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Secret Identity* VS 4c

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[better than it looked, 3 kb]17m. Climb the white groove left of Dirty Harry into the peapod below a small overhang. Make interesting moves over the overhang to easier ground and a good belay station. Well protected, but some may find a little hard in the grade.

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This climb is in 130 logbooks, and on 7 wishlists.

Hidden - Lead - 07/May/13

martin one - Lead rpt - 05/May/13 with Tom gold

Hidden - 2nd - 05/May/13

dpiddock - Lead dnf - 20/Apr/13 with Tom ?

tomdadom - 2nd - 20/Apr/13

wurzelinzummerset - 2nd - 22/Sep/12 with Pete

good gear (surprisingly good in the lower part as well), interesting climbing, just a little sandy and dirty in parts
pheotleyr - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/12 with Alan

Peter Lovell - Lead O/S - 14/Sep/12

firthy1234 - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/12

9th of 17 routes in 6 hours.
ericinbristol - Lead rpt - 02/Sep/12 with Johnny S

martin one - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/12 with Tim

Hidden - 26/Aug/12

kim.mulji - Lead O/S - 29/Jul/12 with Dave T

Pero - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/12

Alasdair88 - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12 with Claire

Duncan Turner - Lead - 06/Jul/12 with stu

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 06/Jul/12

Crux is still taxing the secret is not to suffer from tunnel vision - there are more holds than the obvious ones - but that should be a general rule. Great lead by adrian after a long lay off
PaulWatson - Lead rpt - 01/Jul/12 with Adrian

Puffed and swore
adebid - Lead O/S - 01/Jul/12

Bacisally, i bottled it before pulling into the pod. One to come back to when a bit more confident. Nice lookin route though
stoneback - Lead dnf - 02/Jun/12 with Alan

Tala M - 2nd O/S - 27/May/12 with Matt Thomas

Good foot work will help on this route especially when placing gear which is all good. Moving through the bulges not that bad just a little committment needed, but each move is protected, worth a star.
matthomas79 - Lead O/S - 27/May/12 with Tala M

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

gravity - 2nd - 27/May/12 with Ian Lau

Darrell Read - Lead O/S - 20/May/12 with Adam Gayton

2nd ever trad lead loved it didnt find it too hard good gear nice moves the roof was execrating
mallardhealhook - Lead O/S - 13/May/12

marcduhig - 2nd O/S - 15/Apr/12 with Sexy Liz

lizzie789 - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/12 with Marc Duhig

Second time, this time clean. Pulling over the overhang still as scary as the first time. Glad I did it.
pffft - Lead rpt - 10/Mar/12 with Andrew Bangs

Niall_H - 2nd - 15/Oct/11 with Mary S

Strenuous! More like 5a?
mes32 - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11

richardhopton - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11 with Matt Thombs

Hidden - Lead rpt - 01/Oct/11

Found this a tricky number. Had to back track through the overhang after half a move and rested on rope. Got it next attempt.
pffft - Lead dog - 28/Sep/11 with Jojo Mills

luke_judd - Lead - 24/Sep/11 with Sarah Smith

Ian JL - Lead O/S - 03/Sep/11

Strenuous at the grade
Phil Murray - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/11 with Liz

Really nice climb with some good moves involved in getting into the hollow then out and over the overhang. Took an inexplicable fall moving into under the overhang the right time, but was fine on second attempt. Abseiled & walked out in the dark and forgot my damn rock boots!
harryjan - 2nd RP - 13/Aug/11 with Andrew Worster

matjam - 2nd - 29/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/11

mandy - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/11 with bridgette

another enjoyable little route
BB1 - 2nd - 02/Jul/11 with Andy Carson

GBM - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/11 with Chiz

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 02/Jul/11

Marcos31 - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/11 with Pam Loftus, Al Watson

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Jun/11

hotfeet - Lead - 26/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 19/Jun/11

aipattison - 2nd O/S - 19/Jun/11 with UBMC

nice easy route to do when its soaking wet.
j miller - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/11 with elena

a really fun route, Not very well protected in the first third but the rest of the route is.
JamesRich - Lead O/S - 11/Jun/11 with Paul Rich

Hidden - Lead - 10/Jun/11

Rich God 3 - Lead - 28/May/11 with Pip

Hidden - Lead - 28/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 09/Apr/11

Submit to Gravity - 2nd O/S - 19/Mar/11 with Tom

Tim W - 2nd O/S - 05/Mar/11 with Matthew Thomson

arthur_de_briton - Lead - 05/Mar/11 with tim wilkinson

Got it on second attempt, very slimey in the conditions, especially the crucial toe hold I was in whislst making the crux bomb proof (although I see Gingergeorge - in the photo - seems to have a much better stance going there). Great belaying by Kat!
PaulWatson - Lead β - 09/Oct/10 with Fred, Kat

Fred_Richard - 2nd - 09/Oct/10 with PaulWatson

kat-lyle - 2nd - 09/Oct/10 with PaulWatson

Hidden - 2nd - 22/Sep/10

MarkCunnington - Lead O/S - 15/Aug/10 with Chris Johnson

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Jul/10

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Jul/10

UndeRsoGGycrAg - Lead - 25/Jul/10 with Jo

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Jul/10

Curly Rich - Lead β - 17/Jul/10 with Dave F, Ollie

Fatclimber - 2nd β - 11/Jul/10 with Jason Garnham

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

fatbuoybazza - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/10 with liv_the_div

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/10

Jessie Rushbrooke - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/10 with GF

mfoster8180 - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/10 with Rhoda Bashford

SharonC1604 - 2nd - 13/Jun/10

Danos - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/10 with Rich

strenuous pulling over the roof. would of been easier if i took my time and placed better gear.
stvredmond - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/10 with Helen Norris

Very pumpy up over the overhang. Good climb.
Helnorris - 2nd - 05/Jun/10 with Steve Redmond

Hard!
stuart34 - Lead O/S - 25/May/10 with Jess Christley

Jess Christley - 2nd - 25/May/10 with Stuart Inchley

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

Oh no another VS dnf:( looks a good route as well, it was all there but had expended so much energy making gear bombproof that didnt have the strength left. Plenty of protection if you take care with it. We'll be back.
PaulWatson - Lead dnf - 18/May/10 with Dan

Fell 30 feet, ripped out a cam and stopped 4/5 feet off the deck.Broke my heel bone bouncing off a ledge- hard for VS and quite tricky to protect in places. Should have placed more gear under overhang but was frantically trying to beat the pump....lesson learned!
Days on Rock - Lead dnf - 09/May/10 with geoff norton

martinp - 2nd - 20/Apr/10 with Alan C

mol - Lead - 11/Apr/10 with Jesse

Jesse Dufton - 2nd - 11/Apr/10 with Molly Thompson

Harder than it looked and gear not as good as the guide claims! Final bulge well protected, though.
mullermn - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/10 with Kylie Richards

crossdressingrodney - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/10 with Tomar

Vertigo1 - 2nd O/S - 06/Mar/10

Liam_weaver - 2nd - 2010

bpmclimb - Lead rpt - 04/Oct/09 with Helen

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Oct/09

made a pigs ear pulling into top crack above roof of pod - doh!
leigh - Lead dog - 04/Oct/09 with Ed

gingergeorge - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/09

Sandrine - 2nd - 26/Sep/09 with George

Sandrine - 2nd - 26/Sep/09 with George

Alaric - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/09 with garywong

garywong - 2nd O/S - 12/Sep/09 with Paul Chalmers

Chris Sansum - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/09 with Gary Lewin

Wilbur - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/09 with Iain

Thought this was quite tough, and the gear is not as good as is suggested by the guide. Good though.
catt - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/09 with Will

simonw1 - Lead O/S - 31/May/09 with conrad and heather

d_meacher - 2nd O/S - 25/May/09 with Trisha Murphy

Trisha Murphy - Lead O/S - 25/May/09 with d_meacher

chrisallan - Lead O/S - 23/May/09

bpmclimb - Lead O/S - 02/May/09 with Rupert

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/09

Hidden - 2nd dog - Apr/09

With RhysP too. Great route but I didn't trust the gear in the groove so faffed around, inlcuding down climbing twice to the ledge. In the end went for it, got a cam and good nut in the overhanging crack and just keep going. Not an HS in my book - I've climbed better protected HVS routes (but that might say more about those routes than this one).
Dax - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/09 with Rob Carroll

SamStokes - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/09 with Ben Matthews

jimbomann - Lead O/S - Mar/09 with Tom Relf

Intimidating but straightforward with a short well protected crux. HS 4c?
Toreador - Lead O/S - 19/Jul/08 with Carmen

Cardi - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/08 with Andy F

Not the thug route it appears
gareth r - Lead O/S - 18/May/08 with Phil

eagleopus - 2nd O/S - 18/May/08 with Keith

PhillipG - 2nd - 18/May/08 with Gareth

VS 4c in new guide but i reckon HVS 5a is right
The Pylon King - 2nd O/S - 05/Apr/08 with James Moyle

James Moyle - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/08 with Pylon King

Paul Robertson - 2nd - 02/Sep/07 with Richardr

richardr - Lead O/S - Sep/07

Not as hard as it's neighbour, nice little overhang at the top.
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/07 with Baz

toasted - Lead - 10/Jun/07 with Ian Atkins

Mark Salter - 2nd - 28/Apr/07 with Chris Shorrock

Wilbur - 2nd O/S - 02/Jul/06 with Matt

Hidden - 2nd - Jun/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/05

ericinbristol - Lead O/S - 2005 with Ben

Hidden - Lead - 05/Jun/93

ChrisJD - 2nd - 06/May/89

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Voting
Total votes cast 100
hard HVS0 of 36
HVS0 of 36
easy HVS4 of 36
hard VS23 of 36
VS8 of 36
easy VS0 of 36
hard HS1 of 36
HS0 of 36
easy HS0 of 36
hard 5a0 of 34
5a0 of 34
easy 5a13 of 34
hard 4c13 of 34
4c7 of 34
easy 4c1 of 34
hard 4b0 of 34
4b0 of 34
easy 4b0 of 34
3 Stars0 of 30
2 Stars1 of 30
1 Star21 of 30
0 Stars8 of 30
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Style of ascent

Lead81 of 130 (62.3%)
Followed48 of 130 (36.9%)
Unknown1 of 130 (0.8%)

'Climbed'40 of 130 (30.8%)
clean O/S70 of 130 (53.8%)
clean β3 of 130 (2.3%)
clean rpt9 of 130 (6.9%)
clean RP1 of 130 (0.8%)
dogged3 of 130 (2.3%)
dnf4 of 130 (3.1%)