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Bull's Crack

HVS 5a ***

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[Bull's Crack, Heptonstall Quarry Lancs, 2 kb]

A fine climb up a great line; the soaring corner bounding Yellow Wall. Layback and jam the corner passing the jutting nose with difficulty. The shelf of Rabbit Ledge offers a lie-down rest (and a possible belay). Once recovered, step left into the continuation chimney and wriggle up this to the top. Photo on page 53. © ROCKFAX

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

Photo: Bull's Crack, Heptonstall Quarry Lancs © Jan Witkowski
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS

This climb is in 159 logbooks, and on 16 wishlists.

jamie d - Lead - 21/Apr/13

John Gale - Lead O/S - 04/Apr/13

Hidden - Lead rpt - 14/Nov/12

dangmtb - Lead O/S - Aug/12

mataius - 2nd - 30/Jul/12

keith leonard - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/12

djelkin1992 - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 11/Jun/12

JonnoP - 2nd - 29/May/12 with Mo

really enjoyed these few special moves that made this climb! the first over hang was fun to negotiate then on the ledge for belay then up in to the chimney managed to get a quick draw wedged in to the inner flake while squirming up then it stopped me I had to de clip as it was bomber :/ then up and out with a bit of a reach move to the main face very fun indeed ....
Reedymc - Lead O/S - 23/Mar/12 with Tony Holdsworth

Fllowed a chap called Phil who's mate couldn't follow him.
Tony Holdsworth - 2nd rpt - 23/Mar/12

Tom's lead this time!
Tony Holdsworth - 2nd rpt - 23/Mar/12 with Tom Reed

Jim Brownlow - 2nd dog - 11/Mar/12 with Mike Hayes

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

jacobjacob - Solo O/S - 08/Feb/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Jan/12

climbingpixie - 2nd O/S - 14/Jan/12 with Andy

Hidden - Lead - 27/Nov/11

TRFrost - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/11 with A. Hughes, R. Timms

timmsy - 2nd - 21/Sep/11 with Adam Hughes

steady on the roof, scary getting into the chimney.
icklejason - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/11 with Neil HA

Excellent except for the thrutchy chimney at the top.
Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/11 with Becky E

Clean (surprisingly) until the chimney, when I tried to go up the outside.
Becky E - 2nd - 10/Sep/11 with Graeme Hammond

Hidden - Solo - 01/Jul/11

bigbirdflying - Lead - 24/Jun/11 with Ed Bailey

steven - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/11 with Ade, Emma Woods

Hidden - 2nd dog - 17/Jun/11

Great route, bottom pitch went ok, top chimney is arkward but fun, apart from the stuck cam we retrieved by lowering me
bigglesbutcha - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/11 with Simon Holden

Dave Foster - 2nd rpt - 08/Jun/11 with Si 2

Hidden - Jun/11

Tough!
J25 - Lead dnf - 27/May/11

Just up to rabbit ledge to abseil back for gear after J25 backed off the lead.
Alex Thompson - Lead dnf - 27/May/11 with Vix, JonnyO

vix - 2nd dnf - 27/May/11 with Alex, Jonny

antroy - Lead - 09/May/11

Just a bloody good route, will lead this by the end of the summer.
JRClay100 - TR O/S - 04/May/11 with M Denison

mgdenison - 2nd dog - 04/May/11

climbing_rocks1983 - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/11 with Kieran

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

davewsargent - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/11 with peter sargent

willworkforfoodjnr - Lead O/S - 29/Jan/11 with Kieron

escalade - 2011

ollyroberts - Lead O/S - 12/Oct/10 with Jack Colbeck

John Pickles - 2nd - 12/Oct/10 with Kieran Hodgson

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/10

john.gaffney - 2nd - 26/Sep/10 with dan m

Squirmy chimney was the crux for me, great route
markfairbank - Lead O/S - 25/Sep/10 with Calum Wadsworth

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Sep/10

led on crofty's gear as we both wanted to do it! really nice route though took a while to commit to the layback roof.
pebbles - Lead - 12/Sep/10 with crofty

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

scorky345 - Lead - 02/Sep/10 with Owen Pearce

hardoreVdiffBen - 2nd O/S - 01/Sep/10 with Owen Pearce

petegunn - Lead - 26/Aug/10 with Davina

ben1987 - Aug/10 with Adam Coles

climbing_rocks1983 - 2nd O/S - 24/Jul/10 with Kieran

mattyork2 - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/10 with Ruth Colston

RuthC - 2nd - 03/Jul/10 with Matt Maynard

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

finished at ledge
pog100 - 2nd - 27/Jun/10 with Dave

A striking line with quality climbing to match. The crux is pure joy being eminantly protectable and starting from a great hands free rest. The 'pleasent chimney' to finish rounds it off nicely!
lrandall - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/10 with Sam Cook

Lost my head a bit on this one. Couldn't get over the overhanging bulge but wasn't particularly enjoying the climb before that.
samcook - 2nd dnf - 17/Jun/10 with Luke Randall

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/10

Simon Holden (LCandCC) - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/10 with Murray

Rowansb - Solo O/S - 03/Jun/10

ieverett - Lead O/S - Jun/10

DavidR - Lead O/S - 31/May/10 with Holly Adamthwaite

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/May/10

monkeyman79 - 2nd - 28/May/10 with David Edmondson, Mark Pitt

al99 - Lead O/S - 22/May/10 with Martina Zandonella

I always find chimneys hard! The rest of the climb was nice with cracks and athmosphere.
martinazando - 2nd O/S - 22/May/10 with Al Benson

Hidden - 2nd - 10/May/10

Dave Thompson - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Dominic Hartin

dan gibson - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/10 with michael porter

gripped01 - Lead O/S - Apr/10 with Carl Taylor

Marc Murphy - 2nd - Apr/10

pie_eater_pete - 2010

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Nov/09

lancashirelass - 2nd - 20/Sep/09 with nickhoward, kjbix

MikeC_000 - Lead - 16/Aug/09 with Dave Carter

sgl - Lead O/S - 04/Jul/09 with Burkey

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 01/Jun/09

adi bryant - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/09 with Lee

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Apr/09

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 12/Apr/09

Great route
Martin Haworth - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/09 with Alex mason

Hidden - Lead - 22/Mar/09

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Mar/09

pudding - Lead O/S - Mar/09

ianburton - Lead - 2009

brockers - 2009 with Simon

Seymore Butt - 2009

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2009

luke123 - Lead O/S - 2009

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 10/Oct/08

gareth scott borthwick - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/08 with phil

peewee2008 - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/08 with Jamie

John Brayshaw - 2nd rpt - 10/Jun/08 with Dave Collier

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

Had fun committing to the bulge and squirming up the chimney. Plenty of bird poo on the belay ledge!
Alex Thompson - Lead β - 16/May/08 with Haydn & Nick

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/May/08

Probably 5th time. Great fun as ever. especially the chimney.
joe larner - Lead rpt - 09/Mar/08

akhughes - Lead O/S - 2008

Dave Foster - Lead O/S - 2008 with Bryn

farmus21 - Lead - 2008 with Pete Wilkinson

Maciek - Lead O/S - 21/Oct/07 with James R.

Stig - 2nd O/S - 21/Oct/07 with Maciek

Really pleasant route.. crux was prob the upper chimney.. some squirm it i think more secure is to swing out on the arete and power your way up into the right hand crack! Excellent stuff!
Mattyk - Lead O/S - 06/Oct/07 with Ali K

mje1398 - 2nd O/S - 06/Oct/07 with John M

Steve Perry - Lead - Sep/07 with Annie

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jun/07

Hidden - 2nd - May/07

getting dark, sharon topped out in the dark, oops
jonnyboy - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/07 with Sharon R

steady hvs with a great chimney atop
Alex Mason - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/07 with dickie

Hidden - Lead - 2007

joe larner - Lead O/S - Aug/06

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Jun/06

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

King Rat - Lead rpt - 2006

nathanmanc - Lead O/S - 2006 with Tom Lawrence