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Silken Thread/Imperialist** HVS 5a

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2 pitches. A varied and testing hybrid which is both delicate and strenuous. Start right of Fly on the Wall at the base of the slabby face. 1) 5a. Climb the weakness 4m right of the slabby arete. Move left under the overhangs to the arete. Move up and back right above the overhang (not direct). Move right again to a belay. 2) 5a. Move back left into the overhanging corner on the arete and follow this to easier climbing. © ROCKFAX
FA. T.Patey 1958 / L.Benstead 1969

Ticklists: Kernow, West Country Climbs.

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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 39 logbooks, and on 6 wishlists.

Gav A - 2nd β - 19/Jun/13 with Mikey C

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Jun/13

shoulders - AltLd O/S - 09/Jun/13 with rich smith

hornbywill - Lead O/S - 30/May/13

Led 1st pitch this time, Jack 2nd. Delicate!
ewanthomson - AltLd rpt - 19/Apr/13 with Jack Keo

Found the first pitch the trickiest. Led p1 and p2
Mr Tickle - Lead O/S - 24/Feb/13

ianmiller999 - 2nd - 04/Feb/13 with James Goss

Lewis Stewart - 2013 with James Goss

lewis 1st pitch. myself 2nd pitch
MrWiggles - AltLd O/S - 06/Sep/12 with lewis stuart

Marti999 - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/12 with Debbie

debbie roberts - 2nd - 21/Aug/12 with Marti999

nickstephens - AltLd O/S - 28/Jul/12 with Gareth Greeves

Lead Pitch 1
gg4419 - AltLd O/S - Jul/12

second pitch lead push me
martin clarke - AltLd dog - 22/May/12 with steve ashworth

stephen ashworth - AltLd - 22/May/12 with martin clarke

tricky climbing on first pitch. goey on the secound. just right at HVS.
Ed morris - AltLd O/S - 28/Apr/12 with ewan

Ed pitch one, I led 2nd pitch; got the heart rate going! Very contrasting. Enjoyable route
ewanthomson - AltLd O/S - 28/Apr/12 with Ed morris

There is Very little gear on the second half!
Doug miller - Lead O/S - Mar/12 with steve sailsbury

DanRicketts - 2nd O/S - 21/Oct/11

Mark Kemball - AltLd O/S - 30/Sep/11 with Simon Hammond

if you think its hvs you might be in for a shock.
misterb - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/11 with bob

Hidden - 2nd - 31/May/11

r_findlay - Lead - 31/May/11 with Eddie Wilks, stu_buchan43

pielander - 2nd - 14/Mar/11 with rad

led both pitches.phew top pitch v run out huge fall potential commiting moves.v delicate 1st pitch at start bit commiting too with deck out potential-take care
minexplorer - Lead - 14/Mar/11

had one rest below the overhang :(
stevorobs3 - Lead dog - 2011

DanRicketts - 2nd O/S - 2011

Dilwat - 2nd O/S - 24/Sep/10 with Nick

led 1st pitch brilliant delicate unprotected bit in middle
minexplorer - AltLd - 15/Sep/10

Rock Lizard - AltLd - Sep/10

Homes - AltLd - 28/Jun/10 with Shaun M

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 13/Oct/09

Hidden - AltLd - 2007

leadmat - Lead - 2006

leadmat - 2006

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 04/Aug/02

Hidden - Lead - 2002

Hard**
brew_guru - 1995

Kafoozalem - Lead β - 24/Mar/84 with Wendy Goodyer

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
Hidden, Cheese Monkey, Hidden, Hidden, Phil79, Hidden

Voting
Total votes cast 20
hard E10 of 8
E10 of 8
easy E11 of 8
hard HVS3 of 8
HVS4 of 8
easy HVS0 of 8
hard VS0 of 8
VS0 of 8
easy VS0 of 8
hard 5b0 of 8
5b0 of 8
easy 5b2 of 8
hard 5a0 of 8
5a6 of 8
easy 5a0 of 8
hard 4c0 of 8
4c0 of 8
easy 4c0 of 8
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Style of ascent

Lead11 of 39 (28.2%)
Followed9 of 39 (23.1%)
Alt Leads16 of 39 (41.0%)
Unknown3 of 39 (7.7%)

'Climbed'16 of 39 (41.0%)
clean O/S17 of 39 (43.6%)
clean β2 of 39 (5.1%)
clean rpt2 of 39 (5.1%)
dogged2 of 39 (5.1%)