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The Socialist S 4a

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38m. The broken groove left of Balch's Slide. Amenable and reasonably protected, although some care will be needed with the earthy top out.
P Clarke, R Nadin 06/Apr/2002
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This climb is in 75 logbooks, and on no wishlists.

lgp81 - Lead O/S - 04/May/13 with Brendan Gill

madguernseyboy - 2nd O/S - 04/May/13 with Lucy Plowman

carl_123 - Lead - 01/May/13

wurzelinzummerset - 2nd - 01/May/13 with Carl

beth_may - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/13 with Klara Marsikova

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Apr/13

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 06/Apr/13

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/13

paulerussell - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/13 with Steve Grey

Neil Gay - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/13 with Ben Bird

BenBird - 2nd O/S - 06/Apr/13 with Neil Gay

JenRoberts - 2nd O/S - 06/Apr/13

MartinN - Lead O/S - 03/Mar/13

HairyBean - Lead O/S - 20/Oct/12

*girl - 2nd O/S - 20/Oct/12 with Rick Simper

robertharris7 - 2nd - 07/Sep/12 with wayne clark

Malpractise - Lead O/S - 06/Sep/12 with Richard Goodbody

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 06/Sep/12

Jobbo - 2nd O/S - 03/Sep/12 with Matt Carwardine

mattc - Lead RP - 03/Sep/12

arandall - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/12 with Mum, Liz

Lizzie Randall - 2nd O/S - 26/Aug/12 with Alex

stranter - 2nd rpt - 28/Jul/12 with Neil, Colin

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 19/Jul/12

Harri777 - Lead - 30/Jun/12 with Nik

Alor_lab - 2nd O/S - 30/Jun/12 with Harri

Hidden - Lead - 20/Jun/12

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Jun/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/12

carver - 2nd O/S - 12/May/12 with SharonC1604

still a nice climb
kiwi boy - 2nd rpt - 12/May/12 with sam, sharron

My first HS. Really?
SharonC1604 - Lead O/S - 12/May/12

BALD EAGLE - Lead - 31/Mar/12 with Rob Horler

CraigMcAteer - Solo O/S - 31/Mar/12 with mark thomas,jap

wurzelinzummerset - 2nd - 28/Mar/12 with Andy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/12

Great little solo . Some quite hollow sounding rock near the top though.....
mark thomas - Solo - Mar/12 with CraigMcAteer

Really fun slab route. Lots of gear, only tricky moves are at the top still easy for 4a
stranter - 2nd β - 15/Oct/11 with Stephanie R

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11

Steve27 - Lead - 02/Oct/11 with Ewan Gilmour

gilmourheid - 2nd - 02/Oct/11 with Steve27

Bobling - 2nd - 27/Jul/11 with Laura, Andy

Nice climb. Soft at the grade. Spaced gear the only reason I can see that gives it HS
kiwi boy - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/11 with rob

No more than VD
The Pylon King - Solo O/S - 16/Jun/11

Steve27 - Lead - 22/May/11 with Nick Hawkins

reashlin - 2nd O/S - 25/Apr/11

Nice climb until you hit loose rock. Look for single belay cam point dug in rock, then enjoy a walk off that's sketchy at best
Uberpussy - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/11

Neil Tucker - 2nd - Apr/11 with Robert Bronsdon, Richard Reynolds

Andyh83 - Solo O/S - 29/Mar/11

Significantly easier and better protected than Balch's Slide. S 4a.
bpmclimb - TR O/S - 27/Mar/11 with Shunt

Hidden - Lead - 27/Mar/11

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Mar/11

Bit tricky as it was very wet and done in approach shoes
davenev - Lead O/S - 20/Nov/10 with mick

nick hawkins - Lead O/S - 12/Oct/10

cas smerdon - 2nd - 24/Jul/10 with Mark S

mark stansfield - Lead - 24/Jul/10 with Carole

cas smerdon - Lead - 21/Jul/10 with mark joyce

Matt02003 - Lead - Aug/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Feb/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Feb/09

ollie080488 - Lead O/S - 19/Dec/08 with Luke Moran

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/08

CosmosKey - 2nd O/S - 21/Sep/08 with Rick & Frank

SteWatkins - Aug/08

ian d f - Lead - 2008

cas smerdon - 2nd - 03/Nov/07 with john wheeler

wheelo - Lead O/S - 03/Nov/07 with cas

ashleylist - Lead β - Sep/07 with Tamsin Collins

ashleylist - Lead β - Sep/07 with Tamsin Collins

guy xavier percival - Solo O/S - 09/Aug/07 with none

Fat Tim - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/07

John_Hat - Lead O/S - 2007 with Various

gaz.marshall - Lead O/S - 2006

Hidden - 2005

Voting
Total votes cast 32
hard HS0 of 6
HS0 of 6
easy HS0 of 6
hard S0 of 6
S5 of 6
easy S1 of 6
hard HVD0 of 6
HVD0 of 6
easy HVD0 of 6
hard 4b0 of 14
4b0 of 14
easy 4b0 of 14
hard 4a0 of 14
4a3 of 14
easy 4a11 of 14
hard 3c0 of 14
3c0 of 14
easy 3c0 of 14
3 Stars0 of 12
2 Stars1 of 12
1 Star7 of 12
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Style of ascent

Soloed5 of 75 (6.7%)
Lead38 of 75 (50.7%)
Followed29 of 75 (38.7%)
Toproped1 of 75 (1.3%)
Unknown2 of 75 (2.7%)

'Climbed'24 of 75 (32.0%)
clean O/S44 of 75 (58.7%)
clean β3 of 75 (4.0%)
clean rpt3 of 75 (4.0%)
clean RP1 of 75 (1.3%)