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Hanging By A Thread*** 6c

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[Rich checking out the crux sequence on hanging by a thread, 2 kb]The best sports route of its grade in the area. Check out the old plough blade gear in the break! Climb the lower wall from the big boulder platform down and right of Plus Ca Change, heading for a prominent v-groove. Pull straight through this groove and shakeout. The next 8m is devious and continually difficult. BB over on the right.
Roy Thomas, Mick Learoyd 10/Aug/1986

Photo: Rich checking out the crux sequence on hanging by a thread © chris wyatt
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 71 logbooks, and on 11 wishlists.

valecoastclimber - Lead rpt - 17/May/13

richardr - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/12 with Chris Wyatt

Hidden - Lead dog - 26/Jul/12

Hidden - Lead dog - 26/Jul/12

Hidden - Lead dog - 26/Jul/12

Hidden - TR dnf - 26/Jul/12

dave657 - Lead dog - 26/Jul/12 with Tim

Lead twice
Tim W - Lead rpt - 26/Jul/12 with Dave Ripley

Hidden - Lead dog - 11/Jul/12

AshWH - Lead β - 10/Jun/12 with Sam C

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/12

Ollie B - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/11 with B.Brewer

Santas Little Helper - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/11 with Pete

Hidden - 2nd dog - 03/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead - 11/Jun/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 11/Jun/11

Nice and long.
Spacetourist - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/11 with Ed Heslam

Hidden - Lead RP - 04/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd dog - 03/Jun/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/11

Pumpy, top headwall is great though, big holds and steep wall!
BenNorman - Lead O/S - 31/May/11

crispyboy - 24/May/11 with Lashlin

Hidden - TR dog - 24/May/11

eddy-on-the-rocks - Lead O/S - 08/May/11 with James

gingernick - Lead O/S - Feb/11 with Dean,Daryl

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Oct/10

Hidden - Lead β - 12/Sep/10

First route back after a long summer off. Needless to say i got well pumped!!
Rick hard Rock - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/10 with rich smith

fell off penultimate hold:(
Christian Reynish - Lead dog - 08/Aug/10 with stu

_m.cox_ - 2nd β - Aug/10 with Ben West

Bristoldave - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/10 with Protheroe

KH - Lead RP - 27/Jun/10 with Paul Rogers

d_meacher - Lead dog - 26/Jun/10 with Mike Thomas

Hidden - Lead RP - 20/Jun/10

gejones - Lead β - 08/Jun/10 with DafSWMC

DafSWMC - Lead rpt - 08/Jun/10 with Gareth

mikeshewring - Lead RP - 04/Jun/10

Cowflinger - TR rpt - 04/Jun/10 with Mike

Hidden - 2010

Cowflinger - TR rpt - 19/Sep/09 with Andy Sharp

amazing climbing could happily do it again and again
tweedcore - Lead RP - 23/Aug/09 with Duncan Meacher

d_meacher - Lead dog - 18/Aug/09 with Trisha Murphy

A great route- recommended
chris wyatt - Lead β - 01/Jul/09 with Dan Cook

Hidden - Lead rpt - 01/Jul/09

Got it second attempt of the evening.
dave657 - Lead RP - 16/Jun/09

Paul Bowen - Lead RP - 14/Jun/09 with Rebecca Hayes

Billg - Lead rpt - 14/Jun/09 with Bob Brewer

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/09

Hidden - Lead RP - 31/May/09

summo - 2009

jfreeman - Lead O/S - 08/Jul/08 with Simon Robinson

simonr - Lead β - 08/Jul/08 with Jon Freeman

Tim W - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/08 with Marina Unterfosthuber

DafSWMC - Lead RP - 11/Jun/08 with Hash

fell off on the final move on my first attempt, bugger! mucked up my footwork
Mark Walter - Lead dog - 13/May/08 with Alex Pickard

Billg - Lead rpt - 10/May/08 with Alan Rosier

DafSWMC - TR dog - 09/Apr/08 with Christian

Lee Proctor - Lead O/S - 05/May/07 with Paul Bolger

great climb- very tough move at the top (pumpy)
guyblackwood - Lead RP - 05/May/07 with Ricardo

haydng - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/07 with Rob

Marti999 - Sep/06

AlexRenshaw - Lead - 25/Aug/06 with Mike Dawes

Richard White - Lead O/S - 2006

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/05

Billg - Lead O/S - 2004

Hidden - Lead RP - 16/Apr/03

Hidden - Lead - 2003

Tim M - Lead O/S - 2000

Cowflinger - Lead rpt - Apr/95

channinga - 1994

No other Fr6c or E3 comes close
goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/93 with Simon Coles

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
brices, xcomm, JackMac, nikolai17, hankyc, Hidden, Dan_Carroll, Owen W-G, Hidden, Mikeyped, tweedcore

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Style of ascent

Lead58 of 71 (81.7%)
Followed3 of 71 (4.2%)
Toproped5 of 71 (7.0%)
Unknown5 of 71 (7.0%)

'Climbed'8 of 71 (11.3%)
clean O/S22 of 71 (31.0%)
clean β6 of 71 (8.5%)
clean rpt9 of 71 (12.7%)
clean RP11 of 71 (15.5%)
dogged14 of 71 (19.7%)
dnf1 of 71 (1.4%)