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Stepping Out** E3 5c

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45m. A quality climb, with a bold start, which takes a rightward-rising line across Rob's slab. Climb the smooth slab just left of Rob's Crack to a good handhold at 4m and continue through a steeper area to a concretion. Gain a standing position on this and traverse rightwards across Rob's Crack; then move up on thin holds (the crux of Four Steps to Heaven)to a thin horizontal crack. Follow this rightwards to a good horizontal break (on Volume Eleven), step right again, and follow a line of concretions to the top.
I Butterworth, P Clarke 27/Apr/2002
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This climb is in 28 logbooks, and on 3 wishlists.

The start is the hardest move, not another 5c move on it. Very nice climbing though, it's a bit fragile towards the top.
SGD - 2nd - 26/Aug/12 with Dale

BeccaSnowden - 2nd O/S - 19/Aug/12 with Tom

Tricky move (I'm sure I had good gear...) and then a bit of a romp. Nice climb but soft.
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 19/Aug/12 with Becca

Hidden - TR O/S - 12/Aug/12

Hidden - TR dog - 12/Aug/12

A good route start not as run out as I thought it was going to be. There's a good micro nut at the first good hand hold. Easy E3 felt like I was climbing very well all flowing nice.
Dale - Lead O/S - Aug/12 with stu

Pete Rigby - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/12 with Kelli Roberts

kelliroberts3 - 2nd dog - 15/Jul/12 with Peter Rigby

Expecting to solo the start but found some hard to place micro-wires
Jon Didymus - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/11 with Rich

gripped01 - Lead - Oct/10 with Rimon Than

Phil PBC - AltLd O/S - Sep/10 with henry castle

Worth E3 for the serious start.
bpmclimb - Lead rpt - 16/Aug/10 with Clare

upontop - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/09 with Julie

Neil Tucker - Lead - Sep/08 with Andras Pinter

ian d f - Lead - 2008

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2008

A good adventure - worth 2 stars
The Pylon King - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/07 with Paul Robertson

Paul Robertson - 2nd rpt - 14/Oct/07 with Pylon King

Good climb. Not sure if it's worth three stars though.
bpmclimb - Lead β - 07/Oct/07 with Clare

Got up the bold start to the pancake, then down came the rain. Had to retreat.
bpmclimb - Lead dnf - 24/Sep/07 with Clare

Slab dried off so had another go - got a few moves further, then it rained again. I'm not going back to FCQ unless the forcast is fantastic.
bpmclimb - Lead dnf - 24/Sep/07 with Clare

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/07

guy xavier percival - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/06 with paul

KRB - Lead O/S - 21/Jan/06 with Chris & Martin

JamieAyres - 2nd O/S - 29/May/05 with Nick Ingram

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/05

cornishben - Lead O/S - Jan/05 with Ian Butterworth, Richard Nadin

Hidden - 2004

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
Owen W-G, Hidden, Ropeboy

Voting
Total votes cast 24
hard E40 of 9
E40 of 9
easy E40 of 9
hard E30 of 9
E30 of 9
easy E36 of 9
hard E23 of 9
E20 of 9
easy E20 of 9
hard 6a0 of 9
6a0 of 9
easy 6a0 of 9
hard 5c0 of 9
5c6 of 9
easy 5c2 of 9
hard 5b1 of 9
5b0 of 9
easy 5b0 of 9
3 Stars1 of 6
2 Stars1 of 6
1 Star3 of 6
0 Stars1 of 6
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Style of ascent

Lead19 of 28 (67.9%)
Followed5 of 28 (17.9%)
Toproped2 of 28 (7.1%)
Alt Leads1 of 28 (3.6%)
Unknown1 of 28 (3.6%)

'Climbed'5 of 28 (17.9%)
clean O/S16 of 28 (57.1%)
clean β1 of 28 (3.6%)
clean rpt2 of 28 (7.1%)
dogged2 of 28 (7.1%)
dnf2 of 28 (7.1%)