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VS 4c

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10m. Perhaps the Peak's pre-eminent jamming crack. A compelling crack in the south-facing wall gobbles Friends by the shed-load, arguments about the grade continue, though those who think it is E2 are wrong! The initial roof is the crux, but interest is well-maintained to a superb, juggy finish. Photo on cover. © ROCKFAX
FA. Don Whillans 1956

Ticklists: BMC On-Peak Rock: Jamming tests, ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 50, The 100 Best UK VS routes?, Top 20 Gritstone UKC Wishlist Climbs, Top 25 UKC Wishlist Rock Climbs, ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 500, Burbage, Millstone and Beyond Routes Graded List, Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs, Classic Rock Climbs In Northern England by Bill Birket, Eastern Grit Jamming, Tom Randall's Classic Hand cracks, Northern Grit 100 VD - VS, Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+.

Photo: Shauna on the File © Morgan Woods
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This climb is in 611 logbooks, and on 235 wishlists.

Hidden - 2nd dog - 27/Apr/13

akhughes - Solo O/S - 13/Apr/13

Amazing route down climbd it as well becase it was so good
Andy Peak 1 - Solo - 09/Apr/13

solid jams throughout, the top may technically be easier but it doesn't feel that way when pumped!
dr_botnik - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/13

slacky - 2nd rpt - 05/Apr/13 with Michael Ghyoot

WillDoyle - 2nd - 04/Apr/13

Haydn Jones - Lead O/S - 04/Apr/13

Fragmod - 2nd - 03/Apr/13

Destroyed my hands. Didn't feel like VS, although very well protected. Hand/fist jams not as solid as they appear from the bottom. Wouldn't even give it 1 star.
DanielGyi - Lead - 03/Apr/13 with Gareth Hooson

snakebite - Lead O/S - 02/Feb/13 with Thomas

dominic lee - Solo - 13/Jan/13 with nathan lee

jasonpm - 2013

sgl0jd - 2013

Hidden - 2nd dog - 11/Nov/12

thomaspomfrett - Lead O/S - 11/Nov/12 with Dan Slome

Owwww! Anyone who says jamming doesn't hurt, lies...
Jackwd - Lead dog - 10/Nov/12 with Charley Fell

Bloody freezing, none of the jams felt secure as couldn't feel my hands, popped off when moving up on one of the jams. Was hard work. We have to return and try it again in better conditions. Might leave it awhile though :)
charley - 2nd dog - 10/Nov/12 with JackD

masa-alpin - Lead rpt - 21/Oct/12 with James O

Hidden - Lead RP - 22/Sep/12

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/12

Hidden - Lead rpt - 22/Sep/12

having got out of bed only to be f**ked over by remus who thought it would be funny to a) make me lead it. b) only place two cams even though there is gear everywhere. c) fill the top section with the remaining cams so there was no room for jams.. had to try hard not to chunder all over the route. awkward ukc threads would have followed starting "the hungover mess...." headed home soon after remus had a short attempt at the rasp direct.
benkelsey - Lead rpt - 22/Sep/12 with Remus Knowles

dj_brigham05 - Lead O/S - 16/Sep/12 with Chris Thain

First time jamming
daniel.loram - 2nd dog - 16/Sep/12 with Jamie Talbot

Hidden - Lead dog - 15/Sep/12

Dave Turnbull, BMC - 2nd - 11/Sep/12

Great warm up, learnt how to get better at jamming very quickly!
Joughton - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/12

every jam is a sinker
auld al - Lead O/S - 07/Sep/12

Hannes B - Lead O/S - 06/Sep/12 with Magnus, Roald, Tom

Hidden - Lead dog - 04/Sep/12

easier than the first time but harder than Rachel made it sound. crux felt like it was the top crack but i definitely did it wrong.
Olli-C - Lead rpt - 04/Sep/12 with Rachel Slater

Took my time and enjoyed the amazing position
Daniel Heath - Solo rpt - 01/Sep/12

deacondeacon - Lead O/S - 26/Aug/12

jwpil - 2nd O/S - 26/Aug/12 with Deacon

Was nervous for this but it turned out a lot easier than I expected.
r fizzle - Lead β - 26/Aug/12 with Chi Huo Cheng

Now that I can jam was such a good route. May try and solo it next time. Wish it was twice as long tho.
Chi Cheng - 2nd rpt - 26/Aug/12 with Rachel Stater

Brilliant, why has it taken me so long to get to Higgar!
dannyboy83 - 2nd O/S - 23/Aug/12

Have led it twice before on this attempt greased out of the jams on every move found it desperate, 1 fall got desperate leg cramp just before the top all in a nightmare ascent
johnwarburton - Lead dog - 19/Aug/12 with Guy Fox Kelly

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead dog - 18/Aug/12

Hidden - 18/Aug/12

Still ace
fatbuoybazza - 2nd rpt - 11/Aug/12 with deborah

Hidden - Lead dog - 11/Aug/12

Hidden - 2nd - 08/Aug/12

davewsargent - Lead dog - 08/Aug/12 with mike dowsett

WillDoyle - Lead dog - 08/Aug/12

A fall took my onsight along with the skin from my hands. Will be back.
Sam Cooke - Lead dog - 02/Aug/12 with stevetheleg

Thought I could jam ... Turns out I can't
stevetheleg - 2nd dog - 02/Aug/12 with Sam Cooke

Hidden - Lead dog - 28/Jul/12

An absolute nightmare. Learnt that I can't jam !
Stoff - Lead dog - 14/Jul/12 with gpcomps

Need to work on my jamming technique
gpcomps - Lead dnf - 14/Jul/12 with Chris Bridgland

Hidden - Lead dog - 12/Jul/12

belay bunny turned bad - Lead - 09/Jul/12 with loundsy

Brilliant fun
loundsy - 2nd - 09/Jul/12

timmyhobby - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/12

Hidden - Lead dog - 01/Jul/12

Hidden - Lead - 27/Jun/12

sazmaz - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/12 with Frank Ramsden

First attempt was spat off where the crack widens, but second attempt went smoothly. One of the big ticks that I've been a afraid of for years...
Pythonist - Lead RP - 27/Jun/12

Good value for VS! The top half was a bit wet which probably made it harder.
Kirill - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/12 with Dina

riff156 - Lead O/S - 21/Jun/12 with Bob Hotchkis

SPD224 - 2nd - 17/Jun/12 with Jim Hardwick

Hidden - Lead dnf - 12/Jun/12

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 12/Jun/12

Cake - 2nd rpt - 12/Jun/12 with Mr Harvey, Matt

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

Didn't commit to the jams soon enough and got spat out. Then enjoyed perfect hand jams to the top! I'm learning.
climbinmunkey - Lead dog - 10/Jun/12 with Helen

helenstuart - 2nd dog - 10/Jun/12 with Mike

DaveFidler - 2nd O/S - 05/Jun/12 with Paul

Bomber hand jamming all the way
atom - Lead β - 05/Jun/12 with Lee Parker

Brian Rodgers - Lead O/S - 04/Jun/12 with Mike Todd, Ian Wyatt

Tamati - Lead O/S - Jun/12

Jethro - 2nd - Jun/12 with Richard Sharpe, Adam Lindley

JRigby - 2nd - Jun/12

MarkRoe - Lead O/S - 28/May/12 with Helene Roe

Jamfest!
Morwood - Lead O/S - 28/May/12 with gillywillyhoo

gillywillyhoo - 2nd - 28/May/12 with James Morwood

The best crack climb on grit so far for me. Every jam is spot on. It's pumpy for sure, but VS 4c and fairly high in the grade is right.
Jimbo C - Lead O/S - 24/May/12 with Dan

Pumpy little climb, but amazing, one of my favourite cracks.
Dan Geh - Lead O/S - 23/May/12 with Adam Jordan

AMJ098 - 2nd O/S - 23/May/12 with Dan Geh

Wil Treasure - 2nd - 17/May/12 with Andy Gray

Sidekick - Lead O/S - 17/May/12

pauldr - 02/May/12

esther - Lead - May/12

Lewis Stewart - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/12 with George

R0bbie - 2nd - 15/Apr/12 with Taba

Climbed cleanly this time - when I climbed it in July 2006 as the onsight attempt, I ended up taking 3 rests. Later on this day I seconded Doug, too, who lead it with trainers on.
masa-alpin - Lead RP - 15/Apr/12 with Doug S

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 15/Apr/12

Hidden - 2nd - 31/Mar/12

Harder than any of the Millstone HVS routes I lead today. In fact both this and Rat's Tail seemed desperate. I'll try again on a cooler day and hope the better friction will help.
gavinpeach - 2nd dog - 27/Mar/12 with Andrew Deacon

JamieSparkes - 2nd O/S - 13/Mar/12 with Nick

Nick1812P - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/12 with Jamie

Andy Moles - Lead O/S - 10/Mar/12 with Malc

john lynch - 2nd rpt - 01/Mar/12 with Lewis Andrew

Hidden - Lead - Mar/12

preplaced gear (from my 1st attempt)
MartinPL - Lead β - 25/Feb/12

Took my first ever trad fall on this, though jamming is clearly a skill I lack ...
Carter - Lead dog - 19/Feb/12

Need to work on jamming :P
IrfanM - 2nd dog - 19/Feb/12

Hidden - Lead dog - 19/Feb/12

Drew M - 2nd rpt - 19/Feb/12 with Job

Fell off this maybe 10 or 12 years ago when I was first leading, nice to finally do it. Really steady jamming and good gear.
MeMeMe - Lead - 07/Jan/12 with PebblePusher

matt perks - 2012

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2012

matt perks - Lead - 2012

matt perks - 2012

Tony Kartawick - 2012

Ace. Really really good second time round. hard though!
James Oswald - 2nd RP - 2012 with Masa

Hidden - 2012

Nick Sillem - 2012

Hidden - Lead rpt - 19/Nov/11

warm up for the rasp
Andy Peak 1 - Lead - 02/Nov/11 with phill ukc

proper gritstone jamming
mattorford - Lead - 30/Oct/11

Hidden - Lead - 30/Oct/11

Looks like I need to go back to jamming school. =o( This felt harder than most HVS's I've done!
Mr. K - Lead dnf - 23/Oct/11 with James Oswald

Mr. K - 2nd rpt - 23/Oct/11 with James Oswald

After Kyle backed off. desperate for vs!
James Oswald - Lead O/S - 23/Oct/11 with Kyle Wood

Hidden - Lead dog - 07/Oct/11

Hidden - TR β - 03/Oct/11

Hidden - Lead dnf - 03/Oct/11

Tried on lead - not a warm up!
Calder - 2nd - 01/Oct/11 with Mike B, Mark

Diggler - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11 with Mike Buddle, Calder

Superb
TradSimon - Lead O/S - 26/Sep/11 with SimonC

Desperate! First time felt *really* hard, but by the second go I was climbing much better and had remembered how to jam :) Not sure I'll ever get back to a level where I can lead this again, which is rather sad
Nick Smith - UKC - TR rpt - 24/Sep/11 with Aine & Simon

max_chan - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/11 with Sam PCC

augustus trout - Lead dog - 18/Sep/11

Hidden - Lead - 13/Sep/11

claregardiner - Lead dog - 11/Sep/11

richyg - 11/Sep/11

rich_hw - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/11 with Graeme Hammond

really enjoyed today
Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 09/Sep/11 with Richard

henry peter jenkins - Lead β - 04/Sep/11 with tom irson, emilio bachini

tom.ireson - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/11 with Charlotte Latter

1st climb of the day, great route
pelvoux - Lead O/S - 03/Sep/11 with Mario, Natalio

Jack00 - Solo O/S - 02/Sep/11

Hidden - Lead rpt - 30/Aug/11

wet, cold and windy- August in the UK
althesin - 2nd dog - 28/Aug/11 with Reds

Reds - Lead dog - 28/Aug/11 with Althesin

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/11

great route but annoyingly a had to rest twice!!!the supposed crux at the roof was easy,i found the crux to be near the top!more jamming practice needed although might be wise not to climb in extreme winds with threat of rain and a horrific hang over!glad my second enjoyed it more!
jon_gill1 - Lead dog - 28/Aug/11 with Ian Stokes

Literally hated this route, even on second.
Caspar - Lead dnf - 25/Aug/11 with Ross Davidson

Caspar - 2nd - 25/Aug/11 with Ross Davidson

Hidden - Lead rpt - 25/Aug/11

shouter - Lead - 18/Aug/11

Belayed young fella who was gonnae shunt it
fatbuoybazza - 2nd rpt - 13/Aug/11 with Student mike

So good i had tae lead it again..
fatbuoybazza - Lead rpt - 13/Aug/11 with Mikael, liv_the_div

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/11

Steve Lenartowicz - Lead - 01/Aug/11 with Clare

bloody marvelous
w.pettet-smith - Solo O/S - Aug/11

very happy to get this clean, hands are a bit scratched but actually much better than expected! Timed this just right it was a challenge and a proper fight but doable. Grade wise well to keep in sync with grit HVS cracks I can see why it gets vs and the hardest move is mid grade 4c tops, but after a lot of thought I can't see why HVS 4c wouldn't also be appropriate, there doesn't seem to be any/many of these on grit with good gear (but way too many vs 4b), I'd see it in the well protected but pumpy swanage style! Anyway whatever the grade it was a great route!
CurlyStevo - Lead - Aug/11 with Kenny

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 26/Jul/11

Jack Loftus - Lead O/S - 26/Jul/11 with Nick

Hidden - TR - 26/Jul/11

andybirtwistle - 2nd - 24/Jul/11 with Mark Elwell, Keith Lonsdale

Tony Holdsworth - Lead rpt - 21/Jul/11 with Ian Holtby

Need bigger guns/more skill/skin/balls?
Edd Reed - Lead dnf - 13/Jul/11 with Donna Mawson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Jul/11

pie_eater_pete - 2nd O/S - 12/Jul/11 with bwestwood

tomjagger - 2nd dog - Jul/11 with Matt Cooke

Unfinished business from my over confident days when starting out. Just kept jammin' and loved every bit of it. VS 4c if you jam. Impossibly hard if you don't...
Daniel Heath - Lead RP - 28/Jun/11

Got completely spanked all over the shop by this route! Much harder the the grade suggestes.
gary.barr - Lead dog - 03/Jun/11 with Ally Singleton

Hidden - Solo dnf - 02/Jun/11

Hidden - 2nd dog - 28/May/11

Laurence Everitt - Lead O/S - 21/May/11 with neil mackie

Hidden - Lead - 21/May/11

alex thackway - 2nd - 21/May/11 with Ian c

Goodstuff - Lead O/S - 17/May/11

Homebrew165 - 2nd dog - 17/May/11 with Goodstuff

slacky - Lead O/S - 12/May/11 with Nina, Andes, Ben, Tim

busdriver - 2nd - 12/May/11 with Dell, Nina, Chris, Neil

JRae - Lead - 07/May/11 with M Watson

cheeky - Lead dnf - 06/May/11 with Mark Philipson

cheeky - 2nd dog - 06/May/11 with Mark Philipson

if like me you can't fist jam, this is a really tricky climb. took at leat 3 rests, when I never struggle on VS routes.
mark4344 - Lead dog - 06/May/11 with Matt Payne

philboy - Lead dnf - 25/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/11

CharlieMack - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/11 with David

Hidden - Lead - 19/Apr/11

Its not over yet, as soon as the skin graft on the hands have healed I will be back!
Lenny - Lead dog - 16/Apr/11 with Paul

Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 08/Apr/11 with james pcc

Hidden - Lead - 08/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 03/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead dog - Mar/11

JEP - 2011

walts4 - 2011

Hidden - Lead - 2011

Dave Rumney - 2011

Sean Kelly - 2011

Gareth H - 2011

Hidden - 2011

mwatson - 2011

kwaidy - TR rpt - 2011 with lee

Hidden - 2011

gazfellows - 2nd - 13/Nov/10

Perfect, just perfect! Sustained, technical, bomber gear, bomber jams... not pumpy but definitely cost me some skin.
madasten - Lead O/S - 13/Nov/10 with Gaz

Alroy - 2nd - 07/Nov/10 with sam corbett

loved it!
sam corbett - Lead O/S - 07/Nov/10 with Alistair Corbett

well and truly kicked my ass!!!!!! hardest vs ive done by a mile.
glennofsheff - Lead dog - 06/Nov/10

Skin shredding goodness. Fantastic jams, tough but still VS 4c.
hellboundblr - Lead - 17/Oct/10 with Pete Nugent

Pete Nugent - 2nd rpt - 17/Oct/10 with Bryan R

Olli-C - 2nd dog - 13/Oct/10 with chi

What a climb. Very scary if you can't trust your jams.
Chi Cheng - Lead O/S - 13/Oct/10 with Dylan Kenworthy, Olli Crudge

Hidden - Lead dog - 10/Oct/10

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

nic42 - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/10 with Jack

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 02/Oct/10

Hidden - Lead rpt - 02/Oct/10

best VS ever!!!
joese7en - Lead O/S - 30/Sep/10

Jim Slater - Lead rpt - 16/Sep/10 with Grahame Clark

Graeme Hammond - Lead rpt - 16/Sep/10 with Ian

Hidden - 2nd - 16/Sep/10

Made a bit a mess of this, must learn jams
chrisbussell - Lead dog - 14/Sep/10 with Tim O'Neill

nickmattia - Lead O/S - 12/Sep/10 with stephenhartley

Flamin amazin, and hardly a scratch from the jammin..
fatbuoybazza - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/10 with phil

Chuffed to manage it! Not hard really just trust your jams...steep though.
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/10 with Becca

Very very happy to get it! :D :D Spent ages standing around after the crux, and then found the next section equally hard. Hardest VS i've ever done but not done alot of jamming routes.
BeccaSnowden - Lead O/S - 05/Sep/10 with Tom

Piece of piss. Stick yer 'ands in and tonk.
Dave Foster - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/10 with Si 2

Hidden - 2nd dog - 04/Sep/10

haydng - 2nd rpt - 30/Aug/10 with John, Hannah

Gustav - 2nd dog - 30/Aug/10 with Owen

Got fully pumped and sweaty because it was the last thing I did for the day. It is certainly harder work than a lot of HVSs. Midges didn't help. Midges at Higgar!
Cake - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/10 with Jon, Matt

ChrisBrooke - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/10 with Adam

stimpey - 2nd dog - 29/Aug/10 with Pete, Davina

petegunn - Lead - 29/Aug/10 with Davina & Steve

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Aug/10

Amazing.
Karl Wooffindin - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/10 with Ellie Pygall

troym - 2nd dog - 22/Aug/10 with Paul Ireland

koalapie - Lead dog - 22/Aug/10

This was my last VS climb until I'd ticked all the VS climbs from the top 50 climbs of Eastern Grit by rockfax. Very disapointed to report that it's the only one I've dogged, needed a rest after being too pumped. I clearly need more jamming practise before I can tick this climb.
frume - Lead dog - 22/Aug/10 with mark, Ben, Troy, Rory Juss

Hidden - Lead dog - 22/Aug/10

benjizac - 2nd - 22/Aug/10 with Paul Ireland

dave o - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/10 with Julia H

burto - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/10 with dangerous dave

Pown - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/10 with burto

zombie_pat - TR dog - 15/Aug/10 with Merlin, Nick

ranga - 2nd dog - 15/Aug/10

Oh dear god
suffolknick - TR dog - 15/Aug/10 with Rob Patterson, clams

ajc - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Aug/10

jtree03 - Lead - 23/Jul/10 with Tony

Hidden - Lead dnf - 03/Jul/10

Hidden - Lead - Jul/10

howlingbaboon - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/10 with Rob

schaff - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/10 with Dan

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/Jun/10

Fancied the climb but wasn't feeling strong enough to take it on as a lead so when I got the opportunity to second to strip the gear I jumped at the chance. Glad I did, awesome climb, great moves though quite sustained and therefore strenuous. Found the crux straightforward but the last moves towards the top with pumped arms were hard going. What a buzz to get up it!!! Cheers to Jim for leading it and giving me the opportunity to take it on!
valentinesbabe - 2nd O/S - 20/Jun/10 with Jim from Yorks

Managed crux- and then fell from what appeared to be last hard move ! Found jams all a bit slippy and thin- great route - will try again !
bobpilgrem - Lead dnf - 11/Jun/10 with Bob/Tom

Andrew.Davies - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/10 with phil, Matty

Such lovely jamming!
Alexandre Buisse - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/10

Retro flash, tried three years ago and found it absolutely desperate. Was an absolute piece of piss this time. Lovely route.
Tez29 - Lead β - 03/Jun/10 with Tom, Ivan

dickie01 - Lead O/S - 30/May/10 with Nick Briggs

JeromeT - Lead O/S - 17/May/10 with Dom Jeff

tom.e - Lead O/S - 15/May/10 with Claire

Hidden - Solo rpt - 15/May/10

first ever jamming crack, pulled on one friend about half way up, good though, once you realise how solid some of the jams are
benkelsey - Lead dog - 15/May/10 with Allun

liamoloughlin - 2nd - 15/May/10

wolverine - Lead O/S - 15/May/10 with Liam

Hidden - Lead rpt - 12/May/10

tomthecoolperson - 2nd dog - 12/May/10 with Andrew

Hidden - Lead - 03/May/10

Enjoyable, but tough going. Felt like I was pretty close to coming off near the top.
monsteratt - Lead O/S - 01/May/10 with Ben Hills

one fall just before top, gutted!
nickwhimster - Lead dog - 01/May/10 with Matt Barnet

Tried to avoid jamming didn't I. That was silly
Daniel Heath - Lead dnf - 01/May/10 with Adam Butler

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/10

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Solo rpt - 27/Apr/10 with Nic Sellars

davidwright - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Sam

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Apr/10

tomB - Lead dog - 18/Apr/10 with Juliette

mark20 - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/10

climbing_rocks1983 - 2nd dog - 11/Apr/10 with Kieran

Outstanding. Stonking jams all the way.
bnewman - Lead O/S - 11/Apr/10 with Amelia

I thought this was very hard. Placed gear above the bulge then downclimbed for a rest. Easy enough to place and haul on the jams (I'm slowly improving at this major weakness), but tricky to get over the bulge, and strenous. Happy enough to call it VS though it's pretty brutal at the grade. Certainly harder than lots of the E1s I've done!
Bart Shaw - Lead O/S - 08/Apr/10 with Chris

brilyant! the very best qwality of the grade
Andy Peak 1 - Lead - 21/Mar/10 with H washbrook

One fall then pulled ropes and sent. Not happy to blow onsight!
david morse - Lead RP - 31/Jan/10 with Emily B

Seymore Butt - 2010

TonyF - Lead - 2010

Pbclimbing.com - 2010

ross hold - Lead dnf - 2010

Ken Taylor - 2010

kermit_uk - Lead O/S - 2010 with Steve Woolass

mattyork2 - 2nd - 05/Dec/09 with Johnny Richard

Bristoldave - Lead O/S - 05/Dec/09 with Helen

Hidden - Lead O/S - 31/Oct/09

bigie bob - Solo O/S - 28/Oct/09

BrettB - Lead - 23/Oct/09

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Oct/09

Hidden - Lead dnf - 17/Oct/09

JLS - Lead dnf - 11/Oct/09 with Jacqui

Hidden - Lead rpt - 11/Oct/09

Dave Musgrove Jnr - 2nd - Oct/09 with Tom Bridgeland

Hangover + 6am = got eaten
JackMountains - Lead dog - 22/Sep/09 with David Hakes

Found it hard for a VS4c
PilarMartinez - 2nd dog - 20/Sep/09 with TheCherokee

Tony Little - Lead rpt - 19/Sep/09 with Ed Brown

galpinos - Lead O/S - 19/Sep/09 with Ben T

Em66 - 2nd - 19/Sep/09 with Mat

Hidden - Lead - 17/Sep/09

tmawer - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/09 with tina

mikeyjbs - Lead O/S - Sep/09 with john swan, adam spong, tony bowles, farrow, lachie, davina budd

Alex Winter - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/09 with J. Iles-Smith, C. Prescott

Hidden - Lead dnf - 29/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead - 22/Aug/09

slacky - 2nd O/S - 20/Aug/09 with Ben Abell

tomthecoolperson - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/09 with Andrew

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Aug/09

mattcyp88 - Lead O/S - 17/Aug/09 with Will Horton, Jon Pownall, Dave Spencer

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Aug/09

nrhardy - 2nd dnf - 13/Aug/09 with Tim

robin heath - Lead O/S - 09/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead dnf - 08/Aug/09

Hidden - TR O/S - 08/Aug/09

climbingrick - 08/Aug/09

Hidden - Lead dnf - 01/Aug/09

IAmAStone - Lead dog - 30/Jul/09 with Charlie Jefferson

Hidden - Solo O/S - 28/Jul/09

Nails. First climb back after 6 months out, but still felt much harder than expected. A good one to test you're jams on - mine need some work.
Conor1 - 2nd dog - 13/Jul/09 with Liz

Hidden - 08/Jul/09

Hidden - 2nd - 03/Jul/09

Fran S8 - Lead - Jul/09

As ever - brilliant. Colin led in 2' 35"
Chris Craggs - 2nd - 26/Jun/09 with Colin Binks

Rampikino - Lead - 21/Jun/09 with Cat

Didn't find any of it particularly cruxy, was all good solid jams; what I found to be the main difficulty was the sustained nature of the route!!
Flicka - Lead O/S - 16/Jun/09 with Gethin Allen

jellyfish82 - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/09

Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 09/Jun/09 with Rob

cem - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/09 with Graham Dolman

Hidden - 2nd - Jun/09

Shauna - Lead rpt - 31/May/09 with Jules and Morgan

Tough for VS!
Morgan Woods - 2nd O/S - 31/May/09 with Shauna

Reet hard when you have zilch jamming ability! I'm not a budding Bob marley!
Timo Austino - Lead dog - 30/May/09 with Nats

Jonathan Hall - Lead - 28/May/09 with Mark Williams

disturbed_one51 - 2nd - 28/May/09 with Wee man

Did the initial roof OK, but then got pumped on the upper crack. Got the jug at the top of the crack, but then needed a rest, place a final Friend, another rest, then finish. Great moves, great jams, great gear. Love to go back and lead it clean when stronger.
barrylong - Lead dog - 21/May/09 with Beccy PCC

Becky E - 2nd dog - 21/May/09 with Ian PCC

Lame effort. Didn't feel particularly hard, surprised that the initial roof is the crux as that felt piss. Unfortunately, the MASSIVE wind made it rather uncomfortable and completely destroyed moral so I came down after getting feet onto the break; just wasn't fun. Should have saved it for a better day.
Southern Man - Lead dnf - 09/May/09 with Caroline

One of a couple of 'proper' VS's in the Peak! Absolutely classic hand mincing stuff, great if you love jamming. Did it in a howling bitter wind, hands were so cold was in agony after topping out! Really enjoyed it...
smudge - Lead O/S - 30/Apr/09 with Phil

VS My R's. Eventually managed to follow Dan up after coming off on the lead.
Phil1967 - 2nd dog - 30/Apr/09 with Dan

At last! What a route. It fair packs the interest in!
victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/09 with Cornish Merlin

Cornish Merlin - 2nd - 21/Apr/09 with Colin Angus

tommytwotone - Lead β - 06/Apr/09 with Nigel

used it as a warm up ( mistake :-) ) pumpy and harder than vs. good route
Lewis Andrew - Lead dog - 02/Apr/09 with John Lynch

john lynch - 2nd O/S - 01/Apr/09 with Lewis Andrew

Not the easiest climb as a warm up! Annoyed I didn't get the clean O/S. Fantastic hand jammer.
Jim Slater - Lead dog - 14/Mar/09 with Andy Hanzler

So cold I had hot aches at the top!
PanzerHanzler - 2nd dog - 14/Mar/09 with Jim

Led in down jacket on windy and cold day, no feeling in hands left.
Harald - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/09

cold and windy. fine route. the jamming leaves some visible signs though..
michaelja - Lead O/S - 02/Mar/09

awesome route. fell at crux but safe as houses. not VS 4c
gb83 - Lead dog - 21/Jan/09 with I.Killey

Only just 4c if you can Jam. Definately VS - the only reason this could get more is if you can't jam and are weak i.e. unable to place gear. You could put in gear every 5 inchs if you wanted to... of course then you wouldn't be able to climb the route...
mike kann - 2009

keith leonard - 2009

stephenhartley - Lead O/S - 2009 with Burns

gordonday - Lead rpt - 2009

HamishD - Lead O/S - 29/Nov/08 with chris burn

i clearly cant jam!
metal arms - Lead dog - 28/Nov/08

Greg M - TR - 15/Nov/08

Whipped down from Burbage North to tick this off with half a mind for an attempt on The Rasp. Made a complete pigs ear of it. Didn't help that I couldn't feel my fingers. The pudddle on the top was frozen! And the blood on my hands froze too!
ianjfsutcliffe - Lead O/S - 29/Oct/08 with Lauren

dave657 - Lead dog - 19/Oct/08

hard
Mark Walter - 2nd dog - 19/Oct/08 with Dave Ripley

Hidden - 2nd - Oct/08

Think i took a hang on this a few years back when there was snow in the crack, flash pump. todays warm up.
Alex Mason - Lead rpt - 25/Sep/08 with Skippy

jw231 - 2nd dog - 24/Sep/08 with Al Benson

al99 - Lead O/S - 24/Sep/08 with James Whitlock

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 16/Sep/08

Wil Treasure - Lead - Sep/08

catblack - 2nd - Sep/08 with rob

Richard Horn - 2nd - 30/Aug/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Aug/08

barni - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/08 with Oli

OffshoreAndy - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/08 with UKC Tim

Tim Steward - 2nd O/S - 27/Aug/08 with Steve Cayzer

Hidden - Lead β - 22/Aug/08

Stig - 2nd rpt - 07/Aug/08 with Charlie Reade-Jahn

I only fell off once at the crux. I'm amazed because the rest felt ok.
Shauna - 2nd dog - 06/Aug/08 with Steve

Skell - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/08 with Kelvin

Hidden - 2nd - 23/Jul/08

TomHaigh - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/08 with Mike Pickwell

Hidden - Lead dog - 19/Jul/08

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 19/Jul/08

ahhhhhhh, nearly died on this one, well broken legs. A good jam soon turned into a layback, when my feet slipped. A very scary situation and it is a true miracle I didn't smash into that pointy millstone below. LUUUUcky! o, iy. It was also in the dark. ;-)
Franco Cookson OLD - Solo dnf - 16/Jul/08

bullwinkle - Lead O/S - 24/Jun/08 with John

Has been on my wish list for too long so wasn't going to let a near gale force wind put me off. Superb from bottom to top.
Andy Fielding - Lead - 22/Jun/08 with Mike Gilbert

Guy Wilson - 2nd O/S - 11/Jun/08 with Gavin Moy

Jesse Dufton - Lead - 11/Jun/08 with bob3141

Tried leading it, fell off twice at the crux. Then Jesse lead. One to come back to.
bob3141 - 2nd - 11/Jun/08 with Jesse Dufton

Coel Hellier - Lead - 08/Jun/08

Great jams, but not as easy as I remembered! A steady lead.
Nick Smith - UKC - Lead rpt - 05/Jun/08 with bluebrad

Hidden - Lead dnf - 05/Jun/08

I think I embarrased myself! My first Whillans route and I made a right pigs-ear out of it.
rob wmc - Lead dog - 01/Jun/08 with Pete

A long cherished and anticipated route which didn't go down without the use of cunning and brute force. Brilliant, a landmark, and the absolute top end of VS.
Stig - Lead O/S - 29/May/08 with Joe

HS. Very straightforward. Brimham VDiff.
joe larner - Lead O/S - 10/May/08

Hidden - 2nd - 03/May/08

Can't jam..
Toby - Lead β - 28/Apr/08 with Alex

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/08

mattyork2 - Lead O/S - 21/Apr/08 with Alan Royle

alaan - Solo O/S - 21/Apr/08 with Matt

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Apr/08

Adam Booth - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/08 with Ed Booth

Hidden - 2nd - 10/Apr/08

Mutl3y - Lead dog - 02/Apr/08 with Fletch

madmats - 2nd - 02/Apr/08 with nick

W.I.M.P.
Mutl3y - 2nd dog - 18/Mar/08 with Matt

madmats - Lead dog - 15/Mar/08 with nick

Hidden - Lead - Mar/08

7.00am ascent, Pretty soft for the grade, if your soloing!.
IanJackson - Solo O/S - 10/Feb/08

Luke Brooks - 2nd - Feb/08

hard for a Vs not so good for first climb of the day
Adam Humphreys - Lead dog - 18/Jan/08 with Dunx

jamesturnbull - Lead - 2008

Jim Walton - 2008

daveagriff - Lead - 2008

Hidden - 2008

Led this onsight last year, solo was very scary.
Andrew Barker - Solo rpt - 2008

Foot popped on very last move, fell onto hands...Bugger!
Ian Hamer - Lead dog - 2008 with Steve

Hidden - Lead - 2008

Hidden - Solo - 01/Nov/07

Hidden - Solo - 21/Oct/07

Somerset swede basher - Lead O/S - 19/Oct/07 with Sarah Stirling

Hidden - 2nd - 19/Oct/07

had seconded this a couple of years back. Much easier and more enjoyable now i can jam a bit.
Belier - Solo - 03/Oct/07 with alex b and (hey) jude (law)

Not enough cams, ended up running the top out
danm - Lead - Oct/07

Dave Lacey - Lead rpt - 22/Sep/07 with Jen, James

fizzy_elephant - 2nd - 05/Sep/07 with Tim lad, Lloyd

nai - Lead O/S - 24/Aug/07 with Tim

tlr - 2nd - 24/Aug/07 with Pom

In a midge infested hell!
Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - 2nd rpt - 08/Aug/07 with Leah Crane

jonka - Lead - Aug/07 with sean

Made it about 3/4 of the way, in the rain, pulled on a cam and aided shamelessly thereafter. Put a dent in my jamming ego. First VS failure since 2004.
Owen W-G - Lead dog - 22/Jul/07 with Si

gregoritos - Lead O/S - Jul/07 with Dave kettle

Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/07 with Pete aka Dad

Ran up it, very pumpy and hard moves, but gear went in easily and i kept going. a psycological milestone for me.
Pilch - Lead O/S - 09/Jun/07 with Graham

jimsrankin - Lead dnf - 04/Jun/07

Just ran up it - BRILLIANT! One of the best routes on grit :) One day I want the nerve to solo it.
Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd rpt - 26/May/07 with Hazel Robson

i love this route!
SecretSquirrel - Lead O/S - 26/May/07 with Nick Smith

timo.t - 2nd β - 24/May/07 with Rob, Mark

John Roberts (JR) - Lead O/S - 19/May/07

John Roberts (JR) - Solo rpt - 19/May/07

peter myers - Lead - May/07 with Peter Garlik, Matt Eyre

Hidden - Lead - 28/Apr/07

lowered off JB had to lead
Raggar - 2nd - 21/Apr/07 with Jon B

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 13/Apr/07

v.jester - Lead O/S - Apr/07 with Tom

Apharri - Lead O/S - Apr/07 with Andre Hedger

hrm - confirmed the fact that i cant jam
Xav - 2nd dog - 11/Mar/07 with sean jacobs

Probably is VS if you are very good at jamming, otherwise a bit of a sandbag, quite sustained for such a short length.
Chad123 - Lead O/S - 10/Mar/07 with James and Ellie

dan gibson - Solo rpt - 03/Mar/07

Hidden - 2nd - Mar/07

Nicos - Solo rpt - 13/Feb/07 with christos liaskos

Rob Kennard - 2007

steve taylor - 2007

Benjones45_99 - Lead dog - 2007 with Rob Embry

Ian Fidd - 2007

cat22 - 2nd dog - 2007 with Mike

toasted - Lead - 05/Nov/06 with Nick Underhill-Day

Different Steve - Lead rpt - 05/Nov/06 with Nick Willis

Ian & Liam struggled up this - taking over an hour between them. By their own addmission they don't jam at all so it was hardly surprising. Personally it was right in my territory and I loved it. Solid VS 4c for jammers, harder for those who are not used to the Black Arts.
Rampikino - Lead - 21/Oct/06 with MMC Various

Hidden - Lead dog - 20/Sep/06

tumbling wizard - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Sep/06

A brute!
Epic Ebdon - 2nd dog - 09/Sep/06 with Nick Lambert

Hidden - Lead dog - Sep/06

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/06 with John Nightingale

Hidden - Lead dog - Aug/06

Smack the gear in quickly and if in doubt keep going! Very satisfying, as I failed to lead it before, and then needed 4 rests top-roping it!
JohnHutch - Lead rpt - 16/Jul/06 with SC

Hidden - Solo O/S - 24/Jun/06

Absolute class. Loved every minute of it, but certainly no push-over. The quality jams just keep on coming :)
Nick Smith - UKC - Lead rpt - 16/Jun/06 with Adam Carless

adam carless - 2nd O/S - 16/Jun/06 with Nick Smith - UKC

First route of the day with no warm-up so felt tough. Jams all solid, but steep so a lot of weight on the arms whilst pulling between jams.
TobyA - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/06 with Matthew Higginson

Dramas when a cam reversed, then all ok!
kevp - Lead O/S - Jun/06 with Tom Odling

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/May/06

Hidden - Lead - May/06

alicia - Lead O/S - 31/Mar/06 with Fiend

dan gibson - 2006

Hidden - 2nd dnf - 2006

UndercoverElephant - Lead O/S - 2006

feilx - Lead - 2006

Bern - 2006

Chris Davids - 2nd dog - 21/Dec/05 with Sam

Tricky!
samwelli - Lead dog - 21/Dec/05 with Chris Naylor

Hidden - 2nd dog - 20/Nov/05

Phil West - Lead O/S - 09/Oct/05 with Chris Tan

Hidden - Lead O/S - Oct/05

shark - Solo O/S - 20/Aug/05

Si dH - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/05 with Karl Walton

Matt Bill Platypus - 2nd dog - 06/Aug/05 with Cider Nut

Hidden - Lead - 02/Jul/05

PenJD - Lead O/S - 27/Jun/05 with Ruth Smitton

reg_measures - 2nd rpt - 18/Jun/05 with steve burdett

spidey - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/05

ChrisJD - 2nd - 14/May/05 with TimS & rc

reg_measures - 2nd rpt - 13/May/05 with Ralph

Gman - Lead O/S - Apr/05 with Carl

Tom Briggs - Jagged Globe - 2005

Hidden - 2005

Pete Graham - Lead O/S - 2005 with Dave Morris

JulesV - Lead O/S - 2005

Climbed out of a snowbank on perfect friction and topped out onto an ice rink! SLid off the back.
Peakology - Lead O/S - Dec/04 with cat

Failed to lead - exhausted placing pro - took 4 rests on TR!!
JohnHutch - TR dog - 10/Sep/04 with L

Nicos - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/04 with tom knight

What a nasty horrible route- well, I can't jam, can I?
Ander - Lead - 12/Jul/04

SteveM - Lead - 07/Jul/04 with Regina

Mark A Humphries - Lead O/S - 28/Jun/04 with Jim

haydng - Solo O/S - 2004

Rik Dawes - Lead O/S - 2004

Hidden - Lead O/S - Oct/03

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/03

bigphil - Lead dog - 14/Jun/03 with Kate

The Pylon King - Lead O/S - May/03 with steve c

shoulders - Lead - 05/Apr/03 with alexis

Jon Greengrass - 2003

petekeron - Lead O/S - 2003

mark s - Lead - 2003 with andi t

Hidden - Solo rpt - 06/Nov/02

awesome but very very cold
reg_measures - Lead O/S - 11/Oct/02 with hugh thomas

Hidden - Lead dog - 12/Sep/02

Hidden - Lead - 10/Sep/02

Hidden - Lead - Sep/02

stevieb - 2nd dog - Aug/02 with Rich Heap

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Jul/02

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Lead rpt - Jun/02

dan gibson - Solo - 31/May/02

Hidden - Solo rpt - 26/May/02

Hidden - Lead - 23/Mar/02

Hidden - 2002

I was rather pleased to cruise up this, after struggling so much with the route in the past :)
Nick Smith - UKC - Lead rpt - Aug/01 with Thea Williams

Hidden - 2nd - 22/Jul/01

Budge - Lead O/S - 05/Jul/01 with Carl Tiivas

chrishedgehog - Lead dog - 19/Jun/01 with Jen Dargue

snowy owl - 2nd - 14/Jun/01 with Chris Harrison

tuftynick - 2001

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

Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd - 07/Jul/00 with Mark Stevenson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Jul/00

Roget - Solo rpt - 23/Apr/00

tlr - Lead - 2000

jonka - 2nd - 2000 with anth

Boy - 2000

bullybones - 2000

marcoleptic - Lead O/S - 2000 with Akhil

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Aug/99

Jon Read - Lead O/S - Aug/99

Hidden - Solo - 28/Mar/99

Hidden - Lead - 1999

Hidden - 1999

ste_d - Lead O/S - 28/Sep/98 with mik

Dave Musgrove Jnr - Solo - 19/Sep/98 with Al Willoner

One of my first experiences with a 'proper' jamming crack, I finally emerged with bloodied hands at the top, utterly knackered! It took another few years before I could claim to be able to jam.
Nick Smith - UKC - 2nd dog - Sep/98

kato'sdad - 2nd - Jun/98 with Rob Simpson

RobSimmo - Lead - Jun/98 with Jon Berry

MONKEY78 - Lead rpt - 13/May/98 with SCUM, Chris Gilligan

MONKEY78 - Lead dog - 27/Feb/98 with Iestyn Lewis, Simon Pearce, Diane Merrick

CrashMat Rob - Lead O/S - 10/Jan/98 with Nicky

MONKEY78 - 2nd - 22/Oct/97 with adam ellwood

MONKEY78 - 2nd - 18/Oct/97 with SCUM, Chris Gilligan

ChrisJD - Lead - 14/Sep/97 with rc

I had just lost plaster after 5 months & took the skin off my left hand, so i was practicaly haled up.
Paul-Michael - 2nd dog - 13/Sep/97 with Paul Nurse

Hidden - Lead dog - 12/Jul/97

Hidden - Lead - 12/Jul/97

five - Lead dog - May/97

grazedandconfused - 2nd - 1997 with tim darlow

K1 - Lead - Jul/96 with Kevin Davey

Laramadness - Lead - 06/Jun/96

I don't recall the exact date, but this is my favorite VS
ajoliver - Lead O/S - Jun/96

Tremendous route, tough on the hands!
StevePr - Lead - 1996 with Alan

rurp - Lead O/S - 1996

Hidden - 1996

Gordon Stainforth - 2nd - 23/Aug/95 with John Cutcliffe, Mick--

Gordon Stainforth - 2nd - 12/Aug/95 with Joe--, Malc Baxter