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Napoleon* VS 4c

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[Napoleon, in the centre of the buttress at Ilkely, 2 kb]15m. Start as for Josephine but continue direct up the jamming cracks above the mid-route ledge. © ROCKFAX

Photo: Napoleon, in the centre of the buttress at Ilkely © Albie
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This climb is in 203 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

dkd - 2nd - 07/May/13 with Lee

Bill Lawrence - 2nd O/S - 05/May/13 with Bradley Cowley

jshields - Lead - 05/May/13 with Jonathan Harrison, Ed James

braders94 - Lead O/S - 05/May/13 with Billy Lawrence

ben1987 - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/13

Tenko - 2013

Chris1234H - 2nd O/S - 27/Oct/12

Patrick Hill - Lead O/S - 27/Oct/12

pulled up on a small crimp for the last move
nick ferro - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/12 with Sonam Norbu

smashing route
jimorothy - 2nd - 07/Oct/12 with Scott Barnett

Hidden - 2nd dog - 04/Sep/12

stev1e.wilso - 2nd - 28/Aug/12 with Simon

simonhicklin - Lead - 28/Aug/12 with Steve Wilson

spragglerocks - Lead rpt - 14/Aug/12 with Steve M

SteveM - 2nd - 14/Aug/12 with Rachael

RFWilkie - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/12

Got myself all cack-handed at the start and found the polish a bit freaky but managed to get through it then got to the top crack and just felt all out of balance again...had to faff with gear and pleased I can jam otherwise would've been off I think...felt hard! Excellent climb though and it would get 3* if it wasn't for the polish!
valentinesbabe - Lead O/S - 09/May/12 with Kevin Tithe

Nails... nails... nails... if you don't jam and choose the layback approach.
Tithe Technique - 2nd O/S - 09/May/12 with Angela Paul

Matt Cooke - 2nd O/S - 26/Feb/12 with Rosh

petegunn - Lead - 24/Feb/12 with Davina

Hidden - 2nd dog - 24/Feb/12

minT(HUN) - Lead - 2012 with PaulHermes

stev1e.wilso - 2nd - 20/Nov/11 with Simon

simonhicklin - Lead - 20/Nov/11 with Steve Wilson

spragglerocks - 2nd rpt - 22/Oct/11 with Nigel M

cat22 - 2nd - 22/Oct/11 with Mike

PaulHermes - 2nd - 16/Oct/11 with Tibor

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/11

r fizzle - 2nd O/S - 04/Sep/11 with Olli Crudge

Olli-C - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/11 with Rachel Slater

pie_eater_pete - Lead rpt - 30/Aug/11

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

Steve Lenartowicz - Lead - 21/Aug/11 with Clare

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

spragglerocks - 2nd rpt - 02/Aug/11 with Steve M

SteveM - Lead - 02/Aug/11 with Rachael

Pete Scott - Lead β - 09/Jul/11 with Nick Loader

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Jun/11

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

CragDog - 2nd - 11/Jun/11 with Ben

Andy_B39 - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/11 with James Davidson

Wilst - 2nd - Jun/11

Took the Barndoor layback option to get past the crux. Stiff VS but good gear.
pastep - Lead - 11/May/11 with Woody

smithjmw46 - Lead O/S - 07/May/11 with Sam Dunn

furry - 2nd - 04/May/11

David_Gledson - Lead - 12/Apr/11 with Rich Timms

timmsy - 2nd - 12/Apr/11 with David_Gledson

fantastic route and really pushed me beyond where i thought i could go
mr spoon - Lead - 11/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd - 10/Apr/11

danny33 - Lead - 2011

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 13/Oct/10

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

Ryan Varnam - 2nd O/S - 10/Oct/10

roberto18 - Lead O/S - 04/Oct/10 with Conor Cussell

ewen - 21/Sep/10 with neil stabbs

with simon
philb - TR O/S - 11/Aug/10

smeaton - TR - 11/Aug/10 with phil

hawkins321 - Lead rpt - 24/Jul/10 with chris thompson

Hidden - Lead rpt - 22/Jul/10

sgrit
Chriswallis2 - Lead O/S - 06/Jul/10 with Pete

petellis - Lead rpt - 06/Jul/10 with Rock and Dole

1 fall, damn jams....
climbing_rocks1983 - Lead RP - 27/Jun/10 with Petey

Easy peasy at the beginning, fecking hard at the crack at the top. Would barn door if tried to layback so tried to jam but not got the hang of this whole jamming thing yet. Made the first move on the crack but couldn't do second and came off. Once I got back on I was in a slightly different position so got the moves all the way to the top.
samcook - 2nd dog - 26/Jun/10 with Kristoph

Faffed around for ages at the jamming crack. Didn't feel secure at all but managed to battle through.
lrandall - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/10 with Flo

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Jun/10

Will_Maxwell - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/10 with Carina Topham

wet
barni - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/10 with Alys, Justin Hughes, seanmalone

specialboy - Lead O/S - Jun/10 with Will Atkinson

Hidden - TR O/S - 28/May/10

Hidden - Lead - 22/May/10

SteveM - Lead - 12/May/10 with Rob, Kat

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/May/10

Andrew Wilson - Lead O/S - 07/May/10 with Andy Barton

raptorheli - Lead β - 08/Apr/10 with peter smith

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/10

lauren k - 2nd - 13/Mar/10 with AMC

petellis - 2nd O/S - 31/Oct/09 with Luke

Jamie Goodwin - Lead - 04/Oct/09

Ewan Russell - Lead O/S - 03/Oct/09 with Martin

Made the most of a horrendous day at Ilkley! A nice climb, plenty of gear.
Dave Warburton - Lead O/S - 03/Oct/09 with Marcus - LUUMC

marcus.adam - 2nd dog - 03/Oct/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 18/Sep/09

peteJ23 - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/09 with Chris Moore, Scruffster

blakedownclimber - TR O/S - 29/Aug/09 with pete jackson

Took a fall after getting stuck on the final move. Tried to reverse but too tricky so let go. Rest on the big ledge before a fluid graceful second attempt and topped out. Great fun!
adamwesthead - Lead dog - 02/Aug/09 with Zeb

zebster - 2nd O/S - 02/Aug/09 with Adam

Lovely moves once you work it out. Tad off-balance til then!
Batt - 2nd O/S - 11/Jul/09 with James Hoyes

Discodan - Lead O/S - 09/Jul/09 with Dan Mc

every other time i thought about doing it i ended up on blucher.. requires more confidence
Mattyk - Lead O/S - 04/Jul/09 with Ali, Jim, Wilky, and Huw

Tim W - 2nd O/S - 04/Jul/09 with Jamie Moss

Intended to be first VS lead but got psyched at the crux (1.5m below top) and retreated. John finished the lead and I then seconded.
willworkforfoodjnr - 2nd RP - 26/Apr/09 with J Airey

good_value - 2nd O/S - 11/Apr/09 with Rob S

alicia - Lead O/S - 15/Mar/09 with Ali T

Hidden - Lead - 07/Mar/09

al jackson - Lead - Mar/09

Climbed in Mountain Boots so the single slight slip was the limit of my climbing and these boots.
TerryB - 2nd dog - 2009

matthew154 - 2009

brockers - 2009

McDan - Lead - 2009 with dan miller

ollyroberts - Lead O/S - 30/Nov/08 with Jeff

Hidden - Lead - 14/Sep/08

kitch22 - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/08 with Angela Clare

i got 3/4 way up and it started raining heavy so i came down,dont know if i could do the top move or not.
raptorheli - Lead dnf - 04/Sep/08 with bluebrad

clive-greenwood - Lead O/S - 20/Aug/08 with Anna

Anna Horrox - 2nd - 20/Aug/08 with Clive Greenwood

Billybobsteele - TR dog - 13/Aug/08

Si dH - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/08 with Neil Furniss

hawkins321 - Lead O/S - 06/Aug/08 with rosie atkinson

mikekeswick - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/08 with gill

another one that's kinda tricky
gilldando - 2nd O/S - 26/Jul/08 with Mike

Dan 85 - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/08 with Heddwyn

camjberry - 2nd - 23/May/08 with Alex Nevard

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/May/08

Dave Lacey - 2nd rpt - 08/May/08 with jak.kelly

oliverthomp - 2nd - 21/Feb/08 with Alice Woodhouse

Top part very hard and committing. Got stuck because my short legs could not step up.
Booey - 2nd O/S - 10/Feb/08

joe larner - Lead O/S - 26/Jan/08

Gale force winds!
Will Hunt - Lead O/S - 25/Jan/08 with Dave Smith

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/Jan/08

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

JSA - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Claire S-J - 2nd - Sep/07

ksjs - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/07 with jack

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/07

Hidden - 2nd dog - 21/May/07

first VS lead, easy to protect
no_more_scotch_eggs - Lead O/S - 20/May/07 with loudfish

Monk - Lead O/S - 07/May/07 with Andy A and Bethan

mullermn - 2nd - 07/May/07 with Bethan, Monkey

MeMeMe - Lead - 29/Apr/07 with Simon

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

Hidden - 2007

northernneil - 2007

Kevster - Lead - 2007

robman - Lead O/S - 29/Oct/06 with stu

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Oct/06

Hidden - Lead - 01/Sep/06

chris2451 - 2nd RP - 14/Aug/06 with David Brigham

dj_brigham05 - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/06 with Chris Thain

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/06

Hidden - Lead - 30/Jul/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/06

DavidR - 2nd O/S - 30/Jun/06 with Holly Adamthwaite

Hidden - Lead rpt - 30/Jun/06

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Jun/06

Birdie - 2nd - 19/Mar/06 with Matt K

Trouble - 2006 with Luke Humphreys

Dave Foster - Lead O/S - 2006 with Bryn

What a total twat... failed to lead. Handed over to Jon who took for ever... then I fell off top moves about four times.
Harry The Owl - 2nd dog - Nov/05 with Jon Hobbs

Elsier - 2nd - Oct/05 with Clare LMC, Ian

barney_edin - Lead - 17/Sep/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Dec/04

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/May/04

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/May/04

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 16/Oct/03

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/03

Ab Wilson - Lead O/S - 15/Aug/03 with Rob Wilson, Georgina Turnbull

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

Mark Collins - Lead O/S - 24/May/03 with Neil Henson

Neil Henson - 2nd dnf - 24/May/03 with Mark Collins

dean.lindsey - Lead O/S - 24/May/03 with Mark Watson, Justin Adams

Hidden - 2003

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2003

Stone Muppet - 2003

sdht - 2003

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Sep/02

Very damp
cem - Lead O/S - 18/May/02 with Werner

shoulders - Lead - 13/Oct/01 with joules

Whealiebob - 2001 with Robin

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2000

John Brayshaw - Lead rpt - 07/Sep/99 with Martin Cooper

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Feb/98

jfmchivall - 1998

chrishedgehog - Lead O/S - Sep/97 with Joe Thompson

Hidden - Lead - 27/Oct/96

Andy Say - Solo - 21/Jun/96

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/96

thinair48 - 2nd O/S - 1995

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

Adam Greenwood - Lead O/S - 1994

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 16/Aug/92

malc - Lead - 21/Apr/92

John Southworth - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/92

lithos - Lead O/S - 1990 with all sorts

Marti999 - Lead - 1990

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1989

John Brayshaw - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/87 with Chris Heald

Pete Pozman - Lead O/S - 10/Nov/85 with Dev

Tim Bateman - 2nd - 30/Sep/85

Hidden - TR - 06/Oct/84

scree - 1983 with Tim

Chris Ellis - 2nd - 13/Oct/82 with Trevor Lilley

Marq - Lead O/S - 1980 with Daniel Dennehy

RichardMc - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/78 with Keith Peel

Hidden - AltLd - 04/Jul/77

Howard Dixon - Lead - 1971 with Martin Dixon

greenbuoy - Lead - 26/Apr/70 with Bob Lister

Dave Musgrove - Lead - 07/Sep/69

Dave Musgrove - 21/Oct/68

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Total votes cast 88
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easy HVS0 of 32
hard VS19 of 32
VS12 of 32
easy VS1 of 32
hard HS0 of 32
HS0 of 32
easy HS0 of 32
hard 5a0 of 31
5a0 of 31
easy 5a14 of 31
hard 4c12 of 31
4c5 of 31
easy 4c0 of 31
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Style of ascent

Soloed3 of 203 (1.5%)
Lead108 of 203 (53.2%)
Followed67 of 203 (33.0%)
Toproped7 of 203 (3.4%)
Alt Leads1 of 203 (0.5%)
Unknown17 of 203 (8.4%)

'Climbed'79 of 203 (38.9%)
clean O/S97 of 203 (47.8%)
clean β2 of 203 (1.0%)
clean rpt10 of 203 (4.9%)
clean RP4 of 203 (2.0%)
dogged9 of 203 (4.4%)
dnf2 of 203 (1.0%)