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Forked Lightning Crack*** E3 5c

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[Craig Smith, Forked Lightning Crack, Heptonstall Quarry, 3 kb]The striking zig-zag crack is the best known route in the quarry and remains one of Grit's 'big-ticks'. Climb easily to the base of the crack, stuff in some gear and go. Although mighty intimidating, the climbing is a little easier than it appears from below and much of the crack is a useful width. The short horizontal sections offer runners and holds. © ROCKFAX

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This climb is in 51 logbooks, and on 45 wishlists.

lead this route clean after climbing it once on second
John Gale - Lead β - 04/Apr/13

cracking route! pumppy
henry peter jenkins - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/13 with robbie jenkins, paul jones

John Gale - 2nd O/S - 05/Mar/13

pie_eater_pete - Lead rpt - 22/Jul/12 with bwestwood

Hidden - Lead - Jul/12

wolverine - Lead O/S - 11/Mar/12 with Jim Brownlowe

kjbix - Lead dog - 21/Aug/11 with Dam Armer

Hidden - Lead RP - 14/Jun/11

Steady E2 with a big cam and some jamming skills, reckon it'd feel E3 without. Massive climbing ambition fulfilled to on sight this, and the climbing was as good as it's hyped to be.
Dave Foster - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/11 with Si 2

Pumped!!
Teddys15 - 2nd - 31/May/11 with Ben Reinsch

Felt Awesome leading it, would of been nice to have some big cams but stacked hexes worked a treat :D
Bennykr - Lead rpt - 31/May/11 with Noodles

pie_eater_pete - Lead - 27/Mar/11 with Dave Sargent

davewsargent - 2nd dog - 27/Mar/11 with peter sargent

Hidden - 2nd β - 30/Jan/11

markalmack - Lead O/S - 30/Jan/11 with gregg capon

escalade - 2011

Dan Mckinlay - 2011

Jack00 - Lead O/S - 12/Oct/10 with Olly

Nicos - Lead O/S - 10/Oct/10 with rich howels

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 07/Oct/10

was a battle
Rowansb - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/10 with Ralph

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Jun/10

Boy - Oct/09 with Fiona Fullwood

Tim M - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/09 with Emma

climbergg - 2nd - 29/Aug/09 with cheesesarnie

liam - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/09 with Big Jon

A Really Amazing climb, recon the lead is on!!
Bennykr - 2nd O/S - 04/Apr/09 with Matt

Hidden - Lead - 04/Apr/09

Awesome route, knee popped out of place mid-crux, then relocated. Took a hang because my leg felt funny, hurts now. Not that hard, more intimidating with a very commiting feel to each move.
Alex Mason - Lead - 22/Mar/09 with Martin Haworth

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Mar/09

pie_eater_pete - TR - 2009

jonnyspencer6 - TR dnf - Nov/08 with Nick

Hidden - Lead - 14/Jun/08

akhughes - Lead O/S - 2008

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Oct/07

Brown - 2nd O/S - 01/Mar/06 with Henry

shark - Lead - 04/Sep/04 with Karl Walton

nige - 2nd - 10/Oct/03 with mark hounslea

Andy S - TR dog - Aug/01

JSA - Lead β - 2000 with Graham ?

bronsonite - Lead O/S - 20/May/99 with Nathan Lawrence

ChrisJD - 2nd - 15/May/99 with Rod

Roget - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/95 with jon

Rich Kirby - Lead O/S - Jul/93 with Ian Kirby

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1993

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/91

craig h - 2nd O/S - 20/May/91 with Duncan Martin

Dave Musgrove - Lead rpt - 02/Sep/90 with David

Dave Musgrove - Lead - 07/Jun/84 with Andy Wild

GeoffG - Lead - 30/Oct/77

Al Evans - 1974

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Total votes cast 44
hard E40 of 15
E40 of 15
easy E40 of 15
hard E30 of 15
E36 of 15
easy E34 of 15
hard E25 of 15
E20 of 15
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hard 6a0 of 15
6a0 of 15
easy 6a0 of 15
hard 5c0 of 15
5c15 of 15
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Style of ascent

Lead31 of 51 (60.8%)
Followed13 of 51 (25.5%)
Toproped3 of 51 (5.9%)
Unknown4 of 51 (7.8%)

'Climbed'19 of 51 (37.3%)
clean O/S21 of 51 (41.2%)
clean β3 of 51 (5.9%)
clean rpt3 of 51 (5.9%)
clean RP1 of 51 (2.0%)
dogged3 of 51 (5.9%)
dnf1 of 51 (2.0%)