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East Lothian > Traprain Law >

Via MacNiven

VS 5a

Adjacent Climbs
<< Left Edge

Via MacNiven Variation >>

About 4m right of Flake 4. Up to a ledge then straight up the groove above. Moving left at the crux is VS 4c.

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This climb is in 151 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

extremely polished - makes for unpleasant foot placements. well protected though.
Antd - Lead - 05/May/13 with Liza Wolfson

davesa - Lead - 27/Apr/13 with Kevin Locke

Kev Locke - 2nd - 27/Apr/13 with davesa

James90 - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/13

HaddRoots - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/13

Mark Bull - 2nd - 01/Oct/12 with Mike

Hjbvet - 2nd - 12/Sep/12 with David Runnif

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

horsefeathers - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/12 with Niall, Louise

ARV77 - Lead O/S - 04/Aug/12 with Jenny Ventham

glenngordon - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/12 with mike walker

Hidden - 2nd - 31/Jul/12

borderline - Lead - 25/Jul/12 with abbeywall

hmmm, dosn't quite feel as well protected as VS5a would suggest.
daWalt - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12 with Lisa

First VS! WooHoo!
adamc - Lead O/S - 27/May/12 with Andy Hewison

I thought the start was the crux move, discovered that was higher up. Fell about 6m, 2 bits of gear ripped out but number 1 nut kept me from decking it. Biggest bruise ever on my ar*e and back. Got up it as a second after that!
Andy Hewison - Lead dog - 27/May/12 with Adam Cheyne

Fell off, hit ledge and spent the rest of the afternoon in a&e. Prior to that, a nice route :)
indigostarlight - Lead dnf - 26/May/12

Laura Hamlet - Lead dnf - 25/May/12 with Tim Hamlet

Laura Hamlet - 2nd rpt - 25/May/12 with Tim Hamlet

mattdown - 2nd - 24/May/12

First VS
Baggie - Lead O/S - 24/May/12

Really enjoyable climb on a gorgeous summer evening. A must do at Traprain
Gabe Oliver - Lead O/S - 24/May/12

andybroadway - Lead O/S - 01/May/12 with Jonathan McMillan

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 24/Apr/12 with Fiona

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 24/Apr/12 with Mike

Antd - Lead O/S - 03/Mar/12 with Al Macleod

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Mar/12

adscott87 - TR rpt - Mar/12 with David Runiff

adie84 - 2012

Paulshipman - Lead O/S - Oct/11 with Sean Cochrane

Lovely route and not so polished for Traprain. Lots of pro. What a fun evening: a wee climb for me and a flight for Seb from the top of the crag before the light faded:)
sophiecb - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/11 with Seb

Lead dnf, second onsight, hard VS, easy 5a, polish...whatever...the nice southerly and paragliding after was much more exciting ;)
sebrider - 2nd - 01/Sep/11 with Sophie C B

Nic DW - 2nd O/S - 01/Sep/11 with Robyn

Good, but a bit of a sandbag IMO.
Peter Metcalfe - Lead - 20/Aug/11 with Cath Sullivan

A bit wet, made it interesting for foot hold at crux!
sergio46 - Lead O/S - 06/Aug/11 with Tim Lukins

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/Aug/11

naffan - 2nd O/S - 30/Jun/11 with Morgan Trigg

rallymania - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/11 with Sarah

Hidden - Lead - 04/Jun/11

treejamie - Lead O/S - 19/May/11

oliverk - Lead - 10/May/11 with Malcolm, Sarah Moorhouse

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 20/Apr/11 with Fiona

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 20/Apr/11 with Mike

fall-line - Lead O/S - 23/Mar/11 with James Fathers, Alistair Black

james.fathers - 2nd - 23/Mar/11 with Alistair Black, Donald Slater

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/11

Hidden - Lead - 06/Mar/11

very nice route, good gear where you would like it
radioshed - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/11 with emma t

Hidden - Lead β - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Oct/10

Pat-H - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/10 with Barnabas

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/10

Ewan1347 - 2nd β - 02/Sep/10 with Nick B

Hidden - 2nd - 31/Aug/10

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 19/Aug/10 with mark, Fiona

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 19/Aug/10 with Mike, Mark

Mark Bull - 2nd - 19/Aug/10 with MikeW, Fiona

mastiffmat - Lead - 10/Aug/10

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 29/Jul/10 with Fiona

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 29/Jul/10 with Mike

Hidden - TR - 25/Jul/10

Gavin L - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/10 with Mairi

Cacyn - 2nd O/S - 20/Jul/10 with Tom Bain

JonnyCrimper - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/10 with pete

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 07/Jul/10

sneaks - Lead rpt - 07/Jul/10 with janey

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 16/Jun/10 with Mike, Ron

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 16/Jun/10 with Fiona

krasavenko - 2nd O/S - 03/Jun/10 with Barney

barney_edin - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/10 with Liyen

JdotP - Lead rpt - 02/Jun/10 with Kerstin Brzezek

hexcentric - Lead rpt - 25/May/10 with jimmy savill

DundeeDave - 2nd dog - 23/May/10 with Ewan Gourlay

abbeywall - Lead - 19/May/10

Mark went up the variation, I went direct.
Fiona Reid - 2nd - 18/May/10 with Mike, Mark

Mike_Watson_99 - Lead - 18/May/10 with Fiona

rnotman67 - Lead O/S - 16/May/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/May/10

Hidden - TR - 04/May/10

Pete23 - Lead - May/10 with Neil Robb

Stuart Macfarlane - Lead rpt - 24/Apr/10 with Jeanie

Big shaky at the crux but enjoyed the whole route.
climberuk - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/10 with Niall

niallk - 2nd - 17/Apr/10 with Steven Harris

J Brown - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/10 with Kevin Brown

kbrown - 2nd O/S - 17/Mar/10 with J Brown

nich0las - Lead O/S - 2010 with Ewan P

weeman37 - 2nd - 2010 with tom

jess - Lead O/S - 20/Oct/09 with martin

Hidden - Lead - 03/Oct/09

Snap - Lead O/S - 30/Jul/09 with Matt

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Jul/09

Stephen18 - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/09

LittleLuka - 2nd - 19/Jul/09 with Niggle

nikkimac - 2nd - 16/Jul/09 with Des

guyscott - Lead O/S - 09/Jul/09 with Angie

Had some route finding issues, veered briefly onto Wobble, then too far left instead. Some tenuous stuff to get back on route - lessons learned don't listen to folks shouting instructions from below and look at the guidebook rather than attempting to remember where the route goes!
Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 02/Jun/09 with Mike

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 02/Jun/09 with Fiona

hubereini - Lead rpt - 20/Apr/09 with andy

andymoin - 2nd rpt - 20/Apr/09 with Rienhart

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Apr/09

timcussins - 2nd O/S - 21/Mar/09 with Greg

found it hard
gregoldridge - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/09 with Tim Cussins

Done in the dark :) Great wee route, but a bit polished at the bottom and at the crux - actually more of an issue for feet than hands in this case.
iceicebaby - 2nd O/S - 19/Mar/09 with Sam Wood

Paul L - Lead O/S - 2009

daWalt - 2nd O/S - 30/Dec/08 with The Purple Pimpernel

Ian Jones - Lead O/S - Dec/08 with Walter Robison

JdotP - Lead O/S - 05/Oct/08 with Dan Missen, Craig Walling

wileejoe - Lead O/S - 27/Sep/08 with Steven

Stuart Macfarlane - Lead rpt - 14/Sep/08 with Harry, Jeanie

Really nice climbing great gear and the top slab is lovely.
Hay - Lead O/S - Jul/08 with Scott and Lewis

benbers - 2nd O/S - 10/May/08 with Andrew Latham

Boistelle - Lead O/S - 10/May/08 with Ben Kellitt

sneaks - 22/Apr/08 with Gibby, Brian kim

Hidden - Lead - 28/Mar/08

Enjoyable route - small cam useful for quick protection (10mm wide crack) just before crux.
RobScotland - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/07 with Dougie