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Slanting Crack* S

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[Eleni abseiling over Slanting Crack, Sheeps Tor, 3 kb]A steep boot-wide crack in the wall right of the corner. Start beneath the crack. 14m. Make a powerful pull into the crack to get started, and climb to its top and easy ground above. © ROCKFAX
Climb the crack to the left of mushroom wall. Good belay.

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Photo: Eleni abseiling over Slanting Crack, Sheeps Tor © kyprok
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 325 logbooks, and on 4 wishlists.

snook - Lead β - 19/May/13

crampy11 - 18/May/13

thomaspomfrett - Solo O/S - 11/May/13

Snorfalorpagus - Lead O/S - 04/May/13 with James Mathews

paul1234 - Lead - 29/Apr/13 with Saffers

tc7118 - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/13

foxjerk - 20/Mar/13 with wiwwim

John Foster - 2nd - 18/Mar/13 with Geoff

Hidden - Lead dog - 18/Mar/13

Hidden - TR O/S - 01/Mar/13

richardsavill - Lead - 2013 with Beth Logan

hornbywill - Solo O/S - 2013

uncontrollable - 2nd O/S - 01/Dec/12 with Alan B

Tricky start.
Monkey_Alan - Lead O/S - 01/Dec/12 with Frodo Stickel

Lawrence Dudley - 2nd - 01/Dec/12 with Max Streeton

Sat on gear at start to work out move, after finding additional foot hold to left route lost all difficulty
Mule.88 - Lead RP - 10/Nov/12 with Owen

Hidden - 2nd RP - 10/Nov/12

SPA Assessed climb.
wezzie - TR O/S - 21/Oct/12 with Luke Steel

Cheated horribly to get to top of this, trying to lead on one rope for practice while on another top-rope and ended up hanging on the rope, hanging on gear; need to do this properly if I ever come back!
andrewmcleod - TR dog - 20/Oct/12

Rock a little damp after some heavy rain the previous night. Found it fairly difficult to get going but gets easier the higher you go.
Fast&Light - Lead RP - 01/Oct/12 with Jonny Oakley

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

Joby - Lead - 22/Sep/12 with Mike Hooper

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

mike hooper - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/12 with jobey martin

Lyndsay Superclimber - 2nd O/S - 22/Sep/12 with Jimbo

Hidden - 2nd - 09/Sep/12

BenBird - TR - 05/Sep/12 with Pete Baynham, The Adventure Centre

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Sep/12

timreynolds - Lead - 26/Aug/12 with Steve Taylor, Matt Reynolds

mad matt - 2nd O/S - 26/Aug/12 with Tim Reynolds

nmott - 2nd O/S - 23/Aug/12 with Marc Thorp

Hard hanging on arms at the beginning to find first protection. This bit warrants a 4a.
MarcT - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/12 with lyndsey Weatherhogg, Nicky Mott

pete87abs - Solo O/S - 20/Aug/12

Jayzen - Lead - 20/Aug/12 with Joshu Hardy

waydan - Lead - 06/Aug/12 with El Swiftos

Hidden - TR - Aug/12

martin clarke - Solo - 24/Jul/12

Instructing a group of novices. Quite a tricky start, did a combination of lay backs and heaves! got there in the end. Good climb.
Johnny B Diggerman - TR O/S - 23/Jul/12 with Niel

Ben George - TR O/S - 23/Jul/12

Tricky start - a few difficult moves into the crack, straightforward afterwards.
Jack J Keogan - Lead O/S - 19/May/12 with Lottie Thorne

Lottie Thorne - 2nd dog - 19/May/12

joedoherty - Lead O/S - 19/May/12 with Oliver Robinson

Merrick796 - 16/May/12

jimb0b - TR - 13/May/12 with Paul Matthews

jon westaway - TR - 13/May/12 with vix machin, Paul Matthews, Rick

Doug miller - Lead - 12/May/12 with chris wildblood

Hidden - 2nd dog - 12/May/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/May/12

Rampikino - 2nd - 01/Apr/12 with Cat

phil456 - 2nd β - 25/Mar/12 with Ben

Graham Atkins - Solo - 25/Mar/12

Adam started to lead but couldn't get over the first move. Once over the first move, pretty straight forward to the top.
jpksalmon - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12 with Adam

ledifer - TR O/S - 24/Mar/12

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

bens - Lead O/S - 18/Mar/12

Hidden - Solo - 13/Mar/12

lee lead
surf1nal-kern0w - 2nd - 11/Mar/12

Hinchrn - 2nd O/S - 11/Mar/12 with Jack Southward

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

Mr Powly - Solo O/S - 03/Mar/12

lmacey - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/12

J.Hine - Lead O/S - Mar/12

Hidden - Lead - 26/Feb/12

cwildblood - Lead rpt - 12/Feb/12

Wet
Delroyb - Lead O/S - 05/Feb/12

wet cold tired... hauled my way up on gear... very poor show.
Psychlane - Lead dog - Jan/12 with Plov

dc88104 - Lead O/S - 2012

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2012

Lyndsey Weatherhogg - TR dog - 2012

Hidden - 2012

samjames91 - Lead - 27/Dec/11 with wainers

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Dec/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Dec/11

Shancock1 - Solo rpt - 16/Nov/11

ajsproson - 2nd β - 06/Nov/11

neilstubbs - Lead - 06/Nov/11 with Alex Sproson

hairy51 - 2nd O/S - 28/Oct/11 with Joe Andrews

SteveoS - Lead RP - 17/Oct/11 with Doug Miller, Joe Mortimer

Jo Nosworthy - Lead O/S - 04/Oct/11 with Lee Pooley

Hidden - Solo - 01/Oct/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11

JordanH - TR - 30/Sep/11 with Jack Castle

loves the layback toko me ages to get the right move but i got and i know what to do next time to make it clean
hamishclimb - TR dog - 27/Sep/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/11

Like most of Sheepstor, its quite pollished.
MarcT - 2nd O/S - 02/Sep/11 with Nicky Mott

petecallaghan - Lead rpt - 31/Aug/11 with Vicky Hardy, Kay Fox

Fell/slipped off the first move and landed on the ground. Probably can't count an onsight, climbed clean but felt seriously hard, maybe jamming wasn't the way to go.
Kemics - Lead - 30/Aug/11 with Jon

kyebrooks - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/11

Hidden - 2nd - 23/Aug/11

caroline256 - Lead - 23/Aug/11 with Ruth

Paul1 - Lead - 08/Aug/11 with Nicole

Hidden - TR O/S - Aug/11

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

samjames91 - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/11

fleapitfan - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/11

Epic start!
garth paterson - Lead - 27/Jul/11 with simon.roberts

simon.roberts - 2nd - 27/Jul/11 with Garth paterson

Krystalli - 2nd - 21/Jul/11 with Luke

Hidden - Lead rpt - 20/Jul/11

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

Wanted to do this route for a while, in the bag now. Good second by Ads (in trainers too, good effort)
Chunky Chimp - Lead O/S - 28/Jun/11 with Ads Dewis

Hidden - Lead rpt - 28/Jun/11

abbiegolightly - 2nd O/S - 28/Jun/11 with Oliver Dowen

chrisweight - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/11 with Matt Thorne

Started to rain really heavily as i started to climb, But was fine with some bomber hexs as my only pro.
benlawlor85 - Lead O/S - 23/Jun/11 with Jack

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Jun/11

wet slipped off at the bottom started again clean
Curly Rich - Lead - 18/Jun/11

Hidden - Solo rpt - 10/Jun/11

Tristan Sherlock - 2nd - 02/Jun/11 with Ealine Budden

Elaine Budden - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/11 with Tristan Sherlock

JonHarvey - TR rpt - 15/May/11

Hidden - 2nd - 14/May/11

UnkArl - Lead O/S - 14/May/11 with Debbie

Debs - 2nd - 14/May/11 with Karl

Kim Middlebrook - Lead - 10/May/11

MJAS82 - Lead dog - 01/May/11

MissMuddypenny - 2nd - 01/May/11

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 29/Apr/11

Fun route, although had abit of a faff with gear just below the flake!
harryjan - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/11 with James Powell

tobydunford - Solo O/S - 23/Apr/11

ianjfsutcliffe - TR O/S - 12/Apr/11

Interesting start. Easy towards the top.
Chris Perry - TR O/S - 12/Apr/11

Hidden - TR dog - 12/Apr/11

Hidden - TR - 12/Apr/11

Cheese Monkey - Solo - 11/Apr/11

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

Aaron Phillips - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/11 with my dad

cwildblood - 2nd O/S - 06/Apr/11

cwildblood - Solo O/S - 06/Apr/11

Master Chief - 2nd O/S - 28/Mar/11 with jgclimb

Shancock1 - 2nd O/S - 26/Mar/11

josh88 - Lead - 26/Mar/11 with Craig marsden

Stan011 - 2nd - 26/Mar/11 with josh beresford

Shancock1 - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 26/Mar/11

Think did this route not sure: check, but good fun
cwildblood - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/11

fire_munki - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/11

berry - Lead - 23/Mar/11 with Kafoozalem

Paulben10 - Lead rpt - 19/Mar/11

fire_munki - 2nd - 05/Mar/11

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

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

Duncan Turner - TR O/S - 01/Feb/11

Hidden - 2011

CptRicActiv - Lead - 2011

djromberg - 2011

Pricey06 - Lead O/S - Dec/10

Julia belayed and I abseiled back down to strip the gear
Neil Rigiani - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/10 with Julia Wherrell

floss_81 - Lead - 25/Oct/10 with alex dixon

BelayBunney - Lead O/S - 24/Oct/10 with Catherine

KittyG - 2nd - 24/Oct/10 with Chris

Shortlived but nevertheless exciting layback.
Tom_Page - TR β - 23/Oct/10

JJSegarty - TR O/S - 22/Oct/10 with AITP Group

Very windy
ben_marsh_uk - TR O/S - 09/Oct/10

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

Danny - Lead O/S - 27/Sep/10

Hidden - 26/Sep/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Sep/10

matty g - Lead O/S - 24/Sep/10

georgedunton - TR - 07/Sep/10

Hidden - TR - 07/Sep/10

mike_lumby - TR - Sep/10

Orifice - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/10 with Tom Simpson

dellboy - 2nd O/S - 17/Aug/10 with Dan Eastman

Filthy - Lead - 17/Aug/10 with James Dell

Blackgoby - Lead O/S - 15/Aug/10 with Tracey

f.kav - TR - 07/Aug/10

Tom Seccombe - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/10 with tim exley

tim exley - Lead rpt - 03/Aug/10 with Tom Secombe

Hidden - TR - Aug/10

robroy - Lead O/S - Aug/10

phil.cheeseman - TR O/S - 31/Jul/10

The Green Giant - Lead O/S - 29/Jul/10 with Dan with the van

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/10

JulesClimbs - Lead - 30/Jun/10 with Paul

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Jun/10

Samuel1989 - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/10 with Kevin, Gareth

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

Homes - Lead - 21/Jun/10 with Mike B

Getting more familiar with this one now - very nice to do again!
ferret newman - TR - 16/Jun/10 with Sparky

Easy enough though quite short
Johnny B Diggerman - TR O/S - 16/Jun/10 with Rab

a really fun route - polished, bitter and twisted, lay-backs, then, finally some decent holds! A proper work-out.
ferret newman - TR - 13/Jun/10 with PCG Crew

Rock Lizard - Lead - Jun/10

rooey - 31/May/10

nice climb
Neil_2009 - Lead O/S - 30/May/10

RandomHero - Lead O/S - 18/May/10 with Krystalla

jamessandels - Lead - 04/May/10 with Tim stevens

Hidden - Lead - 23/Apr/10

Dogged totally. Hung off gear. Shameful. Perhap laybacking makes it a lot easier but feels very bold without gear.
Bobling - Lead - 18/Apr/10 with Will

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead - 15/Apr/10

pumpkinmonkey - Lead O/S - Apr/10

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Feb/10

jcook1980 - 2010

Alex17 - 2010

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2010

Hidden - Lead rpt - 13/Dec/09

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Oct/09

pielander - Lead - 26/Sep/09 with berry

Hidden - Solo O/S - 26/Sep/09

berry - 2nd - 26/Sep/09

Homes - Lead - 20/Sep/09 with Rach C

Did it once in wellies in the rain on a TR
El3ctroFuzz - Lead β - 19/Sep/09 with Louise Street

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Sep/09

fun and easy warm-up to kick the day off right.
langar27 - Solo O/S - 22/Jun/09 with tom platts

Hidden - Lead - 22/Jun/09

Dave Giles - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/09 with Chris Parry

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 11/Jun/09

Dave Giles - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/09 with Chris Parry

Phil79 - Solo rpt - 04/Jun/09

DCIGadget - 2nd O/S - 03/Jun/09 with Lee Merry

Sam Longridge - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/09 with Simon Canning

John Henry Wynn - Solo - 24/May/09

petegunn - 2nd - 23/May/09 with Davina

Had to rest on gear half way got pumped placing gear.
mikeburf - Lead dog - 14/Apr/09

ebastock - 2nd - 11/Apr/09 with Dan Ashfield

JonHarvey - Lead rpt - 23/Mar/09 with Chris Sawdon

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Feb/09

Hidden - TR O/S - 2009

tricky start
yehbays - AltLd - 14/Dec/08 with Mike

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Dec/08

Hidden - Lead dog - 19/Oct/08

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Oct/08

Hidden - Lead - Oct/08

badindark - TR - 20/Sep/08 with DAD and TOM

Hidden - Lead - Sep/08

Toproped again due to learning to lead, all gear fine no reliance on top rope.
clobato99 - TR O/S - 07/Jul/08 with Simon Curson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/08

Popkids - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/08 with Martin

rockferret - 2nd - 25/Jun/08 with Tony

Hidden - TR O/S - 21/Jun/08

pumpy start trying to place first bit of gear, gets easier
argyle_dude - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/08 with Harry Andrews

grumpyoldjanner - 2nd O/S - 08/Apr/08 with argyle_dude

sdkoutdoor - Lead - 24/Feb/08 with Kelly College Adventure Centre

Hidden - 07/Jan/08

sdkoutdoor - TR - 07/Jan/08 with Kelly College Adventure Centre

ijd201 - 2008

Hidden - Lead - 2008

climberguy - 2008

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Nov/07

peterk - TR - Nov/07 with Sony

freeclimbfreemind - TR - 21/Oct/07

pm03jgs - TR rpt - 06/Oct/07

maybe_si - Solo O/S - 06/Oct/07

Marti999 - Solo O/S - 27/Aug/07

znewsham - TR O/S - 19/Aug/07 with John Miller

rob_lee - Lead O/S - 19/May/07 with shaun

hapymike - Lead - 19/May/07

chalk monster - TR O/S - 05/May/07 with simon

danwaters - Lead O/S - May/07

matthoey - Lead - 28/Apr/07 with Chris Cope

matthoey - 2nd - 28/Apr/07 with Chris Cope

Hidden - Lead dnf - 09/Apr/07

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

Took a fall half way through the crux moves whilst trying to get further up than James did. I was close, but not close enough.. oops.
whiting.jp - Lead dnf - 09/Apr/07 with Therese

Easy with the benefit of a top-rope (and I had to do the crux twice in order to retrieve James' gear on the way).
whiting.jp - TR rpt - 09/Apr/07 with jamesca

paulerussell - TR O/S - 09/Apr/07 with JamesCa

Robfromcornwall - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/07 with Dave Penman

wildbill - TR - Apr/07 with Chris Charles

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/07

pm03jgs - TR β - 13/Mar/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - Feb/07

prawn - 2nd - Feb/07 with Graham

Hidden - TR dnf - Feb/07

At night
alaan - Solo O/S - 02/Jan/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2007

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2007

climber sim - 2007

Hidden - 2007

Lloyders - Lead O/S - 2007

Hidden - Lead - 2007

mark_ja_drury - TR RP - 2007 with E.Cook

Hidden - Lead - 2007

sebrider - Solo - 2007

nutcracker - Solo β - 2007

spbond - 2nd O/S - 21/Oct/06 with Mark Stitson

Mark Stitson (ULGMC) - Lead - 21/Oct/06 with Steve Bond

eugeneth - Lead O/S - 18/Oct/06 with John H

Hidden - Solo - 20/Sep/06

whiting.jp - TR - 10/Sep/06

rig - TR dnf - 10/Sep/06 with Jonathan Whiting

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 10/Sep/06

Hidden - Lead - 08/Sep/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/06

quadmyre - Lead dog - 14/Aug/06 with Wifey

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/06

JPGR - Lead O/S - 13/May/06 with Dan

Dave Searle - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/06

richardr - Apr/06

dmoir - Lead O/S - Apr/06 with Adam Barry

leadmat - Lead - 2006

Hidden - Lead - 2006

Martin Lilley - Lead O/S - 2006 with Mel

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/May/05

sam coward - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/05 with Wayne

Hidden - Lead - 2005

hayleylouise - TR - 18/Dec/04

Dilwat - 2nd O/S - Jul/04 with Bart

Hidden - Lead - 2004

Mark Stitson (ULGMC) - Lead - 27/Oct/03

Hidden - Lead - 2003

jonberry791 - 2nd - 04/Jun/02

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2002

hayleylouise - TR O/S - 08/Mar/00

petegunn - 2nd - 07/Nov/99 with Matt Wilkes & Scott Fraiser

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/99

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/99

brew_guru - TR - 1998

brew_guru - Lead - 1998

hdog76 - 1998

Mickdenali - Lead O/S - 1998

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jan/97

Andy Say - Solo O/S - 20/Aug/96

Dry Lee
climbingrichard - Lead O/S - 14/Aug/96

Hidden - Solo O/S - 13/Aug/95

ellie macpherson - Solo - May/94 with Bob Smith, Ian Holmes

colin milton - TR - Jul/93 with eric milton

Hidden - 1993

jim_randell - TR O/S - 12/Sep/92

brew_guru - Lead O/S - 1991 with Pete Veron

Mark Kemball - Solo - 1990

brew_guru - TR - 1990 with Pete Veron

Stuart S - Solo O/S - Aug/89

Kafoozalem - TR - 22/May/83 with Wendy Goodyer

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
alexporter, Loner_Starlight, Hidden, Hidden

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HS0 of 37
easy HS4 of 37
hard S26 of 37
S7 of 37
easy S0 of 37
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Style of ascent

Soloed28 of 325 (8.6%)
Lead159 of 325 (48.9%)
Followed61 of 325 (18.8%)
Toproped58 of 325 (17.8%)
Alt Leads1 of 325 (0.3%)
Unknown18 of 325 (5.5%)

'Climbed'132 of 325 (40.6%)
clean O/S148 of 325 (45.5%)
clean β7 of 325 (2.2%)
clean rpt15 of 325 (4.6%)
clean RP5 of 325 (1.5%)
dogged13 of 325 (4.0%)
dnf5 of 325 (1.5%)