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Pressure Drop*** E3 5c

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[Dave Noddings on Pressure Drop, Speke's Mill Mouth, Culm Coast, 3 kb]30m. A classy, sustained pitch in an idyllic setting. The route follows the shear looking, blank wall to the right of the picturesque waterfall. Start on boulders in the steam at the base of the line. 32m. Climb the line of thin cracks to small ledges and continue past a peg to another small ledge midway up the wall. The upper section of the crack gradually steepens but the holds get bigger and better. © ROCKFAX
Climb the crack to small grassy ledge, ticky moves past poor peg, follow sustained diangnal crack to the top. Still needs a extra stake, there is a new one up high that's good, but the one in the hollow is only a foot long, be warned.

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Photo: Dave Noddings on Pressure Drop, Speke's Mill Mouth, Culm Coast © Adam Long
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 65 logbooks, and on 17 wishlists.

Unusual belay on the rock in the middle of the stream. Good climbing but with loose rock on the lower half. Fantastic climbing on the second half, unrelenting sustained 5b.
Ed morris - Lead O/S - 18/May/13 with Colin

Rob84 - 2nd O/S - 04/May/13 with Rob Greenwood

Plenty of small gear, the grade is debatable.
The Green Giant - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/13 with Fiila

burto - Lead O/S - 06/Sep/12 with jerome

nick arding - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/12 with Philippa Arding

Bex didn't fancy the belay, was wet bottom half, loose and grassy at the top! Pegs are well dodgy. But the climbing was ace!
loundsy - TR - 16/Aug/12

Philippa Arding - 2nd - 28/Jul/12 with nick arding

Retro Flash. Holes in Rockboots.
Tom Seccombe - Lead rpt - 09/Jul/12 with tj murry

Awesome! Don't forget the wellies and a bucket!!
mountain_jay - 2nd O/S - 17/Jun/12 with Pippa Froggatt

Pippa - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/12 with Jamie Thornley

Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/12

Pegs are looking pretty sorry for themselves. Top section sustained and tricky, only just stayed with it.
jkarran - 2nd - 06/Apr/12 with Aly

Hidden - 2012

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/11

dan gibson - 2nd O/S - 31/Aug/11 with michael porter

CRiddiford - 2nd - 29/Aug/11 with Jonny, Mike

wi11 - Lead dnf - 17/Aug/11 with Rob G

alaan - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/11 with Will

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/11

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/11

JeromeT - Lead O/S - Mar/11 with Matt L

A really great route, but take care on the bottom half. Some pretty snappy rock, and not much gear. The first peg is nackered, but can be backed up with a reasonable RP
Ged Desforges - 2011

mwatson - 2011

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/10

david morse - 2nd O/S - 16/Sep/10 with chris todd

Tom Seccombe - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/10 with Stu Bradbury

Really fun climb, slightly bold in bottom half with fiddly gear and then a cool steep, well protected finger crack to finish. Much easier than more than a match done the same day - a great double!
Chad123 - AltLd O/S - 11/Aug/10 with Sam

Brilliant. Looks a bit grassy but isn't, stunning situation and great climbing!
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/10 with Becca

Very cool place to belay from, really exciting route to follow!
BeccaSnowden - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/10 with Tom

Laced it -- the downside being I was quite pumped at the top.
Kafoozalem - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/10 with Marti999, Anna

Marti999 - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/10 with Pete saunder, Anna

briar4012 - 2nd O/S - 02/Aug/10 with Marti, Pete

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

Bobby Gilbert - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/10 with Katherine Sydney

tiring after a full-on day, but great location got to top but didn't do all the moves (pulled up!), so dnf
katherinesydney - 2nd dnf - 10/Apr/10 with bobby gilbert

Hidden - 2nd dog - 12/Sep/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/09

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 30/Jun/09

chris sm - Lead rpt - 13/Jul/08 with Pippa Froggatt

Hidden - Lead RP - 15/Jun/08

prawn - 2nd β - 15/Jun/08 with Graham

Dan Shirley - TR O/S - 25/Apr/07

Mark Kemball - 2nd - 25/Jun/06 with Nic Dill

richardr - 2nd O/S - Jun/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2006

Hidden - 2nd - 04/Jul/05

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/05

Hidden - Lead β - 07/Jun/04

tuftynick - Lead O/S - 2004 with andy benson

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 24/Aug/03

Mark Kemball - 2nd - 31/May/03 with Nic Dill

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/May/03

Brilliant!
goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/03 with Roy Thomas

Hidden - Lead - 2001

Tim M - Lead O/S - 2000

bullybones - 2000

chris sm - 2nd O/S - Sep/97 with Jim Hall

andy_pemberton - Lead - May/97 with Rik Meek

Rich Kirby - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/92 with Paul Tanton

Andy Say - Lead - 27/Apr/91

Mark Kemball - Lead - 1990

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Total votes cast 44
hard E40 of 15
E40 of 15
easy E40 of 15
hard E31 of 15
E39 of 15
easy E35 of 15
hard E20 of 15
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easy E20 of 15
hard 6a0 of 16
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easy 6a0 of 16
hard 5c2 of 16
5c14 of 16
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Style of ascent

Lead36 of 65 (55.4%)
Followed22 of 65 (33.8%)
Toproped2 of 65 (3.1%)
Alt Leads1 of 65 (1.5%)
Unknown4 of 65 (6.2%)

'Climbed'15 of 65 (23.1%)
clean O/S42 of 65 (64.6%)
clean β2 of 65 (3.1%)
clean rpt2 of 65 (3.1%)
clean RP1 of 65 (1.5%)
dogged1 of 65 (1.5%)
dnf2 of 65 (3.1%)