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The Cider Soak*** 8a

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[The Cider Soak 8a, 2 kb]15m. A very impressive sport route. Start at the sloping shelf that cuts in from the right. 14m. Stand on the shelf and move up to a thin break. Move right and use a finger-crack and sloping holds to reach a good finger pocket. Use the pocket to gain a jug that allows a shake-out before the final bouldery upper wall. FA. Nick White 1988 w Brian 3tspc 8c+ The hardest sport climb in the south of the UK takes in the crux of Tuppence and a whole lot more hard climbing. Start as for The Cider Soak. 21m. Move up to the overhang and traverse left to join A Fisherman's Tale. Now go left and down slightly to join and follow Tuppence to just above its last hard move. Go left and finish direct. © ROCKFAX
A very impressive sport route. Start at the sloping shelf that cuts in from the right. 14m. Stand on the shelf and move up to a thin break. Move right and use a finger-crack and sloping holds to reach a good finger pocket. Use the pocket to gain a jug that allows a shake-out before the final bouldery upper wall.
FA. Nick White 1988

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So pleased to finally get on this. It's everything I expected. Tried a good few times & got some long links but didn't have the beans for the full send. Next time. Got a reason to train now!
quiffhanger - Lead dog - 08/Jun/13 with Jerome

Hidden - Lead RP - 30/May/13

3 sessions. First UK 8a. Quality and all about the beta.
Jeronimo - Lead RP - 11/May/13

Great route. Got it done 4th redpoint attempt, I was expecting to take longer, but had the beta nailed and just went for it. Definatelt finger lock on the V-shape slot rather than slapping the slopers at the top, made it a lot easier for me
Ramon Marin - Lead RP - 04/May/13 with andre hedger

Wasn't having a great session on the project so trained on this for a bit. I used different beta to when I originally did the route which felt much easier!
Ellis Butler-Barker - Lead rpt - 23/Apr/13 with JackMac

Another project, first session, got all moves just about...
Dan 85 - Lead dog - 21/Apr/13 with Tom W, Andy H, Ellis

Hidden - Lead dnf - 03/Mar/13

First RP since last trying it about 6 months ago. Psyched to tick my first F8a! Happy to get this with my previous hardest route being F7b.
Ellis Butler-Barker - Lead RP - 02/Mar/13 with Buster Martin

2nd go. Battle. Pretty sure I could have flashed this in better circumstances. Will Atkinson's stag 2012
Cassidy - Lead RP - 06/Aug/12

so psyched - amazing climbing! 4th proper go, punched the top jug on my second....
tom106 - Lead RP - 22/Jul/12 with tom, mark, tom.

Injured my knee twisting in the heel toe cam near the top, so I couldn't use this beta. Much harder than it kneeded to be...
jacobjacob - Lead RP - 19/Jun/12

Justin T - Lead RP - 26/May/12

Done 2nd repoint after about 5? bolt to bolts, finally got 8a before my 15th birthday! :D
TCCB - Lead RP - 19/Mar/12

Went to Anstey's Cove for the first time today, which is ridiculous considering i live 15 mins away from Torquay! On arrival decided to check out 'The Cidar Soak' after it being a long term project of a friends. About 2/3 up the route was a nice soaking wet seepage hole that made the right hand move above 3rd clip slightly more tricky, obviously trying to stick the move still! Wet meant we couldnt work the rest of the route but the section we did do was incredible! A great climb for my first 8a!
paulgvooght - Lead dnf - 14/Feb/12

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - Lead RP - 01/Sep/11

_m.cox_ - Lead RP - 10/Jul/11 with Ben West

got a few good links, but doing it in a one'er is beyond me atm
mark_wellin - Lead dog - 22/May/11

took about 2 hours
bustermartin - Lead RP - 01/May/11 with will smith

Amazing movements and more technical than it looks
John Henry Wynn - Lead - 23/Apr/11

Finallly got the big 8a tick
PeterDawson - Lead RP - 18/Apr/11

3rd go.
Spacetourist - Lead RP - Apr/11 with Rosea

sent it at last aged 14 so PHSYCED
Luke Dawson - Lead RP - 19/Sep/10

First 'look'. Worked out a sequence - top moves are heartbreakers!
alaan - Lead dog - 05/Sep/10 with Sabby

pezzerrr - Lead RP - 07/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead RP - 18/Apr/10

soooooooo want to try this
Luke d - 2010

Egyption move got me
TheGuns - Lead dnf - 05/Jun/09 with Henry

ashwah - Lead RP - 02/May/09

bigie bob - Lead RP - 19/Jul/08

2nd redpoint.... just!
lx - Lead - 02/Oct/07 with alison

Rob Kennard - 2007

Hidden - Lead - 2007

Hidden - Lead RP - 2005

westyb3 - Lead RP - 16/Oct/04 with Matt Cox

Hidden - Lead RP - 2003

Hidden - Lead RP - Aug/02

Mike Owen - 12/Aug/92 with Elaine Owen

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Lead34 of 38 (89.5%)
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'Climbed'7 of 38 (18.4%)
clean rpt1 of 38 (2.6%)
clean RP23 of 38 (60.5%)
dogged4 of 38 (10.5%)
dnf3 of 38 (7.9%)