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Spring Bank*** E2 5c

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This climb is in 151 logbooks, and on 23 wishlists.

An excellent pitch, with the 3 distinct crux sections. I found working out how to get onto the slab from the belay a little perplexing and without a great amount of gear but once established on the slab the pro is excellent - mixture of small/mid size wires and biggish cams in the horizontals. Run out technical crux on the slab and stiff pull round the roof on reasonable holds.
JamieSparkes - Lead O/S - 06/Oct/12 with Claire

Hard move through the roof, needed a tight rope.
iceicebaby - 2nd dog - 02/Sep/12 with Sam Wood

cat22 - 2nd O/S - 21/Jul/12 with Mike

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12

Reminiscent of Silhouette on Cloggy which we did a few weeks ago. Slightly easier crux? Took a while to get a wire in over the lip before committing but it can be done. Such a satisfying pitch.
chrishedgehog - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/12 with Kieran Myles

Slab climbing not my thing. Bugged out onto F Route.
HIGHTOWER - Lead dnf - 27/May/12 with Danny Dunbar

Very hard move over the bulge, no way could I have led this
Andrew Lodge - 2nd - 26/May/12 with Dave

Great climb, but too hard for me. I need to come back at a later date and do it without resting on the ropes.
guhj - 2nd dog - 09/May/12

Looked like it was going to rain but decided to take a look anyway, expecting to bug out but the climbing was too good to stop.
leon - Lead O/S - 09/May/12 with Gustav Hjelmare

dannyboy83 - Lead O/S - 05/May/12 with Nils

Hidden - 2nd - 31/Mar/12

andy gittins - 2012

robertmichaeladams - Lead - 29/Sep/11 with Andy H

rock 3 or 4 over head. I didn't have one got a 1 to fit ok. easy start having done whits end first.
timmsy - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/11 with Chris Sowden

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 19/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 29/Jul/11

tim newton - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/11 with dom skerratt

Andrew Wilson - 2nd O/S - 10/Jul/11 with Tony Womersley

1 rest at the roof
John Brayshaw - 2nd dog - 02/Jul/11 with Daniel Justice

domskezz - 2nd - Jul/11 with Tim Newton

tjmillen - Jul/11 with vicky

Hidden - Lead dnf - 27/Jun/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/11

Sophie Nunn - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/11 with Phil

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/11

chris smith - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/11

esther - Lead - Apr/11

petegunn - Lead - 18/Mar/11 with Davina, Owain

Scary and challenging for me. Glad I wasn't leading this one.
owain-1978 - 2nd - 18/Mar/11 with Pete, davina

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 18/Mar/11

ian d f - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/11 with Stefanie

Hidden - 2011

stevorobs3 - 2nd O/S - 2011 with Ian Faulkner

Paul Boggis - 2nd - 2011

Dave Rumney - 2011

NickJH - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Great climb on good gear, fell off 3 times going through the roof then gave up - too hard for me. Had to ab from the top for the gear.
ablackett - Lead dnf - 07/Jul/10 with Andy Wallace

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/10

ClimberJimmyB - 2nd O/S - 25/Jun/10 with Dan Matthewman

melvin - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/10 with Simon Bennett

neil0968 - Lead dog - 12/Jun/10

derico - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/10 with Cal

Jonathan Lagoe - UKC - Lead O/S - 24/May/10 with Stuart Halford

al99 - 2nd O/S - 08/May/10 with Mike Coles

Climbed with Al Benson
colesy - Lead O/S - 08/May/10

simonp - Lead O/S - May/10 with Lucy Ham

Neil led.
stuaart - 2nd O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Euan Boyd, Neil Redgrave

datoon - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/10 with K

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

david morse - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/09 with Rampant+Rhodes

lead on preplaced gear (to the roof) from bens attempt. quality
tomhull - Lead rpt - 26/Sep/09 with ben robinson

robinsi197 - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/09 with Nick

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Sep/09

cobweb - Lead - 12/Sep/09 with martyn hopson

Hidden - Sep/09

Harder than Whit's End Direct on the overlap but with better pro, a wee bit trickier lower down too so maybe 1/2 a grade harder overall. A fine pair of routes, just my style, a third sets of nuts 2-4 useful on both.
Owen W-G - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/09 with Max

Couldn't get my lardy frame over the overlap on the 1st attempt. Another Gimmer classic!
Conan - 2nd dog - 23/Jun/09 with Shaw

Hidden - Lead - 23/Jun/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/09

One rest at roof after struggling with a stuck nut. Found the bottom half of the thin crack harder than anythign else though.
Si dH - 2nd dog - 20/Jun/09 with Neil Furniss

davefount - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/09 with Glyn

Awesome! The Dervish of the Lakes
Glyn - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/09 with David Fountain

Adam Booth - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/09 with Ed Booth

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

Hidden - 2nd - 26/Apr/09

nice, one strenuous move
farmus21 - Lead - 20/Apr/09 with John Pickles

markfairbank - 2nd - 19/Apr/09 with Ray Sharples

Fluffed the roof poor show on my behalf really. Great route though
Diggler - Lead dog - 21/Mar/09 with RCrockford

RCrockford - 2nd - 21/Mar/09 with Mark D

Hidden - 2009

Seymore Butt - 2009

Couldn't make the roof, sat on rope got it second time.
jcurley - 2nd - 02/Nov/08 with Mike Buddle

Fell off crux roof first time around
Andy Moles - Lead dog - 11/Oct/08 with Burton

A really nice line, felt very ill however but good non the less. Would have felt like E1, if i wasn't ill and run out of the correct size of nut to protect the overlap. The Slab was spinning!
Dave Warburton - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/08 with Luke and Franco

Franco Cookson OLD - 2nd - 23/Aug/08 with David Warburton

steven - 2nd - 27/Jul/08 with Brian Hull

2 times.
IanJackson - 2nd O/S - 07/Jun/08 with Robeverybody

rob askew - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/08 with IanJackson

Andrew1 - Lead - 05/Jun/08 with Andy

lukehunt - Lead O/S - Jun/08 with Ian Jackson

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 31/May/08

liam - Lead O/S - 24/May/08 with Charlie Boscoe

centurion05 - Lead dog - 24/May/08 with Stu Harth

mattyork2 - Lead O/S - 17/May/08 with Jim

nakedave - 2008

simon kimber - Lead O/S - 2008 with Hannah Hunt

Hanski - 2nd - 2008 with Simon Kimber

platt2000 - Lead - 2008

platt2000 - Lead - 2008

yohan led
platt2000 - 2nd - 2008

ewen - 2nd rpt - 07/Oct/07 with the kettle

John Kettle - AltLd O/S - 06/Oct/07

Different Steve - 2nd dog - 06/Sep/07 with Aaron Willis

Hidden - Lead - 29/Aug/07

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

Graham Iles - Lead - 26/Aug/07 with Claire Willett

joe larner - Lead O/S - 05/May/07

cem - Lead dog - 14/Apr/07 with Graham Dolman

jonnie3430 - Lead - Apr/07

Johann - Lead O/S - 2007 with Dan Platt

Hidden - 2007

Will_he_fall - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/06

Felt the same grade as Whit's End Direct, pretty cool climbing too though.
Chad123 - AltLd O/S - Sep/06 with Emily

danm - 2nd - 02/Jun/06 with Rich Bailey

middlevern - Lead O/S - Jun/06 with Mike Blood

1 rest on roof.
dave657 - Lead dog - 04/Feb/06

jim robertson - 2006

Martin Haworth - Lead dog - 2006 with tim p

dave o - Lead O/S - Aug/05 with Julia H

Hidden - 2nd - Aug/05

ewen - Lead O/S - Jun/05 with matt bee

GPN - Lead O/S - May/05 with Paul James

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2005

Nick Beckett - 2005

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2005

GuyM - 2005 with will

Mark A Humphries - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/04 with Terry Robinson

Brown - Lead O/S - Aug/04

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2004

Heisenberg - 2nd - 02/Sep/03 with mark humphries

Hidden - Lead - 15/Jul/03

AlexD - 2nd - 25/Jul/01 with Barry

jonka - Lead - 2000

Darragh - 2nd - Jul/99 with Adrian

I led Superb!! Dave & Gordy second, excellent they found it hard aswell. Was the hardest E1 in the valley now E2 5c it felt it!
wadey1973 - Lead - 10/May/98 with Dave Hilton, Gordon Hutchinson

Hidden - Lead - 19/Jul/97

John Southworth - Lead O/S - Jul/96 with Matt Booth

cam1401 - 2nd - Jun/96 with Ian Taylor

Hidden - AltLd - Jun/96

Andy Say - Lead - 08/Jul/95

Garry had Several falls on a friend under the O/hang
Dave Westby - 2nd dog - 1995 with Garry Nuttal

Superb. E1 5c
AlanLittle - Lead - 31/Jul/93 with Carl Blakeley

rob.grafton - Lead - 07/Jun/92 with Bruce

Rich Kirby - Lead O/S - 17/May/92 with Ian Kirby

whispering nic - Jul/91 with Ali W

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/May/91

Hidden - Lead - 21/Jul/90

Dave Musgrove - Lead O/S - 23/Jul/87 with Rupert Wyard

Saw the line but it wasn't in my 1960's guidebook so thought I would give it a go. Only one set of nuts so didnt get much gear in. But it went clean and I ticked my first extreme.
Guy - Lead O/S - Aug/86 with The old man

First E1 without falling - wahey
steve taylor - Lead O/S - Jun/85 with Nick Smith

John Marsland - 2nd - 25/Aug/84 with Dave Mould

Hidden - 2nd - 20/Jul/84

mark-abz - Lead O/S - 26/May/84 with Walter P

Hidden - AltLd - Jun/83

Hidden - Lead - 15/Apr/82

Bob - 2nd - 09/Aug/81 with al phizacklea

Hidden - Lead - 09/Aug/81

Andy Stephenson - 2nd O/S - 02/Aug/80 with Chris Plant

Paula Hamilton-Gibson - Lead - 1979 with Dorothy Bogg

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Style of ascent

Lead84 of 151 (55.6%)
Followed47 of 151 (31.1%)
Alt Leads5 of 151 (3.3%)
Unknown15 of 151 (9.9%)

'Climbed'64 of 151 (42.4%)
clean O/S67 of 151 (44.4%)
clean rpt2 of 151 (1.3%)
dogged15 of 151 (9.9%)
dnf3 of 151 (2.0%)