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Simple Simon HS 4b

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This climb is in 71 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

Heavily vegetated first pitch, nice final 2 pitches though
partz - AltLd O/S - 08/Jun/13 with Alex Wade

I led 1& 3, made. Meal out of the start, struggled to get established on the rock.
neilstubbs - AltLd O/S - 20/Apr/13 with Stefan Parkin

Just did to pitches as extension of fafnir
NancyJones - Lead O/S - 31/Mar/13 with Dad

Another appalling guidebook description but some lovely climbing on the top section.
Kafoozalem - AltLd O/S - 23/Feb/13 with Sue Hazel

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Feb/13

Hidden - 2nd - 10/Sep/12

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 10/Sep/12

Started up big top then p3/4 of simple Simon as one on top - makes a very nice and logical route.
tompilgrem - AltLd O/S - 11/Apr/12 with Dad

Linked pitches 3/4 - as a continuation of Big Top. Awesome line for the grade- worth 2 stars.
bobpilgrem - Lead - 11/Apr/12 with Tom

Did after finishing Big Top.
katiep - Lead O/S - 03/Mar/12 with Fiona Addie

Kinda easy really. only one bit of HS near the top and that was a boulder problem.
dc88104 - Solo O/S - 2012

Hidden - AltLd - 25/Sep/11

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

Only did top pitch. Combined with The Big Top
martinp - Lead - 09/Sep/11 with IanH

Last pitch up the crack seems harder than the rest of climb (all 4a). Nice though Pitch 1,3 and 4
1651SP - AltLd O/S - 18/Aug/11 with James Goss

Did the final pitch. Thought was on it from the start but ended up being Flat Top.
Becky C - Lead - 26/Apr/11 with Alfie, Julia

RichardMc - Lead - 26/Apr/11 with Tony Williams

Lead on the third and fourth pitches. Second on the first and second pitches.
Donald Kelly - AltLd O/S - 25/Apr/11 with Rob Dixon

top 2 pitches only
pete3685 - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/11

did the last 2 pitches as an extension of big top
pielander - 2nd - 2011 with rad

pitch 3 and 4
leadmat - Solo O/S - 02/Oct/10

cham749 - AltLd O/S - 08/Jul/10 with Kev Burn

KevB - AltLd O/S - 08/Jul/10 with Chris H

Hidden - 2nd dog - 19/Jun/10

Just did the variaion 2nd pitch. Laced to bugary before commiting to it. Good little sequence.
freemanTom (Guildford MC) - Lead - 29/May/10 with Roger Lord

Andy37 - 2nd O/S - 29/May/10

Master Chief - AltLd O/S - 24/May/10 with Jeremy

adam climbed first 2 pitches I climbed the 2nd 2. 1 and 2 linked, 3 and 4 linked
Ben Sidsaph - AltLd O/S - 01/May/10 with Adam Hughs

hazeysunshine - AltLd O/S - 05/Apr/10 with Dave

Hidden - 2010

Led pitches 1-2,4.
Monkey_Alan - AltLd O/S - 30/Oct/09 with Des Jerman

Indy Nile - AltLd - 30/Oct/09 with Alan Blanchflower

Top pitch only
mol - 2nd - 02/May/09 with Jesse

Jesse Dufton - Lead - 02/May/09 with Molly Thompson

Hidden - Lead - 10/Apr/09

Lead 1st and 3rd pitches
lrandall - AltLd O/S - Mar/09 with Alan D

chammy2008 - Lead O/S - Nov/08

cham749 - AltLd O/S - 29/Aug/08 with Jim Croft

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

cham749 - AltLd - 17/Aug/08 with Ruth

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 04/Aug/08

cham749 - Lead O/S - 22/Jun/08 with Stan Norrie

tobydunford - Lead O/S - 10/May/08 with Lisa Paling

lisapaling - 2nd β - 10/May/08 with Toby Dunford

dellboy - 2nd O/S - 20/Oct/07 with Staff Dyer, Simon Jewel

phil stubbs - Lead - 14/Aug/07 with liz baldock

Hidden - AltLd - 2007

mooseloose - AltLd O/S - 18/Aug/06 with Mike

cham749 - AltLd O/S - 04/Aug/06 with Toby Harding

Climbed uppper pitch of this route as part of a contiuous climb with T-Tour route
jchenoweth - Lead O/S - 13/Apr/06

wojt - Lead - 2006

mad matt - 2nd O/S - 30/Apr/05

Top 2 pitches only
timreynolds - Lead - 30/Apr/05 with Matt Reynolds

maybe_si - Lead O/S - Apr/05

Andy2 - 2005

Vicious layback finish - lovely! Lead remaining pitch in May 2005 with Darrell Read
adamscottthomas - AltLd O/S - 22/May/04 with Ian Johnson

Hidden - Lead O/S - Apr/04

rained on my lead
Samuel1989 - AltLd - 13/Mar/04 with Tue, Kevin

Hidden - Lead - 22/Sep/03

Andy Clarke - Lead O/S - 29/Sep/02 with Nick

DanLear - Lead - 07/Sep/02 with Nicky Beaumont

Hidden - AltLd - 27/Mar/02

top part only
andy_pemberton - Lead - Dec/01 with Katharine Pemberton

RichardMc - AltLd - 28/Mar/86 with Tess Poole, Ian Hobson

nigehughes - Lead - Apr/83 with Taff Dominy

JohnHutch - Lead - 07/Jan/83 with Marmots

jmr - AltLd - 25/May/80 with Bob Howard

David Smith - 1979

Nigel Bond - Lead - 13/Apr/77 with Tony Cuddy

Nigel Bond - 19/Jul/75 with Dave

Gordon Stainforth - AltLd - 28/Mar/75 with Mick Papworth

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Voting
Total votes cast 37
hard VS0 of 13
VS0 of 13
easy VS1 of 13
hard HS4 of 13
HS8 of 13
easy HS0 of 13
hard S0 of 13
S0 of 13
easy S0 of 13
hard 4c0 of 12
4c0 of 12
easy 4c2 of 12
hard 4b2 of 12
4b8 of 12
easy 4b0 of 12
hard 4a0 of 12
4a0 of 12
easy 4a0 of 12
3 Stars0 of 12
2 Stars3 of 12
1 Star7 of 12
0 Stars2 of 12
Bag of .....0 of 12
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Style of ascent

Soloed2 of 71 (2.8%)
Lead28 of 71 (39.4%)
Followed8 of 71 (11.3%)
Alt Leads29 of 71 (40.8%)
Unknown4 of 71 (5.6%)

'Climbed'32 of 71 (45.1%)
clean O/S37 of 71 (52.1%)
clean β1 of 71 (1.4%)
dogged1 of 71 (1.4%)