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Samson Arete* E2 6a

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[Precarious laybacking on Samson Arete, 3 kb]Great climbing on a finely sculptured line. Start at a thin crack just to the left of the base of the arete. Photo on page 225. 21m. Move up the crack and pull up right into another that ends at a break below an overhang. Layback up the steep rounded flakes above to an easing and continue to beneath the large overhang. Traverse right and pull over on good holds and finish up the short wall. © ROCKFAX
R Edwards, I Pomfret Jul/1974

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Photo: Precarious laybacking on Samson Arete © Adrian
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This climb is in 119 logbooks, and on 23 wishlists.

Not too hard with beta, but very strenuous!
Dan Geh - 2nd β - 05/Jun/13 with Ross

Fell three times at crux, one to come back for!
Ross.Cooper - Lead dog - 05/Jun/13 with Dan Geh

Been wanting to do this route for a long time, very pleased to onsight it.
Harry Thorpe - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/13 with Mark Chev

AMJ098 - 2nd - Jun/13

desperate, on shunt dangling about.
rurp - TR dnf - 30/May/13

Great route
loundsy - Lead O/S - 26/May/13 with Frances, J dawg

Tim M - Lead O/S - 25/May/13 with Emma

climbergg - 2nd - 25/May/13 with cheesesarnie

A bit apprehensive knowing that Phil and Brian didn't manage to get yo this and it does look hard. Got a bit gripped on the balancy start as some of the holds were wet. Spent a while contemplating the crux and reversed it after a half hearted initial attempt. The went for it and it was fine. Nice moves to get onto the slab as well. E2 6a is right but it isn't hard 6a. With Mathijs on the BMC International Meet.
Misha - Lead O/S - 18/May/13 with Mathijs

Grelat fun. I found the initial wall harder than the layback flake
morganator - Lead - 16/May/13 with International Meet Guest

Adam Coles - Lead O/S - Apr/13 with Clare

Hidden - 2013

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2013

Just as awesome as the first time! What a route.
jacobjlloyd - 2nd rpt - 28/Oct/12 with Ben Corbey

Bristoldave - Lead dog - 30/Sep/12 with Caroline

Brown - 2nd - 08/Sep/12 with Andy R

climbing son - TR rpt - 26/Aug/12

I can't have enough hair left to layback the arête from the break. Powerful.
Ed Babs - Lead dog - 25/Aug/12 with Lee Mercer

Physical :-)!
clipskipper - 2nd O/S - 25/Aug/12 with Ed Babington

Amazoniangirl - TR - 25/Aug/12 with James Turton

tcn_2002 - Lead dnf - 26/Jun/12

Must come back and finish this one
ian d f - Lead dnf - 26/Jun/12 with Tom C, Pete C

jon_gill1 - Lead dnf - 04/Jun/12 with mike walton

Dan_Carroll - Lead rpt - 13/Apr/12 with mum

Pete Graham - Lead - Apr/12 with Rick Graham

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 17/Mar/12

gingerking - 2nd dnf - Feb/12 with Borg

wojt - Lead O/S - 2012

wojtt - Lead O/S - 2012

Aaaah! A route I've wanted for a long time. It wasn't to be though. Took multiple falls before finally admitting defeat. I will be back though....
andybenham - Lead dnf - 10/Dec/11 with paul abram

Ed morris - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/11 with Theo

colesy - Lead O/S - Oct/11

climbing son - TR rpt - 02/Sep/11

Dave Heaton - Lead - 31/Aug/11 with Jake Nichol

Tried to second R's attempt at S.A. - managed the first moves to reach the first couple of jugs just beneath the first break. Fell in attempting to move from the jugs to the break and took a big ol' swing. Crux moves from break up arete to ledge seem even pumpier. A lead to aim for!
Lumbering Oaf - TR dnf - 20/Aug/11 with Matt george

Hidden - Lead dnf - 19/Aug/11

Didn't get far at all! Hard as nails, and holds that were ripping my hands to shreds.
manbat - TR dnf - 19/Aug/11 with Matthew Box

Harry_Pymont - Lead dog - 12/Aug/11

Marti999 - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/11 with Graham Charman

Graham C - 2nd - 10/Aug/11 with Marti

really didnt think i was going to be able to do this!
adam cooper*super* - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/11 with jack folland

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead RP - 29/Jul/11

couldn't get established on the flake, and couldn't get back on again.
hms - TR dnf - 23/Jul/11 with UCR squad

powerful, single move route, bomber gear in break, rest is really easy. Literally! no idea how I did the move but emerged on the jug covered in blood and shaking. touch and go...
benkelsey - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/11 with Phill Butler, Remus Knowles

gingerwolf - 2nd O/S - 07/Jul/11

Took 2 falls on layback, but finally got up it
jakenichol - Lead - 29/Jun/11

I'm blaming the blasting wind for the two falls, could be I just figured it out third go tho. Class anyway, gets easier and easier after the crux.
thomasadixon - Lead RP - 21/Jun/11 with Mike

a13x - 2nd dnf - 10/Jun/11 with Jordan Phethean

simply quality!
pudding - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/11 with matthew gibbings, alex peace

HamishD - Lead - Jun/11 with Oliver Hill

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/May/11

el_monty - Lead dnf - 30/May/11 with sam ferguson

quiffhanger - Lead O/S - 30/May/11

Awesome - got this clean 23 years after failing on it. Mind you it was probably graded HVS then. Very safe and spot on at E2 6a.
Kafoozalem - Lead - 15/May/11

Fran S8 - 2nd - 27/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead dnf - 25/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead RP - 08/Apr/11

olly12344 - 2nd O/S - 2011

Hidden - 2011

mwatson - 2011

The bits I did were lovely. Really hard! Never tried 6a before-got a lot of respect for the grade. Got hauled up by Matt which was a new and entertaining experience, made me laugh as I magically rose up the cliff!
andrea83 - 2nd dnf - 09/Oct/10 with Matt Fry

Bobby Gilbert - Lead dnf - 18/Sep/10 with Dan from St Ives, Heather Clark

CJEFF - Lead - 30/Aug/10 with Thomas Ramsdon

alaan - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/10 with Mat

mattyork2 - Lead dnf - 27/Aug/10 with Pete Ellis, Alan Royle

Will Hunt - Lead dnf - 17/Aug/10 with Dan Matthewman, Dave Smith

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Aug/10

Rowansb - Lead dnf - 14/Aug/10

Vince McNally - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/10 with Sumee Holloway

raku - Lead dog - 19/Jun/10

Harald - Lead O/S - 11/May/10

Beautiful sequence, with a safe but committing crux on perfect rock. Opted out of the E4 finish - need to bring up a camalot 3 (it looks like) to protect it. Maybe next time. It is a truly inspiring line, so lots of people keen to second. About right for E2 6a according to second's consensus, though it felt 5c to me, for whatever reason. Around F6b/+ and totally safe.
jacobjlloyd - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/10 with Paddy, Arnaud, Chris Smith-Duque, Dougie

dswansonlow - 2nd O/S - 25/Apr/10 with jacob loyd

Ed Booth - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/10

Tried this 4 years ago, so nice to finally get it done. Ed had to show me how to do it though!
Adam Booth - Lead RP - 23/Apr/10 with Ed Booth

Hidden - Lead dnf - 13/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 09/Apr/10

dan gibson - 2nd rpt - 09/Apr/10 with michael porter

finally! amazing route.
Dan_Carroll - Lead RP - 05/Apr/10

Hidden - 2010

ASchwirtz - TR RP - 09/Jun/09 with Ian

Gareth Clendinning (UBMC) - Lead dnf - 08/Jun/09 with Phil Pavey

Hidden - Lead rpt - 04/Jun/09

mattcyp88 - Lead β - 04/Jun/09 with Aurelie Deckoninck

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/May/09

Dan_Carroll - TR RP - 08/Aug/08

Hidden - Lead dog - 26/Jul/08

switch - Lead O/S - Jul/08

bfreeman - Lead β - 10/Jun/08 with Tom Laurence

dan gibson - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/08

jfreeman - Lead β - 07/Jun/08 with Simon Robinson

simonr - 2nd - 07/Jun/08 with Jon Freeman

Hidden - Lead dnf - Jun/08

MikeT - TR O/S - Jun/07 with MO

feilx - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/07 with Alex Dennis

Jus - Lead O/S - Apr/07

Rob Kennard - 2007

climber sim - 2007

Wil Treasure - 2007

m.thomas15 - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/06 with Tom Sampson

shark - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/05 with Annie

John Southworth - Lead O/S - Jul/04

Hidden - Lead - Sep/03

rapidrich - Lead RP - 15/Sep/02 with Kate

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/02 with Roy Thomas

Hidden - Lead RP - 18/May/02

Mark Kemball - 2nd - 20/Oct/01 with Nic Dill

Gus - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/01 with ben rouse

Hidden - Lead RP - 30/Jul/01

pezzerrr - Lead O/S - 01/Jul/01

Roget - Lead rpt - 12/Sep/00

stuart100 - Lead dog - 20/Jul/00 with Ian Brown

Jon Read - Lead O/S - May/97 with Noel Curtis

K1 - Lead - 1995

Roget - Lead dog - 14/Sep/93 with jon

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/92

Campbell42 - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/88 with Mike Waters

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Style of ascent

Lead81 of 119 (68.1%)
Followed21 of 119 (17.6%)
Toproped10 of 119 (8.4%)
Unknown7 of 119 (5.9%)

'Climbed'25 of 119 (21.0%)
clean O/S42 of 119 (35.3%)
clean β4 of 119 (3.4%)
clean rpt9 of 119 (7.6%)
clean RP10 of 119 (8.4%)
dogged8 of 119 (6.7%)
dnf21 of 119 (17.6%)