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[Fireball XL5 on a boiling day, 2 kb]20m. Climb the prominent flake on the left side of Lower Buttress, then the crack above above with interest. Finish up the open corner. The bolt refered to by the FRCC Eskdale/Wasdale guide has long since disappeared but there are plenty of options for setting up a safe belay.

Photo: Fireball XL5 on a boiling day © Timpy1584
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 156 logbooks, and on 3 wishlists.

Hidden - Solo rpt - 18/Jun/13

rem12112122 - Lead - 04/Jun/13 with fracis

Hidden - TR rpt - 16/May/13

j_turner023 - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/13 with Wil

Hidden - Lead rpt - 30/Mar/13

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/12

Wooda - 2nd - 06/Sep/12

Hidden - Lead - 05/Sep/12

Hidden - 2nd - 05/Sep/12

John Brayshaw - Lead O/S - 12/Aug/12 with Dave Hunter, Erica

erica - 2nd - 12/Aug/12 with John

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Aug/12

Now know what the Fireball XL5 is (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireball_XL5)! Nice climb and crux most fun part. No bolt belay, unless I am blind. Great end to a gorgeous afternoon.
wadh1720 - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/12 with John R

nice climb after mama bear had lead and babybear had second'd.
papabear - TR - 04/Jun/12 with mamabear

Babybear - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/12 with papabear, mamabear

mamabear - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/12 with papabear

Good varied climbing
Andysomething - Lead O/S - 09/May/12 with Bruce Perry

Adi Hooper - Lead - 03/May/12 with Roger Ward

s.scott - Lead - 30/Mar/12

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/Mar/12

Ian Hinkins - Lead - 24/Mar/12

colin smith - Lead - 22/Mar/12 with Paul Winstanley

Ed's lead
sarah hawker - 2nd O/S - 18/Mar/12 with Ed (Malta), Neil Morbey

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

Good varied climbing
Andysomething - Lead O/S - 2012 with Bruce Perry

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2012

Rob Rocket - Lead O/S - 12/Nov/11 with C P Shaw

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Nov/11

moose ridd - Lead - 20/Sep/11 with L.Osborne

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Sep/11

Led in trainers,rock boots in bag still at home!
Shaw Brown - Lead - 18/Sep/11 with Judith Neaves

samjames91 - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/11 with wainers

Wainers44 - 2nd - 30/Aug/11

Move onto the slab felt tricky, but is actually quite easy when committed.
barney800 - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/11 with Katherine Shaw

zach.stone - 2nd - 14/Jul/11 with Peter Hill

i_a_coops - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/11

theotherpetehill - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/11 with Zach Stone

Darron - 09/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/11

My first full on trad lead! Reet happy and psyched to keep on going :-)
crazy chicken - Lead O/S - 12/Jun/11 with Timo Austino

1st proper trad, like, lead n it rained too - go girl!!
Timo Austino - 2nd O/S - 12/Jun/11 with Nats

Hidden - Lead - 14/May/11

Pinkgremlin - TR - 01/May/11

darrenk - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/11

The Pix - 2nd O/S - 02/Apr/11 with Jon Moulding

mcglenr25 - Lead O/S - 23/Jan/11 with Ally Newman, Francis Charlesworth

ali newman ukc - 23/Jan/11

ar1fbr - 2011

rgd1977 - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/10

beckybray1 - 2nd O/S - 09/Oct/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/10

nia - Lead - 30/Aug/10 with osian fletcher, Pete rodgers

Hidden - Lead - 08/Aug/10

Adam1973 - 2nd - 27/Jun/10 with Chris Tan, Ann S

Ann S - 2nd - 27/Jun/10 with Chris Tan

Steven Andrews - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/10 with Harry

djmarko75 - Lead O/S - Jun/10

isi_o - 2nd - 18/May/10 with Chris Austin, Thom Evans

JackPott - 2nd β - 18/May/10 with Isi, Thom Evans

My hardest lead. Got sketched out and stuck on top of the pinnacle, took nearly 3 hours for me to complete, but what a great feeling when I did! Good job it was sunny so my partners got a nice tan whilst being bored out out of their minds!
Gulon - Lead O/S - 18/May/10 with Isi, Chris Austin

Roger Cruse - 2nd rpt - 08/May/10 with Kris

Monkey_Alan - Lead O/S - 02/May/10 with Max Streeton

north country boy - Lead O/S - 02/May/10 with Tom Mills, Jo Fullman, Jon Silcock

Caralynh - Lead rpt - 24/Apr/10 with Jez Hadall

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Apr/10

ollismark - 2nd - 06/Mar/10 with penny lynch, Jon Lynch

jl - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/10 with Mark Ollis, Penny

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2010

NorthernRock - 2nd - 22/Oct/09

One rock over move.
andymoin - Solo O/S - 20/Sep/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/09

matthewjames - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/09 with Michael Watson

Only HS really, a slightly awkward but well protected move up over the wall then very basic all the way up the slab with good gear. Couldn't find the bolt belay so constructed some out of some old tat round a chockstone I found, a hex in a boulder that moved, and a decent cam placement.
Reaver2k - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/09 with Lisa Trollope

Lisaaargh - 2nd - 17/Aug/09 with Alan Saul

cmsg - 2nd O/S - 09/Aug/09 with Adam Young, Llewelyn Thomas

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

To get there, go round the hill not over! VS rather than MVS as per guidebook. Very steep wall, still some awkward moves after angle eases.
Tanya Savage - 2nd - 25/Jul/09 with Neil Pacey

Neil Pacey - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/09 with Tanya Savage

Hidden - Lead - 20/Jul/09

Hidden - Solo - 01/Jul/09

joe king - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/09 with Rose

Rosey Posey - 2nd O/S - 21/Jun/09 with Paul

steveP - 2nd O/S - 21/Jun/09 with Simon Ringrose

Hidden - 12/Jun/09

Marq - 2nd O/S - 24/May/09 with Andrew Funnell

Richard Weller - 23/May/09 with David Small

Joris.Roulleau - Lead O/S - 03/May/09 with Dave Gruar

Blisco - 2nd - 03/May/09 with Joris Roulleau

HamishD - 2nd O/S - 18/Apr/09 with Tom Ripley

Very good climb tricky move onto the block and a fine finish.
andyhutch77 - AltLd - 07/Feb/09 with Marc Tomlinson

George Ormerod - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/08 with Chris Ford

pieweb - 2nd O/S - 27/Sep/08 with Trevor Cruse

Hidden - 2nd - 25/Sep/08

Hidden - Lead rpt - 01/Aug/08

ewen - Solo O/S - 28/Jul/08

robert10507 - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/08 with Dylan, Stu

Peter Metcalfe - 2nd - 14/Jun/08 with Rob Hopkins

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Jun/08

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

biggianthead - 09/Jun/08 with Thomas

Hidden - 04/Jun/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/May/08

stimpey - Lead O/S - 11/May/08 with Tom, Cas

coral21 - 2nd - 11/May/08 with Steve, Tom

Timpy1584 - 2nd - 11/May/08 with Caz, Steve

davis.pete - Lead O/S - 02/May/08 with Jon Hawes

Hidden - Lead - 07/Oct/07

220bpm - 2nd - 30/Sep/07 with Dave

BruceG - 2nd - 31/Jul/07 with Marty

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/07

Hidden - 2nd - 14/Jul/07

John Kettle - Lead O/S - 23/Jun/07

Rampikino - Lead - 23/Jun/07 with MMC Various

KitCat - 2nd - 23/Jun/07 with MMC

Stephen Shaw - Lead - 23/Jun/07

Hidden - 2nd - Jun/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/May/07

simonfife - Lead O/S - 26/May/07 with jrenee

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/07

Rob Rocket - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/07 with Pete Randall

Pete Randall - 2nd O/S - 15/Apr/07 with Rob

victim of mathematics - 2nd O/S - 09/Apr/07 with Dan Denehy

Jonny M - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/07 with Helen Tsai

GiveHerHelen - 2nd O/S - 09/Apr/07 with Jon Moulding

petegunn - 2nd - 2007

PeteCheung - Lead - 2007 with Ian and Bill

FrankW - 2nd O/S - 15/Sep/06 with Joe

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 13/Aug/06

A sneaky crux with unpleasant consequences if you stuff things up. HS 4b would probably be a better grade as the rest of the route is pretty easy.
Peter Metcalfe - Lead - 13/Aug/06 with Alan Maines

Great route, lots of fun!
Caralynh - Lead O/S - 13/Aug/06 with Adam Carless

Nice moves all the way.
adam carless - 2nd O/S - 13/Aug/06 with CaralynR

fizzy_elephant - Lead O/S - 24/Jul/06 with stu

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 24/Jul/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/06

Hidden - 2nd rpt - Jul/06

Much better protected than the grade suggests, a super little route.
Toreador - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/06 with Carmen

Hidden - TR O/S - 2006

The Pylon King - Lead O/S - Aug/05 with Ady Short

Hidden - Lead - Jun/05

babymoac - Lead - 21/May/05 with Pete C

Hammy - 2nd - 21/Aug/04 with Joe Gittens

Heisenberg - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/04 with martin dale

Monk - Lead O/S - May/04

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Jun/03

Hammy - TR - 31/May/03

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/03

Little B - Lead O/S - 05/May/02

Chris the Tall - Lead O/S - 18/Jun/00 with Bill G

Hidden - 11/Mar/00

Andy Say - Solo - 14/Nov/98

John Led, good route.
wadey1973 - 2nd - 13/Apr/97 with John Caulper

Neil Conway - Lead O/S - 29/Mar/97 with Darren Leigh

biggianthead - 18/May/96 with HT

hard for grade - VS 4c?
Rog Wilko - Lead - Jul/95 with Debbie Wilkinson

Hammy - Solo - 14/Aug/85

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
David Wynne, Hidden, Ian Jones

Voting
Total votes cast 71
hard HVS0 of 27
HVS0 of 27
easy HVS0 of 27
hard VS2 of 27
VS18 of 27
easy VS5 of 27
hard HS2 of 27
HS0 of 27
easy HS0 of 27
hard 4c0 of 23
4c0 of 23
easy 4c2 of 23
hard 4b6 of 23
4b15 of 23
easy 4b0 of 23
hard 4a0 of 23
4a0 of 23
easy 4a0 of 23
3 Stars1 of 21
2 Stars13 of 21
1 Star7 of 21
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Style of ascent

Soloed6 of 156 (3.8%)
Lead78 of 156 (50.0%)
Followed56 of 156 (35.9%)
Toproped5 of 156 (3.2%)
Alt Leads2 of 156 (1.3%)
Unknown9 of 156 (5.8%)

'Climbed'66 of 156 (42.3%)
clean O/S81 of 156 (51.9%)
clean β1 of 156 (0.6%)
clean rpt7 of 156 (4.5%)
dnf1 of 156 (0.6%)