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[Lunakhod,Lower Sharpnose, 3 kb]40m. One of the Culm Coast's greatest lines - both intimidating and sustained. A good number of cams is needed. Start below the steepening corner on the left of the face. Photo opposite. 42m. Follow the corner past an awkward initial section to below the smooth-walled upper corner. Climb the sustained corner-crack to the small upper overhang, pull over this to reach the top just above. © ROCKFAX
FA. Keith Darbyshire 30.4.71 30/Apr/1971

Ticklists: Kernow, West Country Climbs.

Photo: Lunakhod,Lower Sharpnose © Al Evans
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This climb is in 204 logbooks, and on 58 wishlists.

paultaylor - 2nd - 18/May/13

awesome, some unnerving wobbly flakes at mid height. sustained the whole way. found boomer hand jams at the top
will moy - Lead O/S - 18/May/13 with paul taylor

Diane - 2nd - 11/May/13 with Andrew Tobin

Hidden - Lead rpt - 06/May/13

Really nice, looked intimidating on lead!
Joel Perkin - 2nd O/S - 06/May/13 with Big Rob

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/May/13

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/May/13

Awesome climbing on a great line!! The scariest part is abbing off the thousand pieces of tat and rusty biners. I added my spare maillon in the mix.
alexjz - 2nd O/S - 05/May/13 with Jon Ayrton

stuart34 - 2nd - 05/May/13 with mel b

stuart34 - 2nd - 27/Apr/13 with t moore

Hidden - 27/Apr/13

Graham Westbrook - 2nd - 13/Sep/12

Rob84 - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/12 with Ben Wolstenholme, Rob Adie

Bex_M - 2nd O/S - 14/Aug/12 with Duncan Dunbar

Nice steady climbing, scary place...
The_Boy_ODwyer - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/12 with Ian Lau

Stunning, one of the best HVSs I've ever done. Shame it started to drizzle as we abseiled off as so much more to do here...
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/12 with Becky E

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

Becky E - 2nd O/S - 12/Aug/12 with Graeme Hammond

First ever HVS... Amazing route and a fun race against the tide!
Steve Mooney - Lead - Aug/12

rustaldo - 2nd rpt - 29/Jul/12 with Lewis

Lewis Stewart - Lead O/S - 29/Jul/12

First route and what a cracker. Gets harder as you get higher and a great finish round the overhang at the top.
crispycodd - 2nd O/S - 22/Jul/12 with Stephen Venables

Hidden - Lead - 17/Jul/12

A proper top climb, with a little hart bracket of a move right at the top, just when your nice and pumped. Oh and for finding this crag, don't put Combe into your sat nav. You will bitaly disappointed. Put stibb in instead. Gets you much closer.
Hinchrn - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/12 with Matt Rust

Great lead for Hinchy, his first HVS! Never too strenuous, one harder move at the top. Had an epic finding the crag in zero vis.
rustaldo - 2nd O/S - 26/Jun/12 with Tom Hinch

dohart - 2nd - 25/Jun/12 with stu bradbury

Spearos - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/12 with Mike

Pippa - 2nd O/S - 12/May/12 with Jim Brooke, Richard

Jim Brooke - Lead - 12/May/12 with Pip

Hidden - 2nd - 06/May/12

misterb - Lead O/S - 06/May/12 with cherry

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Apr/12

tobydunford - 2nd O/S - 05/Apr/12 with Toby Pitts Tucker

Hidden - Lead rpt - 02/Apr/12

burto - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/12 with emilie techer, tom powell

Mr Powly - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/12 with Hertha

Pete Graham - 2nd - 26/Feb/12 with Ben Silvestre

Ian JL - Lead O/S - 2012

adie84 - 2012

Mark Kemball - Lead - 25/Nov/11 with Lee Bartrop

Best HVS I've ever done!
dannyboy83 - Lead O/S - 12/Nov/11 with Little Chris

Tom Seccombe - Lead rpt - 23/Oct/11 with tim exley

scary layback at the top
tim exley - Lead O/S - 23/Oct/11 with Tom Secombe

mark schramm - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11

nroyal - AltLd O/S - 15/Oct/11

chris ebbutt - 2nd - 15/Oct/11 with Nick

Lyndsay Superclimber - 2nd O/S - 15/Oct/11 with Mark S

Hidden - 2nd - 30/Sep/11

Brilliant line,steady until crux at very top
just one more - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/11 with Phil K

Jim Malo - 2nd O/S - 16/Sep/11 with Stu

soph - Lead O/S - Sep/11 with Helena Robinson

mark20 - 2nd O/S - 30/Aug/11

CRiddiford - Lead rpt - 30/Aug/11 with Mark

Very intimidating, lots of gear (large/huge wires) but I found nuts pulling through the sandstone somewhat unnerving. Technically I thought it was fine, I was a bit fazed though.
lithos - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/11 with Pete Bradshaw

Great route, although a bit intimidating, it's not as hard as it looks and is top quality bridgelastic from floor to ceiling.
petecallaghan - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/11 with Neil Rigiani

A rather intimidating climb at first sight but it turned out to be an excellent climb with good gear and holds.
Neil Rigiani - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/11 with Pete Callaghan

A good route, the longest belay of my life. Spent a long time removing a cam.
James Oswald - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/11 with Chris White

wi11 - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/11 with Rob G

Different Steve - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/11 with Emma Hawkins

Fran S8 - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/11 with john nightingale

mary - 2nd - 06/Aug/11

As promised to Mary.
MoWalker3 - 06/Aug/11 with Quiet Ian

Bristoldave - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/11 with CarolineH

francois - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/11 with Chawn

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 03/Jul/11

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

TommityP - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/11

CRiddiford - 2nd - 26/Jun/11 with Becca

Very intimidated after backing off previously. Think I'm scared of heights! Eventually got up with rests after a few tries. Very top of the grade imo. Last move felt like 5b!
BeccaSnowden - Lead dog - 26/Jun/11 with Caroline

jakenichol - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/11 with Kayleigh Tremaine

ok so it was incredible and worth the faff of getting to at high tide. note to self bring rock shoes next time.
Jon_Warner - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/11 with Tom

Awesome, such a long pitch!
tskelhon - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/11 with John_Warner

haylow - 2nd - 04/Jun/11

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

jonnie3430 - Lead O/S - 27/May/11 with Carol

trampingcarol - 2nd - 27/May/11 with Jonnie Williams

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

Fultonius - 2nd - 24/May/11

Neil Adams - Lead O/S - 24/May/11 with Jim Higgins

jameshiggins - 2nd - 24/May/11 with Neil Adams

Hidden - Lead dnf - 14/May/11

Hidden - Lead - 12/May/11

Totally brilliant. As good a pitch of HVS as I've climbed anywhere.
victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/11 with crossdressingrodney

Totally brill.
crossdressingrodney - 2nd O/S - 23/Apr/11 with victim of mathematics

climbingpixie - 2nd rpt - 23/Apr/11 with Andy

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

long and it really does eat gear
culmclimberRob - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/11 with tom

Hidden - Lead - 18/Apr/11

Jessie Rushbrooke - 2nd - 17/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 02/Apr/11

Scary... wouldn't be a very nice fall!
Adam Booth - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11

Gigga - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/11 with Dan, shorty83

Shorty83 - 2nd O/S - 20/Mar/11 with Dan Parry, Giles

Lots of fun, huge amount of laybacking at the top for an thuggy finish.
Onion - 2nd O/S - 20/Mar/11 with Nick A, Giles W

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Mar/11

Craig Geddes - 2nd - 05/Mar/11 with Chris Goddard

Hidden - Lead - 12/Feb/11

hard climb very cold. Cant wait for summer
mike hooper - 2nd O/S - 12/Feb/11 with little rich

Hidden - 2nd - 2011

Really, really long... Totally surreal peering through the upper crack just below the rabbit ears and being able to see sunlight on the other side... Such a surreal feeling!
andy dunn - Lead O/S - 07/Nov/10 with J

Hidden - Lead - 24/Oct/10

Pippa - 2nd - 24/Oct/10 with Jon

Hidden - Lead - 16/Oct/10

Felt hard and oh so long. Good lead Mr A. I was bricking it on second.
monsteratt - 2nd O/S - 10/Oct/10 with Andrew Abraham

Andrew Abraham - Lead O/S - 10/Oct/10 with Clement Attwood

chris j - Lead rpt - 26/Sep/10 with Doug

Sophie Nunn - Lead O/S - 11/Sep/10 with Floris

arandall - 2nd O/S - 02/Sep/10 with Ben Kelsey, remus knowles

very good, long route with atmospheric ab off the bunny ears.
benkelsey - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/10 with Alex Randall, Remus Knowles

Tom Seccombe - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/10 with Stu Bradbury

Ceridwen - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/10 with Mark

Si dH - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/10 with Neil Furniss

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 11/Aug/10

Hidden - 08/Aug/10

Feels really out there at the top, take lots of draws! Felt hard for HVS to me.
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 04/Aug/10 with Becca

Tried to lead then fell off just before the top when seconding.
BeccaSnowden - 2nd dog - 04/Aug/10 with Tom

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/10

Great!
msoldn - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/10 with Jason

Hidden - 2nd - 31/Jul/10

Hidden - 28/Jul/10

Hidden - Lead - 06/Jul/10

Superb! Best HVS I have done in a long while. What a place.
philhilo - 2nd O/S - 03/Jul/10 with misha

First climb at LSN and what a great line! Not that hard for HVS but most enjoyable. The ab point features the biggest collection of rotting tat and crabs that I've ever seen.
Misha - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/10 with Phil

mackem - 2nd O/S - 25/May/10

Steve Lenartowicz - May/10 with Clare

JeromeT - Lead O/S - 2010 with Dom Jeff

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 27/Sep/09

Top route, even when a bit damp...! Long pitch, lots of mid-large wires & large friends.
chris j - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/09 with Doug

dave657 - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/09 with paul b

irish paul - 2nd O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Dave Ripley

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Jun/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/09

uncontrollable - Lead - 13/Jun/09 with Viskii

Hidden - 2nd - 13/Jun/09

simon kimber - Lead O/S - 23/May/09 with Hamish Rowe

Mike W - Lead O/S - May/09

Phil79 - 2nd O/S - 15/Nov/08 with Pete

Take big cams, and make sure you save one or two for the end of the climb!
sara n - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/08 with Nev

Really good pitch, very steady and not too tricky until the final few moves!
climbingpixie - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/08 with James

AJH - Lead O/S - 19/Jul/08 with Crispin

quadmyre - 2nd O/S - 28/Jun/08 with Crispin

existing debt - 2nd - 25/Jun/08 with Iain a

Hidden - TR - 08/May/08

Steerpike - 2nd rpt - 05/May/08 with Tommo

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Dec/07

Hidden - 2nd - Nov/07

Steerpike - Lead O/S - 26/Oct/07 with Bruce

dan gibson - Lead rpt - 23/Oct/07 with anna barnes

Hidden - Lead rpt - 12/Sep/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/07

John Kettle - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/07

Great line, good climb. Lots of bridging/resting so a nice HVS. Great last move and stunning location
mrtom - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/07 with Roger HSmith

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/Aug/07

richardr - Lead O/S - Aug/07

fun, fun, fun! the DMM size 4 cam wedged firmly in the crack is mine , this was its first and only outing.
riddle - 2nd - Aug/07 with Tom Elliot

Ed Babs - Lead O/S - Jun/07 with Kate

Really nice, sustained and long, nice nice nice!
sebrider - Lead O/S - Jun/07 with Mark Barnett

eugeneth - 2nd O/S - 20/May/07 with Seb

brian watson - 2nd - May/07

Hidden - 2nd - 13/Apr/07

ecowaller - 2007

Hidden - 2007

dan gibson - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/06 with helen gibson

Dave Kerr - Lead - 12/Aug/06 with Jill Kerr

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/Jul/06

Hidden - Lead - 01/Jul/06

gonggashan - 2nd - Jun/06

The Pylon King - Lead O/S - 12/May/06 with Ady Short

cem - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/06 with Graham Dolman

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 13/Feb/06

phsharpy - Lead O/S - Feb/06 with Nick Ingram

Hidden - 2nd - 13/Jul/05

Hidden - Lead - 13/Jul/05

Bog standard classic HVS groove.
Paz - 2nd β - Jun/05 with TS

Hidden - 2nd - 29/May/05

westaway - Lead O/S - 2005

_m.cox_ - Lead O/S - 2005 with Adam Mulholland

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Oct/04

cold day
Samuel1989 - 2nd - 20/Apr/03 with Luke

Jason Gotel - Lead - Apr/03 with Pippa Lansdown

Hidden - Lead - May/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - Feb/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/01

Dave Musgrove Jnr - 2nd O/S - 24/Jul/01 with Viv

alpinebisou - 2001

Boxy - Lead O/S - 03/Sep/00 with Chris

Billg - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/00 with Roy Ruddle

Roget - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/00

Marti999 - Lead - 2000

Tim M - 2000

andy_pemberton - Lead - 2000 with Zoe Billinghurst, Rich Mayfield

Hidden - 2nd - 13/Jun/99

Hidden - Lead - 07/Jun/96

GuySummers - Lead - 1995

colin milton - Lead - 17/Jul/94 with eric milton

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/92

Great route with fabulous finish
rogerskews - Lead O/S - 27/May/91 with Bryn Roberts

Mark Kemball - Lead - 1990

Kafoozalem - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/87 with Dave Thomas

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/May/87

charlesmfrench - Lead O/S - 1987

Hidden - 1986

mark-abz - Lead - 04/May/80 with Rob S

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1980

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Voting
Total votes cast 162
hard E10 of 56
E10 of 56
easy E12 of 56
hard HVS5 of 56
HVS47 of 56
easy HVS2 of 56
hard VS0 of 56
VS0 of 56
easy VS0 of 56
hard 5b0 of 53
5b0 of 53
easy 5b0 of 53
hard 5a3 of 53
5a47 of 53
easy 5a2 of 53
hard 4c1 of 53
4c0 of 53
easy 4c0 of 53
3 Stars48 of 53
2 Stars4 of 53
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Style of ascent

Lead112 of 204 (54.9%)
Followed79 of 204 (38.7%)
Toproped1 of 204 (0.5%)
Alt Leads1 of 204 (0.5%)
Unknown11 of 204 (5.4%)

'Climbed'68 of 204 (33.3%)
clean O/S119 of 204 (58.3%)
clean β1 of 204 (0.5%)
clean rpt13 of 204 (6.4%)
dogged2 of 204 (1.0%)
dnf1 of 204 (0.5%)