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Grasper** VS 5a

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[Central Route (foreground) and Requiem for Tired Fingers and Grasper (background), 2 kb]6m. Start 2m left of the arete and jam the slanting breaks to finish up the twin cracks. High in the grade.
first appeared in the 1973 guidebook

Ticklists: Western Peak Grit 100 VD - VS, The Pearson-Tanner Roaches Expedition.

Photo: Central Route (foreground) and Requiem for Tired Fingers and Grasper (background) © TRNovice
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Chriswallis2 - Solo O/S - 07/May/13

HB1 - Solo rpt - 06/May/13

HB1 - Solo rpt - 06/May/13

Need to practise the last move.
musicl3e - TR dnf - 06/May/13

Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/13 with Becky E

bullybones - Sent - 05/Nov/12

Sarah Brookes - TR O/S - 13/Oct/12 with terry

Hannes B - Solo O/S - 23/Sep/12

Ian Archer - TR O/S - 26/Aug/12

Hidden - Solo - 19/Jun/12

markblair - 2nd dog - 28/May/12 with Alison Dixon

HB1 - Solo rpt - 21/May/12

Paul Hy - TR O/S - 13/May/12 with Ian

HB1 - Solo rpt - 28/Mar/12

HB1 - Solo rpt - 28/Mar/12

pepperpot - 2nd dog - 27/Mar/12 with Ralph Atkinson

Souljah - Solo - 25/Mar/12 with Dave and Andi

HB1 - Solo rpt - 13/Mar/12

HB1 - Solo rpt - 13/Mar/12

augustus trout - TR - 25/Feb/12 with Ben Cooper (SPMC)

Hidden - 2nd - 13/Aug/11

andybirtwistle - Solo O/S - 21/Jul/11

Alroy - Solo O/S - 19/Jun/11 with john corbett, sam corbett

sam corbett - Solo O/S - 19/Jun/11

Felt hard, mainly due to a lack of jamming
paddyisidle - Sent - 09/Jun/11

tires you out
scotty h - 2nd dog - 04/Jun/11 with Alex Maggs

maggsy - Lead dog - 04/Jun/11 with Steven Wai, Scott Humphries

Shortarse.Crowley - Solo - Jun/11 with Justin Critchlow

donkster - Lead - 13/Apr/11 with pete buswell

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 13/Apr/11

Nick Rundall - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/11 with Adam Youd

Hidden - Lead RP - 06/Mar/11

Hidden - 2nd dog - 06/Mar/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 08/Feb/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Feb/11

donkster - Lead rpt - 21/Nov/10 with trigg, ben

bullybones - Sent - 16/Nov/10

Good gear but hard moves not HS 4a
jmjw - Lead O/S - 10/Oct/10 with Kat K, Sophie R

Josh Maye - TR - 09/Oct/10

Mark Hatton - TR dog - 05/Sep/10 with Jo Wood

Mark Dennison - Solo - 18/Jun/10

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

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/May/10

Had to use a toe hook in the break to keep me on during the rock over mantle. Not an HS 4a as per the book !
georgebe - Lead O/S - 21/May/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/May/10

Ha....most pumped ive been on a 4a climb!!
Ky - Lead dog - 17/May/10 with Tim

Hidden - Solo - 13/May/10

toasted - Sent - 21/Mar/10

Hidden - 2010

ozbaker - Lead rpt - 2010

Marvino - Lead - 08/Nov/09 with Rach

Jo wood - 2nd O/S - 31/Oct/09 with Mark Hatton, Leanne Rhoden, Jo Hepburn, Dylan Burgess

Mark Hatton - TR O/S - 31/Oct/09 with Jo Hepburn

donkster - Lead rpt - 25/Oct/09 with DaveNW

Hidden - 2nd dog - 25/Oct/09

popebenedictus - Solo O/S - 22/Aug/09 with Soloed

Hidden - Solo O/S - 16/Aug/09

Had to back of lead- found the thin cracks very awkward- but eventually did it. Latest Rockfax gives it HS 4a !! - thought it a hard 5a.
bobpilgrem - TR - 11/Aug/09 with Bob/Tom

tompilgrem - TR dnf - 11/Aug/09 with Dad

This was good. Vicky didn't make it up :-(
SGD - Lead - 13/Jul/09 with Vicky Holmes

Hidden - Lead - 11/Jul/09

Rampikino - Lead - 28/Jun/09 with Cat

hapymike - Lead - 04/Jun/09

Tired myself out at the jam getting gear out, so had to slump and have a rest. No problems otherwise
gav - 2nd dog - 25/May/09 with Dave

Hidden - Lead - 25/May/09

Hidden - Solo - 05/Apr/09

Found this ALOT easier this time!
Rock Fairy - 2nd - 05/Apr/09 with Dave & Mike & Sharon

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Mar/09

john lynch - Lead - 03/Jul/08 with mike lynch

martin one - Lead - 14/Jun/08 with Sue

thrutch - Solo - 10/Jun/08

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

Alfredo - Lead - Nov/07 with Ben H

Barry D - AltLd - 04/Sep/07 with Chris M

I found this hard.
Rock Fairy - 2nd - 10/Jun/07 with david

nice little mini route....NEVER HVS though; solid 5a move but only 3 metres up and by as much bomb proof gear as you've bothered to take with you!!
Peakphil - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/07

if you use the right hand its a great hand jam! 'Requiem for tired fingers'next door is a great cunning boulder prob.
Col Allott - Solo O/S - 24/May/07

Rampikino - Lead - 04/May/05 with Liz Hay

FrankW - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/00 with Mark L

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Mar/00

Hidden - Solo - 2000

Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd - Oct/97

Duncan Bourne - Lead dog - 30/Apr/94 with D Hanson

Hidden - Lead - 21/Jun/92

andrew300169 - Solo - 20/Jun/92

tlr - Solo - 30/Jun/91

Roget - Solo rpt - 04/May/91

andrew300169 - 1990

Roget - 2nd O/S - 17/Jun/89 with jim

Voting
Total votes cast 68
hard HVS0 of 24
HVS0 of 24
easy HVS3 of 24
hard VS9 of 24
VS11 of 24
easy VS0 of 24
hard HS1 of 24
HS0 of 24
easy HS0 of 24
hard 5b0 of 24
5b0 of 24
easy 5b0 of 24
hard 5a1 of 24
5a22 of 24
easy 5a0 of 24
hard 4c1 of 24
4c0 of 24
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Style of ascent

Soloed26 of 89 (29.2%)
Lead28 of 89 (31.5%)
Followed18 of 89 (20.2%)
Toproped10 of 89 (11.2%)
Bouldered4 of 89 (4.5%)
Alt Leads1 of 89 (1.1%)
Unknown2 of 89 (2.2%)

'Climbed'39 of 89 (43.8%)
clean O/S26 of 89 (29.2%)
clean rpt11 of 89 (12.4%)
clean RP1 of 89 (1.1%)
dogged10 of 89 (11.2%)
dnf2 of 89 (2.2%)