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Grand Illusion** E4 5c

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[The Grand Illusion, Almscliff, 2 kb]13m. The pocketed roof above Great Western's traverse yields most easily to a dynamic approach. Finish up a short crack on perfect jams. Short lived but storming. © ROCKFAX

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This climb is in 38 logbooks, and on 7 wishlists.

easier than all of the big 3 E3's!
markalmack - Lead β - 27/Jun/12 with chris todd

Not that bold, with bomber gear at knee height for crux. E3. Good climbing though.
akhughes - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/12

Dan Mckinlay - Lead β - 13/Apr/12

conorcussell - Lead O/S - 04/Apr/12

jacobjacob - Lead O/S - 29/Feb/12

Hidden - Lead dog - 15/Jan/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/11

Have done the other routes that form the start and finish before.
Jack00 - Lead β - 09/May/11 with Scott from Reading

Hidden - Lead rpt - 03/Jun/10

Powerful move, got with one rest. Tough
Tez29 - 2nd dog - 23/May/10 with Ivan

simon kimber - Lead O/S - 20/May/10 with Tom Middleton

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Apr/10

dan gibson - Lead - 03/Apr/10 with michael porter

Hidden - Lead rpt - 2010

Toby Dunn - Lead O/S - 17/May/09 with JulesV

Oh I'm still a boulderer! I must remember that routes are not my thing. Great climbing though, what little of it I expereinced!
Tommy G - Lead dnf - 21/Mar/09 with Andy Reeve, Tom P, Kook, Mina

Seymore Butt - 2009

Not sure whether this merits E4, but good fun.
kingholmesy - Lead O/S - 2009 with Dan Lane

Boy - Oct/08

Made it out to lip before floundering in a (grand) delusional state a couple of years back (in a vein attempt to leap-frog the E3 grade IIRC). Really enjoyed the climbing this time - easy enough if a little bold.
Belier - Lead - 12/Aug/06 with Alex

andi turner - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/06 with Gus Hudgins

Gus - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/06 with andi elizabeth turner

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Sep/02

PaulTanton - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/99 with Dirty Derek

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/99

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

innes - Lead O/S - Mar/98 with Craig

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 23/Sep/97

John Southworth - Lead RP - 02/Nov/96

rob.grafton - 1995

Hidden - Lead O/S - Oct/94

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Lead O/S - 01/May/94 with Nick Ashton

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/93

craig h - 2nd O/S - 1990 with Luke Steer

hard and reachy
jhardwick - 2nd dog - 1990

3 brilliant moves in a superb position.
Dave Musgrove - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/89 with Paul Dawson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 1988

On sight - with a little dyno.
Chris Craggs - Lead - Aug/81 with John Addy

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Voting
Total votes cast 43
hard E50 of 15
E50 of 15
easy E50 of 15
hard E40 of 15
E46 of 15
easy E46 of 15
hard E33 of 15
E30 of 15
easy E30 of 15
hard 6a0 of 15
6a0 of 15
easy 6a3 of 15
hard 5c4 of 15
5c7 of 15
easy 5c1 of 15
hard 5b0 of 15
5b0 of 15
easy 5b0 of 15
3 Stars10 of 13
2 Stars3 of 13
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Style of ascent

Lead30 of 38 (78.9%)
Followed5 of 38 (13.2%)
Unknown3 of 38 (7.9%)

'Climbed'6 of 38 (15.8%)
clean O/S21 of 38 (55.3%)
clean β3 of 38 (7.9%)
clean rpt3 of 38 (7.9%)
clean RP1 of 38 (2.6%)
dogged3 of 38 (7.9%)
dnf1 of 38 (2.6%)