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Arete, Chimney and Crack** S 3c

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This climb is in 213 logbooks, and on 18 wishlists.

Adi Hooper - AltLd - 23/Apr/13 with James Mackie, Duncan Ward

James Mackin - AltLd - Apr/13 with Adi hooper

AlKirk - 2013

AlKirk - 2013

mrplastique - Lead - 22/Sep/12

SianR - AltLd - 11/Aug/12 with Ruari

fall-line - 13/Jun/12 with John Ware

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

Exposure builds, good gear all the way
Andysomething - AltLd rpt - 12/Jun/12

Led P1 & the traverse.
Will Hunt - AltLd O/S - 04/Jun/12 with Dave Smith

Hidden - AltLd - 04/Jun/12

Me 1,2 + 3, Bob 4+5
ollismark - AltLd - 03/Jun/12 with Bob Mayow

Adamski1986 - AltLd - 28/May/12 with John Walker

Amazing Exposure!
Adamski1986 - Lead O/S - 27/May/12 with Eamon Hanlon

Hidden - AltLd - 27/May/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 27/May/12

Cracking exposed route a true classic. Did it with three on a rope: led 1st and 3rd pitches. Tony 2nd and 4th and Mark 5th.
Simnel - AltLd O/S - 27/May/12 with Mark, Tony S

Hidden - Lead - 21/May/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 26/Mar/12

I led the 1st and 4th pitches
clint87 - AltLd - 25/Mar/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12

Did all pitches... grim in parts, excellent in others!!!
Dafydd Llywelyn - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/12 with LUUMC Freshers

Found this a bit shit, but it was damp and slimy and dirty. The traverse was fun.
cookacat - AltLd O/S - 17/Mar/12 with sam

Hewitt - 2nd O/S - 17/Mar/12

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

Lee Sheard - AltLd O/S - 06/Nov/11 with John Hubbard

Lead pitches 1,3,4. Cheeky crux on P1 although the rock takes gear readily (take two sets of nuts). Exellent exposed climbing throughout, I'm suprised the route isn't polished to death. No dissapointing grassy breaks bewteen pitches here, a true classic.
Merlin - AltLd O/S - 06/Nov/11 with Phil Chalkley

mikestr555 - AltLd O/S - 01/Oct/11

spitfirerick - AltLd - 01/Oct/11

lithos - AltLd - 30/Jul/11

In 3 pitches, I led 1, Rob led 2+3, I led 4+5
Toreador - AltLd O/S - 30/Jul/11 with Rob

Hidden - AltLd - 24/Jul/11

Lead pitches 1 and 5. Pitch 5 is a dream. Pitch 1 felt very bold.
David Wynne - AltLd - 24/Jul/11 with Tony Womersley, Shirley Emptage

Found route finding a little tricky
Teddys15 - AltLd O/S - 03/Jul/11 with Jill Reinsch

Jillybean - AltLd - 03/Jul/11 with Martyn

First big multi pitch and I loved it
Deezel65 - AltLd O/S - 06/Jun/11 with Gareth Hooson

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 04/Jun/11

Adam1973 - AltLd O/S - 04/Jun/11 with Alan Bates

Saintly - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/11 with Em, stimpey

stimpey - Lead rpt - 04/Jun/11 with Emma, Saintly

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 03/Jun/11

jon59 - AltLd - 26/May/11

Hidden - AltLd - 25/May/11

Em66 - AltLd - 24/May/11 with Mat

Hidden - Lead - May/11

Adi Hooper - AltLd - 27/Apr/11 with Alex Stothert

gethin_allen - AltLd O/S - 26/Apr/11 with Jimbo C

lead P2 and P5
Jimbo C - AltLd O/S - 26/Apr/11 with Gethin

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

nickcj - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/11

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

Hidden - Lead - 09/Apr/11

Hidden - AltLd - Apr/11

esther - AltLd - Apr/11

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Apr/11

Hidden - 2011

Paul Boggis - AltLd - 2011

Did the final pitch in the dark (very slowly as it was really slimy). Topped out in sideways sleet/ice-crystals. Pitched the final scramble out as was so wet and slippery. Very glad to see 2 of my friends at the top who'd set up a belay for me - cheers guys! For better enjoyment I'd recommend doing it on a nice sunny summers day.
catemuir - Lead - 20/Nov/10 with Felix, Becky Hampshire

Becky H - 2nd O/S - 20/Nov/10 with Felix, Cate Muir

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

Hidden - AltLd - 08/Sep/10

lead 1 3 5, which were nice, 2 and 4 were there just to link the good bits!
Matt Schwarz - AltLd O/S - 02/Sep/10 with Lois Barratt

Hidden - AltLd - 02/Sep/10

Hidden - Lead - 13/Aug/10

Rick Ashton - AltLd O/S - 24/Jul/10 with Peter McCallum

tim newton - AltLd O/S - 11/Jul/10 with ben francis

had dow to ourselves - not surprised really - v cold for July due to strong wind (white horses on goats water) and greasy after heavy rain. route improved with height.
Little B - AltLd O/S - 11/Jul/10 with Tim N

2nd pitch very scrappy. Climbed the top pitch very fast as overtaking a rather slow rope of three
Richard Weller - AltLd - 03/Jul/10 with Ruth McArthur

Hidden - AltLd - 03/Jul/10

A fantastic climb with bag of exposure. Spoilt only by the idiot climbing so close to my second across the treverse that he was almost one move away. He then climbed through, running pitches 4 and 5 together, putting himself out of earshot of his second and despite the warning, suffering loads of rope drag. She ended up crossing the arete, very apologetically, with coils of rope in her hand - which although she said she knew the route, would possibly have been fatal if she tripped and fell. A lesson in not being polite and to carry on climbing. Good luck whoever is climbing with him in the Alps; you'll need it if he always climbs with so little regard to the safety of his second.
krikoman - AltLd O/S - 03/Jul/10 with Jez Wilton, Viviana Vivanco

Wonderful day out - Mark did the last pitch after I was rushed along the traverse by the chap who described us as a rather slow rope of three! Fair enough - but I would rather have enjoyed it at my own pace - "Just stretching my legs" he said! Well - bully for him! I thought his second was jeopardised by his slack seconding - but he's obviously got a wealth of experience and what do I know! The top pitch is a bit like Doorpost at Bosigran.
Jeremy Wilton - AltLd O/S - 03/Jul/10 with Viv Bianca, Mark Readman

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 27/Jun/10

Not half as good as Murrays route. Very easy.
andrea83 - AltLd O/S - 27/Jun/10 with Saffra

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 19/Jun/10

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 15/Jun/10

jayme - AltLd O/S - 15/Jun/10 with Simon Raven

darlolad - Lead O/S - 25/May/10

Dave led first . Swim in Goats Water after - Cold !
tiga271 - AltLd - 21/May/10 with Dave

Sally got lost and I ended up seconding the 2nd pitch with ropes tuck down cracks 15m apart. Was a bit horrific
Bron - AltLd O/S - 01/May/10 with Sally Lisle

Alessandro Tentori - 2nd O/S - May/10 with Paolo Fubini

Hidden - 24/Apr/10

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 24/Apr/10

lead pitch 1 and 2 together and pitch 5
alimckay - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10 with andrew, goodstuff

mark stansfield - 2nd - 24/Apr/10 with John C

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

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 14/Apr/10

Hidden - AltLd β - 07/Apr/10

Raggar - AltLd - 2010

really good day out, with lots of autumnal sunshine...found the arete, the chimney...somehow lost the crack. Gotta love multipitch!
tobyk - Lead O/S - 07/Nov/09 with Max Rayner

Jonny M - AltLd O/S - 18/Oct/09 with Alleyn Bowen

MaxR - 2nd O/S - 17/Oct/09 with Toby

jaimer - 17/Oct/09

Escaped in the wet
Nexonen - AltLd dnf - 27/Sep/09 with Heather

Lead 1st, 3rd & 5th pitches. 2nd, 3rd & 4th in drizzle, rock pretty wet.
ratm - AltLd O/S - 19/Sep/09 with Sam Booth

Dave Wearing - AltLd - 12/Sep/09 with Steve Wray

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

esther - AltLd - Sep/09

Conan - AltLd rpt - 22/Aug/09 with Dominic & Jenny

Led P1, 3 and 5. Climbed with packs to enable walk-off from the top back down to Duddon Valley. A great route with fantastic exposure on the top three pitches.
CathS - AltLd O/S - 08/Aug/09 with Keith Waddell

johniebriggs - AltLd - Aug/09

kato'sdad - Lead - 20/Jul/09 with Jon Lewis

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Jul/09

great climb, never too hard but exposure makes for a fine route. Traverse is airy to say the least! Good gear, great positions, great rock, lovely finish
monkey1 - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/09

Climbed previously (1980s)
PeteCheung - AltLd - 14/Jun/09 with Ian

Excellent route. Great weather. Last pitch gives it the Severe grade - amazing exposure beneath your feet!
hcooper - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/09 with Jennifer Slack

really nice route
Jen80 - 2nd O/S - Jun/09 with Cooper

barney@helmshore - 2nd O/S - 31/May/09 with Simon and Bruce

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/May/09

Sophie Nunn - AltLd - 29/May/09

coral21 - 2nd - 24/May/09 with Steve, Tom

mickJ - AltLd - 24/May/09 with andy l

stimpey - Lead O/S - 24/May/09 with Tom, Cas

Timpy1584 - 2nd - 24/May/09 with Caz, Steve

Went a little off route but still very worthwhile
sk8world19 - AltLd O/S - 11/May/09 with Ash Harris

Hidden - AltLd - 11/May/09

Myself and Will alternated leads, him 1,4+5, me 2 and 3. Pretty sure i was in the wrong chimney on pitch 3 (i didn't know i had passed the belay) and we never really worked out where we were after that. Ended up on easy ground with a trick 4c section. Really want to do more multi-pitch now, just have to learn to read guidebooks first!
James_D - AltLd O/S - 02/May/09 with Will and Tim

Tamati - AltLd - 02/May/09

Led 2 and 5. Was nice, all about the arete of the first pitch.
Martin Davies - AltLd O/S - 18/Apr/09 with Alex Peace

a13x - AltLd - 18/Apr/09 with Martin Davies

mikemartin - AltLd - 14/Apr/09

Me P1. Did it in 4 pitches.
eldre070 - AltLd O/S - 14/Apr/09 with Mike Martin

Welshy - AltLd - 21/Mar/09

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 27/Sep/08

Slippery as hell after rain the previous day. Fell on the first pitch at a technically easy spot due to this. But ended up leading the 2nd and last pitch. Good climb
arakis74 - AltLd - 30/Aug/08 with Mark Fyles

Rob Rocket - AltLd - 23/Aug/08 with Dave & Chris

Dave Wearing - AltLd - 23/Aug/08 with Chrissy, Rocket.

Nice and well protected
Conan - AltLd O/S - 23/Aug/08 with Chris Michalak

Very nice line, but some tough slippery bits after rain
jonny taylor - AltLd O/S - 02/Aug/08 with Cat

cat22 - AltLd O/S - 02/Aug/08 with Jonny

ollyroberts - 2nd O/S - 14/Jul/08 with Ben

metolius no 3 RIP, poor seconding!
wheelo - Lead - 13/Jul/08 with cas

cas smerdon - 2nd - 13/Jul/08 with john wheeler

Led 1,3 & 5. Great climbing. Much easier than expected.
Simon2005 - AltLd O/S - 01/Jul/08 with RonC

Lead first, third and final pitch.
daveyji - AltLd - Jul/08 with Chris Wilson

Rog Wilko - Lead - 08/Jun/08 with Lucy Bennett

vvanhinsbergh - Lead O/S - 24/May/08 with Mike Swinn

Hidden - AltLd - 10/May/08

Hidden - 2nd - 08/May/08

tomhull - AltLd - May/08 with dan barnfield

ilikemonkys - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/08 with Simon, Patrick

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/08

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Feb/08

camjberry - AltLd O/S - 2008 with Alex Nevard

Hidden - 2008

Dave Wearing - AltLd - 07/Oct/07 with John Weale.

Karlos - Lead O/S - 06/Oct/07 with Sandra

alisonk - AltLd O/S - Sep/07 with Martin

Brilliant route. Big runout on first pitch though.
lucasp - AltLd - 26/Aug/07 with judith brown

wadey1973 - AltLd O/S - 23/Aug/07 with Eric Williams

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Jun/07

ill_bill - Lead - 09/Jun/07

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 07/Jun/07

Dave Kerr - Solo - 04/Jun/07

Some exposed sections, felt more like Severe, not Mild Severe.
Andysomething - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/07 with John Marshall

Joe Miller - Lead O/S - 20/May/07 with Adam

George Bassant - AltLd - Apr/07 with Eliot Sedman

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Mar/07

Hidden - Lead - Mar/07

Hidden - Lead - 12/Aug/06

muzz44 - AltLd O/S - Aug/06

Red hot weather, thought about swimming in Goats water the whole way.
Zoomer - Lead - 25/Jul/06 with A Student

Led pitches 1,3 & 5
Whealiebob - AltLd O/S - 15/Jul/06 with Strutt

Hidden - AltLd - Jul/06

gazbonutter - AltLd O/S - Jul/06 with Pete MacDonald

Very exposed ledge. Got tired of looking down while belaying.
johnjb - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/06 with Andy P

Fine route in superb positions nr top
Mike Hall - AltLd - 29/Apr/06 with GGraham

jim robertson - 2006

Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - 2006

NewLeaf - 2nd - 2006 with brian

With Brian and Maggie. Alone on the crag.
kleinej - 2nd - 19/Jun/05 with Brian

Whitt - AltLd O/S - Jun/05 with Matt Harris

John Kettle - AltLd - 2005

Neil Conway - Lead O/S - 2005

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/04

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Sep/03

Hidden - 15/Jun/03

Hidden - AltLd - Jun/03

Hidden - AltLd - Jun/03

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/May/03

Celia Watson - 2nd - 31/May/03 with stuart watson

Hidden - AltLd - May/03

Hidden - AltLd - May/03

danm - AltLd - 2003

arose - AltLd - Oct/02 with Tom Woodcock

Howard J - AltLd O/S - 19/Jul/02 with John Turner

Peter Metcalfe - AltLd - Apr/02 with Wyn Clayton

PenJD - AltLd O/S - 2002 with Jon Ascroft

Hidden - 2nd - 2001

Mike - AltLd - 08/Jul/00 with Ade Harris

SimonN - AltLd - 30/Apr/00

biggianthead - 04/Sep/99 with Thomas

Hidden - 27/Mar/99

babymoac - AltLd - 29/Aug/98 with Charles

Hidden - AltLd - 1998

Lead 1st, 3rd & 5th pitches
Paul-Michael - AltLd O/S - 14/Jun/97 with Paul Nurse

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 1997

Led P1,3,4,5 off route P2,3 cold
stevieb - AltLd - 04/May/96 with Paul O'Looney

Rog Wilko - AltLd - Jun/92 with Debbie Wilkinson

Led 1,3&4. 1st pitch wet & windy
Iain Thow - AltLd - 23/May/92 with Chris Dodd

auld al - AltLd O/S - 1991

Tony Buckley - AltLd - Oct/89

mark-abz - AltLd - Jul/89 with Terry ?

Andy Say - Solo - 29/Jun/89

Raggar - Lead - 24/Jun/89 with Pete C, Jo G

Ian Archer - AltLd O/S - 19/Jun/89 with Robert Mirfin

Hidden - AltLd - 20/Jun/88

88 ish
lithos - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/88 with jack w

Hidden - Jul/84

Bob - Solo - 29/Apr/84

biggianthead - 18/Jun/83 with G

biggianthead - Sep/81 with M

Tom V - 1980

Working. School pupils
David Smith - Lead - 20/Jun/76

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Style of ascent

Soloed3 of 213 (1.4%)
Lead36 of 213 (16.9%)
Followed22 of 213 (10.3%)
Alt Leads136 of 213 (63.8%)
Unknown16 of 213 (7.5%)

'Climbed'111 of 213 (52.1%)
clean O/S97 of 213 (45.5%)
clean β1 of 213 (0.5%)
clean rpt3 of 213 (1.4%)
dnf1 of 213 (0.5%)