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Rift Wall** VS 5a

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[Andrew McQue, Rift Wall VS 5a, Craig Ddu, 3 kb]60m, 3 pitches. A brilliant route with a stiff crux. 1) 4b, 20m. Start in a bay, below the black grooves, 8m right of a fence post. Head easily up and left to a ledge, go straight up for 2m and then trend up and right to the base of the large slab. Follow the slab until a belay below the corner crack is reached. 2) 5a, 30m. Blast up the difficult corner-crack and follow the easier slab to a pedestal. 3) 4a, 12m. Head left to a steep corner. Make a flamboyant swing left on large flakes to gain the left arete. Finish easily. © ROCKFAX

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This climb is in 97 logbooks, and on 11 wishlists.

I led P1 and P3, brad led P2. Had major epic with a spider or two, the nut key was a life saver!!
Jillybean - AltLd - 10/Aug/12 with Brad

Johnywilks - AltLd O/S - 03/Jul/12

twem - Lead β - 29/May/12 with Andy Harbach

SAF - 2nd - 30/Mar/12 with Mark

Hidden - 26/Mar/12

P1 & p3. 2nd pitch is the best one, but nice step round on the top pitch.
jezb1 - AltLd - 25/Mar/12

Hidden - 2012

guy757 - 15/Oct/11

wet 1st pitch, pumpy 2nd pitch and an exposed 3rd pitch
Dan Geh - AltLd O/S - 02/Jul/11 with Thomas Geh

tgeh - AltLd O/S - 02/Jul/11 with dan geh

kdalzell - 2nd - 30/Jun/11 with Caroline Tombs

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/May/11

brockers - AltLd O/S - 29/Apr/11 with Maggie Bass

Hidden - AltLd - 29/Apr/11

Katy Nelson - AltLd - 26/Apr/11 with Dave Morse

david morse - AltLd O/S - 25/Apr/11 with jo, katie

Chossy third pitch. steep and excellent otherwise
Katy Nelson - AltLd - 25/Apr/11 with Jo Peters, david morse

Hidden - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/11

Hidden - AltLd - 24/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Mar/11

Lead middle pitch. Ruth decided to do the hideous alternate 5b top pitch, which was not fun with cold hands, and I fell off.
Cardi - AltLd O/S - 19/Mar/11 with Ruth

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Alaina - AltLd O/S - 01/Sep/10 with Esther Seddon

chris smith - AltLd O/S - 06/Aug/10

The Bad Cough - AltLd O/S - 26/Jun/10 with Tom Williams

Hidden - AltLd - 22/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Jun/10

mynyddresident - AltLd - 17/Jun/10 with geraint

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/10

Teddys15 - AltLd - 16/Jun/10 with Justin Lawley

stuart34 - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/10 with tim ashlin

Led pitches 1 & 3
Lenny - 2nd O/S - 05/Jun/10 with James. D

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/May/10

Hidden - AltLd dog - 31/May/10

feilx - Solo O/S - 28/May/10

fizzychewitt - AltLd - 25/May/10 with Jayne

Hidden - Lead - 18/May/10

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 15/May/10

led pitch 3
cooper leek - AltLd O/S - 15/May/10 with dave nw, donk

donkster - AltLd O/S - 15/May/10 with ben, DaveNW

Led p2
cem - AltLd O/S - 02/May/10 with Graham Dolman

TimPerkin - AltLd O/S - 02/May/10 with Mark Perkin

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/10

Hidden - 2nd - May/10

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 24/Apr/10

greenclimb - AltLd O/S - 24/Apr/10 with sarah

keith leonard - Lead - 2010

aged_ape - 20/Oct/09

Hidden - Lead rpt - 12/Sep/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/09

Ben HW - 2nd dog - 26/May/09 with Cath Howell-Walmsley

sgl - AltLd O/S - 03/Apr/09 with helena

Roger Cruse - AltLd O/S - 21/Mar/09 with Kris

First pitch seems a little stiff for 4b.
niallk - AltLd dnf - 28/Sep/08 with Young Andy

Ben Griffiths - AltLd β - 06/Sep/08

Rather wet!
richardr - AltLd O/S - Jul/08

eagleopus - AltLd - 25/May/08 with Gareth

Pitch 2 is excellent
Mike Goldthorp - Lead O/S - May/08 with Sam Jones

Sean Kelly - 2008

Hidden - AltLd - 2008

craig h - Lead O/S - 05/May/07 with Janet Hannah

Led P1 & 3
Owen W-G - AltLd O/S - 21/Apr/07 with Robin

Mick B - AltLd - 08/Apr/07 with Matt Brennen

jl - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/07 with Penny

pennyb - 2nd O/S - 06/Apr/07 with Jon

Hidden - 2006

colin milton - AltLd - 16/Aug/03 with levi beeching

Mark Riley - AltLd - Jul/02 with Stuart Greenall

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/01

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 31/Jul/99

WB - AltLd O/S - 29/Aug/98 with Nicola

zero six - Lead O/S - 1998

Andy Say - Lead - 13/Aug/97

tlr - Lead - 16/May/97 with Fran

Ched - Lead O/S - 1995 with Glanfor

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/94

Hidden - 2nd - 15/Apr/93

nai - AltLd - 22/Aug/89 with Roger Devy

Budge - AltLd O/S - Jun/88 with Richard Teed

Hidden - Lead - 27/Apr/87

babymoac - AltLd - 01/Aug/81 with MTW

Hidden - 1980

Ken Taylor - Lead O/S - 15/Sep/78 with Chris Terrey

Mark Kemball - Lead - 08/Apr/78 with Richard Lang

JohnHutch - 2nd - Jun/77 with CR

Ian Jones - AltLd O/S - 1977

beaumap - 2nd - Jun/76 with Fred Smith

Ian Jones - Lead O/S - 1976 with Chris Newton, Mike newton, Billy Jones, Digby Roberts

Nigel Bond - Lead - 30/Jul/75 with Brian

Bolt Phobia - AltLd - 18/May/75 with John Broadwell

Hidden - 2nd - Aug/73

Gordon Stainforth - 2nd - 04/Sep/72 with John Stainforth

David Smith - Lead - 15/Apr/72

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Voting
Total votes cast 51
hard HVS0 of 18
HVS0 of 18
easy HVS5 of 18
hard VS10 of 18
VS3 of 18
easy VS0 of 18
hard HS0 of 18
HS0 of 18
easy HS0 of 18
hard 5b0 of 17
5b0 of 17
easy 5b2 of 17
hard 5a2 of 17
5a12 of 17
easy 5a0 of 17
hard 4c1 of 17
4c0 of 17
easy 4c0 of 17
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Style of ascent

Soloed1 of 97 (1.0%)
Lead25 of 97 (25.8%)
Followed14 of 97 (14.4%)
Alt Leads45 of 97 (46.4%)
Unknown12 of 97 (12.4%)

'Climbed'47 of 97 (48.5%)
clean O/S44 of 97 (45.4%)
clean β2 of 97 (2.1%)
clean rpt1 of 97 (1.0%)
dogged2 of 97 (2.1%)
dnf1 of 97 (1.0%)