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Craven Crack* VS 4c

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[Craven crack, with invisible climber, 2 kb]The crack is harder than it looks. Follow it to the ledges under the roof then move out right to finish. © ROCKFAX

Ticklists: Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs.

Photo: Craven crack, with invisible climber © alexyoung
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 141 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

SteveM - Solo - 13/Apr/13

cpt_crunch - Lead O/S - 16/Feb/13

Jack93 - 2nd O/S - 16/Feb/13 with Brad Staniforth

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Feb/13

bit awkward, damp and green. Good fun to have a bash at on toprope!
col3 - TR - 21/Oct/12 with Climbing Club

freemanTom (Guildford MC) - Lead - 14/Oct/12 with Amy Till

Hidden - Lead - 07/Oct/12

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Oct/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/12

DaveAtkinson - 2nd - 09/Sep/12 with jw

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/12

PaulHermes - AltLd - 06/May/12 with Tibor

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

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

BenLarby - 2nd O/S - 25/Feb/12 with Ray P

mrplastique - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11 with helixmh

steve.warrington - Sent O/S - 24/Sep/11

Mowglee - 2nd O/S - 18/Sep/11 with Ali

five - Lead O/S - 22/Jul/11 with S, AV

Hidden - 03/Jul/11

nick ferro - 03/Jul/11

banana crepe - 2nd - 31/May/11

luke harper - Lead O/S - 19/May/11 with mal

tomthecoolperson - 2nd - 14/May/11 with Ben 250, Andrew

ben_250 - Lead O/S - 14/May/11 with Tom

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

tully1987 - 2nd O/S - 25/Apr/11 with Adam Barratt

Hidden - Lead - 25/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead - 17/Apr/11

Climbed with bad shoulder. Found it hard to get established and then never got back in control. Disco leg!
hairynortherner - Lead dog - 16/Apr/11 with howarth_89

Rach 20 weeks pregnant. Thought we would do a nice steady severe to start the season... I must stop using the old guidebook! Pretty pumpy.
jimorothy - Lead - 27/Mar/11 with Rachel Crolla

Hidden - Solo - 06/Mar/11

A nice climb
agolay - 2nd β - 06/Mar/11 with Ben Westwood

mitchellbowen1990 - Lead - 01/Mar/11

petekeron - 2nd O/S - 2011 with Dickon Morris

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

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

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

The gear's so good MVS would be adequate. Be hard to hurt yourself on this route.
Rog Wilko - Lead - 12/Sep/10 with Debbie Wilkinson

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 30/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/10

monstermunch - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/10 with Martin

Daniels735 - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/10 with Clair Fowler

PeteH - 2nd O/S - 27/Jun/10 with Naomi Hart

NaomiHart - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/10 with Peter Hart

Hidden - Solo O/S - 05/Jun/10

A good route but the top out is definitely the crux!
abercolin - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/10 with Kev

Kevveth_09 - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/10 with abercolin

mickJ - Lead - 03/Jun/10 with mike b

akhughes - Solo O/S - Jun/10

Hidden - 2nd - 12/May/10

Cold at forst - odd flurries of snow. Gradually brightening and warming. Lucky as all the showers missed us.
Tony Holdsworth - 2nd O/S - 12/May/10 with Ali Climber, Sweary Ian

NorthernRock - Lead - 12/May/10 with Tony

Russell Lovett - 2nd O/S - 02/May/10 with gede gibons and alan taylor

willu47 - 2nd O/S - 01/May/10

WalnutHorse - Lead O/S - 01/May/10

SteWatkins - May/10

Hanski - Lead - 15/Apr/10

tomhull - 2nd O/S - 13/Sep/09 with bridget noble, adam noble

Hidden - Lead - 13/Sep/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/09

Hidden - 2nd - Sep/09

chris_j_s - 2nd O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Catherine Speakman

Kirk - 2nd - 02/Aug/09 with Skenders

hot and sweaty rock today
pebbles - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/09

steven - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/09 with Simon Holden

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/Jun/09

Superb route the top is really good!!
wadey1973 - Lead - 16/Jun/09 with Dave Topping

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/09

Justin Tracey - 2nd - 02/May/09 with Matt Debenham

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Apr/09

Bennykr - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/09 with Huw

indigostarlight - 2nd - 18/Apr/09

Hidden - 21/Mar/09

MVS in the book.
Booey - 2nd O/S - 20/Mar/09

vertical worm - Solo - 2009

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

Simon Holden (LCandCC) - Lead O/S - 27/Dec/08 with Gaz Scofield

Donald Kelly - Lead O/S - 28/Sep/08 with Adrian Bridge

v man - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/08

Claire S-J - Lead - Sep/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/08

betamonkey - Solo O/S - 28/May/08

Nick Beckett - Solo β - 11/May/08

Jack00 - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/08 with Chris Bradley

Hidden - Lead - Oct/07

Good gear with slightly tricky start.
Lumbering Oaf - Lead RP - Sep/07 with Ian Kane

Simon Perry - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/07 with Mick Ellerton

Aussie Mick - 2nd O/S - 16/Jul/07 with Simon Perry

ndb - Solo - 15/Jul/07

stewart murray - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/07 with David Bogle

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/07

Fantastic route and quite strenuous at times. The top out is, erm, interesting...
climbingpixie - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/07 with James

mattyork2 - 2nd - 25/Feb/07 with Pete Ellis

wet and slimey
petellis - Lead dog - 25/Feb/07 with mattyork2

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Feb/07

design crisis - 2nd - 18/Feb/07 with Tom W

First proper lead. Placement for good gear higher up becomes a bit sparse
alexyoung - Lead O/S - 11/Feb/07 with Steak and Rachel

Hidden - Solo O/S - 04/Feb/07

Hidden - Solo O/S - 04/Oct/06

Nick Beckett - Lead - Sep/06 with various

lithos - 2nd - 15/Jul/06 with cef arch

Pleasant. Definitely easier than the average VS
Chriswallis2 - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/06 with Jamie

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Jun/06

Zoomer - Lead - 02/Jun/06 with Ollie Noakes

Hidden - Lead - 22/Apr/06

Tom M Williams - Lead O/S - Oct/05 with Andy Hobson

Hidden - Lead - Oct/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/05

Anna Horrox - 2nd - 26/Jul/05 with Clive Greenwood

clive-greenwood - Lead - 26/Jul/05 with Anna

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jul/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/05

Toreador - 2nd rpt - 2005

leighjepson - Lead - May/04 with Tim Watkins

Brown - Solo O/S - 06/Apr/04

The Pylon King - Solo O/S - Oct/03 with jonathan t

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Jul/03

cem - 2nd O/S - 26/Jul/03 with Liam Mark

Heisenberg - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/03 with lee sheard

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

Roget - Solo O/S - 11/Jun/02 with baccy

Toreador - Lead O/S - 2002 with Carmen

Andy Say - Solo - 18/Jun/00

chrishedgehog - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/99 with Chris J

Neil Conway - Lead O/S - 1999

John Brayshaw - 2nd rpt - 15/Aug/98 with Paul Kitchingman

John Brayshaw - 2nd - 14/Jun/96 with Martin Cooper

Hidden - Solo O/S - Jul/95

Hidden - Lead - 30/Oct/94

Rog Wilko - Lead - Jun/94 with Debbie Wilkinson

whispering nic - Solo - Apr/92

craig h - Solo O/S - 1989

Dave Musgrove - Lead - 31/May/87 with David

hazeysunshine - Lead O/S - 1984

Hammy - Solo - 19/Nov/79

Hammy - Solo - 29/May/79

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/77

oldmanofmow - 1975

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
David Wynne, andybuckley

Voting
Total votes cast 47
hard HVS0 of 17
HVS0 of 17
easy HVS0 of 17
hard VS0 of 17
VS2 of 17
easy VS14 of 17
hard HS1 of 17
HS0 of 17
easy HS0 of 17
hard 5a0 of 15
5a0 of 15
easy 5a0 of 15
hard 4c0 of 15
4c2 of 15
easy 4c7 of 15
hard 4b6 of 15
4b0 of 15
easy 4b0 of 15
3 Stars0 of 15
2 Stars3 of 15
1 Star11 of 15
0 Stars1 of 15
Bag of .....0 of 15
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Style of ascent

Soloed21 of 141 (14.9%)
Lead71 of 141 (50.4%)
Followed41 of 141 (29.1%)
Toproped1 of 141 (0.7%)
Bouldered1 of 141 (0.7%)
Alt Leads1 of 141 (0.7%)
Unknown5 of 141 (3.5%)

'Climbed'55 of 141 (39.0%)
clean O/S78 of 141 (55.3%)
clean β2 of 141 (1.4%)
clean rpt3 of 141 (2.1%)
clean RP1 of 141 (0.7%)
dogged2 of 141 (1.4%)