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Ten Degrees North** E2 5c

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[Ten Degrees North in the evening sun, 3 kb]Simply the best crux sequence in the Llanberis Pass. Were you bamboozled? 1) 20m. As for Plexus pitch 1. 2) 5b, 10m. Climb a wall then head right (peg) to the groove. Follow this to reach technical moves to enter the scoop on the left. Belay on the slab. 3) 5c, 20m. Smear, palm and contort up the rounded groove to reach a small roof. Pass this on the right and climb up to a peg, then head to a small overhang and trend up and right to a good belay just right of the huge capping roof. 4) 5b, 10m. Move left and climb the flake to reach a traverse line leading left round the arete to join Plexus and belay at the perched block on pitch 3. 5) 4b, 20m. Climb the rest of pitch 3 and then pitch 4 of Plexus in one pitch. © ROCKFAX

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Photo: Ten Degrees North in the evening sun © Neil Foster
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This climb is in 86 logbooks, and on 23 wishlists.

Hidden - 2013

It all starts at P2. (P1 being easy but pretty much unprotected 4b climbing / traverse) P2 has gear were you need it although the belay described in the book is not a good as you want. P3 is sublime friction climbing, gear found after every move but not before. Some contortions needed but any grit stone climber would be familiar with any of them, P4 pretty steady 5a with a small one 5b in the sky bit polished but nothing compared to numerous other routes in the pass. P5 lovely 4b climbing. (I stitched it into P4 just care on rope work)
A Crook - AltLd - 11/Aug/12 with Dave Garry

interest all the way, Very good.
mux - AltLd O/S - 11/Aug/12 with A Crook

Owain Llewelyn - AltLd - 02/Jun/12 with Brad

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/Mar/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/Mar/12

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Led crux pitch
cem - AltLd O/S - 30/Jul/11 with Charles Mason

lead p2 and 4. pitch 2 felt bold but with good moves, pitch 3 was balancy for the crux but pretty solid 5a for the rest. pitch 4 was amazing traverse on jugs out to the arete, so gutted I forgot my camera. made a total mess of the belay at the top of pitch 2. seems to be becoming a recurring trend.
benkelsey - AltLd O/S - 25/Jul/11 with Remus Knowles

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 24/Jul/11

Really really good! Different.. but at least as good as left wall we reckoned. Ran together P2 and P3 for one monster awesome pitch.
JRae - AltLd - 09/Jul/11 with A Saul

really nice route, liked nexus traverse a lot when i got it. But, route finding skills need improvement!! me p1,3, tom, p2
CRiddiford - AltLd dog - 09/Jul/11 with Tom

Led pitches 2 and 3 together. Brilliant.
thomasadixon - AltLd O/S - 09/Jul/11 with Caroline

NickJH - 2nd - Jul/11 with LiamG

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Jul/11

Hidden - AltLd rpt - 28/Jun/11

technical and funky.. 3 quality 3star pitches..
wolf.leeb - AltLd O/S - 03/May/11 with nic

apres work,p 1,3,5.
mynyddresident - AltLd O/S - 03/May/11 with wolf

Generally easier than Tremadog E2 5c's! Liam dispatched the 5c pitch with style.
benchwarmer - AltLd O/S - 21/Apr/11 with Liam

Best E2 in the Pass?
david morse - AltLd O/S - 21/Apr/11 with G Unit

Rory Shaw - 2011

David Smith - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

centurion05 - 2011

Brilliant. Wasn't sure wehether the couple of weeps that we could see were crucial. Turned out to be fine.
gforce - Lead - 16/Aug/10 with Kath

dan gibson - AltLd O/S - 06/Jul/10 with andy stoatsbury

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

Coel Hellier - AltLd - 25/Jun/10 with Pat

irish paul - AltLd O/S - 19/Jun/10 with Sarah Joyce

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 05/Jun/10

Last route after two weeks in the pass. Lead 2nd and 4th pitches (5b and 5b). Nice climbing on both, tho the traverse on pitch 4 has the most polished holds I've ever come across. Hat of to matt for leading the precarious crux pitch.
lrandall - AltLd O/S - 05/Jun/10 with Matteusz

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/May/10

Hidden - AltLd - 19/May/10

Tomprusk - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/10 with Tom Ripley

Freakin hard and wierd Climbing! Awesome though.
DuncanR - AltLd - 10/Apr/10 with Scott Mckenzie

barni - AltLd O/S - 31/May/09 with Paul James

Hidden - AltLd rpt - 31/May/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/May/09

Seymore Butt - 2009

Good, but many E2s are better. Poor gear for crux moves.
Dan 85 - AltLd O/S - 28/Jul/08 with Francis

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 23/Jul/08

Andrew.Davies - AltLd O/S - 22/Jul/08 with Mr Fingers

Hidden - 2008

Al Evans - 2008

Tough but good. E2+
ian caton - Lead O/S - 2008 with Abi

Hidden - 2008

Rob Kennard - 2007

a must for every E2 climber ! superb
mr mills - Lead O/S - 2007 with paul simkiss

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

Hidden - Jun/06

Ian McNeill - 2006

a_radiohead_fan - 2005

With Phil Authers
Brian Rodgers - AltLd O/S - Aug/03 with Phil Leng

Mark Kemball - AltLd - 13/Jul/03 with Nic Dill

Hidden - AltLd dnf - Jun/03

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 16/May/98

Ched - Lead O/S - 1997 with Glanfor

Hidden - AltLd - 08/Jun/96

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 23/Aug/95

michael burrows - AltLd O/S - 18/Jun/95 with richard parry

ste_d - AltLd O/S - 19/Jul/94 with mik

Crux was wet, did via some strange contortions
mikedelderfield - AltLd O/S - 16/Jul/94 with Steven Delderfield

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/94

WB - AltLd O/S - 1992

Hidden - AltLd - 27/Jul/91

andy gittins - 1988

ChrisJD - 2nd - 20/Jun/87

Hidden - Lead - 24/Jun/86

Hidden - AltLd - 07/Jul/85

GuyM - 1985

Hidden - Lead - 23/Apr/84

Paula Hamilton-Gibson - Lead - 1984 with Phillippa Mathews

Nigel Bond - AltLd - 30/May/82 with Charlie Leverton

Hidden - Lead - 1982

Hidden - Lead - 03/May/80

Hidden - Lead - 1980

Hidden - 1979

Mike Owen - 14/Jun/78 with Joe Healey

Ian Jones - 2nd β - 1978 with David Greenald, Dave Cowans

steve691 - 1976

petemeads - AltLd - 1975

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Style of ascent

Lead15 of 86 (17.4%)
Followed3 of 86 (3.5%)
Alt Leads44 of 86 (51.2%)
Unknown24 of 86 (27.9%)

'Climbed'45 of 86 (52.3%)
clean O/S36 of 86 (41.9%)
clean β1 of 86 (1.2%)
clean rpt2 of 86 (2.3%)
dogged1 of 86 (1.2%)
dnf1 of 86 (1.2%)