UKH Hills - 'Sunset Crack'

12m.

Rockfax Description
The awkward undercut crack has enough runners to make up for the previous two offerings! The initial bulge is the crux and the route has its fair share of sloping holds but, on the whole, it is pretty friendly at the grade. © Rockfax

FA. Len Chapman 1948.

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User	Date		Notes
catt	15 Mar, 2007	Show βeta βeta: The bulge is easy, big footholds and good smears, very well protected, and straight of the ground. I reckon easy 4b for anyone looking at their feet. the rest is about vdiff/s with gear anywhere you want it. This should get S 4b. Never 4c and definitely not HS.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: The bulge is easy, big footholds and good smears, very well protected, and straight of the ground. I reckon easy 4b for anyone looking at their feet. the rest is about vdiff/s with gear anywhere you want it. This should get S 4b. Never 4c and definitely not HS.
Cardi	24 Oct, 2005	Show βeta βeta: Quite easy for the grade I thought, seconded without slipping in hiking boots.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Quite easy for the grade I thought, seconded without slipping in hiking boots.
Mutl3y	7 Jul, 2005	Show βeta βeta: No way in this world is there a 4c move anywhere on this crack. My seconder, who was a lead-climbing virgin seriously considered this one as her first candidate. I've been up Diffs that required more technical skills.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: No way in this world is there a 4c move anywhere on this crack. My seconder, who was a lead-climbing virgin seriously considered this one as her first candidate. I've been up Diffs that required more technical skills.
mwh	1 Apr, 2005	Show βeta βeta: When seconding this I did the start on jams and smears staying very close to the crack and thought it was about 4c -- but certainly didn't think this was the easiest approach!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: When seconding this I did the start on jams and smears staying very close to the crack and thought it was about 4c -- but certainly didn't think this was the easiest approach!
Si dH	25 Aug, 2004	Show βeta βeta: Protection os not difficult, and this definitely isn't 4c or VS (only just HS) IMHO. Moves over the initial bulge and at half-height are both maybe 4b but only just.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Protection os not difficult, and this definitely isn't 4c or VS (only just HS) IMHO. Moves over the initial bulge and at half-height are both maybe 4b but only just.
Dale Berry	29 Feb, 2004	Show βeta βeta: I agree with Swirly about the dificulties in overcomming the bulge, but think the initial crack is a lot harder to protect than it looks (and judging by the wear on the first good wire placement at the start of the upper, much easier, section, so do other people too).	βeta?
Show beta βeta: I agree with Swirly about the dificulties in overcomming the bulge, but think the initial crack is a lot harder to protect than it looks (and judging by the wear on the first good wire placement at the start of the upper, much easier, section, so do other people too).
Swirly	10 Dec, 2003	Show βeta βeta: Done this a few times now, IMHO a good mid-grade HS very protectable and I don't agree with 4c for the move over the bulge, there's pockets and smears aplenty.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Done this a few times now, IMHO a good mid-grade HS very protectable and I don't agree with 4c for the move over the bulge, there's pockets and smears aplenty.
Jon Greengrass	17 Jun, 2003	Show βeta βeta: A great route where you can play a silly game, How many nuts can the leader place in the crack 1 set 2 sets?	βeta?
Show beta βeta: A great route where you can play a silly game, How many nuts can the leader place in the crack 1 set 2 sets?
Paul Boardman	17 Sep, 2002	Show βeta βeta: I soloed it too. I thought there were a couple of moves on it to be honest. Interesting. Harder than some VSs? Well, there are plenty of HSs out there that qualify for that tag! I think HS is a good grade for this one, lots of protection (well, it looked like it anyway ;-)	βeta?
Show beta βeta: I soloed it too. I thought there were a couple of moves on it to be honest. Interesting. Harder than some VSs? Well, there are plenty of HSs out there that qualify for that tag! I think HS is a good grade for this one, lots of protection (well, it looked like it anyway ;-)
Mark Stevenson	10 May, 2002	Show βeta βeta: Soloed it. To be honest, was harder than some VSs with the sloping holds - 4c seemed very fair.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Soloed it. To be honest, was harder than some VSs with the sloping holds - 4c seemed very fair.