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Illegitimate Crack*** VS 4c

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[andrew on the second, 3 kb]Gain the flake from the left and enter a shallow corner via a short hand crack. Leaving the corner provides the crux. Quality climb for the grade but a bit of trek to get there.

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

Photo: andrew on the second © rpwatson
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 100 logbooks, and on 7 wishlists.

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Sep/12

mikecollins - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/12 with Laura D

riven - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/12 with Mick

papashango - Lead - 24/Jul/12 with Ed

Well named but excellent.
Becky E - Lead O/S - 22/Jul/12 with Graeme Hammond

Brilliant from start to finish with lovely jams and good gear.
Graeme Hammond - 2nd O/S - 22/Jul/12 with Becky E

Soloed twice... once to get stuck gear as had forgotten the nut key first go, and a 2nd time to look for a crab that seemed to disappear of one of Becky's quick draws. No hardship though when the route is so good :)
Graeme Hammond - Solo rpt - 22/Jul/12

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Jul/12

mountain man ed - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/12

Brilliant jamming, lovely awkward thrutchy bit. Fab. Good lead from Vicky. Bit of a trek to get there? My arse it is, try a Chew valley walk in!
thedatastream - 2nd O/S - 28/May/12 with Vix

Amazing thrutchfest
vix - Lead O/S - 28/May/12 with JP

J25 - 2nd O/S - 28/May/12 with Vicky Jennings

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/May/12

stev1e.wilso - 2nd - 07/May/12 with Simon

simonhicklin - Lead - 07/May/12 with Steve Wilson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/May/12

To green, after week of rain = nowhere to put feet. Lowered off just below the crux, cleaned shoes, and started again to get it clean. Lots of jamming!
tsjx - Lead - 16/Oct/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Sep/11

robman - 2nd rpt - 24/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/11

Kevster - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/11

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Jul/11

dkd - TR dog - 19/Jul/11 with Shirley (CMC)

JamieSparkes - 2nd O/S - 28/Jun/11 with Rozzy

very green in places but when dry still gripy.
mr spoon - Lead O/S - 30/May/11

MikeLeeds - Lead rpt - 18/May/11 with Maya

Beasty middle section, lots of grunting!
mrplastique - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/11 with helixmh

beds74 - Lead - 20/Apr/11 with Craig Hartley

Hidden - 2nd - 08/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/11

helixmh - 2nd O/S - 2011

Steff007 - Lead O/S - 2011 with Rob

pie_eater_pete - Lead - 14/Oct/10

kitch22 - Lead rpt - 05/Sep/10 with Marc Wise

Trainers.
petellis - 2nd rpt - 16/Aug/10 with Sloth

hellorichie - 2nd - 29/Jun/10

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

Dave Lacey - 2nd rpt - 29/Jun/10 with jak.kelly

Anthony Dixon - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/10

petegunn - Lead - 18/Mar/10 with Davina

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

hellorichie - 2nd - 2010

Got stuck in the chimney!!!!
David_Gledson - Lead - 20/Sep/09 with Andy Quinn, Mike Quinn

nick ferro - 06/Sep/09

jonka - 2nd - Sep/09 with sean

jamtastic
adamwesthead - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/09 with Zeb

zebster - 2nd O/S - 27/Jul/09 with Adam

nice route, perfect jamming, perfect cams, slightly miffed pigeon
lithos - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/09

Fantastic route. Rock solid jams all the way up. Fancy leading this next time.
Will Smith - 2nd O/S - 02/Jun/09 with Rob

Excellent stuff, though the baby pigeon in the nest in the wide crack didn't look too impressed.
Toreador - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/09 with Carmen

Hidden - Lead rpt - 25/Sep/08

datoon - Lead O/S - 14/Sep/08 with K

khawk - Lead - 14/Sep/08 with DT

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/08

porridgefan - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/08 with Gareth Borthwick

gareth scott borthwick - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/08 with phil and liam

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 08/Jun/08

I'm a bit new to this jam-any-body-part-you-can game...
jonny taylor - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/08 with Cat

cat22 - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/08 with Jonny

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 18/May/08

Nice route, felt straightforward.
Si dH - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/08 with Chris James

joe_alexander - 2nd β - 17/Feb/08 with Henry Castle

Danny got spanked leading!! I almost got my knee stuck on accent...
Alex Thompson - 2nd O/S - 10/Feb/08 with Danny, Anton & Chris

oops, meant to do the HS next to it - should read the guide before climbing. Absolutely amazing climb though.
heidavey - TR O/S - 03/Feb/08 with Susi

red.stiletto - TR dog - 03/Feb/08 with heidavey

Full body workout
fast eddie - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Chazz - 2nd O/S - 22/Aug/07 with Duncan

Sean_J - Lead O/S - 2007

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/Sep/06

Hidden - Solo O/S - 23/Jul/06

nice body jammng gurning crack
robman - Lead O/S - 06/Jul/06 with Paula

Dave Foster - Lead O/S - 2006 with Bryn

deanj - Lead - 2005

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/04

DavidR - 2nd O/S - 27/Jun/04 with Aidan McGuffie

Monk - Lead O/S - May/04

Hidden - Lead - Apr/04

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/03

Mattyk - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/03 with Dominick Spracklen

The Pylon King - Lead O/S - May/02 with Fiend

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/02

rlrs - Lead - 2002

Whealiebob - 2001

Alaric - 2nd O/S - 11/Jun/00 with Huw F, Syd F

akhughes - Lead O/S - 2000

chrishedgehog - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/97 with Chaps

Hidden - Lead - 01/Mar/97

Hidden - Lead O/S - Oct/95

thinair48 - Lead dog - 1995

Art. (lead), I (2nd)
stevo smith - 2nd O/S - Aug/93 with Arthur smith (Dad)

Hidden - Lead - 29/Sep/87

Hidden - Lead - 12/Oct/79

greenbuoy - Lead - 16/May/71 with A N Other

johnwright - 2nd - Apr/71 with D Campbell

Tom V - 1971

Howard Dixon - Lead O/S - 1971 with Martin Dixon

Dave Musgrove - 1965

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
Puma, David Wynne, mfisher, alexyoung, heidavey, Hidden, Hidden

Voting
Total votes cast 41
hard HVS0 of 14
HVS0 of 14
easy HVS0 of 14
hard VS5 of 14
VS6 of 14
easy VS2 of 14
hard HS1 of 14
HS0 of 14
easy HS0 of 14
hard 5a0 of 14
5a0 of 14
easy 5a1 of 14
hard 4c0 of 14
4c11 of 14
easy 4c2 of 14
hard 4b0 of 14
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3 Stars9 of 13
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Style of ascent

Soloed2 of 100 (2.0%)
Lead57 of 100 (57.0%)
Followed32 of 100 (32.0%)
Toproped3 of 100 (3.0%)
Unknown6 of 100 (6.0%)

'Climbed'30 of 100 (30.0%)
clean O/S59 of 100 (59.0%)
clean β1 of 100 (1.0%)
clean rpt7 of 100 (7.0%)
dogged3 of 100 (3.0%)