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Josephine** HS 4b

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[S-crack, Josephine(s), Waleska, Tufted crack etc.., 1 kb]18m. Climb the left-trending cracks to reach ledges (possible stance for those practising multi-pitch). Continue left, passing the bulges precariously, to reach a recessed ledge and a leftward exit. © ROCKFAX

Ticklists: Connoisseur's Classic Rock, Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs, The 3 star way to yorkshire gritstone's heaven.

Photo: S-crack, Josephine(s), Waleska, Tufted crack etc.. © MikeLeeds
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This climb is in 297 logbooks, and on 15 wishlists.

Hidden - Lead - 19/May/13

dkd - Lead O/S - 07/May/13 with Chris

dmurray - Lead - 28/Apr/13 with durand

Very cold, had to rest on rope to warm hands!
Sarah Harri - 2nd dog - 20/Feb/13 with Edward Hutchings

Hidden - 2013

Tenko - 2013

alias dave - Lead O/S - 07/Oct/12 with Dan Allen

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 07/Oct/12

Good gear, good moves, good fun. Hand traversed and then belly flopped as the guidebook wasn't specific about the route. Beware the slightly loose blocky flake at the end of the hand traverse - OK to pull on but not so good for gear.
thedatastream - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/12 with Lucy P, Vix

vix - 2nd O/S - 23/Jul/12 with JP

BaildonBanker - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/12 with BoulderBully

BoulderBully - 2nd dog - 12/Jul/12 with BaildonBanker

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/12

luke harper - Lead β - 19/Jun/12

David Wynne - Lead - 02/Jun/12 with Jon Lury

The step round the corner was just as scary as the first time!
mfisher - Lead rpt - 02/Jun/12 with Mark Roe, Matthew Breakell

MrRum - Lead O/S - 28/May/12 with Haydn

Hardonicus - 2nd rpt - 28/May/12 with Jake

a13x - Lead O/S - 26/May/12 with Henry Hakkinen

mzchambers - Solo O/S - 25/May/12

banana crepe - 2nd - 22/May/12

PeteH - Solo O/S - 20/May/12 with James Parkinson, Chris Moxon

alias dave - Lead O/S - 05/May/12 with Sam.EB

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/May/12

daWalt - Lead O/S - 02/May/12 with Marq

Marq - 2nd O/S - 02/May/12 with Walter Robison

Took me a while to build up to the limbo move (which at 6 foot 2 was pretty daunting) but felt great once I did it! Great climb!
jimdog - 2nd β - May/12

h-hewlett - Lead - May/12

Hidden - 2nd - 30/Apr/12

Bertbee - Lead - 05/Apr/12

Rob Armitstead - 2nd - Apr/12

TRFrost - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/12 with W. Hooke

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2012

mikekeswick - 2012

johnfranklin - Lead - 22/Oct/11

RossKirtley - Lead - 19/Oct/11 with Luke Robinson

Dafydd Llywelyn - Lead O/S - 07/Oct/11 with Alex Minshall

Slightly worrying mantel. 1st time i soloed it.
Mattyk - Solo rpt - 24/Sep/11 with Jamie Moss

F*** about! that move round the bulgeing arete after the traverse was bloody scary!
agolay - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/11 with Ben Westwood

failed to lead this years ago
Ewan Russell - Solo - 15/Sep/11 with Tom_Jermy

I hand traversed the ledge left and then mantled onto it. Was this cheating?
hotfeet - Lead - 29/Aug/11 with Mac

waynem1985 - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/11 with Bob Stones

Hidden - 2nd - 29/Aug/11

bobstones - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/11 with Wayne Murphy

dannyboy83 - Solo O/S - 21/Aug/11

Rob84 - 2nd O/S - 07/Aug/11 with Flash

Flash29 - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/11 with Rob

Hidden - TR O/S - 03/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/11

Well hard!
Cake - AltLd - 01/Aug/11 with Matt

Running_Board - Lead β - Aug/11

Hidden - Solo O/S - 14/Jul/11

cookacat - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/11 with hayley

daprince - Lead - Jul/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/11

Lead up to ledge set up stance to practice for multi pitch
dainbramaged999 - AltLd rpt - 27/May/11 with Josh Smith

smithjmw46 - AltLd O/S - 27/May/11 with Nick Fry

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 19/May/11

phleppy - Lead - 19/May/11 with stubba123

Did hand traverse around the corner after bottling the walk around.
lucasp - Lead O/S - 04/May/11 with John (Pheonix)

Hidden - Lead - 25/Apr/11

Pete Scott - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/11 with Nick Loader

munch88 - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/11 with dan sutcliffe

succa89 - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/11 with munch88

spragglerocks - Lead rpt - 19/Apr/11 with Steve M

SteveM - 2nd - 19/Apr/11 with Rachael

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/11

scary traverse!
mrplastique - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/11 with helixmh

lead up to ledge before, went around bulge properly this time!
dainbramaged999 - Lead rpt - 08/Apr/11 with Joshh Forber

Joshh - 2nd O/S - 08/Apr/11 with dainbramaged999

Laurence Everitt - 2nd O/S - 02/Apr/11 with Jake Lodge

jakelodge - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11 with Laurence Everitt

Tom Keaveny - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/11 with Luke Harper

luke harper - 2nd O/S - 24/Mar/11 with tom keaveny

Lead up to ledge as multi-pitch practice, Andy stomach traversed around the bulge! Awesome day! :)
dainbramaged999 - AltLd O/S - 06/Mar/11 with Andy Farnworth

Scottish78 - 2011

Hidden - 2011

adie84 - 2011

danny33 - Lead - 2011

tomtom89 - Lead O/S - 23/Nov/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Oct/10

Cracking route!Stepped down,round and mantled instead of the balancy step round!
mike bridges - 2nd O/S - 16/Oct/10 with Geoff Nichols

David Kay - Lead - 13/Oct/10 with Aaron O'Leary

jonny taylor - 2nd - 17/Sep/10 with James

Jimmy O - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/10 with Jonny Taylor

mountain man ed - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/10

knicos - 2nd - 09/Aug/10 with Nick Salmon, Matt Metcalfe

farmus21 - Lead - 08/Aug/10 with Jo

djprepie - 2nd - 05/Aug/10 with Dan Armstrong

adamwesthead - Lead β - 29/Jul/10 with Zeb

zebster - 2nd β - 29/Jul/10 with Adam

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 22/Jul/10

Hidden - TR - Jul/10

iskra2000 - Lead - 28/Jun/10 with Tristram ?

hand traverse instead of step around the corner
mfisher - 2nd O/S - 26/Jun/10 with Matthew Jeffock, Michael Mason

Hidden - Lead β - 26/Jun/10

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Jun/10

Bottled the step round from the ledge, scuttled back, down and then along with hands on the ledge instead. I' m blaming my height...
niallk - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/10 with Pam

John Brayshaw - Lead rpt - 07/May/10 with Tim

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/May/10

FrankW - 2nd O/S - 02/May/10 with Aled S

Didn't like the dirty great crack (full of gunk) and the ledge is scary but overall a nice climb.
dazwan - 2nd O/S - 28/Apr/10 with Woody

Nervy start up the crack. Good protection to ledge. Spent a long time scaring myself silly on the ledge as was a very exposed move to traverse around the corner - finally did it by crouching down and using ledges just below the ledge for my feet and cracks in the ledge for my hands. Then another slightly less exposed move but on brilliant holds over a bit of an overhang - enjoyed this move (just glad to be off the ledge)! Possibly placed to dodgy nut or it had been pulled out of position but second bailed out and just as I started lowering him the gear ripped and he took an awesome pendulum swing to end up (not far above the ground) by the start of Josephine Superdirect.
samcook - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Graham Arkley, Dan Hedges

conorcussell - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead - 11/Apr/10

Rob Laird - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/10

SteWatkins - Apr/10

petegunn - Lead - 18/Mar/10 with Davina

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 18/Mar/10

kitch22 - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/10 with Adam Maybury

Started using the crack on the left instead of right which was tough. No hands traverse was interesting, although using hands on the ledge and feet on the holds would have been easier. Difficulties with rope drag while setting up anchor.
Murray Lee Brown - Lead O/S - 14/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead - 2010

luke123 - Lead - 2010

I traversed gingerly towards the sentry box, and was about to turn the corner when three or four pigeons flew out of it. Felt like Hollywood.
vincentchopper - Lead O/S - 10/Nov/09 with Harry Wright

Hidden - Lead - 31/Oct/09

In the dark
jakelodge - 2nd dog - 31/Oct/09

Harry Thorpe - 2nd O/S - 31/Oct/09 with Louise Cowie

the traverse stepping round the corner was excellent and gripping for a HS (i was standing on the big ledge, should my hands have been on it for an easier time??)
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 18/Oct/09 with Pete aka Dad

david morse - 2nd O/S - 17/Oct/09 with lole

Will Hunt - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/09 with Sean Jacobs

Martin Davies - Solo O/S - 07/Sep/09

nick ferro - 06/Sep/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/09

JdotP - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/09 with Fergus Cullen, Richard Andrews

scruffster - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/09 with pete jackson

matt_ringrose - 23/Aug/09 with Helen Lathman

Mark Salter - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/09 with Gareth Lewis

Hidden - Lead - Jul/09

grubes - 2nd - 14/Jun/09 with Chris

willworkforfoodjnr - Solo O/S - 14/Jun/09 with grubes

Hidden - 2nd dnf - Jun/09

David_Gledson - Lead - 31/May/09 with Andy Quinn, Mike Quinn

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/May/09

adamwesthead - 2nd O/S - 21/May/09 with Zeb

zebster - Lead O/S - 21/May/09 with Adam

IBR Paul - 2nd - 09/May/09 with Jim

Hidden - 2nd - May/09

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

Vikki Haydock - 2nd O/S - 21/Apr/09 with Martin Roberts

Superb climb!
abercolin - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/09 with Dave Turner

Hidden - Lead - 05/Apr/09

gripped01 - 2nd - Apr/09 with Jim Jarvis

Martin McPhillie - Lead O/S - Apr/09 with Luke Smith

Daniel Sutherland - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/09 with Chris

al jackson - Mar/09

Very upright! Bit unnearving, put too many anchors in, ran out of quick draws near the top, lowered down and Rob finished....still learning!
good_value - Lead dog - 22/Feb/09 with Rob S

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Feb/09

blakedownclimber - 2nd O/S - 2009 with pete jackson

brockers - 2009

vertical worm - Solo - 2009

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Nov/08

I walked across the ledge and it was windy - scary. Al dropped down and traversed it with some hidden jugs..
JonathanJones - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/08 with Al Breen

abreen - 2nd O/S - 09/Oct/08 with JonathanJones

Very overrated. Found it polished and thrutchy. Big rucksack didn't help
Sam W - Lead - 05/Oct/08 with Nina Jenkinson

Heartbreaker
Ewan Russell - Lead dnf - 21/Sep/08 with luumc people

garywong - 2nd O/S - 23/Aug/08 with Craig Jenkins

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/08

Quiddity - 2nd O/S - 23/Aug/08 with Hazel

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/08

Hidden - Lead - 17/Aug/08

Billybobsteele - TR dog - 13/Aug/08

BruceW - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/08 with Becca

Joemanglerocks - Lead - 22/Jul/08 with Alison Ellwood

duzinga - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/08 with Tom

Tom Bristow - 2nd rpt - 16/Jul/08 with duzinga

stewart100 - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/08 with Adam Jordan

A hand traverse then mantle avoided the limbo move into the sentry box.
Becky E - Lead O/S - 05/Jul/08 with Andrew Waterfield

andrew549 - 2nd O/S - 05/Jul/08 with Becky E

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/08

djprepie - 2nd - 05/Jun/08

What an amazing limbo move for the tall!
jonny taylor - 2nd - 04/Jun/08 with Andy B

markfairbank - Lead O/S - 30/May/08 with Mick D

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/May/08

Backed off after trying to traverse around the exposed corner.
lucasp - Lead dnf - 20/May/08 with Mark

Jack00 - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/08 with Olly

ollyroberts - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/08 with Jack

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/08

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Feb/08

BRYLOWE - Lead O/S - 2008

Lumbering Oaf - 2nd - 2008 with Rachel Spraggs

Calder - 2nd - 25/Nov/07 with Mark

RedFox - Lead O/S - 07/Oct/07 with Annie and Becca

MikeLeeds - Lead rpt - 26/Sep/07 with Mira Slavova

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Sep/07

Claire S-J - 2nd - Sep/07

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/Aug/07

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Aug/07

Absolute classic
angleseykayaker - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/07 with Mike Crump

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

GrandmaOfShoes - 2nd - 15/Aug/07 with Sam Cartright

scorky345 - 2nd - Aug/07 with Racheal Davenport

pdisney - Lead - 09/Jul/07 with Chris L

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/May/07

brilliant route, worth all three stars
no_more_scotch_eggs - 2nd O/S - 20/May/07 with loudfish

adi bryant - Lead O/S - May/07 with Ian

John Brayshaw - Lead rpt - 27/Apr/07 with Shirley Emptage

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Apr/07

gingerkate - 2nd rpt - 25/Apr/07 with L

sharky91 - TR RP - 09/Apr/07 with Howard Lund

camjberry - Lead - 2007 with Greg Grace

Heisenberg - 2nd - 01/Nov/06 with steve crossley

Heisenberg - Lead O/S - 01/Nov/06 with steve crossley

robman - 2nd O/S - 29/Oct/06 with stu

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - Oct/06

Benwa - TR O/S - Sep/06

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/06

Botteld at the traverse
Dax H - Lead dnf - 15/Jul/06 with Marcus Evans

Hidden - Lead - 24/Jun/06

mje1398 - Lead - 15/Jun/06 with Andy G

Anna Horrox - Lead - 03/Jun/06 with Clive Greenwood

clive-greenwood - 2nd - 03/Jun/06 with Anna

Hidden - Lead - 11/May/06

reg_measures - Solo O/S - 11/May/06

Tricky in the rain
pandalover - Lead O/S - 13/Apr/06 with Chris

Excellent lead in horizontal rain from Wei.
Chris Sansum - 2nd O/S - 13/Apr/06 with Weilin Wang

Nice climb at end of day after belaying cadets.
sharky91 - TR rpt - 12/Apr/06 with Howard Lund

Lloyders - 2nd O/S - 2006

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Sep/05

DavidR - 2nd O/S - 26/Jul/05 with John Marston

Hidden - 2nd - 19/May/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/05

Nick Beckett - Lead - 2005

clive-greenwood - Lead O/S - 03/May/04 with Mike Nuttall

MikeLeeds - 2nd - 03/May/04 with Clive Greenwood

Hidden - Lead - Jan/04

Nobby - 2nd - 2004

Hidden - Lead - 2004

Sean_J - Lead β - 2004

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Dec/03

Hidden - 2nd - 16/Oct/03

Digger - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/03 with Sarah Nield

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/03

Ander - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/03 with AMA

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/Jun/03

joe king - Lead O/S - Jun/03 with amanda

Toreador - Lead O/S - 14/May/03 with Carmen

Mattyk - Lead O/S - 18/Mar/03 with Jude

Hidden - 2003

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2003

sdht - 2003

akhughes - Lead - Dec/02 with Emma Hughes

Hidden - Lead β - Sep/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/02

Hidden - Lead - 06/Apr/02

Hidden - 2nd - 23/Mar/02

shoulders - Lead - 27/Oct/01 with vic

davetigger - Sep/01

Whealiebob - 2001 with Robin

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2001

smudge - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/00

Alaric - Lead O/S - 31/May/00 with Syd F

cragspud - Lead O/S - 2000

Hidden - 05/Sep/99

ando227 - Lead O/S - Aug/99

Roget - Solo O/S - 10/Jul/99

MartinN - 2nd O/S - 02/Apr/99

John Brayshaw - 2nd rpt - 04/Sep/98 with John Kennedy, Martin Cooper

jfmchivall - 1998

chrishedgehog - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/97 with Mark Gill

Hidden - 26/May/97

Lyn's first Grit Severe!
Dave Musgrove - Lead - 07/Mar/97 with David, Lyn

Hidden - Lead - 1997

Hidden - Lead - 27/Oct/96

Andy Say - Solo - 21/Jun/96

thinair48 - Lead O/S - 1995

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Solo - 21/Mar/94 with Dad

Hammy - Lead - 07/Nov/93 with Alastair Boston, Mark Eccles

A Crook - 2nd - 02/Mar/93 with Pat Boothman

gareth_hull - 1993 with Sarah Jones

Hidden - Solo O/S - 16/Aug/92

John Southworth - Solo O/S - 16/Nov/91

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Aug/91

PaulHermes - 1991

lithos - 1990 with all sorts

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Jul/89

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1989

Hidden - Solo O/S - 1988

David's first lead.
Dave Musgrove - 2nd - 10/Sep/86 with David

Pete Pozman - Lead rpt - 03/Jun/85 with John Byrne

Tim Bateman - 2nd - 15/Mar/85

99bolivar - Lead O/S - 1984

John Marsland - Lead - 28/Sep/83 with Barry Gray

scree - 1983 with Tim

John Brayshaw - 2nd - 1981 with Shaun

Hammy - Solo - 08/Apr/80

Hidden - Solo rpt - 11/Sep/73

Hidden - AltLd - 12/Jun/73

Tom V - 1972

great route the traverse round the corner is testing if you are like me a lanky git.
johnwright - 2nd - May/71 with A Whitworth

Howard Dixon - Lead - 1971 with Martin Dixon

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 1970

greenbuoy - Lead - 19/Oct/69 with A N Other

Pete Pozman - 2nd O/S - May/67 with James Oldroyd, Mark Hastings, Terry Fletcher, Geoff Phillips

Dave Musgrove - 1965

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Total votes cast 94
hard VS0 of 33
VS0 of 33
easy VS0 of 33
hard HS7 of 33
HS25 of 33
easy HS0 of 33
hard S1 of 33
S0 of 33
easy S0 of 33
hard 4c0 of 31
4c0 of 31
easy 4c1 of 31
hard 4b3 of 31
4b25 of 31
easy 4b1 of 31
hard 4a1 of 31
4a0 of 31
easy 4a0 of 31
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2 Stars6 of 30
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Style of ascent

Soloed18 of 297 (6.1%)
Lead151 of 297 (50.8%)
Followed93 of 297 (31.3%)
Toproped6 of 297 (2.0%)
Alt Leads5 of 297 (1.7%)
Unknown24 of 297 (8.1%)

'Climbed'116 of 297 (39.1%)
clean O/S147 of 297 (49.5%)
clean β8 of 297 (2.7%)
clean rpt16 of 297 (5.4%)
clean RP1 of 297 (0.3%)
dogged5 of 297 (1.7%)
dnf4 of 297 (1.3%)