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Bat Out of Hell*** E5 6a

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[Aussie girl trying Bat out of Hell (E5), 2 kb]12m. An exciting direct line, above Flute of Hope's rib and crack. From the top of Flute’s flake climb the wall via a long reach or a short jump from the snapped flake. Ginish with a flourish. Stopping to place a Friend 2.5 above the crux is pumpy but a good idea if you intend to fly. © ROCKFAX
FA. Paul Bolger 1979

Ticklists: Burbage, Millstone and Beyond Routes Graded List, Hardish grit routes that have good gear but aren't staminafests, Trad climbs for sport climbers.

Photo: Aussie girl trying Bat out of Hell (E5) © Morgan Woods
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This climb is in 42 logbooks, and on 27 wishlists.

Fell twice due to poor footwork at the crux. Then got the right body position to static it easily. Feeling confident for a future attempt.
Daniel Heath - Lead dog - 03/Mar/13

dav - Lead O/S - 17/Feb/13 with Gill B

Hidden - Lead dnf - 16/Feb/13

3rd go GU, on Jacobs gear. Big fight, I'm unfit.
nathanlee - Lead - 13/Jan/13 with Crew

dominic lee - Lead rpt - 13/Jan/13 with nathan lee

Ground up, second go after about 6 foot pops on the onsight, the first 5 of which I somehow managed to stay on... wierd.
jacobjacob - Lead RP - 13/Jan/13

Watched a very talented climber do laps on this for a film, and was asked if I wanted to second. The route just gets you more and more pumped until you get to the crux, then slap slap slap up the breaks with rubbish feet.
Joughton - 2nd β - 08/Sep/12

Pumpy, used right hand on the minging crimp unlike all the photos I've just seen now
dannyboy83 - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/12

Jethro - TR - Jun/12 with Richard Sharpe, Adam Lindley

mwatson - Lead rpt - 21/Apr/12

pmurdy - Lead dnf - 21/Apr/12

had to dyno
Apharri - Lead RP - 05/Mar/12 with Lewis Andrew

JRae - 2nd - 07/May/11 with M Watson

3rd go, ground up
Ethan - Lead - 13/Nov/10 with Don Walker

Hidden - Lead rpt - 02/Oct/10

TomPR - Lead - 02/Oct/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/10

One fall from the crux. Too tired on following attempts. Definitely get next time...
Tez29 - Lead dog - 03/Jun/10 with Tom, Ivan

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Oct/09

dan gibson - Lead RP - 18/Oct/09 with michael porter

Gus - Lead O/S - 11/Oct/09

Toby Dunn - Lead - Aug/08 with JulesV

steady, wouldn't have complained at e4.... really really good though.
Belier - Lead O/S - 03/Nov/07 with Barrows & Eddie B

Hidden - Lead β - 03/Nov/07

north country boy - Lead O/S - 30/Oct/07 with Rob Napier

Hidden - Lead rpt - 11/Sep/07

headpoint
lx - Lead - Apr/06

Boy - 2006

Hidden - Lead - 29/Oct/05

shark - Lead rpt - 20/Aug/05 with Chris Williams

Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - 2nd β - 2005 with Nic Sellers

Hidden - 2005

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2005

6b if you're less than 5ft5!
Jon Read - Lead O/S - Jun/02 with Pete Squires

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/01

Hidden - Lead RP - Jul/01

CrashMat Rob - TR - 12/Aug/00 with Miles, Martin Whelan, Nicky

CrashMat Rob - TR - 06/Nov/99 with Nicky

CrashMat Rob - TR - 17/May/98 with Nicky

sadams - Lead O/S - 15/Mar/98

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Oct/91

Chris Craggs - Lead - 1980

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Voting
Total votes cast 34
hard E60 of 12
E60 of 12
easy E60 of 12
hard E50 of 12
E59 of 12
easy E51 of 12
hard E42 of 12
E40 of 12
easy E40 of 12
hard 6b0 of 12
6b0 of 12
easy 6b3 of 12
hard 6a4 of 12
6a5 of 12
easy 6a0 of 12
hard 5c0 of 12
5c0 of 12
easy 5c0 of 12
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Style of ascent

Lead32 of 42 (76.2%)
Followed4 of 42 (9.5%)
Toproped4 of 42 (9.5%)
Unknown2 of 42 (4.8%)

'Climbed'15 of 42 (35.7%)
clean O/S11 of 42 (26.2%)
clean β3 of 42 (7.1%)
clean rpt5 of 42 (11.9%)
clean RP4 of 42 (9.5%)
dogged2 of 42 (4.8%)
dnf2 of 42 (4.8%)