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Alta Vista VS 4c

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go up the corner formed on the right side of the block, and the main face. Once at the top of the corner, go for the right edge of the flake crack. Follow this trending left, then directly upwards, staying well right of gargoyle. Finish right of the tree.
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This climb is in 148 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/May/13

Hidden - 2nd - 05/May/13

Hidden - Lead β - 28/Apr/13

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

Worth doing.
wurzelinzummerset - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/13 with Andy

clams - Lead - Apr/13 with Chaz

whiting.jp - 2nd - 16/Sep/12 with jamesca

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/12

Lovely layback crack, easy hands slightly more interesting feet.
KitRabbette - 2nd O/S - 10/Sep/12

Mike Hood - 2nd - 30/Aug/12

Good but a bit shortlived
mattgrange - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/12

vizzle - TR RP - 24/Jun/12

EllieWoods - Lead O/S - 17/Jun/12 with Jono

JimBee - Lead rpt - Jun/12 with Mesh Yalvac, Stacy Zung, Vizzle Neogi

Hidden - 2nd β - 27/May/12

gravity - Lead O/S - 27/May/12 with Ian Lau

Pleasant!
Phil Murray - 2nd rpt - 26/May/12 with Steve Wright

Will Gordon - Lead O/S - 18/May/12 with Rich Goodbody

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 18/May/12

mol - Lead - 13/May/12 with Jesse

KDW - 2nd rpt - 05/May/12 with Old Dude, Andy

Ian JL - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/12

quite nice for the shortness of it
jack1996 - 2nd O/S - 16/Feb/12 with pete

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Feb/12

HarryB - Lead O/S - 14/Jan/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 14/Jan/12

MikeLell - Lead O/S - 07/Jan/12 with Dave

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Oct/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 22/Oct/11

Trisha Murphy - Lead O/S - 22/Oct/11 with Seb

tonymw - 2nd O/S - 03/Oct/11 with Mick Chapman

hazeysunshine - 2nd - 22/Sep/11 with Val P

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Aug/11

martinp - 2nd - 05/Aug/11 with Alan C

Nice route to lead, moves look harder / more daunting than they are, technically only a 4b I think. Guys - careful with your seating position on the tree if lowering your second down.
PaulWatson - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/11 with Dan, Rosy

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

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

jamespilgrim - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/11 with Mark

hotfeet - Lead - 26/Jun/11

Blue68 - 2nd - 26/Jun/11

waynem1985 - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/11 with Antony Davies, Alan Mountford

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

aipattison - 2nd O/S - 19/Jun/11 with UBMC

dpiddock - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/11 with Richard G

Lapepina - 2nd - 04/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd - 15/May/11

Some decent climbing but over a little quick.
Big Lee - 2nd O/S - 15/May/11 with Helen B

Good lead by Kris. I went up third.
Blackgoby - TR O/S - 14/May/11 with Kris, Tracey

andrzej kierzek - Lead O/S - 08/May/11 with Tara

Ybot Htulk - 2nd - 02/May/11 with Norman

I know i can lead this!
maherp - 2nd - 25/Apr/11 with Pete Rogers

Goose4 - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/11 with Jamie Townsend

Silly mistake got ropes stuck shud of used one rope knot got stuck. Got rope back ok
Dale - Lead O/S - Apr/11 with Alana

ian d f - 2nd O/S - 27/Mar/11 with Pete B

felt easy for the grade (with my new shoes on).
Curly Rich - Lead β - 20/Mar/11 with Ollie

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/11

meanderthal - 2nd - 2011

Burty21 - 2nd O/S - 13/Nov/10

will_benfold - Lead O/S - 13/Nov/10 with Giovanni

getting a buit polished low down
dave frost - Lead rpt - 12/Sep/10 with alison

Started Party Piece but by-passed crux by means of Alta Vista.
bjlsmith - 2nd - 09/Aug/10 with Misha and SMC

MD - Lead - 08/Aug/10 with Craig

Hidden - 2nd - 08/Aug/10

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

David Best - Lead rpt - 01/Jul/10 with Colin Johnson

Dux - 2nd O/S - 29/Jun/10 with Andy Smith

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead - 16/Jun/10

David Best - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/10 with Sean Mercer

leigh - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/10 with Tim

guy xavier percival - Solo O/S - 04/Jun/10 with none

short and pumpy
The Pylon King - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/10 with bpmclimb

JimBee - Lead O/S - Jun/10 with Ian Whitehead

bpmclimb - Lead rpt - 27/May/10 with Dave Frost

Ian JL - Lead O/S - 20/May/10

With Andy. My first 4c
KDW - Lead - 15/May/10 with Andy

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

daveagriff - Lead - 24/Apr/10 with Dan Fisher, Paul Cooke

Nice route
mullermn - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/10 with Kylie Richards

Kylie - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/10 with mullermn

Surprisingly good climbing. Probably would get a star if the main giant flake wasn't quite so suspect..
Wilbur - 2nd O/S - 21/Mar/10 with Caine

great little climb
viking - Lead O/S - Mar/10 with wilbur

well worth a go up a good 12m of crag to get yourselves up. however the climb was over way to soon.
stvredmond - Lead O/S - 28/Dec/09 with Jason Scott

martyp - 2nd - 11/Oct/09

dean79 - Lead O/S - 04/Oct/09 with sharon

toasted - 2nd - 04/Oct/09 with Pete Rogers, Ian Atkins

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/09

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Sep/09

AndyFunnell - Lead - 12/Sep/09 with Ugly Kid Jo

gingergeorge - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/09 with Andrea

Fatclimber - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/09 with Dean Chapman

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Aug/09

james.lane - 2nd - 02/Jul/09

tincann - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/09 with James Lane

sara n - 2nd - 19/Jun/09 with FV

Slick - Lead - 31/May/09 with Isabel Evans

Hidden - 2nd - 31/May/09

chrisallan - Lead O/S - 04/May/09

freemanTom (Guildford MC) - Lead - 21/Mar/09 with Richard Henton

cksrealm - 2nd - 21/Mar/09 with GMC

snakebite - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/09 with Claire Sheehan

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Feb/09

gdb4060 - 2nd - 22/Feb/09 with Richard

quiffhanger - Lead O/S - 2009

ebastock - 2nd - 10/Oct/08 with John Beddard

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/08

mikeshewring - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/08

Short
Siderunner - Lead O/S - 28/Jun/08 with James Wynne

Sam W - Lead - 12/Jun/08 with Ali Williams

anthonyp - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/08 with Ward Linney

the rec - 2nd O/S - 07/Jun/08 with Anthony

dave657 - 2nd O/S - 01/Jun/08 with Rob Dyer

Rob84 - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/08 with Andy F and Dave R

Chris Sansum - 2nd O/S - 01/Jun/08 with David Gent

Christian Reynish - Lead - 07/May/08 with melanie

riddle - Lead O/S - 03/May/08 with Yasmina

danleyden - 2nd - 20/Apr/08 with David Orgles

simonw1 - 2nd O/S - 02/Feb/08 with Al and Ralph

toasted - Lead - 02/Feb/08 with Si and Ralph

Eccentric - 2nd O/S - 29/Jan/08 with Lois

Lois - Lead - 29/Jan/08 with Olly Birrell

Mark Salter - Lead - 23/Oct/07 with Chris Shorrock

Mark Walter - Lead rpt - 20/Oct/07 with Rory

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Oct/07

wilchivs - Lead O/S - 20/Oct/07 with Rory Lewis

grumpyoldjanner - 2nd O/S - Oct/07 with CUMC

Dr Caterpillar - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/07 with Adam

dave frost - Lead O/S - 04/Aug/07 with sam burns

upontop - Lead O/S - Aug/07 with Chris

featuresforfeet - Lead O/S - 20/May/07 with Clive M

thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 07/May/07 with Matt Frank

Mark Walter - Lead O/S - 06/May/07 with Pieta Seppanan

Duncan Skelton - Lead - 22/Apr/07 with Kai Green

Eccentric - 2nd O/S - Jan/07 with Mike Dudley

bpmclimb - Lead O/S - 03/Oct/06 with Clare

TimPerkin - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/06 with Dave Gale

Fat Tim - Lead O/S - 22/Jul/06 with James Wright

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 23/Apr/06

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be.
localboy - 2nd O/S - 22/Apr/06 with Simon F

zcapxa5 - Lead O/S - 27/Nov/05 with Nening Dennis

dpmUK - 2nd - 18/Jun/05 with Mike Dixon

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/05

gripped01 - Lead O/S - Sep/04 with Jim Jarvis

jmr - 2nd - 19/Oct/03 with Paul Greenhow

ericinbristol - Lead O/S - 2002

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Dec/01

Boxy - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/00 with Izzy

Vince McNally - Lead O/S - 1993

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
davepotter2011, maherp

Voting
Total votes cast 60
hard HVS0 of 23
HVS0 of 23
easy HVS0 of 23
hard VS0 of 23
VS13 of 23
easy VS9 of 23
hard HS1 of 23
HS0 of 23
easy HS0 of 23
hard 5a0 of 20
5a0 of 20
easy 5a0 of 20
hard 4c0 of 20
4c6 of 20
easy 4c11 of 20
hard 4b2 of 20
4b1 of 20
easy 4b0 of 20
3 Stars0 of 17
2 Stars1 of 17
1 Star12 of 17
0 Stars4 of 17
Bag of .....0 of 17
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Style of ascent

Soloed1 of 148 (0.7%)
Lead92 of 148 (62.2%)
Followed53 of 148 (35.8%)
Toproped2 of 148 (1.4%)

'Climbed'42 of 148 (28.4%)
clean O/S95 of 148 (64.2%)
clean β3 of 148 (2.0%)
clean rpt7 of 148 (4.7%)
clean RP1 of 148 (0.7%)