Slab and Crack | E8 Trad climb at Curbar Edge

United Kingdom / England / Hope Valley

The route had previously been climbed in two parts: the bottom half as One Step Beyond Direct by Ron Fawcett, and the top as Homeward Bound by Peter Beal. Johnny combined the two to complete the natural line up the middle of the wall.

It masqueraded as an E7 for a decade or two, but the combination of sustained hard climbing and hard-to-place small gear led to an upgrade.

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TdG
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remus
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Ascents

8 successful ascents recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Johnny Dawes First ascent. Lead | worked 1986 E7
Simon Jones Second ascent. Lead | worked 1993

Aged 15.

Dislocated shoulder on the last hard move on lead, and just managed to do a one-arm mantle to finish. It's weird that you can tear yourself apart... Duncan kindly drove me to his doctor friend in Sheffield for some brilliant painkillers, and I sailed back to Leicester in a daze. A big day out for me!

Tim Marsh Lead | worked 2000s
Ryan Pasquill Lead | flash 13th Nov 2010