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Golden Slipper*** HVS 5a

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[Dont panic!, 2 kb]Takes the pillar of perfect rock in a fine position above Jack's Rake. The main pitch is one of the finest of its standard in the Lakes and is better protected than you might think with small wires. Low in the grade.

Ticklists: Best slab climbs of the UK, Allan Austin Classics.

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This climb is in 292 logbooks, and on 56 wishlists.

Martin Bennett - Apr/13

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 07/Oct/12

Excellent.
jshields - Lead - 09/Sep/12 with Ruth Gordon

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 12/Aug/12

Pretty good! I got the sublime 5a pitch. Awesome thin climbing but loads of choice of holds.
jezb1 - AltLd - 11/Aug/12

Hidden - 11/Aug/12

Tom Cox - AltLd O/S - 09/Aug/12 with Steve Cox

Hidden - Lead - 15/Jul/12

One of the best pitches I have done...anywhere.
curley - 2nd O/S - 15/Jul/12 with Dave Ferguson

myoung - AltLd O/S - 02/Jun/12 with Helen

Great climbing all the way.
Ken Applegate - AltLd - 21/May/12 with Tom Greenwood

Hidden - Lead - 21/May/12

Johann - AltLd O/S - 21/May/12 with Alex Wheeldon

Led 2nd pitch
Adi Hooper - AltLd - 13/May/12 with Tom M Greenwood

Ian Hinkins - Lead - 09/May/12 with Duncan

Brilliant route, more than lived up to expectations. I led the immaculate main slab pitch.
The Ivanator - AltLd O/S - 06/May/12 with Rich

Rich God 3 - AltLd - 06/May/12 with The Ivanator

Pete Graham - Solo - May/12

LewisGray - AltLd O/S - 01/Apr/12 with Ian Gray

Amazing textured rock on main pitch
Hanky - AltLd O/S - Apr/12 with Simon

Hidden - AltLd - 22/Mar/12

Callum Anderson - 2012

JonG - 2012

andy gittins - 2nd - 2012 with Dave Scott-Maxwell

Stone Idol - 2012

Hidden - AltLd - 2012

Led pitch 2, simply superb climbing on fantastic rock!
Andrew Lodge - AltLd - 15/Oct/11 with Tony

Julesthe1st - AltLd O/S - 02/Oct/11 with Mike

cobweb - AltLd - 01/Oct/11 with Simon mc hardie

cobweb - AltLd - 01/Oct/11 with Simon mc hardie

Jack00 - AltLd O/S - 01/Oct/11 with Anna

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 01/Oct/11

Euan Naismith - AltLd O/S - 01/Oct/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/11

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/Jul/11

stephenhartley - AltLd - 27/Jul/11

Hidden - AltLd rpt - 25/Jul/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 13/Jul/11

Brilliant, especially pitch 2
Tom Baird - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/11 with Bee

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Jul/11

loads of gear, great climbing!
J1PEF - AltLd - 01/Jul/11 with beds

peff lead
beds74 - Lead - 01/Jul/11 with Jon Peffer

sgl0jd - Jul/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jul/11

Conan - Lead - 28/Jun/11 with Kelvyn

Adam1973 - AltLd rpt - 11/Jun/11 with Lee Sheard

Lee Sheard - AltLd rpt - 11/Jun/11 with Adam

Matt Schwarz - 2nd O/S - 03/Jun/11 with Sarah Harrop, Duncan Curry

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

Dunx - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/11 with Sarah Harrop, Matt Schwarz

Led 1st pitch
Sophie Nunn - AltLd O/S - 01/May/11 with Phil

esther - AltLd - May/11

Hidden - AltLd - 30/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/11

Matthew Robinson - AltLd - 28/Apr/11 with John Nuttall

Mighty Max - AltLd O/S - 25/Apr/11

mr rob - AltLd O/S - 24/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead - 24/Apr/11

Bob - 2nd rpt - 24/Apr/11 with Alex Challoner

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 24/Apr/11

I got in a bit of gear just at the start of the crux traverse by wedging one of the half-size nuts between two knobbles in the rock :)
JdotP - AltLd O/S - 24/Apr/11 with Krzysztof Gorgolewski, Bike Bore

Hidden - Lead - 24/Apr/11

dodfoster - Solo O/S - 22/Apr/11

Def low in the grade.
andrew sandercock - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/11 with George Foster, Chrismo

Hidden - AltLd - 10/Apr/11

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 10/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead - 27/Mar/11

Hidden - 2011

bsmedz - 2011

Jonathan Lagoe - UKC - 2011

Hidden - 2011

cobweb - 2011 with Simon mc hardie

Dan Mckinlay - 2011

Hidden - AltLd - 2011

tomhull - 2nd - 25/Oct/10 with mark nottridge

Led p1 & p3
KevB - AltLd O/S - 26/Sep/10 with Tony P

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 25/Sep/10

1&3
alisonk - AltLd - 18/Sep/10 with Martin

ollyroberts - AltLd rpt - 09/Sep/10 with Harry

matt_ringrose - AltLd - 04/Sep/10 with Dave Smith

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 04/Sep/10

I led second pitch.
a13x - AltLd O/S - 02/Sep/10 with James Stokes

chris smith - Sep/10

Brilliant - although the rumoured lack of gear meant i took a tad longer on it - great endurance training...right so a friend placement - better not miss it - right wire...another wire...a friend...two wires.... the climbin is just superb
Timo Austino - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/10 with Nats

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

mwat - 2nd - Jul/10

Hidden - AltLd - 27/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/10

ali pitcghes 1 &3, me pitch 2. a real star of a route, lovely rough rock with little crozzly holds everywhere
pebbles - AltLd - 27/Jun/10 with ali

Hidden - 26/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/10

Hidden - 25/Jun/10

petegunn - AltLd - 17/Jun/10 with Davina

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 17/Jun/10

twoplates - AltLd O/S - 14/Jun/10 with frith wood

Lovely positive climbing. Well protected.
greenroom - AltLd O/S - 14/Jun/10 with Tom Swannick

Ed Feldman - AltLd O/S - 12/Jun/10 with Harry, Steven Andrews

Fantastic second pitch in an amazing situation
Steven Andrews - AltLd O/S - 12/Jun/10 with Harry

Hidden - AltLd - 12/Jun/10

Hidden - 2nd - 05/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/10

tmawer - AltLd O/S - 31/May/10 with Tim Newton

Andrew Wilson - AltLd O/S - 31/May/10 with Mark Fyles

tim newton - AltLd O/S - 31/May/10 with tony mawer

Led P1
Different Steve - AltLd O/S - 31/May/10 with Martin Hore

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/May/10

Rob Rocket - AltLd O/S - 24/May/10 with Josh

Just lead the 5a pitch this time. Stacks of gear. Well protected on the crux righward traverse
Conan - AltLd rpt - 23/May/10 with Chris Michalak

Sweet. Abbed back down from insitu kit and end of 2nd pitch
Jim Walton - AltLd O/S - 22/May/10 with Dan Matthewman

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 22/May/10

Hidden - Lead - 22/May/10

toasted - AltLd - 21/May/10 with Andy Graham

Very fun, well protected route that has both steep and technical sections great adventure when your 100m up on the face of Pavey Ark!
csd23 - AltLd O/S - 02/May/10 with Arnaud Thl

Hidden - 13/Apr/10

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 07/Mar/10

Hidden - 2010

Hidden - 2010

mcgrathr - 2010

centurion05 - 2010

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 26/Sep/09

Hidden - AltLd - 26/Sep/09

jimsrankin - AltLd - 17/Sep/09 with John

John Kettle - 16/Sep/09

P1+P2
liam - AltLd rpt - 14/Sep/09 with JP

Led magnificent 2nd pitch
Adi Hooper - AltLd - 13/Sep/09 with Dave Rogers

Lead P1
RCrockford - AltLd O/S - 12/Sep/09 with Ste M

jeffb - AltLd O/S - 12/Sep/09 with Calder

Led 2nd and 3rd pitches. Dropped small wires half way up 2nd pitch, made things a bit more interesting!
stemill - AltLd O/S - 12/Sep/09 with Richard

Led P3, gutted I bottled P2. Awesome route - good lead Jeff man.
Calder - 2nd - 12/Sep/09 with jeffb

Hidden - Lead - Sep/09

John Postlethwaite - AltLd O/S - Sep/09 with liam

Hidden - AltLd - Sep/09

Shuttsie - 2nd - Sep/09 with Andrea Sales

Hidden - Lead - 12/Aug/09

lead second pitch
Stone Rooster - AltLd - 28/Jun/09 with Tom Wild

robin heath - AltLd O/S - 28/Jun/09 with neil pope, tom wild

Hidden - AltLd rpt - 27/Jun/09

Led pitch 1. Hol led pitches 2 and 3 (linked).
DavidR - AltLd O/S - 27/Jun/09 with Holly Adamthwaite

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 27/Jun/09

Led P2, superb rock quality.
Owen W-G - AltLd O/S - 26/Jun/09 with Max

Hidden - Lead - 16/Jun/09

garburn - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/09 with Steve Mayer

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 03/Jun/09

Superb route, wish I'd led it, maybe next visit. Fantastic 2nd pitch, bold move onto the traverse!
aide - 2nd O/S - 31/May/09 with Dave Con

Climbed rapidly in 2 pitches running the rope out dynamically to belay on Pavey Ark summit.
DSM - AltLd O/S - 31/May/09 with Andy Gittins

Gustav - AltLd O/S - 30/May/09 with Matt G

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/May/09

cat22 - AltLd O/S - 24/May/09 with Mike

All pitches led
dave657 - Lead O/S - 02/May/09 with Ringo

Hidden - AltLd - May/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Apr/09

Beautiful 5a pitch - trillions of holds; airy position; brilliant rock. 1st pitch great too.
Swotson - AltLd O/S - 26/Apr/09 with Tony Madden

GPN - AltLd - 19/Apr/09 with Annette

Hidden - AltLd - 19/Apr/09

Hidden - AltLd - 18/Apr/09

Rob1988 - Lead O/S - Mar/09 with Willl Wilson

Hidden - Lead - 2009

Spence22 - AltLd O/S - 2009 with Jo

Seymore Butt - 2009

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2009

Hidden - AltLd - 11/Nov/08

Even better than Arcturus - lovely rock and moves and even the 4a pitch at the top is classic! Headtorches were out for last two pitches....
Chad123 - AltLd O/S - 28/Sep/08 with Jo

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 27/Sep/08

decs - AltLd - 27/Sep/08 with Konrad

Fantastic climb! Sublime!
Andy S - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/08 with Luke

Led p 2 & 3 in one
cem - AltLd O/S - 23/Aug/08 with Graham Dolman

dannyboy83 - AltLd O/S - Aug/08 with Dad

Loz bagged the 5a pitch. Great route if a little low in the grade.
Conan - AltLd O/S - 24/Jul/08 with Loz

nakedave - AltLd rpt - 01/Jul/08

Paul hogged the real meat of the route (p2) p1 and p3 are ok but P2 is the B****XS, good wires all the way up and great climbing, never hard but always interesting. (p2 only)
lithos - AltLd O/S - 15/Jun/08 with paul cookson

martrin - 2nd - 06/Jun/08 with Sarah Kekus

Hidden - Lead - 06/Jun/08

P2
liam - AltLd O/S - 25/May/08 with Charlie Boscoe

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 24/May/08

Lead the crux pitch. Scary, very fingery and delicate with spaced pro.
Simon Holden (LCandCC) - AltLd O/S - 05/May/08 with Pete Nugent

Hidden - AltLd - May/08

penrithblencathra - AltLd - 22/Apr/08 with Sean

swmackey - AltLd - Apr/08 with TJ

alt lead. didn't have a harness so just tied rope round.
Franco Cookson OLD - AltLd O/S - 16/Feb/08 with Big Ian

banjo-bo - 2008 with jonbo

Hidden - AltLd - 2008

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 2008

Wil Treasure - Lead - 2008 with Dunc

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Sep/07

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Sep/07

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/Aug/07

Adam1973 - AltLd O/S - 26/Aug/07 with IanJackson

IanJackson - AltLd O/S - 26/Aug/07 with Adam

Hidden - AltLd - 26/Aug/07

Coel Hellier - Lead - Aug/07

Hidden - AltLd - Jul/07

Hidden - Lead - Jun/07

chris warner - AltLd - 20/May/07 with jon ayrton, andy hughes

WB - AltLd O/S - 05/May/07 with Guy

GuyM - 05/May/07 with will

Russell Lovett - Lead O/S - 29/Apr/07 with andrew haigh

Just brilliant. Simon lead the 5a pitch
Chris the Tall - AltLd - 27/Apr/07 with Simon Shaw

dan gibson - AltLd O/S - 08/Apr/07 with Rin

Lee Sheard - Lead O/S - Apr/07 with richard

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 31/Mar/07

Hidden - 2007

tomhull - AltLd - 2007

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 12/Aug/06

fizzy_elephant - AltLd O/S - 23/Jul/06 with stu

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 23/Jul/06

Hidden - AltLd - 15/Jul/06

ChrisJD - AltLd - 15/Jul/06 with rc

Little B - AltLd O/S - 10/Jun/06 with Pablo

Sankey - AltLd O/S - 29/Apr/06 with Luke

P1 2nd 4c; P2 lead 5a; P3 2nd 4a
thebigfriendlymoose - AltLd O/S - 29/Apr/06 with Stephen

Hidden - 2nd - 28/Jan/06

joe larner - 2nd - Jan/06

Benjones45_99 - Lead O/S - 2006 with Sam Cookson

Nick Beckett - AltLd - 2006

GPN - AltLd - 2006 with Paul James

Stig - AltLd O/S - 03/Sep/05 with Jonathan Teale

Bella - Lead O/S - Sep/05 with Cio

Hidden - Lead O/S - 17/Jul/05

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Jul/05

nai - AltLd - Jul/05 with Chris & Rob

Excellent central slab pitch. Makes a great day out combined with Arcturus. Led P1&3.
Andy Clarke - AltLd O/S - 26/Jun/05 with Dale

Piers Harley - AltLd - Jun/05 with Paul Winder

jfmchivall - AltLd O/S - Jun/05

John Brayshaw - AltLd O/S - 15/May/05 with Chris Heald

Hidden - Lead - 14/May/05

nakedave - May/05

I lead 1st pitch. 2nd pitch is the good one.
max_chan - AltLd O/S - May/05 with Steve

Boxy - 2nd - May/05 with Vince

John Kettle - AltLd - 2005

dicky79 - AltLd O/S - 2005 with Mike Bottomley & Andy Houseman

ewen - AltLd O/S - 2005 with chiv

Hidden - 2005

Hidden - Lead - Sep/04

Hidden - AltLd - 13/Jul/04

danm - Lead - Jun/04 with Martin I

Terry 1st pitch (4c), Me 2nd pitch (5a), Terry 3rd pitch (4a)
Mark A Humphries - AltLd O/S - 20/May/04 with Terry Robinson

Pete Graham - 2nd - 2004 with Rick Graham

arose - Lead - Sep/03 with Tom Woodcock

John Pickles - AltLd O/S - 31/Aug/03 with Naomi Fisher

Both pitches lead
PenJD - Lead O/S - 02/Aug/03 with Tony H and JA

biggianthead - 29/Jun/03 with HT

BenTiffin - 2nd - 01/Jun/03 with Dan Robinson

Heisenberg - AltLd O/S - 20/May/03 with mark humphries

Dave Kerr - Lead - 23/Mar/03 with Jill Kerr

andybrown114 - AltLd - 20/Mar/03 with Nick Arding

Hidden - Lead - 03/Sep/02

The Pylon King - Lead - Sep/02 with Laura

Hidden - Solo - May/02

Hidden - AltLd - 31/Jul/01

Bug - 2001

wadey1973 - AltLd - 13/May/00 with Jim Colchester

phardman - Lead O/S - 06/May/00 with Teresa

bullybones - 2000

ArnaudG - AltLd O/S - 1999 with Penny

A VS path. 4c and good gear.
Ian Jones - Lead O/S - 1999 with Karen Ghiselli

rob.grafton - AltLd - 20/Aug/97 with Bruce Perry

icescrew - AltLd - Aug/97 with Faz Faraday

wadey1973 - AltLd - 01/Sep/96 with Neil Rice

Lovely route
Rog Wilko - AltLd - Sep/96 with Debbie Wilkinson

Hammy - AltLd - 05/Aug/96 with Pete Robinson

Superb route one of the best on the crag.
Dave Westby - Lead O/S - 1995 with Rob Lewis

NickJH - 1995

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 17/Apr/94

Hidden - Lead O/S - 04/May/92

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/92

PeteCheung - 07/Sep/91 with Pete Butler

Andy Say - Lead - 13/Aug/91

biggianthead - Jun/91 with HT

malc - AltLd - 12/May/91 with N Boyd

cam1401 - Lead O/S - 1991

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/May/90

Hidden - Lead - 16/Jul/89

sdht - Nov/88 with Dave Sharman

Tom V - Lead - 12/Jul/87 with Glenn Watson

Hidden - Lead O/S - Jun/87

Hidden - Lead rpt - May/87

Hidden - Solo O/S - 1985

David Smith - Lead - 1985 with Andy Bennett

Bob - Solo O/S - 25/Apr/84

Hammy - AltLd - 29/May/82 with Mark Lowe

Hidden - AltLd - May/81

Same day as KG, Arcturus, Golden Slipper & Laugh Not - a good circuit !
babymoac - Lead - 02/Aug/80 with MTW

robinsi197 - AltLd - 1980 with Barbara

Chris Craggs - 1980

Mark Kemball - Lead - 18/Jun/77 with Sarah Bridge

Paula Hamilton-Gibson - AltLd - 1977

Hidden - Lead - 25/Apr/76

Hidden - Lead - 18/Oct/75

Jonathan Lagoe - UKC - Lead - Aug/75 with Gordon Tinnings

Falko - Lead O/S - 18/May/75 with Al W.

Dave Musgrove - AltLd - 07/Aug/69 with Steve Smith

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Voting
Total votes cast 170
hard E10 of 58
E10 of 58
easy E10 of 58
hard HVS4 of 58
HVS43 of 58
easy HVS9 of 58
hard VS2 of 58
VS0 of 58
easy VS0 of 58
hard 5b0 of 55
5b0 of 55
easy 5b0 of 55
hard 5a0 of 55
5a36 of 55
easy 5a13 of 55
hard 4c6 of 55
4c0 of 55
easy 4c0 of 55
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Style of ascent

Soloed5 of 292 (1.7%)
Lead67 of 292 (22.9%)
Followed19 of 292 (6.5%)
Alt Leads166 of 292 (56.8%)
Unknown35 of 292 (12.0%)

'Climbed'149 of 292 (51.0%)
clean O/S132 of 292 (45.2%)
clean rpt11 of 292 (3.8%)