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Assassin*** HVS 5a

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[Norm Gilman on the classic Assassin, Juniper Wall, Gower, 3 kb]The obvious rightward slanting groove rising from the middle of the crag. As the groove peters out, climb twin crack upwards, avoiding the overlaps on the right. Either step left for the original finish, or step rightwards to the top of the crag.

Photo: Norm Gilman on the classic Assassin, Juniper Wall, Gower © Dan Lane
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This climb is in 120 logbooks, and on 20 wishlists.

Felt hard for HVS, was the end of the day though
Foxy - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/13 with Andrew Twemlow

twem - Lead dnf - 01/Jun/13 with Alastair

twem - 2nd rpt - 01/Jun/13 with Alastair

dave657 - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/13 with Alys

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/May/13

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/May/13

Brilliant climbing throughout, worth the hype
partz - Lead O/S - 03/May/13 with Alex Wade

Alex Wade - 2nd O/S - 03/May/13 with Matt Everett

clams - Lead - May/13 with M&D

maddy92 - 2nd - 17/Mar/13

leo-z-g - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/13 with Maurice

Awesome climb with a nice bit of layback crack climbing, the crux of which is a nice bit of vegetation growing out of it! Pretty sustained throughout although a couple of little places to catch some of your strength! Highly recommended!
JonParton - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/13 with Ellen Heathcote, Huw Mithan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/13

Hidden - 2nd - 17/Mar/13

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Nov/12

monsteratt - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/12 with Kate, Max Edwards

kate tarrant - 2nd β - Oct/12

Maxim2023 - 2nd - Oct/12 with Kate Tarrant, monty attwood

Steve Lenartowicz - Lead - 31/Aug/12 with Clare

torsok - 2nd - 26/Aug/12 with Karl

Great route, really varied climbing. It just goes on and on. Seems like the final step left into the steep finishing section doesnt get climbed much as there was a lot of lichen and some of the holds are loose - take care - or step right for what looks like an easier and more popular finish.
UnkArl - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/12 with Rich

haydng - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/12 with RachelG

RMG - 2nd - 11/Aug/12 with haydng

Archbishop - 2nd - 28/Jul/12 with Dan Shacklock

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 15/Jul/12

JamieGreig - Lead O/S - 25/May/12 with Dave Sperring

davesperring - 2nd - 25/May/12 with Jamie Greig

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/May/12

Excellent climb, very challenging. Defiantly got the elvis presely leg shake half way up... which made for an interesting climb.
JBROWN41 - 2nd O/S - 17/May/12 with James Davis

Seymore Butt - 2012

Felt a toughy, very warm and couldnt stop my hands sweating up. Why did i wear that stupid fleece? :D
stvredmond - Lead - 06/Nov/11 with Helen Norris

Helnorris - 2nd - 06/Nov/11 with Steve Redmond

Mr. K - 2nd O/S - 11/Sep/11 with James Oswald, Chris Mullaney

fathobbit - 2nd O/S - 11/Sep/11

One of the best HVS's I've done. Felt totally comfortable but it has a sustained middle section. Amazing rock! :)
James Oswald - Lead O/S - Sep/11 with Chris Mullaney, Kyle Wood

L.P Trad HVS,5a Lots of places for medium to large wires.
OERees - Lead O/S - 19/Aug/11

I was assassinated, quickly and efficiently ...only managed about 5m after the steepening, polished holds in crack not as good as expected, didn't trust gear and felt the pump coming on ...so backed off. Need to be fitter before I next try a strenuous HVS lead.
The Ivanator - Lead dnf - 17/Aug/11 with Jez

kim.mulji - 2nd O/S - 02/Jul/11 with Patrick

Hidden - Lead dnf - 08/May/11

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 08/May/11

simon.white.1000 - Lead O/S - 08/May/11 with tim

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

Awsome day out in the sun
gingernick - Lead - 23/Jan/11 with Daryl

steve.warrington - Lead O/S - 08/Jan/11 with Marc Harry

rhysllyw - 2011

johnnyboulton - 2nd O/S - 12/Sep/10 with Simon Hills

DafSWMC - 2nd O/S - 30/May/10 with Hash

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/May/10

MorganPreece - Lead O/S - 10/May/10 with Andy Cummings

Dan_Carroll - Lead O/S - 03/May/10 with Tristan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/May/10

JEP - 2nd - 02/May/10

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Apr/10

Alex Thompson - 2nd rpt - 17/Apr/10 with Dan Lane

brilliant route, and quite a lot easier than i was expecting, although it is steeper than it appears from the ground.
Dan Lane - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/10 with Alex Thompson

Audrey @ The Castle - Lead O/S - Apr/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/10

BicepAndrews - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/10 with Caspian Johnson

Caspian Johnson - 2nd - 06/Mar/10

mikeshewring - Lead β - 04/Oct/09

Tom_Harding - 2nd O/S - 19/Sep/09

Alex Thompson - 2nd O/S - 06/Sep/09 with Norm Gilman

Vince McNally - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Sumee Holloway

garywong - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Gareth Hall

GarethHall - 2nd O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Gary Wong

Nice route! One tough little section, but very well protected and not pumpy if you make best use of bridge positions.
LoopyLou - Lead O/S - Aug/09 with Claire Richardson (NST)

joeurwin - 2nd O/S - 30/Jun/09 with alex

AlexD - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/09 with joeurwin

AlexRenshaw - Lead - 20/Jun/09 with Thomas Renshaw

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 18/Apr/09

Lev - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/09 with Adrian Ross, Emma Ross

selman - Lead rpt - Nov/08 with Fip Tonkins

awesome climb, beautiful sunny day for the first time in two months
davesimpson - Lead O/S - Sep/08 with Tam (thomas)

Hidden - Lead - 27/Jul/08

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 22/Jul/08

tobydunford - 2nd β - 22/Jul/08 with Harry Martin

gareth scott borthwick - Lead O/S - 27/Feb/08 with harriet brewster and luke mcmullin

stuwelly85 - 2nd rpt - 06/Oct/07 with Simon Robinson

simonr - Lead O/S - 06/Oct/07 with Stuart Llewellyn

Hidden - Lead - Sep/07

Abi Chard - Lead O/S - Aug/07 with Ian

Pumpy initial crack- felt tired for rest of climb and was worrying about description of final groove - climb with difficulty - in end no problem
Parkie - Lead O/S - 30/Jul/07 with Neil

matt.woodfield - Lead - 22/May/07

Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd O/S - 08/Apr/07 with Roslyn McKendry

givemetea - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/07 with Nick Smith

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 05/Apr/07

willjones - Lead O/S - 2007

chris wyatt - 2007

Tim W - 2nd - 26/Nov/06 with Oli Warren

leerybunny - Lead O/S - 26/Nov/06 with Tim Wilkinson

Bux - 2nd O/S - 15/Jul/06 with Paul and Stu

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2006

Si Clapham - 2006

Second attempt
upontop - Lead dnf - Aug/05 with Trevor

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/05

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Jul/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Jun/05

The Pylon King - Lead O/S - Apr/05 with Ady Short

cornishben - Lead O/S - 2005 with Matt Elphick

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2005

My first lead fall on my own gear,discovered what its all about
upontop - Lead dnf - May/04 with Trevor

cem - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/00 with John Smith, Gordon Carder

Laramadness - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/00

Rog Wilko - Lead - Apr/00 with Debbie Wilkinson

Spillers - Lead - Nov/99 with Ruth

great climb
dickypips - Lead O/S - 1999 with jeff clapham, john richards

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 23/Mar/96 with James Tracey

gingernick - Lead - 1995 with Adrian Protheroe

Jon Didymus - Lead O/S - Apr/94 with Marcus

superb ! good protection, great holds.
andrewlegg - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/93

NeilGriffiths - Lead - 22/Feb/93 with Paul Tucker

gingernick - 2nd - 1992 with Dave Matthews

RichardMc - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/91 with Angel Vila

ChrisJD - Lead - 10/Mar/90

sniffer - 2nd - 1988 with Paul Bruten

nigehughes - Lead - Sep/87 with Chris Hewitt

Julian Lane - Lead O/S - 1987

tapley - 2nd - 23/Sep/85 with John Sumner

Kafoozalem - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/80 with Chris Pound

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Voting
Total votes cast 101
hard E10 of 34
E10 of 34
easy E10 of 34
hard HVS6 of 34
HVS28 of 34
easy HVS0 of 34
hard VS0 of 34
VS0 of 34
easy VS0 of 34
hard 5b0 of 34
5b0 of 34
easy 5b0 of 34
hard 5a2 of 34
5a30 of 34
easy 5a2 of 34
hard 4c0 of 34
4c0 of 34
easy 4c0 of 34
3 Stars26 of 33
2 Stars7 of 33
1 Star0 of 33
0 Stars0 of 33
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Style of ascent

Lead72 of 120 (60.0%)
Followed44 of 120 (36.7%)
Unknown4 of 120 (3.3%)

'Climbed'34 of 120 (28.3%)
clean O/S71 of 120 (59.2%)
clean β3 of 120 (2.5%)
clean rpt6 of 120 (5.0%)
dnf6 of 120 (5.0%)