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[Gaustaspøkelse. Contemplating the top tier. Again., 2 kb]Easily recognised by the tree frozen inside the ice at top. © ROCKFAX
Just to right of corner (or in the corner) or further right is harder still (may not touch down so start can be energetic)

Photo: Gaustaspøkelse. Contemplating the top tier. Again. © Tim Watch
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 128 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

guy757 - 10/Mar/13

tjmillen - 2nd - 02/Mar/13 with Charlie

SPD224 - 2nd - 26/Feb/13 with Andy Bunnage

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Feb/13

neilwiltshire - 2nd O/S - 19/Feb/13 with Richard, Ted Rudd

Andrew Wilson - Lead rpt - 16/Feb/13 with cliff shasby

gw3285 - Lead - 09/Feb/13

stratandrew - TR - 08/Feb/13 with Gareth Williams

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Feb/13

Robin UK - Feb/13

jarriz - Lead - 30/Jan/13

johnmctighe - TR dog - Jan/13 with Austin

chris687 - TR - 03/Dec/12 with Jo Sumner

Jo sumner - TR - 03/Dec/12 with Chris Andrews

Theeni - 2nd - 13/Mar/12 with Mike Kennedy

Awesome, overhanging ice bulge at top. Chris finished in dark with head torch!
DannyK - Lead O/S - 12/Mar/12 with chrislgk, Katie

guy757 - 06/Mar/12

davidbird63 - 2nd - Mar/12 with David Adcock

tomwheeler - 2nd - 20/Feb/12

Hidden - TR O/S - 19/Feb/12

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

Great route. Massive pump by the time I got to the top!
Cornish boy - TR - 14/Feb/12 with Ian, Sean, Lee

wence - Lead rpt - 10/Feb/12 with Chuck

yashvi - 10/Feb/12 with Edwin Mitchell

bengt - Lead O/S - 06/Feb/12 with Dom, Rob

robertmichaeladams - 2nd - 06/Feb/12 with Lawrence

Steve Hillier - 2nd O/S - 05/Feb/12 with Ben Warrick

muzz44 - 2nd O/S - Feb/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - Feb/12

HarryB - Lead O/S - 29/Dec/11 with Ollie

Hidden - TR O/S - 29/Dec/11

Very thin, overhung ice in the chimney. Scary.
groovy_nut - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/11 with Dave W

mikecollins - Lead O/S - 25/Feb/11 with stg

Hidden - Lead β - 23/Feb/11

robertmichaeladams - Lead - 15/Feb/11 with Lawrence

wence - 2nd O/S - 15/Feb/11 with Rob

james.peter - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/11 with James Dunn

jjclarke70 - 2nd - 08/Feb/11 with Simon V

frankcp87 - Lead O/S - 08/Feb/11 with Doug Smith

Top section is awesome..
mol - 2nd - 03/Feb/11 with Jesse

efetunc - Lead O/S - Feb/11 with Andrew Asaam

Andrew Wilson - 2nd O/S - 30/Jan/11 with Chris Vernon

Goose4 - Lead O/S - 30/Jan/11

Hidden - Lead - 25/Jan/11

Ross Young - 2nd O/S - 18/Jan/11 with Mark from Glenmore

joeydurkin - Lead rpt - 17/Jan/11 with Mark P

mark88 - Lead - 17/Jan/11 with Dave Gleave

willson - 2nd - 09/Jan/11 with Wills

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Jan/11

susan1234 - TR O/S - Jan/11 with Alan Cooney.

alan1234 - Lead O/S - 2011

Hidden - TR dnf - 14/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/10

Lenny - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/10 with Jim Rjuk

BorisVBlade - 2nd O/S - 22/Feb/10 with Neil Dowse

Harder this year than the last time I did it
Tim Bateman - Lead - 21/Feb/10 with George Bird

Entertaining chimney on the left hand side at the top.
groovy_nut - 2nd O/S - 16/Feb/10 with Patrick

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Feb/10

tuukka - Lead O/S - 07/Feb/10 with Juha

Eetu - Lead O/S - 07/Feb/10 with Matti L.

juhah - Lead β - 07/Feb/10 with Tuukka Holopainen

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Feb/10

Awesome route, particularly the top section.
Big Lee - Lead O/S - 02/Feb/10 with Stewart Young

John Roe - Lead - 27/Jan/10 with Joey Durkin

joeydurkin - 2nd - 27/Jan/10 with John R

patsaunders - Lead - 2010

ig248 - Lead O/S - Dec/09 with Hauke Harms

Totally different route to last time, good hard ice this time
KeithW - Lead β - 08/Mar/09 with Guido

Hidden - Lead - 08/Mar/09

MonkeyDawson - Lead O/S - 01/Mar/09 with Si Mann

brilliant fun, mixed finish
tomdude - Lead O/S - 25/Feb/09 with lard, mark

ended up sitting in part of the tree!
Gustav - Lead O/S - 22/Feb/09 with James H and Neil

DvO - Lead dog - 06/Feb/09 with Adam Billing

top section very thin and delicate.Some bridging and mixed moves required. Great climb
Kaiser999 - Lead - 02/Feb/09 with Andy Ashton

Gained some air time close to the top of the final steep section, no harm done other than to my pride. got back on an d completed the clime without further event.
John Roe - Lead - 20/Jan/09 with Bruce Radbourne

Last climb of the day. Took a couple of swinging falls off the top pillar in showers of sparks before giving up.
Mr. K - 2nd dnf - 20/Jan/09 with Jon Hauser

graniterocks - Lead - 18/Jan/09

adw07 - 2nd rpt - 09/Jan/09 with Scott Becker

CalumC - Lead O/S - 05/Jan/09 with Sean Crombie

twodada - 2nd - Jan/09 with Bill Thurston

Did as 2 short pitches
Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd O/S - 15/Dec/08 with Andreas Spak

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Mar/08

My first WI4 lead (equivalent to Scottish V). Very chuffed about it. Touch and go near the top though. Good place to practise. Fantastic trip.
Skinny Kin - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/08 with John Flitcroft

Awesome pillar at top with great bridging moves.
adw07 - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/08 with Scott Becker

Best climb at Krokan, fresh ice and left hand line.
adw07 - 2nd O/S - 18/Mar/08 with Scott Becker

Took the steep pillar at the top to the right of the line marked in the guidebook (the marked line was thin and very wet)
Toreador - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/08 with Carmen

MoWalker3 - 03/Mar/08

Ollie B - Lead O/S - Mar/08 with D.Hardacre

Tim Bateman - Lead - 26/Feb/08 with George Bird

Hidden - Lead dnf - 14/Feb/08

My first time ever climbing on ice, in fact the first time wearing crampons or holding ice axes.
JWB - 2nd O/S - 09/Feb/08 with Charles

Left hand variation, easier than my first climb.
JWB - 2nd O/S - 09/Feb/08 with Charles

charlesmfrench - Lead O/S - 09/Feb/08 with John Beardmore

Hidden - 2nd - Feb/08

Drapes - 2nd - Feb/08 with Rosie Goolden

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 31/Jan/08

Daniel Armitage - Lead O/S - 29/Jan/08 with Charlotte Armitage

John Roe - Lead - 21/Jan/08 with Marcus Littler

Hidden - Lead - 17/Jan/08

alpinestar_no1 - Lead β - 15/Jan/08

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/Jan/08

centurion05 - Lead O/S - Jan/08

centurion05 - Lead O/S - Jan/08

davidgent - 2nd - Jan/08 with Kilian

DanielJ - 15/Dec/07 with jon

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Mar/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Mar/07

lithos - Lead - 11/Mar/07 with TonyM

Hidden - Lead β - 10/Mar/07

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 08/Mar/07

datoon - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/07 with MJ

dmoir - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/07 with Dan Barbour

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/07

Fultonius - Lead O/S - 09/Feb/07 with Andy Inglis

Hidden - Lead - 03/Feb/07

Rotton ice was getting very thin at the top...
Jamie Degel - Lead - Feb/07 with Tim Plasberg DaV Hamburg

dannyboy83 - Lead O/S - Feb/07 with Floris, Steve Binder, Sion

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

Did both variations, led & seconded; at some point in the 3 days we went there!
KeithW - Lead O/S - 27/Jan/07 with SteveM

The right-hand gulley variation
Rampikino - TR - 03/Jan/07 with Cat

Left-hand variation
Rampikino - TR - 03/Jan/07 with Cat

Ramon Marin - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/06 with Ben Gilbert

FrankW - Lead O/S - 23/Feb/06 with Iain H

Hidden - Lead O/S - Feb/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2006

Hidden - Lead - Feb/05

Tarquin - Lead - 2005

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Voting
Total votes cast 24
hard WI4+0 of 12
WI4+0 of 12
easy WI4+1 of 12
hard WI40 of 12
WI47 of 12
easy WI43 of 12
hard WI3+1 of 12
WI3+0 of 12
easy WI3+0 of 12
3 Stars3 of 12
2 Stars8 of 12
1 Star1 of 12
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Style of ascent

Lead77 of 128 (60.2%)
Followed32 of 128 (25.0%)
Toproped12 of 128 (9.4%)
Unknown7 of 128 (5.5%)

'Climbed'47 of 128 (36.7%)
clean O/S65 of 128 (50.8%)
clean β5 of 128 (3.9%)
clean rpt5 of 128 (3.9%)
dogged2 of 128 (1.6%)
dnf3 of 128 (2.3%)
Unknown1 of 128 (0.8%)