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Tar Baby S 4a

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This climb is in 299 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

Chris Joyce - Lead O/S - 13/May/13 with Simon Thursz

Chris dyer - Lead β - 05/May/13 with Ant, Lauren Davies

Chris dyer - TR β - 27/Apr/13 with Stephen Dyer

Chris dyer - TR β - 26/Apr/13 with Alice Coppin-Harris

Chris dyer - TR β - 19/Apr/13 with Josh sims

Jon_Warner - 2nd - 07/Apr/13 with Jenni

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/13

Taking Chris up his first outdoor lead. Led P1 to tree, Chris led pitch 2.
OllieF - AltLd rpt - 14/Mar/13 with chris bates

Rob first outdoor lead!
OllieF - AltLd rpt - 13/Mar/13 with Rob north

Sarah Welsh - 2nd rpt - 17/Feb/13 with Jamie Trump, Stuart Fox

Hidden - TR O/S - 06/Feb/13

Hidden - 2013

I think it was this instead of Green Mantle? Easy climbing on polished wet rock
Cheese Monkey - Lead O/S - 07/Dec/12 with Ian M

ianmiller999 - 2nd - 05/Dec/12 with Ben Darby

Master Chief - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/12 with Jeremy

rpt took wall to left of easy corner after the crux
minexplorer - Lead - 14/Sep/12 with grant newcombe

jackdobson1994 - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/12 with Ollie Footitt

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/12

phil456 - Lead β - 26/Jul/12 with Mel, Steve

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 05/Jul/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 05/Jul/12

TommyC - 2nd rpt - 27/Jun/12 with Jamie Trump

First Lead :)
Jamiet297 - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/12 with TommyC

Will Cat - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/12 with Jo Day

samjames91 - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/12

wezzie - Lead β - 23/May/12 with Luke Steel

wezzie - 2nd β - 23/May/12 with Luke Steel

BigHairyIan - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/12 with Katy Stranack

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

Glassy :D
SteveoS - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/12 with Clarrison

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 05/Apr/12

pezzerrr - 2nd O/S - 05/Apr/12

bazthomas - Lead rpt - 28/Mar/12 with Tom Crouch

TommyC - 2nd O/S - 28/Mar/12 with Baz

getting back into it
steve1986 - TR rpt - 27/Mar/12

good workout
steve1986 - TR rpt - 27/Mar/12

martin clarke - Lead - 26/Feb/12 with nick andrews

Chris Ridgers - Lead O/S - 28/Jan/12 with Alan

wurzelinzummerset - 2nd - 28/Jan/12 with Chris

crazymadfool - 15/Jan/12

thought this was green mantle, accidentally climbed.
OllieF - AltLd O/S - 2012

JevonJennings - Lead O/S - 2012

John Brayshaw - Lead O/S - 23/Nov/11 with Erica

erica - 2nd - 23/Nov/11 with John

Hidden - Lead rpt - 18/Nov/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Nov/11

lukerathmell - Lead O/S - 05/Nov/11 with Rachel Bennett

Setup a TR thinking this was Green Mantle. Taylor made a good effort but had to be lowered. I went up afterwards to remove the rope. Attached myself to the rope halfway up at the polished section so not strictly a solo...
charley - Solo O/S - 23/Oct/11 with Taylor

Jo Nosworthy - Lead O/S - 03/Oct/11 with Philippa Arding

mike88 - Lead rpt - 02/Oct/11 with Hannah Good

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Sep/11

Sarah Welsh - Lead O/S - 24/Sep/11 with Steve Price

bazthomas - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/11 with Steve Price

teaching
DOVEY - 13/Sep/11 with Loz / Sam

Teddys15 - Lead O/S - 04/Aug/11 with Mollie Hughes

dmaldonado - Lead RP - 22/Jul/11 with Stuart Connick

DCIGadget - 2nd rpt - 29/Jun/11 with Dave SDMC

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/11

Neil Rigiani - Lead rpt - 04/Jun/11 with Julia Wherrell

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

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/May/11

jonnie3430 - 2nd - 26/May/11 with Carol

trampingcarol - Lead O/S - 26/May/11 with Jonnie Williams

Hidden - Lead rpt - 24/May/11

gjh - 2nd β - 14/May/11

Eike - 2nd - 14/May/11 with Tom Emery

Hidden - Lead - 14/May/11

jo86 - Lead - 14/May/11

Hidden - 2nd - 07/May/11

mark schramm - Lead rpt - 01/May/11 with rupert

No kidding about polished rock. First climb at Chudleigh. Intended to go up Green Mantle but misread guide book.
FrancescaFord - Lead - 23/Apr/11 with MN

Tightsgirl - Lead - 18/Apr/11 with Jonny

MGrock - 2nd - 18/Apr/11

Did with a novice during Rock Adv. Polished climb.
Chris Perry - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/11

AJH - Lead rpt - 13/Apr/11 with Rebecca, Thomas

berry - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11 with Kafoozalem

Chaman - 2nd rpt - 30/Mar/11 with Tim Reynolds

timreynolds - Lead - 30/Mar/11 with Chaman

pielander - 2nd - 17/Mar/11 with rad

dissapointing after the move at the bottom.rests just a staircase
minexplorer - Lead - 17/Mar/11

Polished is an understatement! Glass is closer to it....
richardadventurecafe - Lead - 13/Mar/11 with Neil Sperrings

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 12/Mar/11

Intended to do Green Mantle as Ed and Edwin's first climb but didn't like the rock or the vegetation where Tar Baby splits off so stepped left onto the largest piece of polish I have ever seen (and Avon is my local crag!). A very pleasant break on the way down to Dartmoor.
Bobling - Lead - 04/Mar/11 with Edwin, Ed

EdDee - TR - 04/Mar/11 with Bob

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Feb/11

Hidden - Lead RP - 19/Feb/11

hels86 - 2nd - 19/Feb/11 with Tom

dmaldonado - 2nd rpt - 12/Feb/11 with Stuart Connick, Paul Watts

mark schramm - Lead - 06/Feb/11 with tom m

tommoulds - 2nd - 06/Feb/11 with Schramm

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Jan/11

TommityP - 2nd O/S - 28/Jan/11

Hidden - Lead rpt - 13/Nov/10

Pissing rain and in the dark made it quite fun! I also found out I desperately need to work on gear placements cos I've gotten slack doing soloing.
cripper - Lead β - 08/Nov/10 with Ben

Todays warm up climb.
cripper - Solo β - 30/Oct/10

Toms first solo/routed climb! After we spent a while at Bonehill bouldering.
cripper - Solo β - 28/Oct/10 with Tom

second warm up run
cripper - Solo β - 27/Oct/10

first warm up run
cripper - Solo β - 27/Oct/10

Hidden - Lead RP - 03/Aug/10

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 03/Aug/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Jul/10

Damp day which made me rather less sure of my footing.
Neil Rigiani - Lead rpt - 21/Jul/10 with Julia Wherrell

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Jul/10

Chaman - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/10 with Mark G

Will Hodges - 2nd rpt - 26/Jun/10

nice climb
DCIGadget - Lead rpt - 16/Jun/10 with Lee Merry

First outdoor climb! good fun, Ben over-protected it though, was a right effort to get the nuts back out!
cripper - 2nd - 04/Jun/10 with Ben

dmaldonado - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/10 with Harry Whitby

Benw320 - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/10

Benw320 - 2nd - 27/May/10

Eike - Lead - 18/May/10 with Ben Devenish

GrendeI - Lead O/S - 08/May/10 with Shaun + Mike

Danny_boulders - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10

Ade Lane - 2nd - 21/Apr/10 with Steve Price

My very first Trad lead!!!
Neil Rigiani - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/10 with Dennis Fry, Julia Wherrell

Hidden - 2nd dog - 21/Apr/10

Neil_2009 - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/10 with RandomHero

3kidsandamortgage - Lead - 10/Apr/10 with Kay

RandomHero - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/10 with Tom Willmington

Wilma31 - 2nd O/S - 09/Apr/10 with Rob Deveau

climbed myself into the corner to the R of the bulge about halfway up, then had to straddle it to get the friend in! overall good climb.
Aaron Phillips - Lead O/S - 07/Apr/10 with my dad

Hidden - Lead - 07/Apr/10

Hidden - Lead RP - 13/Mar/10

adam kendrick - TR - 11/Mar/10 with richard mardell

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Feb/10

harry40740 - Lead O/S - 07/Feb/10

botster - 2010

Jimma - 2010

Matt02003 - Lead O/S - 2010 with James

Ostlerm00 - Lead rpt - 2010

great climb, a must do
matheub - 2nd - 2010

jmhood - 2010

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2010

jamessandels - Lead - 17/Oct/09 with Chris Sandels

hamishclimb - TR - 24/Sep/09

Danny_boulders - Sep/09

Kevin's 2nd lead
DCIGadget - 2nd O/S - 05/Aug/09 with Kevin SDMC

Hidden - Lead - Aug/09

MH123 - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/09 with Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown '92 - 2nd O/S - 24/Jun/09 with Max Hodges

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Jun/09

Richard Morgan - Lead O/S - 22/Jun/09 with rh5980

rh5980 - 2nd - 22/Jun/09 with Richard Morgan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/09

Hidden - 2nd - 20/May/09

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 08/May/09

Hidden - 02/May/09

By torchlight
Steerpike - 2nd rpt - 02/Apr/09 with Bish

Loose,polished and done by headtorch.
surfbish - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/09 with Ben and Hugh

luke46 - Lead - Apr/09

suunto12 - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/09 with ben savage

Very wet, a mini adventure
middlemarker - Lead - 08/Mar/09 with Chris and Andy

Hidden - Lead O/S - Mar/09

Hidden - Lead - 28/Feb/09

bsavage - Lead O/S - 25/Feb/09 with Richard Craddock

Really pleasant. Found it very comfortable to run out large sections of this, but not neccessary to do so since there's an abundance of gear.
SCGale - Lead β - 15/Feb/09 with Paul Queen

Hidden - TR - 12/Feb/09

thomb - AltLd - Feb/09 with Stuart

sasasa - 2nd - 31/Jan/09

mikeburf - Lead O/S - Jan/09 with Shaun

Jack_F - 2009

Hidden - Solo O/S - 31/Dec/08

henbot - Lead O/S - 30/Dec/08 with Matt Ryder

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Dec/08

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 27/Dec/08

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 05/Nov/08

JonHarvey - Lead rpt - Nov/08

I've climbed this route before,but it's a nice pleasant route that Millie enjoyed after Sarcophagus.
Popkids - Lead - 25/Oct/08 with Millie

done in walking boots
Stick - 2nd O/S - 04/Oct/08 with Nathan Wallace

Jenba* - Sep/08 with Jayne Bulbeck and Adam Hunt

littlebp - TR - 19/Aug/08 with Ben Madge

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/08

Dr Rorlasaurus - Lead - 08/Aug/08 with Will Payling

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/08

FayeG - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/08 with Rory

ruaidh - AltLd O/S - 10/Jun/08 with FayeG

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/08

Hidden - 2nd - 07/Jun/08

Popkids - Lead O/S - 03/May/08 with Pete Saunders

Hidden - Lead - May/08

Jon_Warner - Lead rpt - 04/Apr/08 with Sarah Warner

Steerpike - 2nd rpt - 03/Apr/08 with Huw

Chris_barr - Lead O/S - 23/Mar/08

RobSteere - Lead O/S - 22/Mar/08 with Carmen and Tia

Hidden - TR - 20/Mar/08

MH123 - Lead O/S - 28/Feb/08

Hidden - TR - 27/Feb/08

wildbill - 2nd rpt - Feb/08 with Faith Cook

dewrats - Lead O/S - 2008 with Oli Boyes , Dave Searle, Chris Barr

ijd201 - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Hidden - Lead - 2008

Hidden - TR - 2008

tom169 - 2nd O/S - 26/Dec/07 with Justin

lenn1346 - Lead O/S - 26/Dec/07 with Tom M

rh5980 - Lead O/S - 18/Dec/07 with Dave Horton

quite polishedf at bottom. made it tricky but a nice matle shelf to add a bit of spice
dave horton - 2nd - 18/Dec/07 with rob horton

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Nov/07

My first ever second, was lots of fun, once you get past the crux (which is made harder by being so polished) its easy going
henbot - 2nd O/S - 25/Oct/07 with Mike Waller

RobSteere - 2nd O/S - Oct/07 with John Axeworthy

Hidden - 2nd rpt - Oct/07

pss204 - Lead O/S - Oct/07 with Nick Blackbeard, Billy Mclennan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/07

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 07/Sep/07

Wussed out of the crux, so traversed over on Green Mantle, and then back. Megan got it.
freelancer_85 - Lead dnf - 30/Jul/07 with Megan

sharmawho? - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/07 with Oli, Chris, Nick , Dave

Neil_2009 - 2nd - 17/Jul/07

Hidden - Solo O/S - 28/Jun/07

Jolyon - 2nd O/S - 09/Jun/07 with Malcolm Dickson

Dave Searle - Lead - 08/Jun/07 with Nick

misterb - Lead O/S - Jun/07 with dave

Hidden - Lead - Jun/07

rhidgray - Lead - Jun/07

glassy horrible limestone.
rob_lee - 2nd O/S - 19/May/07 with shaun

hoorible polished rock, typical limestone
rob_lee - Lead β - 19/May/07 with shaun

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/07

Jon_Warner - Lead rpt - 05/Apr/07 with Alekcs

wildbill - Lead rpt - Apr/07 with Matt Howells

francois - Lead O/S - 11/Mar/07 with FrostyCoo

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Mar/07

dellboy - 2nd O/S - Mar/07 with Jon Rogerson

quadmyre - Lead β - 28/Jan/07 with Martin & Crispin

sam coward - Lead rpt - 14/Jan/07 with Helen

mark_ja_drury - Lead O/S - 2007 with S. Scarrat

climber sim - 2007

Jon Evans - 2007

biffyat8 - 2007 with Oli Boyes, Nick Baron, Dave Searle

eddy-on-the-rocks - Lead O/S - 2007

COD*OF*ROCK - Lead O/S - 2007

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2007

nopants - AltLd - 2007 with Rob

Hidden - 2nd O/S - Nov/06

Mowglee - Lead O/S - 14/Sep/06 with Mark

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/Sep/06

Jon_Warner - Lead rpt - 08/Sep/06 with Jonny

Hidden - 2nd - 06/Sep/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/06

ducle - Lead O/S - 13/Aug/06 with Nienke Korsten

nienke - 2nd - 13/Aug/06 with Duc

Dave Searle - Lead O/S - 06/Aug/06

Worth doing as has easy gear placements for new leaders
gazbonutter - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/06 with Jo Kennedy

richardr - Jul/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/06

Chris led and did a variation, but I came up the traditional route.
wildbill - 2nd O/S - 13/May/06 with Chris Charles

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/06

paul_d - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/06 with Iain Simpson

Good gear makes this an easy severe, however it becomes diff about 20ft up onwards.
Jon_Warner - Lead O/S - 2006 with G Warner

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2006

Hidden - Lead - 2006

cham749 - 2nd O/S - Jun/05 with Julian and Guy

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/May/05

ElvisLeg - Lead O/S - 18/Mar/05 with Ed Southwood

JeromeT - Lead O/S - 2005

MontyH - Lead O/S - 23/May/04 with Paul Milton

hayleylouise - Lead - 02/May/04

hayleylouise - 2nd - 17/Apr/04

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Jun/03

Andrew1 - Lead - 03/May/03 with Juliet Parker Smith

Ben1983 - Lead O/S - Apr/03

Hidden - Lead - 2003

Alaric - 2nd O/S - 12/Oct/02 with Richard H

Hidden - Lead β - Aug/02

D Berry - Lead rpt - 06/Jul/02 with Claire Berry

aged_ape - Lead O/S - May/02 with Rob T

Samuel1989 - 2nd - 13/Apr/02 with Farmer Paul, Gareth

D Berry - Lead rpt - 30/Mar/02 with Claire Berry

Hidden - AltLd - 14/Oct/01

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2001

northerngreg - Lead O/S - 2001

sam coward - Lead O/S - 05/Nov/00 with RAF Ian

Hidden - Lead - 12/Aug/00

D Berry - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/00 with Claire Berry

FrankW - Lead O/S - 27/May/00 with Unknown

CraigMac1 - 2000

petegunn - Lead - 30/Sep/99 with Matt Wilkes

jim_randell - 2nd O/S - 11/Sep/99 with PS

Carl Simmons - 2nd - 06/Aug/99

Hidden - Lead dog - 21/Feb/99

kuku 1963 - 2nd - 22/Jun/98 with mick jennings

AJH - 2nd - 1998 with Tim

markw - Lead O/S - 1996

JiveWeasel - 2nd - 08/Jun/95 with Kristina S

S.P.S.A assesment
brew_guru - 1995

brew_guru - Lead - 1995

Finished left on Brer Fox
timreynolds - Lead - 12/Oct/94 with Pete Coulson

babymoac - 2nd - 02/Apr/94 with Gordon C

Higly polished limestone!
brew_guru - Lead - 1994

kristian - Solo - Nov/93

colin milton - Lead - Jun/93 with eric milton

Marti999 - Solo O/S - 25/Oct/91

Hidden - Lead - 1990

Mickdenali - Lead - 1990

davidalcock - 1988 with Philip Scorer

Kafoozalem - Lead O/S - 16/Feb/85 with Ken Palmer

Ena - 1983

mark-abz - Lead - 07/May/79 with Mick D

Mike C - Lead - 11/Feb/78 with Pete Vallely

Bolt Phobia - 17/Mar/73

Steve Woollard - Lead - 1971

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Style of ascent

Soloed9 of 299 (3.0%)
Lead169 of 299 (56.5%)
Followed78 of 299 (26.1%)
Toproped14 of 299 (4.7%)
Alt Leads8 of 299 (2.7%)
Unknown21 of 299 (7.0%)

'Climbed'107 of 299 (35.8%)
clean O/S129 of 299 (43.1%)
clean β17 of 299 (5.7%)
clean rpt39 of 299 (13.0%)
clean RP4 of 299 (1.3%)
dogged2 of 299 (0.7%)
dnf1 of 299 (0.3%)