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Mensor** VS 4c

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45m, 2 pitches. Starts well towards the right of the crag where a contorted oak (with several dead branches) grows from the foot of the crag just below a prominent rib. 1. 20m 4b Climb up the wide crack on the left edge of the rib, bearing right to stand on the tiny pinnacle below black overhangs. Step up and left around the arete and climb steeply via a thin flake, moving right to belay on a large sloping ledge. 2. 25m 4b Step up right into the foot of a groove and continue in a fine position around the arete. Climb the steep wall above on excellent holds and finish more easily up the buttress. At the moment (June 2010) there is an in situ abseil anchor.
D Alcock, A Cowburn 25/Apr/1964
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 111 logbooks, and on 13 wishlists.

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Mar/13

emmarowe - 2nd - 02/Mar/13 with ed mitchell

P2 - lovely!
Sardien - AltLd O/S - 24/Feb/13 with Helena Robinson

Pero - Lead - 29/Sep/12

Somehow managed to miss the sloping stance. Didn't think I'd gone far enough, so carried on climbing. Firstly up the steep wall above the stance, then when this didn't seem right, downclimbed and went up the shallow groove and rib. Ended up doing it as one pitch.
smolders - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/12 with Fiona McFarlane

started up first pitch of sally but belay ledge was overgrown with gorse so finished up Mensor.
mikelawrence aka jonnienomates - AltLd - 04/Sep/12 with Colin

erica - 2nd - 24/Jul/12 with John

John Brayshaw - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/12 with Erica

brolte - AltLd O/S - 26/May/12 with Nick Pearson

Lead both pitches, really nice. Climbing like a spazz lead to Jess asking whether I climbed differently on E4s... I do, honest!
Duncan Campbell - UKC - Lead O/S - 23/May/12 with Jess

xusa - 2nd O/S - 03/May/12 with Gareth Borthwick

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 11/Apr/12

Barry D - AltLd - 11/Mar/12 with Derek & Dick

Robbo1 - Lead O/S - 2012

Hidden - AltLd - 19/Nov/11

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

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 27/Jul/11

Adam1973 - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/11 with Ann S

Really nice little route.
Ann S - 2nd - 23/Jul/11 with Adam

martrin - Lead - 26/Jun/11 with Sarah Kekus

dan ely - 2nd - 24/Jun/11 with tony (army)

Different Steve - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/11 with Clare

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 16/Jun/11

Barry D - Lead - 11/Jun/11 with Trish

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Jun/11

Lead on 1st pitch, Second on 2nd pitch
Simon Cahill - AltLd β - 05/Jun/11 with Lee Paskin

Anthony Dixon - AltLd - 05/Jun/11

ayuplass - 2nd - 01/May/11 with Thea, jo

garywong - AltLd O/S - 09/Apr/11 with Patrick Goodwin

Hidden - Lead - 01/Mar/11

mr mills - Lead O/S - 20/Feb/11 with pflip

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Very nice route. If using the CC guidebook, make sure you don't go left of the first small overhang - it's the big black one they're referring to. Pitch 2 is no harder than the first, though very exposed.
Rog Wilko - Lead - 05/Jun/10 with Debbie Wilkinson

MarkFoster - AltLd - May/10

Led P2, great route again, lovely rock
SGD - AltLd - 18/Apr/10 with Jonny WMC

JRSB1991 - AltLd O/S - Apr/10

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

chrisallan - Lead O/S - 07/Feb/10

Carly - AltLd - 14/Oct/09 with Richard

nickhoward - 2nd - 27/Sep/09 with kevin wheatley

Hidden - Lead - 30/Jul/09

Hidden - AltLd - 25/Jul/09

Led P1
Brendan - AltLd O/S - 15/Jul/09 with Paul

Harder to get to the crag than do the route..... But well worth the trip.
Babika - 2nd - 20/Jun/09 with Rob Hinton

Od - AltLd O/S - 28/May/09 with Martyn "Noodles" Middleton

Led the second pitch. Really nice route but make sure you ab down as the descent is rubbish
Teddys15 - AltLd O/S - 28/May/09 with Oliver Ruffle (O.d)

Hidden - AltLd - 02/May/09

Seymore Butt - 2009

Neil Metcalfe101 - 2nd O/S - 26/Oct/08 with Andy Chapman

really good route, but make sure you ab!!
andrew300169 - AltLd O/S - 12/Jul/08

Owain Llewelyn - Lead - 04/Jul/08 with Dad

Hidden - 2nd - Jul/08

Vince McNally - Lead O/S - Jul/08 with Sumee Holloway

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

I led the 1st pitch, Heddwyn led the 2nd
gareth scott borthwick - AltLd O/S - 25/Nov/07 with Heddwyn Fletcher, Luke McMullin

climbingpixie - AltLd O/S - 25/Aug/07 with James

Hidden - AltLd - 07/Aug/07

Messners Yeti - Lead O/S - Aug/07 with Ben

Good sustained climbing in the drizzle.
steven - AltLd O/S - 23/Jun/07 with Simon Dawson

2 pitch
sdawson1 - AltLd O/S - 23/Jun/07 with swifty

malc - 2nd O/S - 25/Mar/07

fran04 - AltLd - 2007 with ian andrews

timmy-ts - 2007

mikelaing - 2nd O/S - Oct/06

five - AltLd O/S - 03/Sep/06 with JT

Led 1st pitch
a_d_tru - AltLd - 27/Aug/06 with Alex

hetaher - 2nd - 04/Aug/06 with Carwyn and Mark

Dale - AltLd O/S - Jan/06 with johny

leathers - 2006

Ian McNeill - 2006

Hidden - AltLd - 18/Sep/05

Carol joined us too
richw2k2 - AltLd O/S - 29/Jul/05 with Johnny Martin

Hidden - AltLd - 19/Apr/04

a_radiohead_fan - 2004

James B - 07/Sep/03 with Phil

Mike Turner - AltLd O/S - 27/Jul/03 with Alex Rigg

Hidden - Lead - 22/Feb/03

John Kettle - AltLd - 2003

kjbix - AltLd - 02/Jul/01 with Richard Beech

rlrs - AltLd - 2001

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/00

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/Apr/00

Louise led pitch two
Chris Ellis - AltLd O/S - 25/Jul/98 with Louise Pellett

iskra2000 - AltLd - 30/Mar/97 with Danuska Rycerz

Hammy - Lead - 29/Mar/97 with Penny Excel

sdht - May/96

chris sm - AltLd O/S - 16/Jul/95 with Duncan McLay

Tim Bateman - AltLd - 14/May/95

Hidden - Lead - 29/Mar/95

Marti999 - AltLd - May/94 with john

Hidden - AltLd - 26/Mar/94

nai - AltLd - 1993

Hidden - AltLd - 1993

Iain Thow - Lead - 31/Aug/92 with Pram Singh

Julian Wedd - 2nd - 1992 with A. Brierley

Hidden - AltLd - 14/Dec/91

tlr - AltLd - 24/Jul/91 with Pom

John Roe - AltLd - Sep/90 with Nige Hughes

OMSKB - Lead - Jul/90

Andy Say - Solo - 09/Apr/90

andy gittins - Lead - 1990

Tony Buckley - Feb/87 with Steve Byatt

biggianthead - 05/Aug/84 with HT

Nigel Bond - AltLd - 13/Mar/82 with Charlie Leverton

Mike C - AltLd - 25/Sep/81 with Chris Davis

mark-abz - 2nd - 24/Jan/81 with Jerry C

Ken Taylor - Lead - 15/Aug/78 with Roger Wilson

Bolt Phobia - Lead - 24/Apr/77

Hidden - AltLd - 15/Feb/75

granitbahn - AltLd - 1975

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Voting
Total votes cast 45
hard HVS0 of 16
HVS0 of 16
easy HVS0 of 16
hard VS0 of 16
VS14 of 16
easy VS2 of 16
hard HS0 of 16
HS0 of 16
easy HS0 of 16
hard 5a0 of 14
5a0 of 14
easy 5a0 of 14
hard 4c1 of 14
4c10 of 14
easy 4c2 of 14
hard 4b1 of 14
4b0 of 14
easy 4b0 of 14
3 Stars1 of 15
2 Stars13 of 15
1 Star1 of 15
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Style of ascent

Soloed1 of 111 (0.9%)
Lead29 of 111 (26.1%)
Followed18 of 111 (16.2%)
Alt Leads52 of 111 (46.8%)
Unknown11 of 111 (9.9%)

'Climbed'69 of 111 (62.2%)
clean O/S40 of 111 (36.0%)
clean β1 of 111 (0.9%)
clean rpt1 of 111 (0.9%)