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Canol* E1 5b

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69m, 3 pitches. A fantastic excursion through the black walls of Craig Ddu, facing the challenge of the central and tallest section of wall. 1) 4c, 18m. Start just to the right of the overhang above the start of Zig Zag. Climb the black wall past small ledges for 9m. Step right and head up the wall to a block belay on the right. 2) 5b, 25m. Climb the steep wall on the left behind the belay and gain a rightward-trending rampline. Follow this until it butts up against a capping roof. Make an exciting pull through the left side of the roof and climb straight up to a ledge. Wander rightwards along the ledge to a block belay. 3) 4b, 20m. Step back left and climb the groove above the belay to the roof, which is taken via the large shattered weakness. © ROCKFAX

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This climb is in 81 logbooks, and on 5 wishlists.

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/13

got up the first VS pitch but could not get up the E1, slimy...
Mike Soulby - 2nd dnf - 20/Apr/13 with Rob Middleton

I led p3, brad led P1, 2.
Jillybean - AltLd - 10/Aug/12 with Brad

2nd
Ewan Russell - AltLd O/S - 28/May/12 with Connor

conorcussell - AltLd O/S - 28/May/12

Starting direct gives a good route with interesting climbing on all three pitches. Led P2.
Andy Clarke - AltLd O/S - 25/May/12 with Dale

A very good route, I had the 1st and 3rd pitch Andy got the crux. I find this crag very compact with not much gear, but still safe anuf. I joked around with Andy on the crux not much style haha he climbed it very well I can talk later on in this wkend my style was poor ;)
Dale - AltLd O/S - May/12 with Andy

Hidden - AltLd - 29/Mar/12

sonnenstern - AltLd β - 28/Mar/12 with Rocio

hughesy84 - AltLd O/S - 2012

Hidden - 2012

Seepage effects the last pitch despite the weather being dry.
SamuelHarris - AltLd O/S - 27/Sep/11 with O.Burrows

wet on top pitch and a bit damp on 2nd. good route though!
Ollie B - AltLd O/S - 27/Sep/11 with S.Harris

Hidden - Lead rpt - 02/Jul/11

Lead first & third pitches
Abi Chard - AltLd O/S - 30/Apr/11 with Thea

Led all pitches. Nice route.
brockers - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/11 with Maggie Bass

Hidden - 2nd - 29/Apr/11

Lovley
Katy Nelson - AltLd - 26/Apr/11 with steven Parry, Dave Morse

Direct variant, as per NWR. P1&3. Very good. The 'easy' pitches, weren't that easy, and quite serious. Nice crux moves on P2.
catt - AltLd O/S - 25/Apr/11 with Hardin

Direct start, not the one up the rubbish looking grass. lead first pitch, Tom did second. Then abbed off as there looked like rain.
IAmAStone - Lead O/S - 23/Apr/11

mr mills - Lead rpt - 19/Apr/11 with Chris

dan ely - AltLd O/S - 25/Mar/11 with tony (army)

Rory Shaw - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - 2011

centurion05 - 2011

Alaina - AltLd O/S - 01/Sep/10 with Esther Seddon

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 16/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/10

Pitch 1
Lenny - 2nd dog - 05/Jun/10 with James. D

feilx - Solo O/S - 28/May/10

lead P2
wolf.leeb - AltLd O/S - 25/May/10

mynyddresident - AltLd - 25/May/10 with wolf, geraint

Got a little scared pulling through the bulge, bridged on opposing footholds.
Alex Mason - Solo O/S - 23/May/10

P1+3...nice climbing, not straight forward but not hard, weird gear...crux pitch had solid gear though.
Duncan Campbell - UKC - AltLd O/S - 22/May/10 with Ben Alsford

Ed Feldman - Lead rpt - 21/May/10

Hidden - AltLd - 16/May/10

Led p2
cem - AltLd O/S - 02/May/10 with Graham Dolman

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 2010

keith leonard - Lead - 2010

sionjosh - 2010

Marti999 - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/09

briar4012 - 2nd O/S - 13/Jun/09 with Marti

lwsh
porridgefan - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/09 with Andy Barnes

Andy_B39 - 2nd dog - 04/Jun/09 with Phil Wilkinson

mr mills - AltLd - 29/May/09 with edwin

Robin led first 2 pitches, I led last pitch
andy mcc - AltLd - 05/Apr/09 with Robin Nicholson

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 04/Apr/09

vanderz - AltLd - 02/Apr/09 with Neil Mcadie

1st & 3rd pitches.
galpinos - AltLd O/S - 26/Sep/08 with Ben

Lp crux pitch
barni - AltLd O/S - 14/Jun/08 with Liam fleming

Nicos - Lead O/S - 08/Jun/08 with rich howels

really good
SMc - Lead O/S - Jun/08 with Anne

a bit poo, not really worth it
the juicy dangler - AltLd O/S - 31/May/08 with Andrew Davies

Sgt. Vest - Lead O/S - 31/May/08 with sophie wilmes

rich took crux pitch
Andrew.Davies - Lead O/S - 31/May/08 with rich

sonnenstern - AltLd O/S - 31/May/08 with Will Malcolm

chris wyatt - Lead O/S - 24/May/08 with sandrine

Owain Llewelyn - AltLd - 22/Apr/08 with Phil

Hidden - AltLd - 2008

tumbling wizard - 2008

tumbling wizard - 2008

zero six - Lead O/S - 2007

Hidden - Solo O/S - 07/Aug/06

shoulders - Lead - 26/Jul/06 with andy sharp

Mark Riley - AltLd - Jul/02 with Stuart Greenall

Heisenberg - AltLd - 23/Jun/01 with andy hartley

Roget - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/99 with jon

WB - AltLd - 25/Sep/98 with Paul

Hidden - AltLd - 15/Aug/96

michael burrows - AltLd O/S - 09/Jul/95 with steve swygart

Ched - Lead O/S - 1995 with Glanfor

Hidden - 2nd - 10/Jul/90

nigehughes - AltLd - Sep/89 with Malcolm Boater

Hidden - AltLd - 06/Jul/87

John Marsland - Lead - 07/May/84 with Dave Mould

babymoac - AltLd - 01/Aug/81 with MTW

granitbahn - AltLd - 1974

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Voting
Total votes cast 59
hard E20 of 20
E20 of 20
easy E21 of 20
hard E10 of 20
E117 of 20
easy E12 of 20
hard HVS0 of 20
HVS0 of 20
easy HVS0 of 20
hard 5c0 of 20
5c0 of 20
easy 5c0 of 20
hard 5b1 of 20
5b15 of 20
easy 5b4 of 20
hard 5a0 of 20
5a0 of 20
easy 5a0 of 20
3 Stars0 of 19
2 Stars15 of 19
1 Star3 of 19
0 Stars1 of 19
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Style of ascent

Soloed3 of 81 (3.7%)
Lead20 of 81 (24.7%)
Followed6 of 81 (7.4%)
Alt Leads41 of 81 (50.6%)
Unknown11 of 81 (13.6%)

'Climbed'34 of 81 (42.0%)
clean O/S40 of 81 (49.4%)
clean β1 of 81 (1.2%)
clean rpt3 of 81 (3.7%)
dogged2 of 81 (2.5%)
dnf1 of 81 (1.2%)