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The Big Greeny*** E3 6a

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[Amscliffe, Big Greeny,Nikon, Picture was taken by Shabad Chawla, 3 kb]14m. A short fingery wall leads to bulges (large cams) which are tackled leftwards then right using the nostril-like pockets. The right-hand exit is the stretchy Ginger Whinger, E7 7a. © ROCKFAX
Start between Parsons' and Frankland's, climb to the curving break. Climb over this to the left, then using the nostrils climb to the top.
John Syrett, Al Manson. 01/May/1973

Ticklists: Extreme Rock, The 3 star way to yorkshire gritstone's heaven.

Photo: Amscliffe, Big Greeny,Nikon, Picture was taken by Shabad Chawla © Rockwarrior
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 94 logbooks, and on 17 wishlists.

MeMeMe - Lead - 03/May/13 with Tom

Certainly keeps coming at you...
tommytwotone - 2nd - 03/May/13 with Mike

danny33 - Lead - May/13

MichaelGallimore - TR dog - 21/Apr/13 with Maria, Stephan

MeMeMe - Lead - 06/Sep/12 with control freak

JRennie - 2nd β - 21/Jul/12

Hidden - Lead RP - 14/Jul/12

petegunn - TR - 12/Jul/12 with Davina

Got the pocket-match move wrong and had to repeat that move. Great route! Left gear in-situ for next leader & then seconded again to clean route.
budchawla - 2nd dog - Jul/12 with Alexander Orlov

Nice and great route
Rockwarrior - Jul/12

Awesome route, brilliant!
Rockwarrior - Lead - Jul/12

conorcussell - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/12

Second of the three. Excellent. Huge side winds made it interesting! On Conors gear.
Dave Warburton - Lead β - 24/Jun/12 with Conor

2nd go - you go a long way if you fluff the top, a very fun route
robertmichaeladams - Lead - 02/Jun/12 with Andy H

Not sure how to log this.. Lobbed off floundering for the top, didn't bother pulling ropes but climbed it next go. Top-rope to the knee-bar then lead after? Definitely 6a moves!
PeteH - Lead - 27/May/12 with Naomi Hart

NaomiHart - 2nd dog - 27/May/12 with Peter Hart

Dan Mckinlay - Lead - 13/Apr/12

budchawla - 2012

Scary green topout!
jacobjacob - Lead O/S - 06/Nov/11

akhughes - Lead O/S - 03/Oct/11

gforce - Lead O/S - 20/Sep/11 with Dave O

dave o - 2nd - 20/Sep/11 with Graham

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 09/Aug/11

markalmack - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/11 with chris todd

MeMeMe - Lead - 08/Jun/11 with Pete

Jack Geldard - UKC Chief Editor - 2011

GeoffG - 2011

Steve Crowe - 2011

thebigfriendlymoose - 2011

JulesV - Lead O/S - 2011

Great stuff. Pretty much onsight but I had seen the top while I was belaying at the top of Overhanging Groove. Bold technical start followed by a more strenuous but well-protected finish.
Andrew Barker - Lead β - 21/Sep/10 with Si

bit too casual - just popped off at the top. got it easily next go.
simon kimber - Lead - 16/Aug/10 with Rob Sandercock

Jon Read - 2nd - 08/Aug/10 with andi turner

Hidden - Lead β - 23/Jul/10

Hidden - Lead β - 02/Jul/10

Jack00 - Lead O/S - 27/May/10 with Olly

On shunt, messed up the top-out
chrishedgehog - TR dog - 21/May/10

Hidden - Lead dnf - 20/May/10

Hidden - Lead dnf - 20/May/10

rob.s22 - Lead O/S - Apr/10 with S,K

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2010

miastacey - 2nd - 26/Apr/09 with Bob Smith

Seymore Butt - 2009

Toby Dunn - Sep/08

even better than I remember it from a couple of years ago
Belier - Lead - 30/Jun/08 with Al & Hannah

bottled it first go from top crimp, returned to deck, got it next go easily. think lack of trad and confidence hindered clean ascent
Alex Mason - Lead rpt - 30/Jun/08 with Steve and Hannah

Got to the top pocket 3 times, chickened out 3 times. Downclimbed to the ground, so still ok for the O/S!
IanJackson - Lead dnf - 23/Feb/08 with Big Ian

Took a massive fall from this route last year, felt nervous this time but it was over mercifully quickly. Finished direct.
alaan - Lead rpt - 19/Jan/08

Boy - 2008

Not as difficult as I thought it would be but with possibly the worst top out Ive ever seen. Sean jettisoned the remainder of his rack before going for the crux so I had to second it with all that gear in tow.
Will Hunt - 2nd O/S - 25/Nov/07 with Sean Jacobs

Sean_J - Lead O/S - 25/Nov/07 with Will Hunt

Hidden - TR dnf - 25/Nov/07

ali_robb - Lead O/S - Oct/07

One rest after failing to work out the top first go.
MeMeMe - Lead dog - 30/Aug/07 with Andy and Bob

mattyork2 - 2nd - 26/Jun/07 with Ally Smith

25ft fall from the top. Gutted.
alaan - Lead dnf - 17/Feb/07 with Grant

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2007

one fall from the top, annoying, as it was not too bad the second go. I blame bad beta!
WB - Lead dog - 26/Jul/06 with Jim

Exciting. Hard for the grade ?
shark - Lead O/S - 11/Feb/06 with Bruce Woodley

Hidden - Lead - 29/Oct/05

1st effort had to slap for top - held it for a scond but too greasy so took the lob and blew the onsight! 10 mins later; second effort - chalked up pre-crux properly and it felt class, went nice and static. Biggest fall to date.
Belier - Lead - Aug/05 with Alex Mason

Gus - Lead O/S - 31/Oct/04 with andi elizabeth turner

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Jun/04

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/02

jhardwick - 2nd O/S - 2000

chrishedgehog - TR dog - 10/Jun/99 with Dan Bailey

Rich Kirby - Lead rpt - 28/Jul/98 with Robin

Mike Owen - 13/May/98 with Mark Hounsley

Jon Read - Lead O/S - May/98 with Tanya Holdsworth

innes - Lead - Mar/98 with Craig

sadams - Lead - 25/Oct/97 with Hugh Cottom

Hidden - Lead rpt - 21/Sep/97

Hidden - Lead - 05/Jul/97

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/97

jameshiggins - 1997

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/96

John Southworth - Lead rpt - 08/May/96 with Matt Booth

rob.grafton - Lead - 12/Sep/95 with Bruce

leathers - TR - 1995

Glenn Sutcliffe - 1995 with keefe

rob.grafton - 1995

rob.grafton - Lead - 18/May/93 with Bruce

Hidden - Lead - 1993

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Lead - Oct/92 with Dad

Dave Musgrove - 2nd - 23/Sep/92 with David

Rich Kirby - 2nd - 23/Jul/92 with Paul Tanton

nai - Lead - 1992

Rich Kirby - Lead O/S - Mar/90 with Andy Chambers

Richard White - Lead RP - 1990 with Steve Wilson

Hidden - 2nd - 30/Aug/87

Dave Musgrove - Lead β - 18/Apr/85

Chris Craggs - Lead - 1985

Chris Craggs - Lead - Aug/81 with John Addy

Hidden - 1973

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Style of ascent

Lead59 of 94 (62.8%)
Followed15 of 94 (16.0%)
Toproped6 of 94 (6.4%)
Unknown14 of 94 (14.9%)

'Climbed'46 of 94 (48.9%)
clean O/S23 of 94 (24.5%)
clean β6 of 94 (6.4%)
clean rpt5 of 94 (5.3%)
clean RP2 of 94 (2.1%)
dogged7 of 94 (7.4%)
dnf5 of 94 (5.3%)