Mary Goad

Am looking forward to leading this.
willu47 - TR O/S - May/09

Excellent. All the hard moves are well protected so I rate it a solid VS 4c.
Blisco - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/09 with Chris Townsend

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Apr/09

Really run out top.
MorganPreece - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/09 with Andy Cummings

Rog Wilko - Lead - 11/Apr/09 with Debbie Wilkinson

2nd or 3rd time. Ian's turn to lead it. Great route.
Swotson - 2nd rpt - 11/Apr/09 with Ian Athroll

Darren_R - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/09

quality route!
Ed morris - Lead β - 16/Feb/09 with stefan

Stefan_Morris - 2nd β - 16/Feb/09

Rob Hirst - Lead O/S - 13/Feb/09 with Jimmy Lawlan

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Nov/08

Caspar - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/08 with scorpia97

Howard J - 2nd O/S - 25/Aug/08 with Ronnie Abrams

Borderline HVS 5a/VS 4c, but definately 3 stars
Chris the Tall - Lead rpt - 24/Aug/08 with Liz

IggyLiz - 2nd - 24/Aug/08 with Chris

Mr Sparkle - Lead O/S - 30/Jul/08 with Andy Key

drewish - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/08 with Andy Halt

Definately a full grade harder than a (possibly overgraded) VS next door but I didn't notice much of a run out at all. Brilliant route anyway.
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/08 with Matt Frank

chris sm - 2nd O/S - 19/Jul/08 with Pippa Froggatt

Hidden - Lead - Jul/08

Byronius Maximus - Lead O/S - 22/Jun/08 with Phil Emmott

Hidden - Lead - 12/Jun/08

Hidden - Lead rpt - 09/Jun/08

BenJacobs - 2nd O/S - 09/Jun/08 with Nick

lovely route, steady climbing, one question though just how many VS routes have the run out and approach that this route has?.
Ian McNeill - Lead O/S - 28/May/08 with Magi Lundy

tomB - Lead O/S - 24/May/08 with James Coles

Meg Jones - Lead O/S - 24/May/08 with Tim Griffin and Kevin Evans

GeorgeArmstrong - Lead O/S - 05/May/08 with Rob Harrison

davidgc1 - 2nd O/S - 03/May/08 with Simon Chetwynd

davidgc - 2nd - 03/May/08

bloody lovely. plenty of gear apart from on the head wall above the overlap-but your not gonna hit the ground by then, huh?
w.pettet-smith - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/08 with claire jane carter

scorpia97 - Lead O/S - 2008 with Paul, Caspian

Sidekick - Lead O/S - 2008

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Nov/07

Led on gear placed by Dave
Chris the Tall - Lead β - 11/Nov/07 with Dave J

Fab climb, was buzzing after leading this!
misskebab - Lead β - Sep/07 with Edd Reed

Hidden - 2nd β - 28/Aug/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/07

Brilliant. One to do again...
trekkie - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/07 with Wendy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/07

dpmUK - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/07 with Cider Nut

Fantastic climbing in an exposed position. The run-out at the top is really cool as well. Definitely VS though, not HVS as it's given here.
climbingpixie - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/07 with James

fantastic, definitly worth seeking out
david morse - 14/Jul/07 with Stu Corns

Awsome route!!! definitely will do it again some time!! not much gear near top though!!
Dunx - Lead O/S - 24/May/07 with Joe M

prcice footwork needed!
Adam Humphreys - Lead - 24/May/07 with Jess Bruce

joeym - 2nd - 24/May/07

hardoreVdiffBen - Lead O/S - 06/May/07 with Ben Freeman

toasted - Lead - 05/May/07 with Ian Atkins

bfreeman - Lead O/S - 05/May/07

Friend zero above the break, def VS. Vdiff over top roof.
loundsy - Lead rpt - May/07 with sam

Definately worth the 2 stars!
SamStokes - Lead rpt - 06/Apr/07 with Emily Stokes

emilyj - 2nd O/S - 06/Apr/07 with Samuel Stokes

Top of the pops!Great climbing and location and a long run out on easy climbing at the top :)
TheNorthernOne - Lead O/S - Feb/07 with James Wright

Lovely slab climb, but no gear at all above the break.
clipskipper - Lead O/S - 18/Jul/06 with Davey Boy

robman - 2nd O/S - 23/Jun/06 with John mason

Flibble - Lead - 04/Jun/06 with James Anderson

mje1398 - 2nd O/S - 03/Jun/06 with John M

crag_monster - Lead - Jun/06

Marq - Lead O/S - 29/May/06 with Daniel Dennehy

popov86 - Lead - 23/May/06

Danhan - 2nd - 29/Apr/06 with Mostyn, Nick

big juggy holds just below volume at top. no protection for last third, but lots of good holds so none really needed.
kendogcatchy - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/06 with Paul Martindale

Great climb on good holds
flyboy86 - 2nd O/S - Apr/06 with Nick (kendogcatchy)

prof_vague - TR O/S - Mar/06 with Nick

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2006

Hidden - 2006

cem - 2nd O/S - 30/Jul/05 with David T

Finnaly led it!!
jamie ward - Lead O/S - 29/May/05 with Tom Skipworth

givemetea - Lead O/S - Apr/05 with Ann Chong

chris wyatt - Lead O/S - 2005 with Dave Reaney

phardman - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/04

Andrew1 - TR - 20/Aug/04 with Juliet Parker Smith

Chris Ellis - 2nd - Aug/04 with Hillary Lawrenson

timreynolds - Lead - 09/Jul/04 with Mike Henesy

Hidden - Lead - 12/Apr/04

Marvino - Lead - Apr/04

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/03

JG - Lead rpt - Aug/03 with Craig Wynne

climbergg - Lead - Jun/03 with cheesesarnie

JG - 2nd - 05/May/03 with Nic Marrs, Andy Peters

akhughes - Lead O/S - May/03 with Emma Hughes

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/03

jamie ward - Lead dnf - Apr/03 with Tony Buj

Hidden - Lead - 2003

Hidden - 2003

Tim M - 2nd O/S - 2003 with Emma

climbergg - Lead - 2003 with cheesesarnie

GPN - Lead - Aug/02 with Sam Clifford

craig h - Lead - Aug/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/May/02

jamie ward - 2nd O/S - May/02 with Chris Comrie

MartinN - 2nd O/S - 07/May/01

Brilliant delicate crack climbing
220bpm - Lead O/S - May/01 with Dave

Tarquin - 2001

DafSWMC - 2nd O/S - 01/May/00 with UMIST

Just about worth the grade. But excellent, ***.
Rog Wilko - Lead - Apr/00 with Debbie Wilkinson

belay bunny turned bad - 2000

alan moore - 2000

bullybones - 2000

Most memorable as my daughter was born unexpectedly the next day!
Tim Sparrow - Lead - 25/Apr/99 with Geoff Thomas

Carl Smethurst - Lead rpt - 23/Jul/98 with Ian Pickles

Hidden - Lead - 23/May/98

dickypips - Lead β - 1998 with Steve Rogers

rachm2004 - 2nd - 24/Aug/97 with Rich

Hidden - May/97

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Jun/96

sdht - Jun/96

michael burrows - 2nd - 05/Apr/96 with richard parry

Andy Say - Lead O/S - 02/May/94

Steve Lenartowicz - 1990

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1990

Carl Smethurst - Lead O/S - 18/May/87 with Simon Tovell

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Voting
Total votes cast 458
hard E10 of 162
E10 of 162
easy E11 of 162
hard HVS1 of 162
HVS24 of 162
easy HVS52 of 162
hard VS82 of 162
VS2 of 162
easy VS0 of 162
hard 5b0 of 148
5b0 of 148
easy 5b0 of 148
hard 5a1 of 148
5a10 of 148
easy 5a41 of 148
hard 4c94 of 148
4c1 of 148
easy 4c1 of 148
3 Stars137 of 148
2 Stars10 of 148
1 Star1 of 148
0 Stars0 of 148
Bag of .....0 of 148
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Style of ascent

Soloed8 of 514 (1.6%)
Lead286 of 514 (55.6%)
Followed174 of 514 (33.9%)
Toproped14 of 514 (2.7%)
Unknown32 of 514 (6.2%)

'Climbed'161 of 514 (31.3%)
clean O/S284 of 514 (55.3%)
clean β16 of 514 (3.1%)
clean rpt48 of 514 (9.3%)
clean RP1 of 514 (0.2%)
dogged1 of 514 (0.2%)
dnf3 of 514 (0.6%)