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The Arches*** E1 5b

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[Head jam and shake out., 3 kb]A fine climb and a bit more amenable. Pull onto the hanging wall and follow it right as it gets ever narrower. Sustained and awkward, especially for the tall, although good gear is available. Continue to a grand finish on the flutings. © ROCKFAX
Hard to start, awkward to continue, spuerb to finish

Ticklists: Classic Rock Climbs In Northern England by Bill Birket.

Photo: Head jam and shake out. © andymoin
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 128 logbooks, and on 14 wishlists.

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/May/13

John 'B' Hutchinson - 2nd β - 05/May/13 with Stewart Rattray

Hidden - Lead - 04/May/13

Adamski1986 - Lead β - 20/Apr/13 with Richard Gage

Ginger McGrath - Solo rpt - 11/Nov/12

Glenn Sutcliffe - Lead - 07/Nov/12 with Charl

robertmichaeladams - 2nd - 13/Oct/12 with Andy H

georgedunton - Lead RP - 06/Oct/12 with greg strong

Adam Lincoln - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/12 with Meg

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/12

Roberttaylor - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/12 with Liam Ingram

Stiff start.
Liam Ingram - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/12 with Robert Taylor

redshapedfriday - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/12 with tom anderson

Hidden - Lead β - 04/Jun/12

tlmarjot - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/12 with Ben Lea

tomB - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/12 with Juliette

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/12

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Jun/12

andyinglis - Lead O/S - 12/May/12 with mal_meech

yarbles - Lead - May/12 with Jo

north country boy - Solo O/S - 22/Apr/12 with Emma Roderick

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Mar/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 12/Jan/12

ed.burton - Lead O/S - 12/Jan/12 with Matt Murphy

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 2012

Tricky move before the jug-tastic finish, pumpy!
petegunn - Lead - 09/Dec/11 with Davina

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Dec/11

Stiff warm up.
ianjfsutcliffe - Lead O/S - 26/Nov/11 with Patch

Fultonius - 2nd - 20/Nov/11 with Ross Barnes

Ross Barnes - Lead - 20/Nov/11 with Ally

roberto18 - Lead O/S - 23/Oct/11 with ewan russell

Ewan Russell - 2nd O/S - 22/Oct/11 with bert, Dave Warburton

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Oct/11

Took over after Al retreated. Grim! Welsh E3!
whispering nic - Lead β - 18/Oct/11 with Al Reid

cat22 - 2nd - 16/Oct/11 with Mike

robertmichaeladams - 2nd - 15/Oct/11 with Tom

tiring! haven't sweated so much while climbing for ages
tomdude - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11 with rob

pumpy
klipkabouter - 2nd O/S - 06/Oct/11 with Tim Austin

Timo Austino - Lead O/S - 04/Oct/11 with Chris with webbed feet

Hidden - 2nd - 13/Sep/11

robertmichaeladams - Lead - 21/Aug/11 with Lawrence

wence - 2nd - 21/Aug/11 with Rob

Hidden - Lead - Aug/11

Good route, good gear
smollett - Lead - 13/Jul/11 with paul

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/11

pudding - 2nd O/S - 17/Jun/11 with matt murphy

wookie667 - 2nd - 15/Jun/11

Tough!!!!! Hung on nut under overhang - tired. No way I could lead this! Plus v. hard start
Klingon - 2nd - 13/May/11 with Steve Kirkup

got pumped and had to rest once
Ginger McGrath - Lead dog - 01/Apr/11 with emily roo

Hidden - 2nd - 01/Apr/11

James Rolf - 2nd dnf - 2011

gaz.marshall - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/10 with sam

mikecollins - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/10 with stg

scott gibson - Solo - 01/Sep/10 with graeme read

nic42 - 2nd dog - 24/Aug/10 with dru

mctinkno - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/10 with Andy

mattyork2 - Lead O/S - 20/Aug/10 with Ruth Colston

nails
Chriswallis2 - Lead O/S - 19/Aug/10 with Anna

gforce - Lead - 25/Jul/10 with James

James Prowse - 2nd - 25/Jul/10 with Graham

MDowson - 2nd - 08/May/10 with Karl wood

awesome! - bit of a sandbag at HVS due to the awkwardness of the upper moves- fine postition tho! Finally found a route which is easier for the short! :)
Woodiee - Lead O/S - 08/May/10 with Matt Dowson

CharlieMack - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Janey Kennedy

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/10

Steve Crowe - Lead - 2010

Good climbing and situations, bit scrunched up. Borderline E1? - I'd say so.
Cragrat Rich - Lead O/S - 26/Nov/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Nov/09

pete87abs - Lead β - 23/Oct/09 with Dave Brigham

Brilliant. Done to warm up and it certainly did just that!
Dave Warburton - Lead O/S - 17/Oct/09 with Will Hunt

Bloody awkward
Will Hunt - 2nd O/S - 17/Oct/09 with Dave Warburton

akhughes - Solo O/S - 22/Sep/09 with Mgeek

jored - Lead - 16/Aug/09 with paul

Needed help to start, struggled to near the end of the sloping traverse, couldn't get gear out, opted to pendulum off
Colin Matheson - 2nd dnf - 08/Jul/09 with KIn

Yes, Colin. It's E1 on UKC's database and only HVS in Northumberland guidebook!
Skinny Kin - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/09 with Colin Matheson

Hidden - Lead β - 24/May/09

Craig McMahon - Lead O/S - 24/May/09 with Adam Cassidy

chris sm - 2nd O/S - 23/May/09 with Pippa Froggatt

Hidden - Lead rpt - 05/Apr/09

Boy - Mar/09 with Fiona Fullwood

Andy Moles - Lead O/S - 24/Jan/09 with Calum

Needed some help with the bouldery start!
CalumC - 2nd β - 24/Jan/09 with Andy Moles

j0shwyatt000 - 2nd dog - 2009

Another mental route, awkward, Sean got a head jam lol.
andymoin - 2nd O/S - 02/Oct/08 with Sean

Managed a hands free head jam shake out, superb route.
SeanB - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/08 with Andy

pimpy - Lead - 04/Jul/08 with ian burton

Hidden - 29/Jun/08

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 07/Apr/07

dave o - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/07 with Julia H

chris2451 - Lead dog - 05/Apr/07 with David Brigham

dj_brigham05 - 2nd rpt - 05/Apr/07 with Chris Thain

Rob Kennard - 2007

A proper HVS!
GPN - 2nd - Nov/06 with Paul James

dj_brigham05 - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/06 with Chris Thain

chris2451 - 2nd dog - 09/Aug/06 with David Brigham

barney_edin - Lead - Jul/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/06

jim robertson - 2006

shark - Solo rpt - 12/Nov/05

John Pickles - Lead rpt - 07/Sep/05 with Zac Poulton

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Sep/05

Hidden - Solo O/S - 15/Nov/03

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/03

The Pylon King - Lead O/S - Aug/03 with Fiend

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2001

gypsy3006 - 2000

Beardyman - 2000

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2000

Marti999 - Lead O/S - Aug/99 with lorna

Hidden - Lead - Jun/99

Hidden - Lead - 06/Apr/99

Roget - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/98 with jim

craig h - Lead O/S - May/98 with Mike c

John Pickles - Lead O/S - 1998

Ian Jones - Lead O/S - 1997 with Sean Smith

stuart100 - 2nd O/S - Jul/95 with Pete Goodwin

tlr - 2nd - 14/Apr/95 with Andy B

Hidden - 2nd - 1995

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Solo - 24/Apr/94

JiveWeasel - 2nd - 1994 with Phoar Phil

akamini - Lead O/S - Aug/93

Tony Little - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/92 with DK and SG

nai - 2nd - 27/Aug/91 with Cal

andrew300169 - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/91 with Pom

Dave Musgrove - Solo - 28/Aug/89

shark - Solo O/S - 30/Aug/87

steve taylor - 2nd - Oct/86 with stumpy

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Apr/83

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Nov/79

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Voting
Total votes cast 74
hard E20 of 27
E20 of 27
easy E20 of 27
hard E11 of 27
E19 of 27
easy E15 of 27
hard HVS11 of 27
HVS1 of 27
easy HVS0 of 27
hard 5c0 of 27
5c0 of 27
easy 5c0 of 27
hard 5b3 of 27
5b16 of 27
easy 5b4 of 27
hard 5a4 of 27
5a0 of 27
easy 5a0 of 27
3 Stars13 of 20
2 Stars5 of 20
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Style of ascent

Soloed9 of 128 (7.0%)
Lead71 of 128 (55.5%)
Followed42 of 128 (32.8%)
Unknown6 of 128 (4.7%)

'Climbed'46 of 128 (35.9%)
clean O/S59 of 128 (46.1%)
clean β7 of 128 (5.5%)
clean rpt6 of 128 (4.7%)
clean RP1 of 128 (0.8%)
dogged5 of 128 (3.9%)
dnf4 of 128 (3.1%)