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Grand Finale*** E1 5b

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3 pitches. Pitch 1 (4c). Start right of Godiva Groove below a buttress with a crack/shallow groove running up it. Climb the groove pleasantly left then right of the crack. Continue up a laid-back arete to a stance at the foot of a blunt rib, below a precarious-looking flake a few metres left of the corner of Hiatus Pitch 2. Pitch 2 (5a). Climb up by the flake and step right on to a short slab. Climb the right edge of the bulge above the slab with increasing difficulty until the angle eases and continue to belay on a small stance (as for end of pitch 2 Hiatus) some way below the impressive overhangs. Pitch 3 (5b). Climb the left edge of the slab above and follow the line of Hiatus, traversing left across the overhung and undercut slab to reach the foot of a square-cut corner. Climb the corner until a very cramped "resting place" is reached below the roof. Round to the right is to be found a rattly fang which is reached with difficulty and used to traverse the steep holdless wall (crux) to good holds and the sanctuary of a corner. After equanimity is regained, the corner leads uneventfully to the top.
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This climb is in 10 logbooks, and on 7 wishlists.

going to give myself this one. crux was wet and got committed, wanted to reverse and work it out and ended up slapping back to the draw, did it next time. snowed and rained whilst climbing it so quite the adventure!
tomhull - Lead O/S - 17/May/12 with matt harris

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 17/May/12

Worth 3 stars for the fantastic last pitch with an outlandish crux.
Martin Haworth - AltLd O/S - 25/Mar/12 with Chris Gooder

tim newton - AltLd O/S - 22/Jul/11 with john crook

Exodus - AltLd O/S - 22/Jul/11 with Tim Newton

Hidden - 2011

Seymore Butt - 2009

Probably unworthy of ***. There are only a couple of moves to justify the grade - not a sustained route at all.
Rog Wilko - 2nd - Sep/06 with Matt Gordon

Heisenberg - 2nd - 03/Sep/00 with martin bennett

Heisenberg - 2nd - 03/Sep/00 with martin bennett

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
jacktomlinson, Steve Waters, Mynydd, leon, Hidden, Ian Jones, Hidden, Hidden
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hard E20 of 8
E20 of 8
easy E22 of 8
hard E14 of 8
E11 of 8
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5c0 of 8
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