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Open Secret*** HS 4b

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[A great route in a great location, 1 kb]35m. No description has been contributed for this climb.
Andy Brookes, Terry Doe & Dave Jones 18/Jun/1989

Ticklists: Ultimate Scottish Rock, Classic Far Northwest, Easter 2012, 50 Best HS Routes in the UK..

Photo: A great route in a great location © Chris wilson
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 85 logbooks, and on 8 wishlists.

Great wee climb on good rock.
freudy_love - 2nd O/S - 12/Apr/13 with Jonathan Richards

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/Mar/13

Top part of the route is lovely!
iceicebaby - Lead O/S - 04/Aug/12 with Sam Wood

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/12

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Jun/12

cracking little route, well worth its stars
pebbles - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/12 with rachel

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Jun/12

ColinD - 2nd - 02/Jun/12

Hidden - 2nd - 31/May/12

sophiecb - Lead O/S - 28/May/12 with Taj

Good lead from Sean. A very fine climb on perfect gniess.
geoff.comley - 2nd O/S - 24/May/12 with Sean Watt

Utterly fantastic.
Sean20 - Lead O/S - 24/May/12 with Geoff Comley

Very nice route.
Fiona Reid - 2nd - 07/May/12 with Mike

Lovely line, looks harder from the bottom but holds & gear good all the way.
Mike_Watson_99 - Lead O/S - 07/May/12 with Fiona

gillybon - May/12

gillybon - Lead - May/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/12

Chris wilson - 2nd - 24/Mar/12 with Chris M, Steve

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12

DavPk - 2nd O/S - 23/Mar/12 with Michael Sutherland

Great route on very good rock. It still concerns me however that I may have gone too far right towards the finish.
mikesuth - Lead - 23/Mar/12 with David Pearks

Hidden - 2012

tomdude - 2nd O/S - 12/Nov/11 with Rich Abel

cuthill76 - Lead - 06/Nov/11

Andy Moles - 2nd - 05/Sep/11 with Ferdia

mctinkno - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/11 with Andy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/11

Onsight lead by Jeanie
Stuart Macfarlane - 2nd - 03/Jun/11 with Jeanie, Roddy

Hidden - Lead - 31/May/11

Lawrie Brand - Lead O/S - 17/May/11 with Sarah Laing

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/May/11

lauraeunson - 2nd - 08/May/11

Mark Bull - Lead rpt - 04/May/11 with Gillian

cmars89 - Lead - 01/May/11 with Josh berresford

josh88 - 2nd - 01/May/11 with Craig marsden

glenngordon - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/11 with davy watt

Smelly Fox - Lead β - 05/Mar/11 with Stuart Kennedy

s kennedy - Lead O/S - 05/Mar/11 with tris fox

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Nov/10

top section is an unlikely looking line for the grade, 3* quality.
daWalt - Lead O/S - 20/Nov/10 with Lisa

mikemartin - 2nd - 28/Sep/10

isi_o - Lead O/S - 28/Sep/10 with Mike Martin

CurlyStevo - AltLd - Sep/10 with Kenny

Very nice and well protected. Superb friction even in the rain.
Bob - 2nd O/S - 21/Jun/10 with S. Harry

Moonstone Hippy - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10 with Big John

Started by mistake on Bald Eagle HVS cursing Scotish HS eventually found the last half of open secret.
Daniel Sutherland - AltLd O/S - 04/Jun/10 with Lachlan Macleod

Hidden - Lead - Jun/10

hazeysunshine - Lead O/S - 26/May/10 with Astell

bullwinkle - Lead O/S - 25/May/10 with John

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/May/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/May/10

smcw - AltLd - Apr/10

Hidden - 2010

Hidden - 2010

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Dec/09

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Dec/09

decs - AltLd - 17/Oct/09 with Gaz

gaz.marshall - Lead O/S - 17/Oct/09 with Dunc

Superb climb. One pitch.
stuaart - 2nd O/S - 05/Jun/09 with Anna Trenanananaman

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/Jun/09

SianR - Lead - 05/Jun/09 with Jonnie

thomasaneurinsmith - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/09 with Mike Barnyard

Nice, nice, nice. Interest increases with height. Good gear.
JiveWeasel - 2nd - 17/May/09 with Mrs Weasel

Lovely airy climb. Got quite nervous towards the top
Mrs Weasel - Lead - 17/May/09 with JiveWeasel

Captain Solo - Solo - 15/May/09

Not sure we found the first pitch. Pitch two is something of a crescendo, becoming more difficult and exposed with height. Good value for HS!
Rog Wilko - Lead - 13/May/09 with Debbie Wilkinson

Fantastic
madmats - Solo O/S - 06/May/09

dave o - Lead O/S - 19/Apr/09 with Julia H

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 19/Apr/09

Chris wilson - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/09 with John F

jored - 2nd - Apr/09 with Chris W

Jamie Simpson - Lead O/S - 2009 with Andy Munro

Rained off crag after Robert had a look at Bald Eagle
Parkie - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/08 with Simon and Robert

Hidden - AltLd - 25/May/08

Sandy Simpson - AltLd - 2008

Quick dash up and down from the car.
alan moore - Solo - 2008

Hidden - Lead - 17/Jun/07

Hidden - AltLd - Jun/05

abbeywall - Lead - May/03 with K

Hidden - 2nd - 2003

Jamie B - Lead - May/02 with Simon Franks

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/02

Iain Thow - Solo - 04/Jul/00

Lone Rider - 1998

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Voting
Total votes cast 99
hard VS0 of 34
VS0 of 34
easy VS0 of 34
hard HS12 of 34
HS22 of 34
easy HS0 of 34
hard S0 of 34
S0 of 34
easy S0 of 34
hard 4c0 of 34
4c0 of 34
easy 4c0 of 34
hard 4b8 of 34
4b25 of 34
easy 4b1 of 34
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Style of ascent

Soloed4 of 85 (4.7%)
Lead42 of 85 (49.4%)
Followed26 of 85 (30.6%)
Alt Leads7 of 85 (8.2%)
Unknown6 of 85 (7.1%)

'Climbed'42 of 85 (49.4%)
clean O/S41 of 85 (48.2%)
clean β1 of 85 (1.2%)
clean rpt1 of 85 (1.2%)