UKC Logbook - 'The Needle'

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 04/May/13

Awesome line. Must be fit if this is top end E3, felt pretty steady.
JRae - AltLd - 13/Oct/12 with M Watson

Pitch 1 & 2
metal arms - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/12

felt easy, must be fit
mwatson - AltLd O/S - Sep/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 05/May/12

Led pitch 2. Steep and sustained, cracking route. Top crack was brutal.
Owain Llewelyn - AltLd - 15/Apr/12 with Dan

led p1 and 3
dan ely - AltLd O/S - 15/Apr/12 with owian

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 29/Jul/11

lead 1 and 3. 1 was steep with some hard moves at the top. 3 was very pleseant. pitch two was fairly sustained although again with good gear/rests. one hard section to get onto ledge.. wish I could lay down the power sometimes!
benkelsey - AltLd O/S - 27/Jul/11 with Remus Knowles

1st pitch
barni - AltLd O/S - 02/Mar/11 with luke

p2
Luke Brooks - AltLd O/S - 02/Mar/11 with Barni

Led 2nd pitch. Had an epic, chalk bag came undone and just managed to realise in time and reversed with it in my teeth. When i arrived at the top section the shake-out undercut was gopping and absorbed all my chalk, or what was left of it after the drop. ended up swerving right into the camel and reversing to the pinnacle. Led off from here and used the left hand easy option, which is no easier. Good route but feels escapable all the way.
Alex Mason - AltLd O/S - 28/Feb/11 with Duncan Campbell

Epic 5 hour ascent...Led p1 and 3. P1 has a scary urgent pumpy section and is tricky to get into off the deck but ok if you take the time to plan it. Took the 5b option at the top of the pitch, why? Because I'm short and a juggy runout romp up a steep wall appeals to me more than a reachy, well protected thrutch. Mase had a bit of an epic on his pitch (see his log). Was knackered once I reached the bottom of the 3rd pitch and I'm not a crackmaster so was intimidated but just took it as it came and it went fine. An epic day out. I Fucking love trad climbing...
Duncan Campbell - UKC - AltLd O/S - 28/Feb/11 with Mason

Hidden - AltLd rpt - 09/May/10

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 2009

Seymore Butt - 2009

Dave Rumney - Lead O/S - 21/Sep/08 with Pete Johnston

Matt Vigg - 2008

Al Evans - 2008

mux - AltLd O/S - 2007

Hidden - AltLd - 27/Apr/06

Rich Kirby - AltLd O/S - 27/Apr/06 with Ash

Ian McNeill - 2006

NeilGriffiths - AltLd O/S - May/05 with Dave Garry

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Lead O/S - May/02 with Viv