I lead the first pitch. Was super steep, probably vertical, and though only about 6 - 8m it was super hard work with some less than ideal technique meaning one or two longer than desired lock offs were used. Definitely a full on IV 4 as it was hacked out at all. Belayed in the Ice Cave as it was too cool not to despite what John thought. John took the second pitch trending left out of the Cave taking the gully up to the left and taking a short step as steep as the starting section. Also managed to get his peg from his previous ascent with Haydn in January.
MPSBunny - AltLd O/S - 07/Apr/13 with John Brannock
Second pitch.
Brannock - AltLd - 07/Apr/13
timofy - AltLd O/S - 06/Apr/13
Hidden - AltLd - 06/Apr/13
thomasaneurinsmith - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/13 with Stuart Reeves
Tom led as one pitch
stuaart - 2nd - 06/Apr/13 with Thomas Smith
Great little route, felt much harder than the kitchen. Tech 5 in its current nick?
joe.91 - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/13 with Thomas Reid
Found the first pitch up to the cave technically very hard getting round chandeliered ice. More than 4 anyway. Top pitch was easy 3, maybe a steep 2 up the groove on the left.
NathanP - AltLd - 04/Apr/13
tim newton - AltLd O/S - 02/Apr/13 with stuart lade
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 02/Apr/13
Hidden - Lead - 02/Apr/13
Hidden - 2nd rpt - 01/Apr/13
kdalzell - 2nd - 01/Apr/13 with Liam Fleming
jon clayton - Lead - 01/Apr/13 with Dave Hanham
Hidden - 2nd - Apr/13
adie84 - 31/Mar/13 with Ben Wolstenholme
Hidden - 2nd - 31/Mar/13
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/Mar/13
First pitch to big ledge then bailed due to large amount of running water
climber34neil - 31/Mar/13
Chris Hind - Lead O/S - 31/Mar/13 with Bry
Ben Wolstenholme - AltLd - 31/Mar/13 with Rob Adie
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/Mar/13
steve.warrington - Lead O/S - 31/Mar/13 with Dave Simpson, Nik Goile
SPD224 - AltLd - 30/Mar/13 with Martin Smith
Excellent climb. Ice was rock solid on the steep section though, made for a couple of floundering moves.
Lxaddison - 2nd - 30/Mar/13 with Paul Addison
In good nick. We both found it quite demanding at the grade.
thomb - AltLd O/S - 30/Mar/13 with Jess
Andy_B39 - Lead O/S - 30/Mar/13 with Ben Rigby
Brilliant lead of the crux pitch by Kin Choi using blunt tools!
Pete_Frost - AltLd - 29/Mar/13 with Kin Choi
Blunt picks really don't help. Otherwise, it should've been a clean ascent. Quite hard ice. Dry but chopped up on the steepest section. Bit steep for a grade 4.
Skinny Kin - AltLd dog - 29/Mar/13 with Pete Frost
Sickening hot aches.. grr..
wolf.leeb - AltLd O/S - 26/Mar/13 with jo
Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Mar/13
With Haydn, good route, ice bit soft but ok, one big pitch.
Brannock - Lead O/S - 25/Jan/13
Hidden - 2nd - 25/Jan/13
Excellent fun, the ice was a little wet so don't expect it to be there too much longer. Lead climber, Rob, did as one long pitch.
Puma - 2nd - 25/Jan/13 with Rob Stone
Left hand variant in one 50m pitch belaying in exit gully.
lithos - Lead - 25/Jan/13 with paul d
Belayed below the crux, Used too many ice screws in the first section.
Fantastic climb.
Double Knee Bar - AltLd O/S - 24/Jan/13 with Blanchie
AB1965 - AltLd - 24/Jan/13 with Bob Johnson
first ice climb . great day out.
tim000 - 2nd - 23/Jan/13
Hidden - 2nd - 23/Jan/13
Gerallt Owain - Lead O/S - 22/Jan/13 with Dan Jones
TCarrick - 22/Jan/13
awesome! left hand finish
Webster - Lead O/S - 22/Jan/13
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 22/Jan/13
TomMorgan - AltLd O/S - 21/Jan/13 with Ben Rigby
Pretty wet in places, but generally in good nick. Left hand finish as the curtain to the right still looks a little hollow. Lead both pitches.
ianstevens - Lead O/S - 21/Jan/13
Hidden - 21/Jan/13
benrigby - AltLd O/S - 21/Jan/13
Quite wet, but in pretty good condition - Nick took the first pitch and I took the second. The right hand route for the second pitch was not so well formed, and very wet, so I went for the left hand variation.
SJS - AltLd O/S - 20/Jan/13 with Nick
I took the first pitch, (which went well after much faffing with crampons) and belayed under a waterfall (don't do this - it's cold and wet). Steve led the left-hand variation to the top
Nick Russell - AltLd O/S - 20/Jan/13 with Steve
Very nice climb in fairly good nick, but hard in the grade compared with Scottish IV 4 on ice. Fortunately (perhaps ?) it was quite hooked out although not completely on the crux, which made it easier. We took the left hand variation at the top as the ice curtain wasn't very well formed yet.
CurlyStevo - Lead - Jan/13 with Rob
Hidden - 2013
Hidden - Jan/11
Phil Belcher - AltLd O/S - Jan/11 with tommy
Pay attention - Lead - Jan/11
Hidden - 2011
Adam Lincoln - Lead O/S - 27/Dec/10 with John Cooke
Lenny - Lead rpt - 27/Dec/10 with John
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Dec/10
Led in one pitch.
tatz45 - Lead O/S - 27/Dec/10 with Jamie Tattersall
Chubbard - Lead O/S - 27/Dec/10 with C Godfrey
sam820 - Lead O/S - 26/Dec/10 with Matt Sutton
Hidden - 2nd - 26/Dec/10
Tom Hutton - 2nd - 25/Dec/10 with Rufus
Hidden - AltLd - 25/Dec/10
Ashley Hold - 2nd O/S - 25/Dec/10 with Matthew Wheadon
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 24/Dec/10
Certainly steeper than it looked in the first pitch. Great route though.
AMarchant - AltLd O/S - 24/Dec/10 with Ally Hurst
Hidden - AltLd - 23/Dec/10
Decptively steep.
Rampikino - Lead - 23/Dec/10 with Cat
Stuart Wildman - AltLd O/S - 22/Dec/10
Stuart led pitch 1, I led top pitch
mickJ - Lead - 22/Dec/10 with Stuart Wildman
jparry75 - AltLd - 19/Dec/10 with m.evans
Hidden - AltLd - 09/Dec/10
tall paul - 2nd - 09/Dec/10 with aiden
ollyroberts - 2nd O/S - 09/Dec/10 with Ben
joese7en - Lead O/S - 09/Dec/10
Glyn - AltLd O/S - 08/Dec/10 with Andy Barker
A bit brittle in places but made easier through a mulitude of previous ascents.
Andrew Barker - AltLd O/S - 08/Dec/10 with Glyn Hudson
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 08/Dec/10
lukewilliams - Lead - 08/Dec/10
samrad - AltLd O/S - 07/Dec/10 with james G
Hidden - AltLd - 07/Dec/10
With G and Rob, torch lit ascent. Seperate trip to the kitchen from climbing earlier in the day.
mynyddresident - AltLd rpt - 07/Dec/10 with geraint
Lead 2nd pitch: A great, if short route. Still packs a punch.
farmus21 - AltLd - 07/Dec/10 with Sam Radcliffe
Owain Llewelyn - AltLd - 07/Dec/10 with Gareth E
Hidden - Lead - 07/Dec/10
Night time ascent
Rob84 - 2nd O/S - 07/Dec/10 with Nick, Geriant
P1 this time.
groovy_nut - AltLd rpt - 06/Dec/10 with Matt K
Lead the first pitch, steep but good ice. The second pitch was not fully formed so topped out via the little gully to the left (Todd's lead on thin ice and fresh powder...)
R_W_M - Lead O/S - 05/Dec/10 with Todd
Andrew Sloan - Lead O/S - 05/Dec/10 with Steve Grove
Ace! III with sections of IV I thought...
ruaidh - AltLd - 05/Dec/10 with Jonah
chadrads - 2nd O/S - 05/Dec/10 with andy chapman
1st route of this winter :- )
Ian Andrews - Lead O/S - 04/Dec/10 with Wayne Gordon, Pete Williams
tim_mcd - AltLd O/S - 04/Dec/10 with cmsg
Hidden - 2nd - 04/Dec/10
inuklm - Lead O/S - 04/Dec/10 with Jonathon Hazel
Went up the v-groove for P2 which was quite thin and unconsolidated in places
Clay C - Lead O/S - 04/Dec/10 with James C
Not fully formed and very hacked out
stuart34 - Lead O/S - 04/Dec/10 with Stuart Buchan
TDembrey - AltLd O/S - 04/Dec/10 with Rob
Tim did first pitch. Steep and shattering. Second pitch not in great shape, so I shot up the gulley.
cmsg - AltLd O/S - 04/Dec/10 with Tim McDonald
Led P1
andysroom - AltLd O/S - 04/Dec/10
Retreated after first pitch
Messners Yeti - Lead dnf - 03/Dec/10 with Tom Mansfield
Steep but good ice for the first pitch, brittle and thin in the grove on the second pitch
AB1965 - Lead - 01/Dec/10 with Bob Johnson
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 01/Dec/10
bob johnson - AltLd O/S - 01/Dec/10 with Al Borrett
tscoobydoo - AltLd O/S - Dec/10 with phillip belcher
Tim Sparrow - Solo - Dec/10
Hidden - AltLd - Dec/10
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Dec/10
kenneM - AltLd O/S - Dec/10
Hidden - AltLd - Nov/10
Hidden - AltLd - 14/Jan/10
Hidden - AltLd - 14/Jan/10
Bennykr - AltLd O/S - 14/Jan/10 with JB
Sari Nevala - AltLd - 14/Jan/10 with Eddie
amazing, finished as it went dark Ben's first lce lead on 1st pitch. I led 2nd pitch, amazing fun :)
Jillybean - AltLd - 14/Jan/10 with Ben
north country boy - AltLd - 14/Jan/10 with Tim Hill
Andrew.Davies - AltLd O/S - 13/Jan/10 with chris
frost - Solo O/S - 13/Jan/10
Led 2nd pitch and went up V groove this time. First pitch was just slush, melting when we were climbing too.
sleavesley - AltLd O/S - 13/Jan/10 with Karl
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 11/Jan/10
First team on it that day. Was surprised to see it dripping quite a lot. Steep central section getting a lot of drips - one reason not to hang around. Belayed on the open face after traversing left from the cave. Seconded pitch 2.
Karlos - AltLd O/S - 10/Jan/10 with Tom
LardClimber - Lead O/S - 10/Jan/10 with Dave Williams
Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Jan/10
Led first steep pitch to icicle cave
cmtoombs - AltLd O/S - 10/Jan/10
bob johnson - AltLd O/S - 10/Jan/10 with Al Borrett, Rich Ball
lead first pitch
spidey - AltLd - 10/Jan/10
Hidden - AltLd - 10/Jan/10
juza - Lead - 10/Jan/10 with Andy D
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Jan/10
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Jan/10
I led the esier left variant of the second pitch. Fantastic.
Steven Andrews - AltLd - 09/Jan/10 with Lucas
Martin Davies - AltLd O/S - 09/Jan/10 with Gareth Mottram
Bex_M - 2nd - 09/Jan/10 with Duncan Dunbar
blanchie14c - Lead O/S - 08/Jan/10 with Mark Wilson, Dave Clarke
groovy_nut - AltLd O/S - 08/Jan/10 with Patrick
rob k - AltLd O/S - 08/Jan/10 with H Griffin
Mark Wilson23 - 2nd - 08/Jan/10 with Dave Clarke, Paul blanchard
Hidden - 2nd - 07/Jan/10
Led 2nd pitch. Steve belayed after the (unexpected) crux
Cardi - AltLd O/S - 07/Jan/10 with Steve B, Andy F
jcurley - 2nd O/S - 07/Jan/10 with Mike Buddle
good nick, but more top end III than IV (or so i'm told)
Dom Whillans - 06/Jan/10 with a.crook
wanted to do for some time, great fun and fairly easy tbh. doen in on huge run out. probably best done this way for full enjoyment
A Crook - Lead O/S - 06/Jan/10 with Dom Stockton
offroute - 06/Jan/10 with john bunney
Hidden - Solo O/S - 05/Jan/10
willson - 2nd - 05/Jan/10 with Wills
Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Jan/10
Rhys Jones - 05/Jan/10 with bonita
Lead through did route in one pitch.
Bram - Lead - 05/Jan/10
Great route, better conditions.
Merlin - AltLd O/S - 05/Jan/10 with Grayham Stephenson
Hidden - 2nd - 04/Jan/10
tricky traverse at the top due to lack of ice. Nice Lead Dave!
thecurlyone - 2nd O/S - 03/Jan/10 with Dave Smith
Lenny - Lead O/S - 02/Jan/10 with James W.
Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Jan/10
Excellent ice, led 2nd pitch.
Zoomer - AltLd O/S - 02/Jan/10 with Alex Rafferty
Sweet
alexrafferty1986 - AltLd O/S - 02/Jan/10 with Zoomer
malc - 2nd - 01/Jan/10 with Paul S
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 01/Jan/10
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Jan/10
Hidden - Jan/10
jimbonfire - Lead O/S - Jan/10
Tom M Williams - AltLd - Jan/10
r_o_b_h2 - Lead - Jan/10 with steve tree
BenTiffin - Lead - Jan/10 with Andy Bissell
Hidden - Lead O/S - 2010
stemill - 2nd - 23/Dec/09 with Mark, Graham
Was first on this with Nick, Led the whole thing. Did the harder right hand side, not the V groove :-)
sleavesley - Lead O/S - 23/Dec/09 with Nick Scott
timjones - Lead - 23/Dec/09 with Andy McQue
Diggler - Lead rpt - 23/Dec/09 with stemill, Calder
Calder - 2nd - 23/Dec/09 with Mark, Ste
Hidden - 2nd - 23/Dec/09
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 22/Dec/09
The Bad Cough - AltLd O/S - 22/Dec/09 with John Nesbitt
Diggler - 2nd - 11/Feb/09 with Paul V
paul.valentine - Lead O/S - 11/Feb/09 with Mark Dempsey
Let Hamish have the honours, joys of being local can do this one before lectures
Swain16 - 2nd O/S - 10/Feb/09 with Hamish Dunn
HamishD - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/09 with John Swain
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 08/Feb/09
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 08/Feb/09
feilx - AltLd O/S - 07/Feb/09 with Floris & Mike
Great fun. Led all of the route - belayed once on the ramp before the short top section.
AJM - Lead - 07/Feb/09 with Alec Corio
nickcanute - AltLd - 07/Feb/09 with tim parkinson
devilman - AltLd O/S - 07/Feb/09
Thought we were on 'The Ramp' 11/111, imagine our surprise when we realised we were on 'The Screen' IV.
Martyn - AltLd - 06/Feb/09 with Damien Jones
Hidden - Lead O/S - Feb/09
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 15/Jan/09
vincentvega - Lead - 10/Jan/09 with danny robb
left pillar
centurion05 - Lead O/S - 10/Jan/09 with ben wood
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 07/Jan/09
With one crampon, due to a breakage.
Andrew.Davies - 2nd - 07/Jan/09 with Nick
2nd Pitch
barni - AltLd O/S - 07/Jan/09 with Northern
stevebarratt - AltLd O/S - 05/Jan/09 with Rob Bryniarski
Great route in good conditions. Led P1 including steep column, 'Fat' Phil led P2.
Misha - AltLd O/S - 03/Jan/09
mikelaing - 2nd - Jan/09 with Ian Whitehead
Jillybean - 2nd - Jan/09 with Matt
rob1 - AltLd - Jan/09 with Tom Martin
Misha took 1st pitch up steep fluted columns. Good hooks but awkward footwork.
philhilo - AltLd rpt - Jan/09 with misha
mike.moss - Lead O/S - 2009
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Feb/07
Lovely two pitches of good steep ice
nicholas Barrowclough - Solo O/S - 01/Mar/06
richw2k2 - Solo O/S - 01/Mar/06
A lucky find, the climb was in perfect condition!
al99 - Lead O/S - Mar/06 with Joe Spoor
Ken took main pitch, tricky traverse in from right Trevor second.
philhilo - 2nd O/S - 20/Feb/06 with ken tranter, Trevor Box
Lead 2nd easier pitch 1st was steep & fluted IV 4/4.
Paul-Michael - AltLd O/S - 26/Feb/05 with Diccon Proctor
Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/04
Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/04
Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/04
Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Jan/01
Hidden - Lead - Jan/97
michael burrows - AltLd O/S - 29/Dec/96 with mark ryan
phardman - Solo - 29/Dec/96
mark-abz - Lead - Feb/91 with Andy W
ChrisJD - Solo - 1986
sacdenouilles - Lead - Mar/84