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[Captain Carpenter Cruises Kraken, 3 kb]A pleasing pitch as long as the correct line is taken. Start at a steep 3m flake-crack. 18m. Take the stiff layback crack to a rest. Move left and pick a way up the wall which reveals some surprising holds. © ROCKFAX
F Haden, I Parnell, J Hunt 07/Nov/1993

Ticklists: West Country Climbs.

Photo: Captain Carpenter Cruises Kraken © quadmyre
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 261 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

adrianperera - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/13

adrianperera - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/13 with Pierce Ferris

Tom Brierley Gore - Lead rpt - 31/Mar/13 with Shijing Hu

Wil Treasure - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/13 with Jesamine

Hidden - TR dog - 18/Mar/13

Hidden - Lead RP - 17/Mar/13

Pathological_Climber - Lead β - 16/Mar/13

Warm up.
thedoctorisin - Lead rpt - 14/Mar/13 with Jack Folland

Jay81 - Lead RP - 10/Mar/13 with Vertigo1

Ellis Butler-Barker - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/13 with JackMac

Very enjoyable climb, 2 stars IMO.
JackMac - Lead RP - 06/Mar/13 with EllisButlerBarker

Hidden - Lead rpt - 02/Mar/13

quiffhanger - Lead rpt - 24/Feb/13

drcorbasisgod - Lead rpt - 19/Feb/13 with Marc Weisner

Andy Fielding - Lead - 17/Feb/13 with Paul Wright

1 st 6 C lead outdoor nice route good rock
goddamm7 - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/13 with andy fielding, Sandrex

elliptic - Lead rpt - 17/Feb/13 with Lisa

Tom Brierley Gore - Lead O/S - 02/Feb/13 with Nick Eaton, Shijing Hu

karenhh - 2nd dog - 02/Feb/13 with Nick Eaton, Tom Brierley

tom169 - Lead O/S - 02/Feb/13 with Darren

When it rains you climb a lot faster.
Harry Martin - Lead O/S - 01/Feb/13 with Toby Dunford

tobydunford - Lead rpt - 28/Jan/13 with Harry Martin

several draws clipped up already after Chris didn't finish.
thedoctorisin - Lead rpt - 26/Jan/13 with chris scutt

thedoctorisin - Lead O/S - 01/Jan/13 with Chris

dctarrant2000 - Lead β - 27/Dec/12 with Polly Cleall-Harding

chrism225 - Lead β - 27/Dec/12 with Wendy, tom, polly, dave

Hidden - Lead rpt - 27/Dec/12

AlexD - Lead O/S - 02/Dec/12 with Debbie, Marti

Marti999 - Lead rpt - 02/Dec/12 with Debbie, Alex Dennis

debbie roberts - 2nd - 02/Dec/12 with Marti999

Hidden - Lead rpt - 25/Nov/12

Hidden - Lead β - 18/Nov/12

Hidden - Lead rpt - 08/Nov/12

Luuuuuke - Lead O/S - 05/Nov/12 with Si

Neil Morbey - Lead O/S - 30/Oct/12

Adam Booth - Lead O/S - 27/Oct/12 with Ellen Cobby

Ellen Cobby - 2nd dog - 27/Oct/12 with Adam Booth

Dizz - Lead - 20/Oct/12 with David B

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

Hidden - Lead β - 20/Oct/12

Done!
martinazando - Lead RP - 06/Oct/12 with Al Benson

al99 - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/12 with Martina Zandonella

fell once after practice. must do it again!
martinazando - Lead dog - 29/Sep/12 with Al Benson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/12

Stanley - Lead rpt - 30/Aug/12 with Jim

tedj234 - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/12 with Kate

jiggerypokery - Lead rpt - 22/Aug/12 with Joe Day, Rosea Day

mallardhealhook - Lead dog - 19/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead dog - 27/Jul/12

Jenny Seaborne - TR dog - 19/Jul/12

2nd go. Got the 4th clip in first tie round, but couldn't find holds above it quickly enough!
hms - Lead RP - 19/Jul/12 with kate, Jenny

Teeny bit of beta. Had to down climb a couple times before the crux. A bit stiff to warm up. One hard move, but very straight forward other than that. Soft 6b+?
Kemics - Lead β - 24/Jun/12 with Kev

Hidden - Lead rpt - 09/Jun/12

Jon_Warner - TR rpt - 09/Jun/12 with Jenni

iforwms - Lead rpt - 09/Jun/12 with Warner

Hidden - Lead β - 09/Jun/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/May/12

jacobjlloyd - Lead O/S - 29/May/12 with Nicola

Hidden - TR dog - 20/May/12

Hidden - TR - 20/May/12

Samuel1989 - Lead - 20/May/12 with Niels, Tommy

adam cooper*super* - Lead O/S - 13/May/12

alek - Lead O/S - 12/May/12 with Laurence Everett

Laurence Everitt - Lead O/S - 12/May/12 with Alek Kumar

Aaron Lines - Lead O/S - 06/May/12 with rich

Hidden - Lead - 06/May/12

Hidden - Lead - May/12

Dibdawg - Lead dog - 30/Apr/12 with Will Twiggers

natalietanzer - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/12 with Be

dan gibson - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/12 with nat tanzer

Glyn - Lead O/S - 01/Apr/12 with Ivor

iforwms - Lead dog - 01/Apr/12 with Glyn

Hidden - Lead β - 29/Mar/12

James Marshall - Lead rpt - 26/Mar/12 with Ray

lottiec - TR - 25/Mar/12 with Mikey P

BeccaSnowden - Lead rpt - 24/Mar/12

Cruised it, lovely! One properly reachy move.
Phil Murray - Lead rpt - 13/Mar/12 with Liz

Went straight, not left - better for it. Very pleasing "warmup"... 6b+ not 6c.
Phil Murray - Lead rpt - 11/Mar/12 with Fenella

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

jakelodge - Lead RP - 04/Mar/12 with Vera Kraus

Lyndsay Superclimber - Lead RP - 19/Feb/12 with Toby

shazza65 - Lead dog - 16/Feb/12 with johncorber

chris j - Lead O/S - 09/Feb/12 with Toby

Toby Dunn - Lead - 09/Feb/12 with Chris Jones

John Mcshea - Lead O/S - Feb/12 with Toby Dunn

lukehodson - Lead O/S - 22/Jan/12 with Little Tom

Ed Babs - Lead O/S - 16/Jan/12 with Mike Hawkins

Jack_F - Lead O/S - 13/Jan/12 with Cameron

2nd go, missed the crucial crimp 1st go. Fantastic route and in perfect conditions even though it is January. 2* in my opinion.
Stanners - Lead RP - 11/Jan/12 with Jack Bradbrook

Would have onsighted if the crucial crimp was a little more obvious from below. Went easy on second go.
Quarryboy - Lead rpt - 11/Jan/12 with Rob Stanfield

Chubbard - Lead rpt - 08/Jan/12 with Ray

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Jan/12

jiggerypokery - Lead O/S - 2012 with Gary W, Prajak

pad-rat - 2012

<4 degrees. Lost all sensation in fingers by 3rd bolt.
Quiddity - Lead dog - 10/Dec/11 with Ali, Hazel

Hidden - Lead dog - 10/Dec/11

Kevster - Lead rpt - 27/Nov/11

tommytuffa - Lead O/S - 20/Nov/11 with Rich

patrickc - Lead β - 20/Nov/11

patrickc - Lead β - 19/Nov/11

Ramon Marin - Lead O/S - 12/Nov/11 with adam brown

bluesharper - Lead O/S - 05/Nov/11 with Tomar

(Warm up!) Found a more logical way this time
BeccaSnowden - Lead - 28/Oct/11 with Tom

davidliu - Lead O/S - 24/Sep/11 with Martin Cleaver

drcorbasisgod - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/11 with Tom Gibbison

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/11

MikeC59 - Lead - 04/Sep/11

BeccaSnowden - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/11 with Tom

Failed to top-rope in 1/8.
thomasadixon - Lead RP - 30/Aug/11 with Becca

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/11

Stanley - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead β - 09/Aug/11

elliptic - Lead rpt - 06/Aug/11 with Lisa

Tim Broughtonshaw - Lead O/S - 30/Jul/11 with John Morrissey

Hidden - Lead rpt - 25/Jul/11

Jon_Warner - Lead rpt - 17/Jul/11 with BristolDave

elliptic - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/11 with Lisa

TommityP - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/11

EmilyElouise - Lead RP - 11/Jun/11

Hidden - Lead β - 15/May/11

Hidden - Lead - 15/May/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/11

derico - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/11 with Cal

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/11

Jack R-N - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead RP - 09/Apr/11

Martin Cleaver - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/11

Hidden - 23/Mar/11

jack1996 - TR dog - 13/Mar/11 with si

peaches69 - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/11 with jack

sam.sam.sam.ferguson - Lead β - 06/Mar/11 with Rich Fox

el_monty - Lead RP - 06/Mar/11 with Sam Tucker

samtucker - Lead β - 06/Mar/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Feb/11

Greg Pittam - Lead - 27/Feb/11 with Sophie Keltie

Tim M - Lead rpt - 26/Feb/11 with Steve W

hard to put draw in at crux
dan ely - Lead RP - 20/Feb/11 with Richard Popp (ukc)

Sophie Nunn - Lead dog - 20/Feb/11 with Chris, Emma

Hidden - Lead dog - 19/Feb/11

Clay C - Lead dog - 19/Feb/11 with Jon W, Will A

Hidden - Lead RP - 19/Feb/11

Cruxey route with harder moves than Coral Sea. Run out seemed OK
Jon Didymus - Lead O/S - 18/Feb/11 with Nick

Vertigo1 - Lead rpt - 12/Feb/11 with Oliver Beesley, Richard Popp

Hidden - Lead dnf - 06/Feb/11

Graham Westbrook - Lead β - Feb/11

quiffhanger - Lead O/S - Feb/11

Hidden - Lead rpt - 08/Jan/11

stevewinslow - Jan/11

oggles - 2011

quadmyre - Lead - 2011

Rosea Day - 2011

richiebongo - Lead O/S - 2011 with Nick Smith, Jon Didymus

jbulger - Lead dog - 11/Dec/10 with maddy, Darren Russell

Nice technical couple'a moves.
Jon_Warner - Lead rpt - 05/Dec/10 with Ross

Tim M - Lead rpt - 13/Nov/10 with Emma

6b+ seems about right...
andy dunn - Lead O/S - 13/Nov/10 with Tom

climbergg - 2nd - 13/Nov/10 with cheesesarnie

bercolano - Lead - 02/Oct/10

Gingerdarren - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/10 with Barbara Ercolano

1st redpoint. 6b+ I'd say. Crux hard, only just got it .... all over once you've latched the flake!
Phil Murray - Lead RP - 01/Aug/10 with Liz

Seems very easy for grade. Maybe I'm too far right??
Bates - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/10

Herron - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/10 with Suzanne Richards, Shane Underwood

thrutch - Lead - 11/Jul/10 with helen

Kevster - 13/Jun/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jun/10

Wendy - Lead O/S - 31/May/10 with Geoff Norton

tobydunford - Lead O/S - 16/May/10

Luke Dawson - Lead O/S - 09/May/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 05/May/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 04/May/10

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

I enjoyed this. Hard 6b+ seems fair, just feels slightly commiting and features some pretty small holds for the grade.
catt - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/10 with Richie

Hidden - Lead rpt - 25/Apr/10

Vertigo1 - Lead RP - 24/Apr/10 with "Brosky"

Good fun 6c, found it quite easy. More like 6b/6b+
gnarlyboi - Lead β - 24/Apr/10

brices - Lead RP - 12/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead dog - 10/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 29/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead RP - 27/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 26/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 23/Mar/10

koalapie - Lead RP - Mar/10

JimR - 27/Feb/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 27/Feb/10

toasted - Lead O/S - 14/Feb/10 with maxpie

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Feb/10

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

archiecb - Lead O/S - 01/Feb/10 with Ben Broche

Richard Hall - Lead rpt - 18/Jan/10 with Howard

Luke d - Lead O/S - 01/Jan/10

Hidden - 2010

Hidden - Lead RP - 20/Dec/09

Hidden - Lead rpt - 13/Dec/09

More like 6a+
chrism225 - Lead β - 12/Dec/09 with tom

Cowflinger - 10/Dec/09 with Mike

Bristoldave - Lead O/S - 22/Nov/09 with Tom

Cowflinger - Lead rpt - 08/Nov/09 with Pete Lewis

chris sm - Lead rpt - 31/Oct/09 with Pippa Froggatt

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Oct/09

Hidden - Lead RP - 25/Oct/09

mike kann - Lead β - 22/Sep/09 with Gregor Pasolli

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/09

Fluffed the hard move.
northerngreg - Lead dog - 07/Aug/09 with Chris Gibson

JimR - 07/Aug/09

Chubbard - Lead rpt - 07/Aug/09 with J Robinson

Gave this a lot more respect. Found some real difficult sequence moves which felt desperate. The climb was suppose to be F6b+ its now 6c. So far Brean seems a little erroneous.
Gingerdarren - Lead O/S - 30/Jul/09 with Nick Blackbeard

Hidden - Lead rpt - 02/Jul/09

Dan Jenkin - Lead O/S - Jun/09 with James Marshall, Tom Heslam

deklan - Lead dog - 28/Mar/09 with luke

shyster boulder - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/09 with giles cranstone

tombeasley - Lead β - 02/Mar/09

Paul Robertson - Lead rpt - 28/Feb/09 with Dave Turnbull

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Feb/09

bbrowne - Lead RP - 23/Feb/09 with Zoe

Mckenzie - TR rpt - 20/Feb/09 with Joe Day

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Jan/09

Cowflinger - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/08 with Dean Howard

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Sep/08

Paul Bowen - Lead β - 14/Sep/08 with John James

bpmclimb - Lead O/S - 13/Aug/08 with Paul R

Confusing line but easy for the grade once you "know how"
Jon_Warner - Lead β - 03/Jul/08 with Alex Malins

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/08

tskelhon - Lead O/S - Jul/08 with Bez

Somerset swede basher - Lead O/S - 27/Jan/08 with Tom Dixon

Chubbard - Lead rpt - 12/Jan/08

Started up flake crack - I did go driect last time I think, but ou need the bolts preclipped really.
Paz - Lead rpt - 12/Jan/08 with TS2

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/07

Chubbard - Lead dog - 06/May/07 with C Godfrey

Billg - Lead O/S - May/07 with Susanne Richards

Greg Pittam - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/07 with Sam Howel

Hidden - Lead dnf - 02/Aug/06

Hidden - Lead RP - 18/Jul/06

chris sm - Lead dog - 16/Jul/06 with Pippa Froggatt

Hidden - Lead β - Jul/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/06

phsharpy - Lead O/S - Feb/06 with Nick Ingram

Hidden - 2006

Hidden - 2006

Hidden - 2006

Hidden - 2006

Marti999 - Lead - 2006

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2006

Jake Shaw - Lead O/S - 2006

6b
Spacetourist - Lead O/S - 2006 with Ed Heslam

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 17/Dec/05

Hidden - 17/Dec/05

Jo McCready - Lead O/S - May/05 with Steve Yeoman

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/05

guy xavier percival - Lead O/S - Mar/05 with pete

Paul Robertson - Lead rpt - Feb/05 with John Corber

Rob Kennard - 2005 with Dan Kennard

Richard White - Lead O/S - 2005 with Rob Kennard

Mark Kemball - Lead O/S - 14/Nov/04 with Nic Dill

_m.cox_ - Lead O/S - May/04 with Adam Mulholland

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/03

Paz - Lead - May/03

westyb3 - Lead O/S - 2003

John Southworth - Lead O/S - Jul/02 with Jason Parker

shoulders - Lead - 18/Feb/01 with mart, andy sharp, pete lewis, dai

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Voting
Total votes cast 109
hard 6c+0 of 58
6c+0 of 58
easy 6c+0 of 58
hard 6c0 of 58
6c22 of 58
easy 6c13 of 58
hard 6b+23 of 58
6b+0 of 58
easy 6b+0 of 58
3 Stars1 of 51
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1 Star29 of 51
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Style of ascent

Lead230 of 261 (88.1%)
Followed7 of 261 (2.7%)
Toproped8 of 261 (3.1%)
Unknown16 of 261 (6.1%)

'Climbed'37 of 261 (14.2%)
clean O/S103 of 261 (39.5%)
clean β22 of 261 (8.4%)
clean rpt51 of 261 (19.5%)
clean RP23 of 261 (8.8%)
dogged23 of 261 (8.8%)
dnf2 of 261 (0.8%)