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Sinew** HVS 5a

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[Before the crux, 3 kb]40m. A fine pitch which is well protected throughout. Ascend the obvious curving crack to a pair of ledges at half height. Twin pegs above the second, leftmost ledge protect a definitive crux. Above this follow a series of ledges rightwards past a dubious-looking but still-attached block well visible from the base of the route. Abseil from the in-situ thread around a small tree.

Ticklists: Orange Spot Lower Wye.

Photo: Before the crux © Tomprusk
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This climb is in 151 logbooks, and on 12 wishlists.

Foxy - Lead O/S - 15/May/13 with Neil Morbey

Pbclimbing.com - AltLd O/S - 06/May/13 with henry castle

lakeyross - 29/Apr/13

Gavdee1 - 2nd - 19/Apr/13

Really nice climbing
Kevster - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/13 with Rob Sc, Gavin Dee

Anthony Dixon - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/13

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Apr/13

jcook1980 - Lead O/S - 23/Feb/13 with Leo

wurzelinzummerset - 2nd - 15/Feb/13 with Ric

bonelessivar - Lead O/S - 15/Feb/13 with Alan

TommityP - Lead O/S - 01/Feb/13

Met two bloke's here wile I was doing a reccey of the cliffs and they offered me to sec this route. So glad I did. Spot on. Thanks guys. I will be back. Tomorrow...;-)
luke glaister - 2nd O/S - 04/Jan/13 with Len Gerrard

Glad you enjoyed it Luke and hope today's lead went well – see you round
Len Gerrard - 2nd - 04/Jan/13

Kyuzo - 01/Dec/12

Excellent route
prinny - 2nd O/S - 01/Dec/12 with Virgil Scott

Pero - 2nd - 14/Oct/12

Stone Muppet - 2nd rpt - 06/Oct/12 with af

simonf - 2nd O/S - 04/Sep/12 with Simon

Gareth T - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/12 with Amber

EllieWoods - 2nd O/S - 19/Aug/12 with Nick

Nick led. Excellent climb.
Sarah Welsh - 2nd O/S - 19/Aug/12 with Nick Donohue, Emma Grant

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Aug/12

RossT - Lead - 30/Jul/12 with Jamie T

cem - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12 with Steve Gould

Some nice jamming.
masa-alpin - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/12 with Jamie R, Simon P

Jim Malo - 2nd O/S - 10/Jun/12 with Barry

fatbuoybazza - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/12 with jim

dave657 - Lead rpt - 09/Jun/12 with Alys

WalnutHorse - Lead O/S - 19/May/12

ASchwirtz - Lead O/S - 05/May/12 with Claire Duffield

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/12

First lead after taking an unpleasant fall so I laced the hell out of it. Excellent climb though
Ybot Htulk - Lead - 15/Apr/12 with Sonya

mikeyg - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/12 with Becky Butcher, Will Twigger

wurzelinzummerset - 2nd - 03/Apr/12 with Dieter

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/Mar/12

Very good quality climb.
bpmclimb - Lead rpt - 02/Feb/12 with Clare

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Jan/12

Awesome
simon.white.1000 - Lead O/S - 28/Jan/12 with Tim Ashlin

mrfeebus - 2012

Ollie B - Lead O/S - 18/Dec/11 with B.Brewer

Chubbard - 2nd O/S - 20/Nov/11 with Ray, Derek

adam 24 - Lead O/S - 12/Nov/11

Gibbo - Lead - 25/Oct/11 with Ollie Keynes

Some fun crack moves. Not typical of limestone
Nick Russell - Lead O/S - 08/Oct/11

Eike - 2nd - 01/Oct/11 with Tom Blight

brilliant - save a little gear for the last moves!
thomb - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11 with Eike

Great flowing moves - easier than Fibre?
jamespilgrim - 2nd O/S - 24/Sep/11 with RobinL

Really enjoyable route from start to finish. 40m of fun :)
BB1 - 2nd O/S - 24/Sep/11 with Andy Carson

bit lose in places, but otherwise good climbing, especially in the top half
msoldn - 2nd O/S - 03/Sep/11 with Sam

mandy - Lead O/S - Sep/11 with bridgette

andy dunn - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/11 with Big Ben, J

Hidden - Lead - 21/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/11

This is a great route. Absolutely bomber protection all the way and flowing moves. The tree with the ab tat is not particularly solid (whole thing moving down to the base) so we walked off.
Monk - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/11 with Matt Hartgrove

hobbitmat - 2nd - 10/Jul/11 with Monk

Jon Didymus - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/11 with Ra

hotfeet - Lead - 25/Jun/11

waynem1985 - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/11 with Mark, Antony Davies

DL Led. Great climb with a spectacular view from the top. First climb at this crag. Some exciting moves but as much protection as you can carry and an obvious route.
fragglerock - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/11 with Jon Lumb

Superb route.
grumpyoldjanner - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/11 with Matt 'Bungle' Larkins

evilweed - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/11 with Dan

Had to bail from the 1/3 height ledge as it was pissing it down :-(
will_benfold - Lead dnf - 11/Jun/11 with Stefanie

_m.cox_ - Lead O/S - 06/May/11 with Jason Williams

Goose4 - Lead O/S - 01/May/11 with Jamie Townsend

This is a gem of a climb in terms of it's length, position and moves. Comparable to equivalents of this type in the Peak. Worth 3 star
neilh - Lead - 30/Apr/11 with Rob Davies

Bomber gear all the way, not one hard move but just steady all the way to the top. Easy for the grade but the situation adds a sense of seriousness
stvredmond - Lead - 12/Feb/11 with Helen Norris

Really good, quite steep but worth the effort.
Helnorris - 2nd - 12/Feb/11 with Steve Redmond

Tim Sparrow - 2011

Hidden - 2011

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

JonBrown - Lead O/S - 13/Nov/10 with Amie Horton

Jo Davison - 2nd O/S - 13/Nov/10 with Dougie

dswansonlow - Lead O/S - 13/Nov/10 with Jo Davison

A bit damp. Repeated both this and Fibre today despite having done both only yesterday, as they were just about the only routes dry enough.
bpmclimb - Lead rpt - 02/Nov/10 with Helen S

hms - 2nd β - 02/Nov/10 with Brian

bpmclimb - Lead rpt - 01/Nov/10 with James Lane

simonp - Lead O/S - Oct/10 with Annelies Sarrazyn

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Sep/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Sep/10

Brucifer - 2nd - 11/Sep/10 with alan rosier

Becky C - 2nd - 30/Aug/10 with Duncan

Nice
hotfeet - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/10 with Keith

Paul Robertson - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/10 with Pylon King

Forgotten how nice this is.
The Pylon King - 2nd rpt - 22/Aug/10 with Paul Robertson

muttley_109 - 2nd O/S - 17/Jul/10 with Paul O'Neil, Gary Lewis

Great route. Sustained climbing. Loads of gear on the route. A couple of tough moves, but I mainly struggled due to pump. Used one point of aid.
mattrm - 2nd O/S - 17/Jul/10 with Will Jones

stuart34 - 2nd - 09/Jun/10

stuart34 - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/10 with Stuart Buchan

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Jun/10

Alasdair88 - Lead O/S - 22/May/10 with Liz davies

lizzie789 - 2nd O/S - 22/May/10 with Al Franks

mikeshewring - Lead O/S - 15/May/10

Hidden - Lead - 13/May/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/May/10

Great route. good length with interesting moves all the way. shed load of rock/hex placements.
Alan100 - Lead - 09/May/10

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

theotherpetehill - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/10

PanzerHanzler - 2nd O/S - 07/Apr/10 with Dan Simmonds, Martin Hore

DaNo123 - 2nd - 07/Apr/10 with martin, Hanzler

Greg Pittam - 2nd O/S - 27/Mar/10 with Raff

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/10

Didn't clip the pegs, you can get a good cam in above them.
dave657 - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/10 with paul b

irish paul - 2nd - 21/Mar/10 with Dave Ripley

a few hollow sounding holds after the crux, maybe they have deteriorated a bit due to icing this cold winter? nothing too worrying mind.
Stone Muppet - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/10 with jg

This climb is really worth doing!
chris wyatt - Lead O/S - 07/Nov/09 with steve tree

bpmclimb - Lead rpt - 17/Sep/09 with Clare

james.lane - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/09 with Adam

Marti999 - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/09 with Mark Glaister

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Jul/09

Sam W - 2nd - 04/Jul/09 with Tom Bide

a lovely little route
cornishben - 2nd O/S - 30/Jun/09 with Gareth Pratt

DorsetGareth - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/09 with Ben Sutton

joehanks61 - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/09 with Tom Coulthard

Different Steve - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/09 with Clio

Clee - 2nd - 20/Jun/09 with Steve

Bristoldave - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/09 with Joe & Caroline

TimPerkin - Lead O/S - 31/May/09 with Dave Gale

tobydunford - Lead O/S - 26/May/09 with Jamie Ward

jamie ward - 2nd O/S - 26/May/09 with Toby Dunford

brilliant route - had a bit left
evhall - Lead O/S - 09/May/09 with Cutts

gdb4060 - Lead - 05/Apr/09 with Rick Sewards

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/09

Bomber gear all the way. Double peg at crux in good nick.
Owen W-G - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/09 with Rigby

Tomprusk - Lead O/S - 10/Mar/09 with Dad

martinazando - 2nd O/S - 12/Oct/08 with Al Benson

I thought it was pretty tough in places and I almost peeled off passing the pegs!
al99 - Lead O/S - 11/Oct/08 with Martina Zandonella

lukehodson - 2nd O/S - 03/Oct/08 with Sam Smith, Greg Pittam

Wonderful Route! Steady climbing with good protection
Greg Pittam - Lead O/S - 03/Oct/08 with Sam Smith & Luke Hodson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/08

MikeLell - 2nd - 20/Jun/08 with Ian Bryant

Rob84 - AltLd β - 31/May/08 with Andy F

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/08

DannyK - 2nd O/S - 16/Apr/08 with pep

bpmclimb - Lead O/S - 17/Mar/08 with Clare

Split it into two pitches...shouldn't have really but I got tired!
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/07 with Christian

Jim Slater - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/07 with Mirek Markvart

leigh - 2nd - 14/Apr/07 with Ed

Hidden - Lead - Apr/07

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Jan/07

Jason Gotel - Lead O/S - May/06 with Pippa Lansdown

Wil Treasure - Lead - Dec/03 with Malcolm

The Pylon King - Lead O/S - Nov/03 with Ady Short

verticalsport - 2nd - 25/May/02 with Nick

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jan/01

Nigel R Lewis - 2nd - 17/Mar/91 with Gary Lewis

strapless - Lead - Sep/90 with Ju

My guide put it at VS, but my note says 5a at least... borne out
Jelly Mould Surfer - Lead O/S - 22/Jul/90

ChrisJD - Lead - 23/Aug/88

davemhart - Lead O/S - 1988

sniffer - 2nd - 1988 with Chris Court

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Voting
Total votes cast 139
hard E10 of 50
E10 of 50
easy E10 of 50
hard HVS1 of 50
HVS36 of 50
easy HVS11 of 50
hard VS2 of 50
VS0 of 50
easy VS0 of 50
hard 5b0 of 46
5b0 of 46
easy 5b0 of 46
hard 5a2 of 46
5a37 of 46
easy 5a6 of 46
hard 4c1 of 46
4c0 of 46
easy 4c0 of 46
3 Stars19 of 43
2 Stars18 of 43
1 Star5 of 43
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Style of ascent

Lead89 of 151 (58.9%)
Followed55 of 151 (36.4%)
Alt Leads2 of 151 (1.3%)
Unknown5 of 151 (3.3%)

'Climbed'42 of 151 (27.8%)
clean O/S99 of 151 (65.6%)
clean β2 of 151 (1.3%)
clean rpt7 of 151 (4.6%)
dnf1 of 151 (0.7%)