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Citadel*** E5 6b

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2 pitches. Magnificent with a hard crux.

Ticklists: Extreme Rock, North Wales Rock Graded List, Main Cliff Big E5s.

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This climb is in 45 logbooks, and on 9 wishlists.

Grease! Lobbed off the top of P1 slapping for the good holds- pretty damp. Lowered to the niche. Two outstanding pitches...
liam - AltLd - 05/May/13 with Ben Silvestre

tried to sneak it in after the needle. ran out of light so bailed off the first pitch after stripping gear from traverse. nearly got cut off by the tide too, well fun.
JRae - AltLd dnf - 13/Oct/12 with M Watson

had to back off, light, tide etc.
mwatson - AltLd dnf - Sep/12

Pitches 1 and 3, man I find Main Cliff scary! I was shaking for most of the first pitch. Good effort to Luke on P2!
jacobjacob - AltLd O/S - 20/Mar/12

Led P1 (Belayed above extinction/hunger which was a good place to belay from). Both pitches felt E4. First is E3 until the safe 6b crux. Second pitch is a real pumper.
Alex Mason - AltLd O/S - 01/Sep/11 with George Ullrich

Steady for the grade, E3-4 except for one move
Adam Long - AltLd - 23/Jul/11 with Ben Bransby

Hidden - AltLd - 26/Jun/11

Excellent route
Russell Birkett - AltLd O/S - 31/May/11 with Murdoch J

Jack Geldard - UKC Chief Editor - 2011

Hidden - 2011

GeoffG - 2011

Steve Crowe - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Adam Lincoln - Lead - 30/May/10 with Mick Lovatt

edinbed - AltLd O/S - 24/May/10

Toby Dunn - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Andy Reeve

Pete Graham - AltLd - 02/May/09 with Malcolm Scott

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 2009

Seymore Butt - 2009

Led 2nd pitch. Flashed 1st.
Rich Kirby - AltLd - 13/Jul/08 with Nige

nige - AltLd O/S - 12/Jul/08 with richard kirby

Al Evans - 2008

tuftynick - AltLd - 2008 with Kenton Cool

Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - Lead O/S - 2005

Kevin Avery - Lead O/S - 2000

Richard White - Lead O/S - 1999

andyblain - 2nd O/S - Jun/98

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/96

sadams - AltLd rpt - 16/Jun/96 with John Boyle

Dave Musgrove Jnr - AltLd O/S - 05/Aug/95 with Nick Ashton

Glenn Sutcliffe - 1995 with keefe

1 pt of aid
michael burrows - 2nd - 07/Aug/94 with andy boorman

Led pitch 1
jfletcher - AltLd O/S - 16/Apr/94 with Nick Wharton

Hidden - AltLd - 1993

Hidden - Lead - 16/Sep/92

DDDD - Lead O/S - 1990

shark - AltLd O/S - 13/Jul/89 with Seb Grieve

Dave Douglas - Lead β - 27/Jun/89 with Neil Brodie

Great climb. Pretty hard too.
Steve Walker - Lead - 1989 with paul entwistle

Very, very hot day - got arses' well and truly kicked had to aid up top cracks. Got off after six hours tails between our legs and very sun burnt.
sadams - AltLd dog - 13/Jun/88 with Andy Mitchell

keefe - 04/May/86

Mike Owen - 30/May/83 with Al Simpson

Hidden - Lead dog - Apr/81

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Voting
Total votes cast 30
hard E60 of 10
E60 of 10
easy E60 of 10
hard E50 of 10
E58 of 10
easy E52 of 10
hard E40 of 10
E40 of 10
easy E40 of 10
hard 6c0 of 10
6c0 of 10
easy 6c0 of 10
hard 6b1 of 10
6b8 of 10
easy 6b1 of 10
hard 6a0 of 10
6a0 of 10
easy 6a0 of 10
3 Stars9 of 10
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Style of ascent

Lead11 of 45 (24.4%)
Followed2 of 45 (4.4%)
Alt Leads20 of 45 (44.4%)
Unknown12 of 45 (26.7%)

'Climbed'23 of 45 (51.1%)
clean O/S16 of 45 (35.6%)
clean β1 of 45 (2.2%)
clean rpt1 of 45 (2.2%)
dogged2 of 45 (4.4%)
dnf2 of 45 (4.4%)