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Slow Ledge Climb** S 4a

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A superb way to continue your adventure. 1) 15m. Scramble up and right towards the quartzy pinnacle above the descent gully. Move right just below the top of the pinnacle onto heather, move diagonally right to a short groove and a ledge. Continue zigzagging rightwards with care to reach a tree and flake belay. Beware of people below. 2) 4b, 25m. Move right and up to a large flake. Climb the rightward trending slab to gain a hand traverse which leads to the 'Slow Ledge'. From the right side of the ledge climb a groove then make another hand traverse right to gain a heathery belay. 3) 4a, 25m. Climb directly up into an unappealing groove and move left round a rib into another groove. Weave upwards on easier ground to a ledge. 4) 25m. Scramble off and belay well back. © ROCKFAX

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This climb is in 73 logbooks, and on 16 wishlists.

following on from western slabs. P2 and 4
LozM - AltLd - 19/May/13 with Mark J

After the Direct route, then on to The Gambit.
jshields - AltLd - 20/Apr/13 with Andy Neath, Ed James

georgedunton - AltLd O/S - 02/Mar/13 with Ryan Lang

RyanL - AltLd - 02/Mar/13

Led P1 & P3.
Manchi - AltLd O/S - 11/Aug/12 with tim_mcd

tim_mcd - AltLd - 11/Aug/12 with Manchi

VS in my guidebook... I'd agree with HS. Great hand traverse.
cbeard - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/12 with Katherine Ross

Had a proper 'Vertical Limit' style flail on the hand traverse (but somehow managed to save it)! The grassy, muddy, heathery bits at the start were thoroughly unfun.
Katherine Ross - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/12 with Charlie Beard

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Aug/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Aug/12

Honking 1st pitch, didn't read the book and took the quartz pinnacle direct and right-ish at the top. Excellent 2nd pitch, defo VS for the position and the final move onto the belay is pushing 4c.
Zoomer - AltLd O/S - 22/Jul/12 with Baz Whale

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 22/Jul/12

Johnywilks - AltLd O/S - 22/Jul/12 with Glen Bloomer

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 03/Jun/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 02/Jun/12

Hidden - 2012

grp - AltLd O/S - 03/Aug/11

Hidden - Solo - Aug/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/11

tedburt - AltLd O/S - 26/Sep/10 with Aaron Burdett

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 01/Sep/10

beci tointen - Lead O/S - Jul/10 with my uncle carl

KevB - AltLd O/S - 26/Jun/10 with Chris W

Hidden - Lead - 21/Jun/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Jun/10

stuart34 - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/10 with tim ashlin

defo take half ropes or extend gear allot. we got major rope drag on a single
adam06 - AltLd - 12/Jun/10 with marek

Linked with Western Slabs and carried boots.Bit of a contrast to the routes on the nose, traversing across heather hoping it doesnt give way. Great hand traverse on P2, what a position.
tompilgrem - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/10 with Dad

P1.Heathery scramble- fine in dry.P2Great rising traverse- with amazing hand traverse-easy but very exposed.P3 Easy- but very run out. Overall agree that needs an competent party- and that double ropes are essential.
bobpilgrem - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/10 with Bob/Tom

Stone Rooster - AltLd - 24/May/10 with Andy waring

led p2. its all bout that one really. amazing exposed with easy moves leadind to a scary rockover( i think 4c)leading to a alsome rest and belay. vs in guide books which i agree
dan ely - AltLd O/S - 20/May/10 with jon

MarekM - AltLd - 2010

MarekM - AltLd - 2010

With big pack + stuff, great fun!
Matt Bennett - Lead O/S - 14/Sep/09 with Jonathan Emett

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 22/Aug/09

Hidden - 2nd - 06/Aug/09

Led all pitches (bold, but not too hard for Severe, strangely listed as VS 4b in the article at http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=435 , although the older CC guide I have lists it as S).
slacky - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/09 with Mat & Sophie

After a dismal and quite dangerous first pitch, the rock becomes solid and the climbing whilst straight forwards outs you in E1 positions! Absolutely mind blowing exposure and moves!
mike kann - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/09 with Steve Corner (SC)

Linked up from the cracks. Pitch 1 is pretty nasty & very serious. Pitch 2 & three are excellent. Great climbing in amazing positions.
SC - 2nd O/S - 18/Jun/09 with mike kann

mikelaing - AltLd - Jun/09 with Ian Whitehead

Rob84 - AltLd O/S - 30/May/09 with Chris James

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

Hidden - 2nd - 25/May/09

Hidden - AltLd O/S - May/09

Hidden - AltLd - May/09

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

Hidden - AltLd - 12/Jul/08

Siderunner - AltLd O/S - 07/Jun/08 with Kirsten

tumbling wizard - Jun/08

Led pitches 1 (the heathery traverse :o ) and 3. An excellent route once you get to it.
victim of mathematics - AltLd O/S - 31/May/08 with Mark (Refugee)

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/May/08

TimPerkin - Lead O/S - 23/May/08 with Richard Harris

jimsrankin - Lead O/S - May/08

Al Evans - 2008

Hidden - Solo O/S - 21/Apr/07

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 23/Jul/06

Hidden - AltLd - 23/Jul/06

TobyA - AltLd O/S - 12/Jul/05 with Matthew Higginson

Hidden - 2002

marcoleptic - AltLd - 2000 with Banjo

Ian Archer - AltLd O/S - 28/Jun/98 with Paul Rogers

smudge - Lead O/S - 27/May/97 with Frank

Hidden - Lead - 1983

Hidden - Jul/82

Nigel Bond - AltLd - 29/May/82 with Jeff

Hidden - Lead - 1980

In the rain, solo and in Super RDs
Falko - Solo - 1978 with Al W.

In the rain, in Super RDs and with big sacs. Part of a 'round trip' started because of poor morning weather in the Pass. Ended up doing Dolerite Dump, Slow Ledge, Reade's Route, Snowdon summit, Spiral Stairs, Dives, and Sabre Cut.
Falko - AltLd O/S - 26/Jun/77 with Al W.

with dave naul - for some reason we didn't belay on the slow ledge
climbing_goose - AltLd O/S - 1976 with dave naul

granitbahn - AltLd - 1975

Tom V - 1973

Did it in big boots, linking climbs to the top of the mountain. Great wee climb.
auldscotal - AltLd O/S - 1968 with ?

With a GMC member
David Smith - Lead - Jul/67

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easy HS16 of 17
hard S1 of 17
S0 of 17
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hard 4b0 of 16
4b0 of 16
easy 4b15 of 16
hard 4a1 of 16
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Style of ascent

Soloed3 of 73 (4.1%)
Lead16 of 73 (21.9%)
Followed6 of 73 (8.2%)
Alt Leads42 of 73 (57.5%)
Unknown6 of 73 (8.2%)

'Climbed'29 of 73 (39.7%)
clean O/S44 of 73 (60.3%)