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Ash Tree Wall VS 4c

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20m. Start just left of the lowest point of the left-hand slab of the Glacis. Climb twin cracks and continue, trending slightly left, to pass between two saplings, and finish direct to the large tre of Pueblo.
J Stanbury, R A Broomhead 14/Apr/2002
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hms - 2nd β - 19/Apr/13 with Brian

bpmclimb - Lead rpt - 19/Apr/13 with Helen S

goatboy76 - Lead O/S - 30/Mar/13 with Jake Leach

Lawrence lead.ok,rather eliminate,bit greasy-friction going at the end of the day
tomshanti - 2nd β - 09/Sep/12 with Lawrence Dudley, Brad Fry

Hidden - Lead rpt - 09/Sep/12

bradfry - 2nd O/S - 09/Sep/12 with Tom Shanti, Lawrence

Worryingly greasy.
bpmclimb - Lead rpt - 08/Sep/12 with Kirsten

Wet (and slightly scary) :(
kirsten - 2nd - 08/Sep/12 with Brian

mattc - Lead RP - 03/Sep/12

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

Hidden - 2nd - 11/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/12

paulerussell - 2nd O/S - 09/Aug/12 with Chris Poad

Thin! A bit damp & muddy/leafy / slippy - we need drier weather...
Phil Murray - 2nd O/S - 18/Jun/12 with Liz

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/May/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 24/May/12

Hidden - 2nd - 02/May/12

Hidden - Lead - 02/May/12

1st route at fairy cave and it was good, if freezing cold!
SGD - Lead - 01/Apr/12 with Vicky Holmes

wurzelinzummerset - Lead - 28/Mar/12 with Andy

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

lukerathmell - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12 with steve

Steve27 - Lead - 24/Mar/12 with Luke Rathmell

May have cheated a little
tommyt82uk - Lead O/S - 23/Mar/12 with Ian Head

Hidden - Lead β - 21/Mar/12

McKEuan - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/12 with Tadms

kirky_p - Lead - 2012

Quite a nice simple climb. First VS lead. Cloudy.
jpksalmon - Lead O/S - 10/Oct/11 with Hannah

Hidden - 2nd - Oct/11

MarkRyder - 2nd O/S - 02/Sep/11 with James P

jamespilgrim - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/11 with Mark

Hidden - Lead - 15/Aug/11

cleggy - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/11 with Duncan, Nadine

Nice climb, killer on the calfs!
sofe13 - 2nd - 21/Jul/11 with Lisa

riddle - Solo O/S - 11/Jun/11

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

mikeydee135 - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/11 with Mai Wong

carl_123 - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/11 with gaz

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/11

Hidden - Lead - 24/May/11

Hidden - TR - 24/May/11

timstyles - TR rpt - 04/May/11 with Mayur Patel

Hidden - Lead - May/11

Nice slab climbing, top rope setup from tree belay after complete hd to left (peublo) not very tough possibly over graded
Jonathan Storey - TR O/S - 30/Apr/11 with Roger

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Apr/11

nice if bit dirty
darren hudson - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/11 with David Ford

Hidden - 2nd - Apr/11

A reasonably easy VS.
bpmclimb - Solo rpt - 28/Mar/11

Hidden - Lead rpt - 26/Mar/11

stuntsbyjon - Lead O/S - Feb/11

davenev - Lead O/S - 22/Jan/11 with luke

Mr Tickle - 2nd O/S - 22/Jan/11 with davenev

fletch73 - 2011

Hidden - 16/Oct/10

VS 4b- 20m Second Darkening/ dark at top, top traverse on wet sloping limestone=slippery! Speed ascent Avon and Cheddar
Matt Smyth - 2nd O/S - 16/Oct/10 with Olly Pirkis

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

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 16/Oct/10

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

Hidden - 2nd - Oct/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 19/Sep/10

timstyles - Lead O/S - 19/Sep/10 with Huw Howells

arandall - 2nd O/S - 19/Sep/10 with remus knowles

JJSegarty - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/10 with Nic Segarty

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/10

Hidden - TR - 15/Aug/10

bpmclimb - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/10 with Clare

SharonC1604 - 2nd O/S - 25/Jul/10

The fastest VS I've ever climbed. Not VS but maybe in a few years as it gets more traffic.
Philip de-Beger - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/10 with Andrew Hill

easy VS a bit of gardening need by Phil even though worth a star good gear nice moves. Solid tree belay
kiwi boy - 2nd - 24/Jul/10 with phil

Richard Fox - Lead - Jul/10

Matt02003 - Lead - Aug/09

tobydunford - Lead O/S - 18/Jul/09 with Ben Smith

Outdoorfun37 - 2nd - 08/Jul/09 with Chris Wright, Vicky Barker

paul1234 - Lead - 27/Jun/09 with luke

plus 2 other alternative starts
cas smerdon - TR - 03/Jun/09 with bob & chris

Hidden - Lead - 31/May/09

jon bradley - Solo - 20/Mar/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2009

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/08

upontop - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/08 with Chris

bazzag - Lead - 28/Jun/08 with reece, sam and ryan

sammy94 - 2nd - 28/Jun/08 with dad, reece and ryan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Jun/08

Hidden - 2nd - 08/Jun/08

richardadventurecafe - 2nd - 24/Mar/08 with Richard Maxwell

petegunn - Lead - 2008

ian d f - Lead - 2008

Hidden - Lead - 06/Oct/07

maresia - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/07 with Iain Afshar

Hidden - Lead - 17/Sep/07

Hidden - 2nd - 16/Sep/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/07

The Pylon King - Solo O/S - 15/Sep/07

John_Hat - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/07 with Stevieblue

Matt Tranter - Lead - 11/Aug/07

Paul Robertson - Lead rpt - 11/Aug/07 with Hannah Redmond

Ybot Htulk - 2nd - Aug/07 with Steve

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Jun/07

Nice little route.
freelancer_85 - 2nd O/S - 02/May/07 with Megan

Hidden - Lead - 18/Apr/07

Sarah Bough - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/07 with Henry Olver, Andrew Hawkins

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Sep/06

Hidden - Solo O/S - 05/Sep/06

dpmUK - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/06 with Britta

Run-out start to reach intersection with Lunar Landscape and 1st piece of pro.
Tempest - 2nd - 13/Jun/06 with AndyM

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/06

Hidden - Lead rpt - 01/Jun/06

Hidden - Lead rpt - 16/May/06

Paul Robertson - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/06 with Ben Friedland

Sarah Bough - 2nd O/S - 26/Apr/06 with James Wasiak

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/Jan/06

mike kann - Lead O/S - 2006 with Steve Corner (SC)

gaz.marshall - Lead O/S - 2006

Jen79 - 2nd - Aug/05 with Matt Litchfield

Hidden - Lead - 09/Jun/05

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Jun/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/05

JamieAyres - TR O/S - 15/May/05 with Nick Ingram

KarlH - Lead O/S - 02/May/05 with Tom Hales

Hidden - 2005

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Jun/04

guy xavier percival - Solo O/S - 06/Jun/04 with none

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2004

timstyles - Lead β - 2004

Digger - Lead rpt - 20/May/03 with James Latham

No hands
Digger - TR O/S - 05/May/03 with James Latham

cornishben - Lead - Jan/03

Voting
Total votes cast 48
hard HVS0 of 18
HVS0 of 18
easy HVS0 of 18
hard VS0 of 18
VS11 of 18
easy VS5 of 18
hard HS2 of 18
HS0 of 18
easy HS0 of 18
hard 5a0 of 18
5a0 of 18
easy 5a0 of 18
hard 4c3 of 18
4c7 of 18
easy 4c8 of 18
hard 4b0 of 18
4b0 of 18
easy 4b0 of 18
3 Stars0 of 12
2 Stars0 of 12
1 Star8 of 12
0 Stars4 of 12
Bag of .....0 of 12
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Style of ascent

Soloed6 of 129 (4.7%)
Lead76 of 129 (58.9%)
Followed37 of 129 (28.7%)
Toproped7 of 129 (5.4%)
Unknown3 of 129 (2.3%)

'Climbed'48 of 129 (37.2%)
clean O/S64 of 129 (49.6%)
clean β4 of 129 (3.1%)
clean rpt12 of 129 (9.3%)
clean RP1 of 129 (0.8%)