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[having fun at hawkcraig, 1 kb]25m. The true direct start, without recourse to the gully on the right is not well protected. Many people climb up Gaucho and place a high runner before joining the Pillar about 5m up. Naughty of them. The 5a variation higher up keeps left. The crag classic.

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Hidden - Lead rpt - 15/May/13

Via left hand variation
Fiona Reid - 2nd - 07/May/13 with Mark

Left hand variation
Mark Bull - Lead rpt - 07/May/13 with Fiona

Hidden - Lead - 07/May/13

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

Hidden - 2nd - 02/May/13

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Apr/13

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/13

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 24/Apr/13 with Mike

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 24/Apr/13 with Fiona

Hidden - Lead rpt - 20/Apr/13

David Stevens - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/13 with Jo Dungl

Lovely climb, protection just where you need it most, with good bold moves.
ClimbingGlen - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/13 with Teresa Torrents

JamieSparkes - 2nd rpt - 19/Apr/13 with Rob

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Apr/13

robertmichaeladams - Lead - 06/Apr/13 with Bex, Andi

James90 - Lead O/S - 04/Apr/13

alexmcmillan - 2nd O/S - 01/Apr/13 with Matt King

mattking_109 - Lead rpt - 01/Apr/13 with Alex M

skirton - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/13 with Donald Slater

fall-line - 2nd - 17/Feb/13 with Sarah Kirton

James90 - Lead O/S - 03/Feb/13

jev - 2nd rpt - 03/Feb/13 with James, HWUMC

captain - 2013

Martin Bennett - 2013

Martin Bennett - 2013

Martin Bennett - 2013

Martin Bennett - 2013

Great route! Perhaps more awkward for the short?
Katherine Ross - Lead β - 16/Dec/12 with Danielle Arnott

Danielle Arnott - 2nd O/S - 16/Dec/12 with Katherine Ross

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 21/Oct/12 with Mike, Alison

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 21/Oct/12 with abbeywall, Fiona

psym - 2nd rpt - 21/Oct/12

KeithAlexander - Lead rpt - 20/Oct/12 with Sarah

Yourlead - 2nd - 15/Oct/12 with Graham Penny, Paul Freeman

Nille - Lead β - 07/Oct/12 with Aleksandra, johannes

Hidden - Lead - Oct/12

Hidden - Lead β - 22/Sep/12

mattking_109 - Lead - 02/Sep/12

Hjbvet - 2nd - 01/Sep/12

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 30/Aug/12 with Mike

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 30/Aug/12

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 30/Aug/12 with Fiona

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/12

oliverk - Lead rpt - 28/Aug/12 with Sarah Moorhouse

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 14/Aug/12 with Mike

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 14/Aug/12 with Fiona

Craig Holden - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/12

Tasmin - 2nd - 07/Aug/12 with Craig Holden

lostmariner - Lead O/S - Aug/12

Finished as moon rose over the Forth...very atmospheric
UncleMephisto - Lead O/S - Aug/12 with Rachel Rosen

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/12

Started at the right side of the lower pillar, but didn't place gear in Gaucho as there was a small nut placement in a wee crack about 3m up. Bit scary there.. Nice airyness higher up, despite the rain showers.
mike_tamanawis - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/12 with Chris Hop

dougp87 - 2nd - 26/Jul/12

girlymonkey - 2nd - 25/Jul/12 with Tom Young

yehti - Lead - 25/Jul/12 with Susan Young

Laura Hamlet - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12 with Iain Snell

Fiona Reid - 2nd - 17/Jul/12 with Mike

I think I did direct. Tough start, ended up going off route to Guano half way up, all in all an exciting climb!
Baggie - Lead - 16/Jul/12

Hidden - Lead rpt - 12/Jul/12

Great last climb of the day. Went off to the right at the start.
Doby - 2nd O/S - 12/Jul/12 with Stuart, Ian B

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

Discovered this can be climbed in the rain if required...blooming weather
Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 09/Jun/12 with Mike

patesey - 2nd rpt - 04/Jun/12 with Alan Rosie

naughty but nice
crombie - Lead rpt - 04/Jun/12 with Lee

cjohn62 - 2nd - 03/Jun/12 with graeme

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jun/12

andymoin - 2nd rpt - 24/May/12 with Fox, Neil Mackenzie

Neil Mackenzie - 2nd rpt - 24/May/12 with Fox Lu, Andy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/May/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 22/May/12

mhowie - 2nd - 21/May/12 with Niall

On second today. First VS lead some years back.
niallk - 2nd - 12/May/12 with Pam

Hidden - Lead rpt - 12/May/12

Great route, but I was a wee bit spooked by the wind blowing me around near the top section!
iceicebaby - Lead O/S - 12/May/12 with Sam Wood

Great climb
GraemeDiack - Lead β - 12/May/12 with Chris

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

Ross Young - 2nd rpt - 09/May/12 with Rob HWUMC, Dave HWUMC

David Stevens - 2nd rpt - 09/May/12 with Rob Chase, Ross Young

Done with proper start this time
psym - 2nd rpt - 28/Apr/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/12

Mark's lead. Just escaped getting rather wet feet belaying due to the incoming tide...
Fiona Reid - 2nd - 22/Apr/12 with Mike, Mark

started on the ledge 1/3 of the way up as tide was too high
psym - 2nd - 22/Apr/12

Mark Bull - Lead rpt - 22/Apr/12 with MikeW, Fiona

First VS lead. It rained. A lot!
hedgehog_john - Lead - 21/Apr/12 with Tim R

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/12

fall-line - Lead rpt - 15/Apr/12 with Andy Wank

ukinio - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/12

Tom Baird - Lead rpt - 08/Apr/12 with Liz

Stuart Macfarlane - 2nd - 01/Apr/12 with Jeanie

hedgehog_john - 2nd - 01/Apr/12 with Tim R

Mhairi G - 2nd rpt - 24/Mar/12 with Brendan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Mar/12

Andy Hewison - TR O/S - 11/Mar/12 with Steve T

Gary Macaulay - 2nd - 25/Feb/12 with Peter Berwick

allyrocke - Lead O/S - 15/Feb/12 with Matt King, Morgan Orr

horsefeathers - Lead O/S - 01/Feb/12 with Harry

mattking_109 - 2nd - Feb/12

alan moore - 2012

Callum Anderson - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - Solo O/S - 2012

Hidden - 2nd - 2012

Hidden - 2012

el diablo - Lead - 20/Nov/11 with Dave M

nich0las - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/11 with Catriona C

nich0las - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/11 with Catriona C

baileyswalk - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/11 with Aoibhinn

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Sep/11

jordanmatthewdavies - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/11 with Will Lee

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 09/Aug/11 with Mike, Florian

el diablo - 2nd - 06/Aug/11 with John Sanders

olekemi - Lead O/S - 06/Aug/11 with Jamie L

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 31/Jul/11

Fiona Reid - 2nd - 27/Jul/11 with Mike

OZZY1962 - 2nd - 27/Jul/11 with JEROME

Hilton boy - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/11 with Tracey K

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

Euan S - Lead - 24/Jul/11 with Heather

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Jul/11

Stuart Macfarlane - 2nd - 13/Jul/11 with Jeanie

robertmichaeladams - 2nd - 11/Jul/11 with Ben, Lawrence

wence - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/11 with Rob

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

Hidden - Solo O/S - 03/Jul/11

johnrc - Lead rpt - 01/Jul/11 with auggy

took me ages
morsy - Lead - 01/Jul/11 with andy buckley

Stephen led up the groove to the right and crossed left to the pillar, I seconded the direct start and then fetched his gear. Bit scary at bottom and top, but I must lead it sometime!
andybuckley - 2nd - 01/Jul/11 with Stephen M

liz77 - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/11 with Chris

Fiona Reid - 2nd - 29/Jun/11 with Mike

borderline - 2nd β - 29/Jun/11 with liz

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Jun/11

Ross Young - 2nd rpt - 24/Jun/11 with Emma HWUMC

samuskus - 2nd - 20/Jun/11

IanMcC - 2nd - 15/Jun/11 with craig p, eldiablo

el diablo - Lead - 15/Jun/11 with Craig Pritchard, Cabey

Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 14/Jun/11 with Mike

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 14/Jun/11 with Fiona

Jon P lead, Neal B removed the gear, I rested halfway up!
mwicks1968 - 2nd dog - 10/Jun/11

JP78 - Lead - 10/Jun/11

quite tough to begin with with little gear. Very nice climbing after that. An old nut is stuck there 2/3rd way up.
Koon - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/11 with Jim

jacobfinn - Lead rpt - 02/Jun/11 with jjax

cat22 - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/11 with Stuart

sophiecb - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/11 with Sean

went up the right hand side of the piller, loads of gear and good holds. not brave enough to lead yet.
jjax - 2nd rpt - 02/Jun/11 with jason

WILL COME BACK TO LEAD
OZZY1962 - TR RP - Jun/11

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

el diablo - 2nd - 25/May/11 with Dave M, Cabey

IanMcC - Lead - 25/May/11 with DaveM, eldiablo

henning82 - Lead O/S - 21/May/11

Hidden - 2nd - 21/May/11

Euan S - 21/May/11

Led by Jeanie.
Stuart Macfarlane - 2nd - 19/May/11 with Jeanie, Nigel W

oliverk - Lead - 03/May/11 with Lucy, Sarah Moorhouse

Graham Pearson - 2nd O/S - 03/May/11

mhowie - 2nd - 01/May/11 with Niall

RoscoJB - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/11 with Ruth Kirby

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Apr/11

Mark Bull - 2nd - 27/Apr/11 with Mike

codgio - 2nd - 23/Apr/11 with Tom Baird

jamestheyip - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/11 with Andy Laing

Iain2754 - Lead - 22/Apr/11 with Lee

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Apr/11

Thoms6974 - 2nd rpt - 12/Apr/11 with Dave S

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

David Stevens - Lead - 12/Apr/11 with Andy Thompson

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead rpt - 09/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Apr/11

pdamann - 2nd O/S - 03/Apr/11

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Apr/11

Ross Young - Lead RP - 27/Mar/11 with Emma HWUMC

Hidden - Lead rpt - 22/Mar/11

Susanj21 - 2nd dog - 22/Mar/11 with Pauline Kell

Steve Lenartowicz - 22/Mar/11

R0bbie - Lead O/S - 27/Feb/11 with lucy

Luci - 2nd - 27/Feb/11 with Robbie

Hidden - TR - 26/Feb/11

tomosb - Lead O/S - 24/Feb/11 with Darren Thompson

Hidden - 2011

andrew75 - Lead - 2011

adie84 - 2011

MonkeyDawson - 2011

AG - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

MonkeyDawson - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Very windy and cold
el diablo - Lead - 13/Nov/10 with Dave M

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Nov/10

sebrider - 2nd rpt - 30/Oct/10 with Ross

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

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Oct/10

Painless!
SianR - Lead - 03/Oct/10 with Emily

chrism225 - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/10 with Jen Trendall, polly, dave

hepy - TR - 21/Sep/10

naffan - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/10 with KatieMain

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

Hidden - Lead β - 16/Sep/10

crackin route
Dr Toph - Solo O/S - 03/Sep/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/10

Mark Bull - 2nd - 24/Aug/10 with Mike

make - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/10 with mez

Direct start as always
Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 15/Aug/10 with Mike

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 15/Aug/10 with Fiona

second on this route
Robo17 - 2nd O/S - 08/Aug/10 with john cummings

went for overhang then left ... didnt get the guidebook.. is this a 5a route?
johnrc - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/10 with john

KatBlum - Lead O/S - Aug/10 with Edward Nind

Lots of gear. Only 1 slightly tricky move.

Seconded with Alan on 11/05/08:
Great climb. Feels very exposed. Climbing is tough but enjoyable. Looking forward to leading it.
climberuk - Lead β - 31/Jul/10 with Sarah B, Alan, Niall

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 31/Jul/10

two pitch adventure version to traverse in above the sea
robertmichaeladams - AltLd - 28/Jul/10 with Tom

s crombie - 2nd - 28/Jul/10

Peter lead for me and Gaz to second. Gaz unable to climb, so took rest of gear out on my lead.
climbfan - 2nd O/S - 26/Jul/10 with Peter

Nice first VS lead. Nothing too hard on the climb.
climbfan - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/10 with Peter

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/Jul/10

nice exposed climb. good gear!
zoeduffin - Lead β - 22/Jul/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 20/Jul/10

gjd - 2nd - 18/Jul/10 with Mapleleaf

thebat - 2nd - 18/Jul/10 with Ontour

Calum93 - Lead - 17/Jul/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 03/Jul/10

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Jul/10

amy - 2nd - 27/Jun/10 with Robin

Fiona Reid - 2nd - 24/Jun/10 with Mike

stef050 - 2nd O/S - 22/Jun/10

stef050 - 2nd O/S - 22/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/10

jev - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10 with Ulli, Sian

abbeywall - Lead - 09/Jun/10

brotchie - 2nd - 03/Jun/10

simon_D - Lead O/S - 23/May/10 with Dan

missed the direct start (thanks jason ha ha)still to be properly climbed then!!!
melville18 - Lead rpt - 23/May/10 with claire melville

Been on the wishlist for ages. Brilliant climb. Pumpy gearless start, fun and exposed the rest of the way. Defo not HVS 5a though.
jacobfinn - Lead O/S - 23/May/10 with Alan

Hidden - 2nd - 22/May/10

simon_D - 2nd O/S - 21/May/10 with Alex

MCL - Lead O/S - 21/May/10 with Hayley, Steph

Thoms6974 - 2nd O/S - 20/May/10 with Reuben

mctinkno - 2nd - 20/May/10 with Phil

vaughany - Lead O/S - 19/May/10

mark88 - 2nd - 19/May/10 with Alex Vaughan

Hidden - Lead rpt - 15/May/10

Direct start
Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 11/May/10 with Mike

Mark Bull - Lead rpt - 11/May/10 with Mike

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 11/May/10 with Fiona

ckmoffat - 2nd O/S - May/10 with Connie, Stef, Graeme

kitlynch - 2nd - 30/Apr/10

Elsier - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Amy, Ian

fall-line - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/10 with Mark Hammonds

markhammonds - 2nd β - 22/Apr/10 with Donald Slater

franksnb - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/10 with Emma

I lead this last year and in this log said it was soft for the grade. I take it all back, half way up I was wondering how much I could sell my gear for and protecting every move twice. Good climb, but not as good as Asinine.
Tom Baird - Lead O/S - 03/Apr/10 with Dan

Snow on the Pentlands and sun in the sky.
danielwarrentv - 2nd - 03/Apr/10 with Tom Baird

rcammack - Solo rpt - 21/Mar/10

rcammack - 2nd - 21/Mar/10 with liam ingram

radioshed - 2nd O/S - 20/Mar/10

A bit tricky at the start but once on the ledge about 7m up it gets easier with lots of good holds & protection....great climb.
Pete23 - Lead - Mar/10

david reeve - Lead O/S - Mar/10

CharlieMack - Lead O/S - 11/Feb/10 with Janey Kennedy

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

Hidden - Lead rpt - 2010

Fenwick - 2010

carrieb - 2010

Hidden - 2010

rob askew - 2010

Hidden - 2nd - 2010

Hidden - 2nd - 23/Nov/09

Ian Paterson - Lead O/S - 18/Nov/09 with Calum

in the dark - lovely start sequence - not HVS as claimed here!
JamieSparkes - Lead O/S - 11/Nov/09 with Jamie

stuaart - 2nd - 09/Nov/09 with Thomas Smith

Hidden - Lead - 09/Nov/09

Seconded John up with the tide coming in had to belay from ledge on left and traverse round , hard start but quickly gaining good holds all the way to the top
Badam - 2nd O/S - 05/Nov/09 with John Jackson

Brilliant Climb! Note there is a distinct lack of gear in the bottom 5 metres.
Mrs Weasel - Lead - 11/Oct/09 with Flexibility Boy

It may be 'easy 4c', but with no protection on the first 5m, well worth VS! Shame on those who start up Gaucho....
auchtubhmor1 - 2nd - 11/Oct/09 with Mark Atkins

richiegarside - 2nd O/S - 11/Oct/09 with steven Andrews

bit windy but great sustained exposure and positions
Steven Andrews - Lead O/S - 10/Oct/09 with Rich Garside

gear had already been placed up to just beneath the crux - was finishing it so gear could be retrieved. very windy day, so quite exciting.
KeithAlexander - Lead - 28/Sep/09 with Martin Dempster

adityahs - Lead β - 12/Sep/09 with Dave Brown

schultz - Solo rpt - 19/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/09

LittleLuka - Lead - 07/Aug/09 with Pocket Sarah

pocketsarah - 2nd rpt - 07/Aug/09 with littleluka

johannes - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/09

Nille - 2nd O/S - 01/Aug/09 with johannes

marcushorgan - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/09 with Sean Crombie

davie.p. - Lead - 22/Jul/09 with Dan

dgray455 - 2nd - 22/Jul/09 with davie.p

kirigoss - 2nd dog - 19/Jul/09 with Tim

gregoldridge - 2nd - 19/Jul/09 with Steve Fortune

timcussins - Lead O/S - 19/Jul/09 with Kiri

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/Jul/09

With head torch and tonnes of Lice
GraemeDiack - 2nd β - Jul/09 with Karin Helwig, Keith Alexander

simon_D - AltLd O/S - 28/Jun/09 with Euan C

subflux - 2nd O/S - 21/Jun/09 with Bill Wright

Liam Ingram - Lead β - 20/Jun/09 with Ross Young

Ross Young - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/09 with Liam YUM

Felt a lot harder to second even though I've lead it before...
stuaart - 2nd rpt - 20/Jun/09 with Ron Dempster, Thomas Smith

thomasaneurinsmith - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/09 with Ronald Dempster, Stuart Reeves

decs - Lead - 11/Jun/09 with Katie

mhairi thorburn - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/09 with simon gill

guyscott - Lead rpt - 08/Jun/09 with Josh/Angie

davie.p. - 2nd - 06/Jun/09 with Dan, Stephie

Brilliant route, really enjoyable and exposed. Must say though it is pretty soft for the grade, more like a (hard) severe - lots of gear and no hard moves. I don't lead much above VS and found it easier than most at that grade.
Tom Baird - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/09 with Dan

danielwarrentv - 2nd O/S - 02/Jun/09 with Tom Baird

Seconded it ages ago so can't say for sure but felt more like an exposed Severe (4b-ish). Great climb though and very good gear, head-height all the way.
Hay - Lead rpt - Jun/09 with Patryk

lizzbeee - Lead - 29/May/09 with MonkeyDawson

Brendan - Lead O/S - 29/May/09 with Mikey, Rach, Claire

Smelly Fox - 2nd - 28/May/09 with Mark Mosgrove

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

dgray455 - Lead O/S - 24/May/09 with california climber gal

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/May/09

mctinkno - Lead O/S - 22/May/09 with Andy

Holly Spice - 2nd O/S - 21/May/09 with Fergus Cuthill

Sean lead...rained on him at the crux. Sam thirded cos I had some stuck gear left! What a route! Not difficult, but very exposed!
iceicebaby - 2nd O/S - 21/May/09 with Sean Peatfield and Sam

BallsOfSteel - Lead O/S - 21/May/09 with Christina Bell, Sam

Pretty soft for a VS, IMHO. Loads of gear and no hard moves (might have been `naughty' by starting up Gaucho and stepping left?). Excellent climb nevertheless.
stuaart - Lead O/S - 16/May/09 with Thomas Smith

thomasaneurinsmith - 2nd O/S - 16/May/09 with Stuart Reeves

My first VS! The wind spiced it up a little but massively enjoyable climb. My favourite climb to date.
Paulshipman - Lead O/S - 13/May/09 with Ayumi Gallagher, Sean Cochrane

jonnyhawkins1 - 2nd O/S - 01/May/09 with david russle

mastiffmat - Lead - May/09 with Pete Kirkby

Mike - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/09 with Mark Catt

Also with Robert Roe
John Roe - Lead - 26/Apr/09 with Chris Morris

CMorris - 2nd - 26/Apr/09 with John Roe

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Apr/09

Nailed it, no falling off the start this time :)) Placed a runner in Gaucho, then tried to traverse in from Gaucho (meant to be easier?) but didn't like the step into space so down-climbed and then did the direct start on first attempt.
Fiona Reid - Lead rpt - 21/Apr/09 with Mike

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 21/Apr/09 with Fiona

oliverk - 2nd - 20/Apr/09

breithorn4164 - 2nd - 19/Apr/09 with Rupert

hubereini - 2nd rpt - 18/Apr/09 with will

Took a bloody age, but a stunning climb
Redjesta - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/09 with hubereini

smollett - Lead - Apr/09 with sam

Fultonius - 2nd - 15/Mar/09 with Neil Adams

Neil Adams - Lead O/S - 15/Mar/09 with Ally F

Ross Barnes - Lead - 15/Mar/09 with Nicola

greenroom - Lead O/S - 2009

iangray - 2nd - 2009 with Neil M

Hidden - 2nd - 2009

jess - Lead O/S - 2009 with martin

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2009

Peter Rhodes - 2009

Mike - 2nd O/S - 04/Nov/08 with Simon Carter

ShoePolice - 2nd O/S - 08/Oct/08 with Duncan Gemmell and Matt Leggett

DMiss - 2nd dog - 08/Oct/08 with Andy L

schultz - 2nd - Oct/08

Hidden - Oct/08

Not my best lead
konna - Lead rpt - 20/Sep/08 with John Roe

John Roe - 2nd - 20/Sep/08 with Connor Roe

jonny taylor - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/08 with Matt

pocketsarah - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/08 with claire

Hidden - 2nd - 10/Aug/08

kdlauder - Lead rpt - 27/Jul/08 with Davie boy

Neilm18 - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/08 with Iain Gray

dp1 - 2nd O/S - 25/Jul/08 with neil mosgrove

dougs1232 - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/08 with Richie Pardede

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Jul/08

Stewart B - Lead O/S - 19/Jul/08 with Lawrie

traversed in at high tide
lewisgeddes - 2nd - 15/Jul/08 with Sean

Paul Lipscomb made up three on a rope.
John Roe - Lead - 15/Jul/08 with Connor Roe

lewisgeddes - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/08 with James

Classic line
rockstott - Lead - 12/Jul/08 with Laurie Wardlaw

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Jul/08

Nevis_Ben - Lead O/S - 07/Jul/08

Lawrie Brand - 2nd rpt - 04/Jul/08 with Stuart

Hidden - Lead - Jul/08

Boistelle - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/08 with Dave Laird

forgot my rock shoes (again!) so did it wearing dad's...
bigbobbyking - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/08 with Peter King

Hidden - Lead - 12/Jun/08

Numb fingers which probably helped, great climb
crombie - 2nd O/S - 06/Jun/08

m dunn - Lead - 04/Jun/08 with Janice

oor wullie - Jun/08 with Risto kalampa

ShaneHoubart - Lead O/S - Jun/08

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 14/May/08

Hidden - 2nd - 11/May/08

pebblespanker - 2nd O/S - 10/May/08 with Mark Powell

Somewhat shambolic...fell off start on first two attempts - annoying given I've bouldered it previously. 3rd attempt lead clean ground up.
Fiona Reid - Lead - 01/May/08 with Mike

Mike_Watson_99 - 2nd - 01/May/08 with Fiona

with glenn coaching
fatpalooka - Lead - May/08 with jerry and glenn

roryifinlay - 2nd - May/08 with Jan Coggins

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

oliverk - Lead - 17/Apr/08

first vs!
tomdude - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/08 with stefano

s kennedy - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/08 with russell and shelley

andymoin - Lead rpt - 09/Apr/08 with telford

Hidden - Lead - Apr/08

This was a scary lead as it was raining and very cold.
R0bbie - Lead O/S - 30/Mar/08 with Lucy Byrne, Rosie Miller

Luci - 2nd - 30/Mar/08 with Robbie

leighncsontos - Lead - 15/Mar/08 with R0bbie

R0bbie - TR - 15/Mar/08 with Leign Chambers, Lucy Byrne, Johnny Miller

jonnie3430 - 2nd - 24/Feb/08 with Ronbo

Brilliant
arose - Lead - Feb/08 with Matthew Phillips

Neil Mackenzie - 2nd rpt - 27/Jan/08 with Reinhart

fritz_in_aotearoa - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Hidden - 2008

pimpy - Lead - 2008

PeteH - Lead O/S - 2008 with Russell Simpson

colin campbell - 2008

Hidden - Lead - 2008

sneaks - 03/Nov/07 with Gibby

Stuart Macfarlane - Lead rpt - 14/Oct/07 with Jeanie

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Oct/07

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Oct/07

JLS - Lead rpt - 30/Sep/07 with Gavin R.

graemecook - Lead - 22/Sep/07 with spade

fidi_222 - 22/Sep/07 with Lucio and Emma

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 19/Sep/07

Judd_IV - 2nd - 08/Sep/07 with Paul & Heather

jonnie3430 - Lead O/S - Sep/07

Mike's best lead yet :-)
Fiona Reid - 2nd - 23/Aug/07 with Mike

Ly-Cilph - 2nd O/S - 23/Aug/07 with Ambrose L (StAUMC)

Direct start when I didn't know any better
Mike_Watson_99 - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/07 with Fiona

Hidden - TR - 13/Aug/07

Chris Plewa - Lead - Aug/07 with adam reid, simon gall

kevg - 2nd - 30/Jun/07 with Cedric

Ian Jones - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/07 with Tony Green

mbarber - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/07 with Tom

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/Jun/07

Hidden - Lead - 09/Jun/07

paulpitcher - Lead - Jun/07 with Angus Dell

Hidden - 2nd - 30/May/07

sgl0jd - Lead - May/07 with Gayle Burns

gordon henderson - 2nd O/S - May/07 with Martin Thompson

guyscott - 2nd - 22/Apr/07 with Klas

yehti - 2nd - 21/Apr/07 with Malcolm Reid

Andy Moles - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/07 with can't remember

gforce - Lead - 09/Apr/07 with Jamie

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/07

richardr - Apr/07

Lawrie Brand - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/07 with Chris gordon

Hidden - Lead - 2007

ducky - 2007

el diablo - 2007

kdlauder - 2nd O/S - 2007 with Dave Manson

abbeywall - Lead - 2007

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2007

DuckingFesperate - 2007

if you dont enjoy this you should quit climbin and take up knitting! quality.
Neil Mackenzie - Lead O/S - 29/Oct/06 with mark

beegsyboy - Lead O/S - 29/Oct/06 with Eccie

nice to second immediately after leading! could play around on some moves
Neil Mackenzie - 2nd rpt - 29/Oct/06 with Tim

markhowley - 2nd - 29/Oct/06 with Neil

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Oct/06

elegant cheddar - 2nd - Sep/06 with adam hughes

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/06

Stuart Macfarlane - Lead rpt - 09/Aug/06 with Robin

Piglet - Lead - 03/Aug/06

Excellent route, well worth its stars. Worth a special trip to the crag if you're in the area.
Rog Wilko - Lead - Aug/06 with Debbie Wilkinson

mhowie - 2nd β - 30/Jul/06 with Julia

Stuart S - 2nd - 28/Jul/06 with Amanda Lyons

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/06

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Jul/06

bawjaws - Lead O/S - 17/Jul/06 with Martin Riddell

andymoin - 2nd O/S - 04/Jul/06 with Martin

SeanB - Lead O/S - Jul/06 with Paul

Hidden - 2nd rpt - Jul/06

great climb, tons of gear, great views
lazybones - Lead O/S - 25/May/06 with Chris Playford

Hidden - Lead - 23/May/06

andymoin - 2nd O/S - 21/May/06 with Peyoter

Awesome route, proper route is to climb the pillar direct without straying onto gucho (note this is vs not hvs!).
andymoin - Lead O/S - 13/May/06 with Chemhoyish

Greg Boswell - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/06

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/Apr/06

Hidden - Lead - 09/Apr/06

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Apr/06

Hidden - Lead - Apr/06

centurion05 - 2006

Martin Thompson - Lead O/S - 2006

akhughes - Lead - 2006

sneaks - 2006

Matt crawford - Lead O/S - 2006 with taba, robbie

Hidden - 2006

Ice Spider - Lead - 2006 with Rew

the first five meters is just about adequately protected but I wouldn't want to fall off! very nice route
CurlyStevo - Lead - 2006

high tide
whispering nic - Solo - 29/Oct/05

adampagett@hotmail.com - Lead O/S - Sep/05 with dave d

chrishedgehog - 2nd O/S - 26/Aug/05 with Dan Bailey

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Aug/05

Sonya Mc - 2nd - 28/Jun/05 with Pete A

mav - Jun/05

Hidden - Lead - 20/May/05

Spade - Lead - Apr/05 with Jim Turner

dave o - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/05 with Julia H

jazzyjackson - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/05 with Tully

centurion05 - Lead O/S - 2005 with lee wales

McKenna - 2nd - 2005 with James M

Mark_Fisher - Lead β - 2005 with Trudi - Adam

BRUCESTRAC - 2005

pigeonjim - 2005

Chris Davids - Lead O/S - 04/Oct/04 with Jon

Captain Solo - Lead - 13/Jun/04 with Colin

Hidden - Lead - 19/May/04

KarlH - Lead O/S - 10/May/04 with Tom Hales

sgl - Lead O/S - May/04 with Giles

steev - Lead O/S - Apr/04 with Raph B

Hidden - 2nd - Apr/04

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/04

Hidden - Lead - 2004

Dangerous Dave - Lead O/S - 2004

jacobfinn - 2nd β - 2004 with Tane

blakey - Lead - 2004

Paul L - Lead - Sep/03

Hidden - Lead rpt - Sep/03

Sankey - Lead O/S - Aug/03 with Katherine

Richard Weller - Aug/03 with Nick Cruden

Hidden - Lead - 05/Jul/03

Hidden - Lead - 05/Jul/03

Hidden - 2nd - 30/May/03

Hidden - 2nd - 03/May/03

Hidden - 2nd - May/03

barney_edin - Lead - Sep/02

Hidden - 2nd - 29/Aug/02

Stuart Macfarlane - Lead rpt - 21/Aug/02 with John B

Still one of the best single pitch VS I have ever done. Simply excellent!
220bpm - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/02 with Snowboarder

snowboarder - 2nd - 14/Aug/02 with Mark

beermonkey - Lead - Aug/02 with alan

Hidden - Lead - 08/May/02

samwelli - 2nd O/S - 06/May/02 with Reuben Brown

Couby - Lead - Mar/02

Hidden - Solo - 2002

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2002

Who decided to upgrade this?
Jamie B - Lead - 15/Aug/01 with Katy Davies

Stuart Macfarlane - 2nd - Sep/00 with Roddy

Yourlead - 2nd - 07/Jun/00 with Graham Penny

brianrunner - 2000

G0WEN5Y - 2000

Hidden - 2nd - Oct/99

Iain Thow - Lead - 11/Sep/99 with Chris Dodd

Old_Nick_S - Lead - 09/Aug/99 with Irene

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Jul/99

Hidden - Lead - 10/Jun/99

JiveWeasel - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/99 with Mrs Weasel

babymoac - Lead - 05/Sep/98 with Liz

puddingstone - 2nd - 05/Sep/98 with Andy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1998

Chad123 - 1998

TobyA - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/96 with Ed and Elina

Yourlead - Lead - 03/Jun/95 with Bill McNee

Met Phil & Steve and tied onto their rope.
Yourlead - 2nd - 27/Nov/94

Yourlead - Lead - 13/Aug/94 with Donald Williamson

Hidden - 1992

Yourlead - 2nd - 30/Oct/91 with Graham Penny

Hidden - 2nd - 13/May/90

Hidden - Lead - 07/May/90

Neil Henderson - Lead - Aug/87 with Martin McLoughlin

Hidden - Lead - 1986

amcleish - 1985

johnkeith - 1980 with G. Callander

Chris Craggs - 1980

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Voting
Total votes cast 209
hard HVS0 of 69
HVS0 of 69
easy HVS1 of 69
hard VS7 of 69
VS57 of 69
easy VS3 of 69
hard HS1 of 69
HS0 of 69
easy HS0 of 69
hard 5a0 of 69
5a0 of 69
easy 5a2 of 69
hard 4c2 of 69
4c43 of 69
easy 4c14 of 69
hard 4b8 of 69
4b0 of 69
easy 4b0 of 69
3 Stars59 of 71
2 Stars11 of 71
1 Star1 of 71
0 Stars0 of 71
Bag of .....0 of 71
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Style of ascent

Soloed7 of 549 (1.3%)
Lead274 of 549 (49.9%)
Followed208 of 549 (37.9%)
Toproped6 of 549 (1.1%)
Alt Leads3 of 549 (0.5%)
Unknown51 of 549 (9.3%)

'Climbed'263 of 549 (47.9%)
clean O/S198 of 549 (36.1%)
clean β15 of 549 (2.7%)
clean rpt67 of 549 (12.2%)
clean RP2 of 549 (0.4%)
dogged4 of 549 (0.7%)