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Randy's Wall** VS 5a

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[Randy's Wall, Bamford Edge, 3 kb]14m. Start under the arete but trend up and right to pass an overhang gaining the centre of the wall strenuously and a poor rest. Finish more delicately. © ROCKFAX
FA. John Robson early 1960s 1962

Ticklists: ROCKFAX Eastern Grit: Top 500, Burbage, Millstone and Beyond Routes Graded List, Northern Grit 100 VD - VS, Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+.

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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 237 logbooks, and on 7 wishlists.

Al Urker - 2nd - 19/May/13

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 20/Apr/13

Mowglee - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/13 with Huw

Marti999 - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/13 with Debbie

debbie roberts - 2nd - 15/Apr/13 with Marti999

Tala M - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/13 with Mike Brookes

Nick Sillem - Lead O/S - 2013

very pleasant well protected climbing guarded by a stiff rockover :)
JamieSparkes - Lead O/S - 14/Oct/12 with CCJohnD

Spoons - 2nd O/S - 07/Oct/12

loundsy - Solo O/S - 19/Sep/12

Managed to do the start to Magnum Force before finishing up on Randy's wall so logging the easier graded climb. Mind you the start wasn't exactly easy!
owrehleeoh - Lead O/S - 09/Sep/12 with Matt Kingsley

Hidden - 2nd dog - 09/Sep/12

Climbster - Lead O/S - 02/Sep/12 with Ian

Pete Scott - Lead β - 22/Aug/12 with Marcus Brewer

Jay Mowat - Solo O/S - 21/Aug/12

Hidden - Lead - 18/Aug/12

Batt - 2nd - 10/Aug/12 with rachael spraggs

spragglerocks - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/12 with Rachel Batt

andybirtwistle - Solo - 08/Aug/12

Trevera - Lead - 04/Aug/12 with nick sillem

smokeyj - Lead - Aug/12 with patsaunders

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/12

cem - 2nd rpt - 22/Jul/12 with Johan Piper

deacondeacon - Lead O/S - 21/Jul/12

Really nice route which seemed equally tricky in several places. Nui seconded ok
martroberts - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/12

rested on gear
Moritz L - Lead dog - 14/Jul/12 with pete

mattshort - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/12

mattpw - Lead O/S - 14/Jul/12

Graeme Hammond - 2nd rpt - 20/Jun/12 with Pete Wimbush

Nick Rundall - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/12 with Leon Skeldon

Hidden - Lead O/S - 20/May/12

north country boy - Lead O/S - 06/May/12 with Emma Roderick

cold
James Oswald - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/12 with Jon Stewart

Hidden - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/12

Jake Young - Solo O/S - 21/Mar/12

Nice mix of thuggery and finesse: 2-star HVS 5a imo.
Falko - Lead O/S - 13/Mar/12 with Les Deakin

Les Deakin - 2nd - 13/Mar/12 with Falko Rech

Twisty - 2nd rpt - 11/Mar/12 with Byron Buck

Gambit - 2nd O/S - 15/Jan/12 with Barney

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Jan/12

Hidden - 2012

Tony Kartawick - 2012

Pretty bold feeling
Deezel65 - 2nd O/S - 29/Oct/11 with Gareth Hooson

Wil Treasure - Lead - 15/Oct/11 with Jesamine

Hidden - 2nd - 24/Sep/11

Harry Thorpe - Lead O/S - 03/Sep/11 with Rosie Southwell, Ewan

Sebastien Gastaud - 2nd O/S - 24/Aug/11 with Tim Selvage

tigertim - Lead - 24/Aug/11 with Sebastien Gastaud

Ewano - Lead O/S - 21/Aug/11

claregardiner - Lead - 31/Jul/11

shouter - Lead - 09/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead - Jun/11

Hidden - Lead - 23/May/11

LardClimber - Lead O/S - 02/May/11 with Nic Brown

1st route back on the grit, slipped off and scoured my shin - bugger!
Chris Craggs - 2nd - 01/May/11 with Steve Cunnington

Elsier - 2nd - 30/Apr/11 with Kenny, Ian

philboy - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 17/Apr/11

1st HVS ever! Very balancy onto the face.
crazy pierre - Lead β - 17/Apr/11 with Rory Juss

Gustav - 2nd rpt - 17/Apr/11 with James H

Brannock - Lead dog - 16/Apr/11

riddle - Lead O/S - 16/Apr/11

Ketu - 2nd O/S - 10/Apr/11 with Charles II

psychicbread - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/11 with Max

liam - Lead O/S - 12/Mar/11 with Mark R

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Mar/11

Found much better protection this time. Still think this is solid HVS though.
Steve Waters, Mynydd - Lead - 12/Mar/11 with Mike Tempest

mwatson - 2011

thedoctorisin - 2011

Ollie B - Lead O/S - 13/Nov/10 with S.Bennett

Done in mistake for "Life During Wartime" - thought it seemed too easy for E3 5c!! Good gear in the niche before moving right to some reachy moves up the wall.
Pete Nugent - 2nd - 31/Oct/10 with Ged Barlow

ojp - 2nd O/S - 16/Oct/10 with Dave

Dave Foster - Lead O/S - 16/Oct/10 with Si

liamoloughlin - Lead O/S - 18/Sep/10

geddicakes - 2nd - 18/Sep/10 with Liam

Hidden - 2nd - 12/Sep/10

Very pleasant, not too hard or risky.
petemeads - Lead - 22/Aug/10 with Simon Pollard

fatbuoybazza - Lead dog - 08/Aug/10 with TimG

dashitboarder - Lead - 01/Aug/10 with Dad and Jess

5a move out from the overhang, next gear is a reasonable cam but then its run out till the top unless you have very small cams, plus the climbing is still not trivial once you get past the overhang but an excellent route and worth 2 stars
chrisclimber_1986 - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/10 with alkis, Chris Nawrat

Alkis - 2nd O/S - 25/Jul/10 with Chris Nawrat, Chris Aslin

The Bad Cough - 2nd O/S - 24/Jul/10 with John Sealey

Hidden - Lead rpt - 21/Jul/10

tomthecoolperson - 2nd - 19/Jul/10 with Andrew

simeclimb68 - Solo O/S - 18/Jul/10

thebullmaster - Lead - 18/Jul/10 with simon p

danwaters - 2nd rpt - 30/Jun/10 with Fran

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Jun/10

jwpil - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/10 with Mat

Joris.Roulleau - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/10 with Dan Metcalfe

suprisingly nice climb. Technical, balancy, delicate, easing up the ripples
middlemarker - 2nd - 13/Jun/10 with Joris

joe.91 - Lead O/S - 28/May/10 with Liam Brown

I found this to be somewhat nails. Defo HVS.
Duck Egg - Lead O/S - 15/May/10 with Jamie Moss

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/May/10

tigertim - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/10 with Steve Cousins

Hidden - 2nd - 18/Apr/10

PanzerHanzler - Lead dnf - 16/Apr/10 with Dan Simmonds

Gustav - Lead O/S - 10/Apr/10 with G

Hidden - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/10

Andy Peak 1 - Lead - 06/Mar/10

keith leonard - 2010

nickmattia - Lead O/S - 2010 with ryan jones

Laurence Everitt - 2nd O/S - 12/Dec/09 with James Brewer

JCB42 - Lead O/S - 12/Dec/09 with laurence_ev

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 31/Oct/09

keithpeck - Lead O/S - 17/Oct/09

Anthony Allsopp - Lead O/S - 17/Oct/09 with Nicole Moriarty

Easy HVS 5a maybe?
markfairbank - Lead O/S - 06/Sep/09 with Paul Sheehan, Kieth Turner

Hidden - 2nd - 27/Aug/09

Very windy this time. Was convinced I'd done Magnum Force last time!
Chris the Tall - Lead rpt - 11/Aug/09 with Simon Shaw

simon1965 - 2nd - 11/Aug/09 with Chris Tall

Alex Winter - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/09 with J. Iles-Smith

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 19/Jul/09

Si dH - Lead O/S - 19/Jul/09 with Chris Foster

spacey - 2nd O/S - 11/Jul/09 with paul evans

Nice pull out onto face, pretty easy going really.
Batt - Lead O/S - 04/Jul/09 with Si Coldrick

Alan James - UKC and UKH - Solo - 27/Jun/09

boulderholder - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/09

another fun route, well protected top end VS with 1 awkward move and nice positions
lithos - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/09 with john byrne

Easy HVS
BeccaSnowden - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/09 with Tom

Certainly felt like a (soft) HVS to me, one 5a move with ok gear. Harder than say, Tody's wall.
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/09 with Becca

morrisdaboss - Lead O/S - 13/Jun/09 with Cecile

Hidden - Lead dog - 07/Jun/09

maybe_si - Solo O/S - 05/Jun/09

JPGR - Lead O/S - Jun/09 with Yvette

HVS in BMC guide. Would say it probably is. Just.
max_chan - Lead O/S - 25/May/09 with Lou

Sandrine - 2nd - 25/May/09 with Chris Wyatt

Jim Slater - 2nd O/S - 25/May/09 with Angus Malcolm

No one hard move but the transition from strength to balance climbing makes it pretty good.
chris wyatt - Lead O/S - 25/May/09 with sandrine

with an in-situ nut
Quiddity - Lead O/S - 25/May/09 with Hazel

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 25/May/09

Nice little route. Bit of a pull onto the slab then delicate above.
catt - 2nd O/S - 25/May/09 with Morgan Woods

Soft for HVS but some good slopey climbing.
Morgan Woods - Lead O/S - 25/May/09 with Iain

Hidden - 2nd - 02/May/09

Cake - Lead O/S - 02/May/09 with Matt

Dave Reeve - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/09 with Tony Payne

Hidden - Lead O/S - 13/Apr/09

mark20 - 2nd O/S - 05/Apr/09

Found it very committing, nice route though
Sam1991 - Lead O/S - 05/Apr/09 with Mark

Hidden - 2nd - Apr/09

deklan - Lead - 31/Mar/09 with paul

paul1234 - 2nd - 31/Mar/09 with Dec

agree with the VS grade, was waiting for the 5a move but it never came!
Twisty - Lead O/S - 15/Mar/09 with Nigel Stock

pog100 - 2nd - 21/Feb/09 with Reaver2k

Guide says HVS but would have to agree it is very easy for this. The move out from the roof is the hardest but think 5a would be pushing it a little. Some gear is in the breaks just to the right makes it pretty safe, but still slightly run out by the time you reach the next good break. Top end VS, bottom end HVS.
Reaver2k - Lead O/S - 21/Feb/09 with Dad, Becca, Michael, Matt (Becca)

jiles - 2nd O/S - 2009 with alexzander89

Hidden - 2009

did first half of next route right. nice.
Dan Lane - 2nd O/S - 29/Nov/08 with Chris Weedon

Skinny Rat - 2nd dog - 12/Oct/08 with Dave

Hurt me hand doing this one :-(
Rock Fairy - 2nd - 12/Oct/08 with Dave & Mike & Sharon

jonka - Lead - Oct/08 with gareth

Lev - Lead O/S - 25/Aug/08 with Emma Ross

Hidden - 2nd dog - 25/Aug/08

LittleJoe - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/08 with Sherelle

msherelle - 03/Aug/08 with Joe

msherelle - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/08 with Joe

Martin Haworth - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/08 with Marek

Alex Thompson - Lead O/S - 20/Jul/08 with Haydn Martin & Karl Walton

Another James - Lead O/S - 13/Jul/08 with Graham

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 13/Jul/08

smudge - 2nd O/S - 24/Jun/08 with Rob

SecretSquirrel - Lead O/S - 18/May/08 with Jon_nz

Ing - 2nd - 03/May/08 with Stevie G

jimsrankin - Lead O/S - May/08 with Adrian

will6459 - Lead O/S - 30/Mar/08 with Mike Reading

Chriswallis2 - Lead O/S - 10/Feb/08 with jenny

petellis - 2nd O/S - 10/Feb/08 with Rock and Dole

lowersharpnose - Lead - 01/Jan/08

daveagriff - 2nd - 2008

Hidden - Solo O/S - 06/Nov/07

Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Nov/07

Hidden - Lead - 06/Oct/07

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Sep/07

Hidden - Lead - 23/Aug/07

Hidden - Lead - 22/Aug/07

dpmUK - 2nd dog - 03/Aug/07

adam carless - 2nd rpt - 03/Aug/07 with Carl someone

karl_waterhouse - Lead O/S - 01/Aug/07 with John and Jim

Paul Tomo - Lead O/S - 31/Jul/07 with Paul Tomlinson

LankyPaddy - Lead O/S - 28/Jul/07

Tim W - Lead O/S - 10/Jun/07 with Janna Trevorrow

slacky - Lead O/S - 25/May/07 with Matt

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH - Solo O/S - 28/Apr/07

Rounded holds on wall. Poor protection.
Steve Waters, Mynydd - TR O/S - 28/Apr/07 with Phil Telfer

bullwinkle - Lead O/S - 22/Apr/07 with John

Graeme Hammond - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/07 with Phil Johnson, ollie

Used a dab of chalk to get through the slopers. V.hot afternoon.
Nick Smith - UKC - Lead O/S - 14/Apr/07 with Adam Carless

Good slabby moves, it'd be much easier on a cold day.
adam carless - 2nd O/S - 14/Apr/07 with Nick Smith - UKC

Joe Dove - 2nd - 14/Apr/07 with kev

dannyboy83 - Solo O/S - 11/Apr/07

colin milton - 2nd - 04/Apr/07 with pep

Hidden - Lead β - 03/Mar/07

chrissloan84 - Lead O/S - Feb/07

Nicos - Solo O/S - 27/Jan/07 with solo

Hidden - 2007

John Lisle - 2007

Found this hard. No good rest after the steep start and then found the small slopers intimidating. Had to rest. Perhaps it was just because it was windy and cold or perhaps i was climbing like a muppet!
adamscottthomas - Lead dog - 05/Nov/06 with Rob Mead

bob3141 - 2nd - 05/Nov/06 with Adam Thomas

danwaters - Solo O/S - Nov/06 with Scott Gibson

Hidden - Lead - 07/Oct/06

Hidden - TR dnf - 11/Sep/06

Hidden - 2nd - 02/Sep/06

Hidden - Lead O/S - Sep/06

richardr - Aug/06

Hidden - TR - 26/Jun/06

Nicos - Lead O/S - 02/Jun/06 with rich howels

Hidden - Solo O/S - 30/Apr/06

Jon Greengrass - Lead O/S - 2006 with jonathan T

Hidden - Lead O/S - Nov/05

malc - 2nd O/S - 07/Aug/05 with Paul S

JohnHutch - TR - 13/Jul/05 with L

Hidden - Lead - 12/Jun/05

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 02/Apr/05

Hidden - Solo - 13/Mar/05

nai - Lead - 2005 with Tim

tlr - 2nd - 2005 with Pom

John Marsland - 2nd - 09/Oct/04 with Arnaud Garcon

Very cold
Chris the Tall - Lead O/S - Apr/04 with Daz

tuftynick - Lead - 2004

cem - Lead O/S - 09/Nov/03 with Liam Mark

Hidden - Lead - 30/Mar/03

Hidden - Solo - Nov/02

Hidden - 2002

Phill Mitch - Lead O/S - 2002 with john d

ChrisJD - Solo - 26/Oct/97

Hidden - Lead O/S - 19/Oct/97

Podling - Lead - 16/Mar/97

Iain Thow - 2nd - 09/Oct/96 with Dave Walch

John Southworth - Solo O/S - 08/Jul/95

Gordon Stainforth - 2nd - 21/Jun/95 with Steve Dean

Hidden - Lead - 21/Mar/95

Hidden - Lead - 10/Oct/93

Roget - Solo O/S - 21/Jun/92 with colin, baccy

leathers - 1992

goi.ashmore - Solo O/S - 06/Nov/88

Tom V - 1985

Hidden - Solo - 19/May/84

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Voting
Total votes cast 166
hard HVS0 of 60
HVS0 of 60
easy HVS48 of 60
hard VS11 of 60
VS1 of 60
easy VS0 of 60
hard HS0 of 60
HS0 of 60
easy HS0 of 60
hard 5b0 of 57
5b0 of 57
easy 5b0 of 57
hard 5a23 of 57
5a32 of 57
easy 5a1 of 57
hard 4c1 of 57
4c0 of 57
easy 4c0 of 57
3 Stars1 of 49
2 Stars42 of 49
1 Star5 of 49
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Style of ascent

Soloed20 of 237 (8.4%)
Lead127 of 237 (53.6%)
Followed73 of 237 (30.8%)
Toproped4 of 237 (1.7%)
Unknown13 of 237 (5.5%)

'Climbed'82 of 237 (34.6%)
clean O/S133 of 237 (56.1%)
clean β3 of 237 (1.3%)
clean rpt8 of 237 (3.4%)
dogged9 of 237 (3.8%)
dnf2 of 237 (0.8%)