Cumbria > Wallowbarrow Crag >
 
The Shark's Fin* VD

Adjacent Climbs
<< Parallel
 
Pool Shark >>
[Easier than it looks!, 2 kb]No description has been contributed for this climb.

Photo: Easier than it looks! © Simon Caldwell
Submit a new photo of this climb.

PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 55 logbooks, and on 3 wishlists.

Perfect little route and much better protected than I remembered. Recommend getting to the start by abseiling from one of the birch trees half way down the buttress.
Rog Wilko - Lead - 19/May/13 with Debbie Wilkinson

Andy Graham - Lead O/S - 27/Apr/13 with Louis Bortoli

peteJ23 - Lead rpt - 27/Apr/13 with Scruffster

Hidden - Lead O/S - 23/Aug/12

Rich Walker - 2nd O/S - 23/Aug/12 with chris carter

SeasonalDrip - AltLd - 09/Aug/12 with John

wheelo - Lead - 02/Aug/12 with joe

GPN - Solo - 20/May/12 with Annette

Brill little gem on immaculate rock.
Ann S - Lead O/S - 03/May/12 with Simon Cahill

Simon Cahill - 2nd - 03/May/12 with Ann

Hidden - Apr/12

jowzed - 28/Mar/12

pleasant climb but not near long enough!
staceyjg - Lead - 25/Mar/12 with Chris Gardner

Peter Metcalfe - 2nd - 18/Sep/11 with Cath Sullivan

Rob Rocket - 2nd - 23/Aug/11 with Dave Wearing

Dave Wearing - Lead - 23/Aug/11 with Rocket

bullybones - Solo - 19/Apr/11

Hidden - Lead - 19/Apr/11

Hidden - 19/Apr/11

Simon2005 - 2nd rpt - 22/Mar/11 with RonC

A good little route. I stuck to the arete throughout, which is only slightly harder, but would be quite bold to lead (HS 4a?)
Toreador - 2nd O/S - 17/Oct/10 with Carmen

Hidden - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/10

Hidden - 2010

John Brayshaw - 2nd - 27/Sep/09 with Erica

erica - Lead O/S - 27/Sep/09 with John

runwildjohn - Lead - 26/Sep/09 with Alice Horton

Worth ploughing through the ferns for this little crag.
cas smerdon - Lead - 14/Jun/09 with Ann Shaw

Hidden - Solo O/S - 13/Jun/09

John Pickles - Solo O/S - 13/Jun/09 with Zac Poulton

Neil Conway - Lead O/S - 03/Apr/09 with Jon Wickham

Jon Wickham - 2nd rpt - 03/Apr/09 with Neil Conway

peteJ23 - TR O/S - 24/Jan/09 with Shunt

Hidden - 2nd - 30/Aug/08

Mike Hargreaves - Lead - 07/Jun/08 with Jo Fowler

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 16/Feb/08

Dave Wearing - Lead - 16/Feb/08 with Bedspring.

Hidden - 2008

Great fun getting to the start. A good little climb.
Simon2005 - Lead β - 26/Sep/06 with RonC

Must remember to tie shoelaces before setting off.
Gybebunny - Lead - 10/Sep/06 with Dave W

Dave Wearing - 2nd - 10/Sep/06 with Gybebunny.

Dave Wearing - 2nd - 12/Aug/06 with Chris ?

Hidden - 2nd - Aug/06

Dave Wearing - 2nd - 08/Jul/06 with Allister Clark

Barely merits VD, probably Diff or HD. nice rock and positions though.
Peter Metcalfe - Solo - 30/Apr/06

biggianthead - 29/Apr/06 with G

biggianthead - 15/Oct/05 with Elizabeth

victim of mathematics - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/05

Jon Wickham - Lead O/S - 27/Sep/04 with Chris Binks

biggianthead - 28/Jun/03 with William

biggianthead - 02/Apr/02 with G

Hidden - Solo - 22/May/98

Andy Say - Solo - 03/May/98

Easy for the grade.
Rog Wilko - 2nd - Oct/97 with Debbie Wilkinson

Hammy - AltLd - 15/Jun/94 with Alastair Boston

biggianthead - 23/Apr/94 with HT

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
Hidden, Hidden, Hidden

Voting
Total votes cast 16
hard HVD0 of 8
HVD0 of 8
easy HVD0 of 8
hard VD0 of 8
VD6 of 8
easy VD2 of 8
hard HD0 of 8
HD0 of 8
easy HD0 of 8
3 Stars1 of 8
2 Stars3 of 8
1 Star4 of 8
0 Stars0 of 8
Bag of .....0 of 8
Please Login as Existing User to rate this climb.
Style of ascent

Soloed7 of 55 (12.7%)
Lead20 of 55 (36.4%)
Followed15 of 55 (27.3%)
Toproped1 of 55 (1.8%)
Alt Leads2 of 55 (3.6%)
Unknown10 of 55 (18.2%)

'Climbed'37 of 55 (67.3%)
clean O/S14 of 55 (25.5%)
clean β1 of 55 (1.8%)
clean rpt3 of 55 (5.5%)