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Octopus Direct* VS 4c

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A direct line one metre from the right-hand edge of the slab gives a pleasant pitch. © ROCKFAX
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This climb is in 141 logbooks, and on 1 wishlist.

fulton333 - 2nd - 19/May/13 with Charlie Edwards

Charlie Edwards - Lead - 19/May/13 with Grant Fulton

Tricky for VS - finished up with Octopus
odox - 2nd - 21/Apr/13 with Ruairidh Wadsworth

SteveM - Solo - 13/Apr/13

ruairidhwad - Lead O/S - 13/Apr/13 with Ian B

Dave McKechnie - 2nd O/S - 07/Apr/13 with Lee Sutcliffe

spragglerocks - Lead rpt - 07/Apr/13 with James Rowe

Feels very thin
David Wynne - 2nd - 06/Apr/13 with Sue, Pete Corrigan

victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 05/Mar/13 with Lizzie

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

tobyk - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/13 with Ed Bailey

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Feb/13

SteveM - Lead - 11/Nov/12 with Kat

Hidden - 2nd - 11/Nov/12

Rested on gear when I felt my feet sliding and didn't want to shock load a microcam. In the twilight. Sustained at the grade.
sarah hawker - Lead dog - 11/Nov/12 with bob

David_Gledson - 2nd O/S - 09/Oct/12 with Tom

TRFrost - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/12 with D. Gledson

DaveAtkinson - Solo - 09/Sep/12

CLedden - 2nd β - 01/Aug/12 with Callum

started up direct but slimy wet patch on upper slab forced detour left only the variant of octopus which joins diagonal crack. nice moves on lower slab.
no_more_scotch_eggs - Lead RP - 08/Jul/12 with iain

Matt Schwarz - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/12 with Phillip Johnson

Hidden - Lead - 04/Jun/12

Laurence Everitt - 2nd O/S - 06/May/12 with Harry Yarrow

yarrow - Lead O/S - 06/May/12 with Laurence Everitt

mikeyg - Lead O/S - 06/May/12 with Will Twigger

Beautiful VS slab. Everything is there and - if you lead it - no real danger of falling far.
ebf - Solo O/S - 06/May/12

gingerwolf - Solo O/S - 27/Apr/12

Hidden - 24/Apr/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 01/Apr/12

simonhicklin - Lead - 25/Mar/12 with Steve Wilson

stev1e.wilso - 2nd - 25/Mar/12 with Simon

adamjeffs - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/12

John Brayshaw - Lead rpt - 24/Mar/12 with Pete Corrigan

John Brayshaw - TR rpt - 24/Mar/12 with Pete Corrigan

Bottom slab only
R Spisser - Sent O/S - 17/Mar/12 with Gemma Gwynne Stevenson

Hidden - Solo dnf - 17/Mar/12

aussie ray - Lead O/S - 25/Feb/12

Lucaj - 2nd - 19/Feb/12 with Nathan

jac.c123 - 2nd - 14/Jan/12 with andyc123

pastep - Solo - 2012

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

Andy Hudson - Lead - 22/Oct/11 with John brayshaw

John Brayshaw - 2nd rpt - 22/Oct/11 with Andy Hudson

John Brayshaw - Lead rpt - 02/Oct/11 with Erica

erica - 2nd - 02/Oct/11 with John

pratty25 - TR - 02/Oct/11

First VS lead, came out right after halfway though so prob dropped a grade due to the top half.
Dave Richards - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11 with sjbrook

sjbrook - 2nd dog - 01/Oct/11 with Dave Richards, PMC

spitfirerick - Lead O/S - Sep/11

mikestr555 - 2nd - 29/Aug/11

freemanTom (Guildford MC) - 2nd - 21/Aug/11 with Dave Everitt CMC

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

John Brayshaw - 2nd rpt - 09/Jul/11 with Josh

jcurrie93 - Lead - 09/Jul/11 with john brayshaw

PaulHermes - 2nd - 03/Jul/11 with Stewart VCCC

Hidden - 03/Jul/11

How hard!
pastep - 2nd - 03/Jul/11

nick ferro - 03/Jul/11

DaveAtkinson - 2nd - 26/Jun/11 with Haydn Keith, P.Cannon

John Brayshaw - Lead rpt - 24/May/11 with Erica

erica - 2nd - 24/May/11 with John

Hidden - Solo O/S - 03/May/11

mrplastique - 2nd O/S - 01/May/11 with helixmh

al jackson - Lead - May/11

tim_mcd - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/11 with Manchi

Manchi - 2nd O/S - 26/Apr/11 with tim_mcd

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 22/Apr/11

Really good lead, just enough gear and just enough exposure. Belay bit lower down than top slab.
hairynortherner - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11 with howarth_89

Alan Scowcroft - Lead rpt - 17/Apr/11 with Adam Collinge

Hidden - Solo O/S - 17/Mar/11

Jimbo_28 - Lead O/S - 14/Mar/11

Gerry_Doncaster - 01/Mar/11

Traversed off right at the big break.
victim of mathematics - Sent O/S - 03/Jan/11

helixmh - Lead O/S - 2011

Lumbering Oaf - 2nd rpt - 02/Oct/10 with Rachel Spraggs

spragglerocks - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/10 with Andrea Lewis, Matt Box

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Sep/10

hellboundblr - 2nd - 12/Sep/10 with LCCC

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/10

Ben ski - 2nd O/S - 12/Sep/10 with James

MeMeMe - 2nd - 15/Aug/10 with Andy

fun route with an awkward move off the ledge at half height.
Lumbering Oaf - 2nd O/S - 15/Aug/10 with Alex Young

Might have gone a bit too left
alexyoung - Lead O/S - 15/Aug/10 with Matchbox

Hidden - Lead - 16/May/10

Excelent climb hard to start if small but after that good climb have to lead it next time good fun.
Tiddles09 - TR O/S - 02/May/10 with Jason Bottomley, Alex Charlesworth

WalnutHorse - Lead O/S - 02/May/10

not sure if i stayed on line over top overhang
joe_alexander - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/10 with Stu

SteWatkins - Apr/10

Jillybean - 2nd - 04/Mar/10 with Martyn

matthewjames - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/09 with John Powell

Lisaaargh - Lead - 14/Aug/09 with George Powell

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Jul/09

djbeaumont - Lead O/S - 23/May/09 with Trace

jonny taylor - 2nd - 12/Apr/09 with Andy Buckley

David Wynne - Lead - 21/Mar/09 with Rob Nelson

alisonk - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/09 with Dave

betamonkey - 2nd rpt - 21/Mar/09 with Dave Wynne

davidk - 2nd - 21/Mar/09 with alison

madmats - Solo O/S - 28/Dec/08

Hidden - Lead - 28/Dec/08

Claire S-J - Lead - Sep/08

erica - 2nd - 02/Aug/08 with John

John Brayshaw - Lead rpt - 02/Aug/08 with Erica

texuspete - Lead - 24/Jul/08 with Brenda Peacock

Neil Pacey - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/08 with Tanya Savage

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Jul/08

betamonkey - Solo rpt - 18/May/08

ollyroberts - Lead O/S - 29/Mar/08 with Adam

Zoomer - Lead - 18/Oct/07 with A Student

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/07

SteveM - 2nd rpt - 08/Sep/07 with Kat

David Wynne - 2nd - 01/Sep/07 with Rob Nelson

betamonkey - Lead O/S - Sep/07 with Dave Wynne

Hidden - Lead - Sep/07

matt thornton - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/07 with mick

Aussie Mick - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/07 with Matt. T

John Brayshaw - Lead O/S - 18/Jul/07 with Erica

erica - 2nd - 18/Jul/07 with John

stewart murray - 2nd - 08/Jul/07 with David Bogle

Adam1973 - Lead O/S - 07/Jul/07 with Jon Lury

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jul/07

clive-greenwood - Lead - 02/Jun/07 with Keith

adamwesthead - TR O/S - 15/May/07 with JBA

seconded first time in 2004
moreno - 2nd - 15/Apr/07 with ieverett

ieverett - Lead O/S - Apr/07 with Linda Horner

Zoomer - 2nd - 02/Jun/06 with Ollie Noakes

far to eacy 4c, would be scepticle about this grade. felt more like a vd or severe.
robman - 2nd O/S - 02/Mar/06 with Tim

very pleasent moves lower down, a bit brocken further up.
jonnyboy - Solo O/S - 02/Mar/06

reg_measures - Solo O/S - 10/Sep/05

D Berry - Lead O/S - 29/May/05 with Claire Berry

Si dH - Lead - 05/Feb/05 with Ronan Kavanagh

1st VS lead!
VS4b - Lead O/S - 2005

Mattyk - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/04 with Dominick Spracklen

Hidden - 2nd - 21/Jun/03

Alaric - Lead - 28/Jul/02 with Syd F

The Pylon King - 2nd - Mar/02 with Fiend

cragspud - Lead O/S - Feb/02 with Wharncliffebabe

Toreador - 2nd O/S - 2002

Dave Musgrove - Solo - 12/Aug/97

Nic Robinson - 1982

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Voting
Total votes cast 51
hard HVS0 of 18
HVS0 of 18
easy HVS1 of 18
hard VS1 of 18
VS11 of 18
easy VS3 of 18
hard HS2 of 18
HS0 of 18
easy HS0 of 18
hard 5a0 of 18
5a0 of 18
easy 5a0 of 18
hard 4c4 of 18
4c8 of 18
easy 4c1 of 18
hard 4b5 of 18
4b0 of 18
easy 4b0 of 18
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Style of ascent

Soloed13 of 141 (9.2%)
Lead66 of 141 (46.8%)
Followed50 of 141 (35.5%)
Toproped4 of 141 (2.8%)
Bouldered2 of 141 (1.4%)
Unknown6 of 141 (4.3%)

'Climbed'58 of 141 (41.1%)
clean O/S65 of 141 (46.1%)
clean β1 of 141 (0.7%)
clean rpt13 of 141 (9.2%)
clean RP1 of 141 (0.7%)
dogged2 of 141 (1.4%)
dnf1 of 141 (0.7%)