UKH Hills - 'Three Pebble Slab'

12m.

Rockfax Description
One of the classic Froggatt slabs which is always good fodder in the great grade debate. Climb to a hole (cam and small wire) rock up and right to a rest then pad to safety. Mild but scary. © Rockfax

FA. Joe Brown 1948.

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User	Date		Notes
Philip.taylor112	18 Aug	Show βeta βeta: Done this a few times now and every time I forget how bum clenching the top slab is!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Done this a few times now and every time I forget how bum clenching the top slab is!
Ella D	6 Jul	Show βeta βeta: A climb you think you will die every single step. My lead decided they didn’t want to continue and bailed off it by down climbing 3 meters to their last piece of gear and falling the last two feet. Luckily the cam held	βeta?
Show beta βeta: A climb you think you will die every single step. My lead decided they didn’t want to continue and bailed off it by down climbing 3 meters to their last piece of gear and falling the last two feet. Luckily the cam held
Shaun climbs 92	6 Apr	Show βeta βeta: Not a fan of slabs bold upper section with a high chance of ground all with were the gear is below the brake	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Not a fan of slabs bold upper section with a high chance of ground all with were the gear is below the brake
WillMancini	8 Aug, 2023	Show βeta βeta: Onsight solo without pads, enjoyable and easy. Definitely my style	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Onsight solo without pads, enjoyable and easy. Definitely my style
BenMo	7 Jun, 2023	Show βeta βeta: High runner to the right reduces grade	βeta?
Show beta βeta: High runner to the right reduces grade
Thin Boyz	23 Oct, 2022	Show βeta βeta: Good blue dragon (size 00 equivalent) in the lower hold before the pocket backs up the crux wire fairly well.
Show beta βeta: Good blue dragon (size 00 equivalent) in the lower hold before the pocket backs up the crux wire fairly well.
edmunek	20 Jun, 2022	Show βeta βeta: got stuck at 3 pebbles and the last gear was far down. shame I haven't tried placing anything in the pocket (attempted to place some nuts, found it won't make sense, and did not even try with my micro cams which was a mistake). after spending good 10 minutes with my left foot doing the Elvis dance and right on the lean over the place, decided to call for help. awaited help from 2nd partner to throw our second rope and finished as top rope. It wasn't a good idea to start with this one as the first climb of the day. did not read any notes before heading on and did not have a tricam. so an onsight attempt (for a trad newbie) with this one was a total mistake.
Show beta βeta: got stuck at 3 pebbles and the last gear was far down. shame I haven't tried placing anything in the pocket (attempted to place some nuts, found it won't make sense, and did not even try with my micro cams which was a mistake). after spending good 10 minutes with my left foot doing the Elvis dance and right on the lean over the place, decided to call for help. awaited help from 2nd partner to throw our second rope and finished as top rope. It wasn't a good idea to start with this one as the first climb of the day. did not read any notes before heading on and did not have a tricam. so an onsight attempt (for a trad newbie) with this one was a total mistake.
Quintin	21 Feb, 2021	Show βeta βeta: Has a hidden nut or cam stuck in the pocket with sling , looks newish . does not effect the route . Absolute quality.
Show beta βeta: Has a hidden nut or cam stuck in the pocket with sling , looks newish . does not effect the route . Absolute quality.
shaunnorfolk	20 Sep, 2020	Show βeta βeta: Insitu tricam is still in and bomber. Thank you tomyoung's party.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Insitu tricam is still in and bomber. Thank you tomyoung's party.
TomYoung	18 Sep, 2020	Show βeta βeta: May be an insitu Tricam in the hole that our party couldn't manage to get out.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: May be an insitu Tricam in the hole that our party couldn't manage to get out.
MJS	30 Aug, 2020	Show βeta βeta: Malakas first outdoor lead. He wasnt good at placing gear so I sent him up it, as placing gear isnt a big issue.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Malakas first outdoor lead. He wasnt good at placing gear so I sent him up it, as placing gear isnt a big issue.
Fraser kid	18 Jun, 2020	Show βeta βeta: Traversing left at the start of the slab, stepping into a big dish then using a small pocket above is definitely cheating	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Traversing left at the start of the slab, stepping into a big dish then using a small pocket above is definitely cheating
JoeGross	6 Jul, 2019	Show βeta βeta: Definitely HVS: if you enjoy extremely run out routes? Crux moves above the only two pieces of gear? Significant Elvis leg whilst trying to smear a pebble? If not? definitely E1!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Definitely HVS: if you enjoy extremely run out routes? Crux moves above the only two pieces of gear? Significant Elvis leg whilst trying to smear a pebble? If not? definitely E1!
Iain Thow	17 Mar, 2007	Show βeta βeta: Is this the most discussed grade on grit? E1 5a for me - and don't think you've finished one you're on the top slab. I know at least 2 people who've needed a top rope for the last move.
Show beta βeta: Is this the most discussed grade on grit? E1 5a for me - and don't think you've finished one you're on the top slab. I know at least 2 people who've needed a top rope for the last move.
DomClarke	29 Oct, 2006	Show βeta βeta: Tricam was the best placement for the pocket, can't remember if it was blue or brown
Show beta βeta: Tricam was the best placement for the pocket, can't remember if it was blue or brown
neil O'Brien	23 Oct, 2006	Show βeta βeta: for some reason i was under the impresion that this was a vs 4b (beer and guidebooks the night befor )im still under that impresion	βeta?
Show beta βeta: for some reason i was under the impresion that this was a vs 4b (beer and guidebooks the night befor )im still under that impresion
howlingbaboon	31 Aug, 2006	Show βeta βeta: Great route! I managed to blindly place my largest wired tricam (black) in the hole after I'd used it as a handhold to get up. I didn't dare tug it but it seemed OK, and I still had a foothold (it did however pop when pulling the rope through, but tricams often do). Maybe the grade depends on whether your belayer is prepared to jump off the ledge at the bottom if you fall?	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Great route! I managed to blindly place my largest wired tricam (black) in the hole after I'd used it as a handhold to get up. I didn't dare tug it but it seemed OK, and I still had a foothold (it did however pop when pulling the rope through, but tricams often do). Maybe the grade depends on whether your belayer is prepared to jump off the ledge at the bottom if you fall?
Martin Cleaver	18 Aug, 2006	Show βeta βeta: this route is a doddle! friend 2 is easy to place. nice head game	βeta?
Show beta βeta: this route is a doddle! friend 2 is easy to place. nice head game
Peter Bradwell	24 Jul, 2006	Show βeta βeta: Graeme, between 15 and 20 years ago I was belaying a friend on this, he fell off the top slab and he didn't hit the deck, he stopped at the first break, admittedly I had to run away from the rock and when he came onto the rope I was back at the bottom of the route in a split second, but we both escaped with only a few bruises.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Graeme, between 15 and 20 years ago I was belaying a friend on this, he fell off the top slab and he didn't hit the deck, he stopped at the first break, admittedly I had to run away from the rock and when he came onto the rope I was back at the bottom of the route in a split second, but we both escaped with only a few bruises.
Oli	21 Jul, 2006	Show βeta βeta: The biggest Dmm 3CU (1 3/4?) or an orange alien (i think) fit the pocket quite well.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: The biggest Dmm 3CU (1 3/4?) or an orange alien (i think) fit the pocket quite well.
gb83	12 Jun, 2006	Show βeta βeta: as with the majority it was my first E1 lead, although the crux is well protected (had friend + nut in pocket and 2.5 friend in low crack too) there is serious deckout potential at the top.Id be lying if i said i wasnt freaked on the slab. not ideal to do in the heat of the midday june sun!chalk-a-plenty!!!!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: as with the majority it was my first E1 lead, although the crux is well protected (had friend + nut in pocket and 2.5 friend in low crack too) there is serious deckout potential at the top.Id be lying if i said i wasnt freaked on the slab. not ideal to do in the heat of the midday june sun!chalk-a-plenty!!!!
Glen	17 Mar, 2006	Show βeta βeta: This climb always generates controversy! Look at how many comments there are! So, to add my tupence worth: Probably HVS, although good climbers have come to grief on it in the past....	βeta?
Show beta βeta: This climb always generates controversy! Look at how many comments there are! So, to add my tupence worth: Probably HVS, although good climbers have come to grief on it in the past....
Si dH	29 Jan, 2006	Show βeta βeta: An HVS 4b/c slab with one awkward 5a move below it. Never E1 although I have done even softer ones!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: An HVS 4b/c slab with one awkward 5a move below it. Never E1 although I have done even softer ones!
ABark	6 Nov, 2005	Show βeta βeta: Great route, even better onsight solo. Upper slab feels worrying but you could take so many different foot sequences up it.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Great route, even better onsight solo. Upper slab feels worrying but you could take so many different foot sequences up it.
irish paul	3 Nov, 2005	Show βeta βeta: At Swanage it'd be top roped and polished to buggery.Nice route, simple enough but a real mind game, much enjoyed	βeta?
Show beta βeta: At Swanage it'd be top roped and polished to buggery.Nice route, simple enough but a real mind game, much enjoyed
Owen W-G	3 Oct, 2005	Show βeta βeta: Ha ha. Boizee, you should see what the E1s (or E3s for that matter) are like in the Ruckle! 3PS is soft HVS btw and a pleasant solo.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Ha ha. Boizee, you should see what the E1s (or E3s for that matter) are like in the Ruckle! 3PS is soft HVS btw and a pleasant solo.
Oli	2 Oct, 2005	Show βeta βeta: I think you will find that most swanage routes are high in the grade. They make peak grades look soft.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: I think you will find that most swanage routes are high in the grade. They make peak grades look soft.
dodfoster	9 Sep, 2005	Show βeta βeta: on-sight soloed it and its bloomin' scary, especially in the sticky heat of july!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: on-sight soloed it and its bloomin' scary, especially in the sticky heat of july!
Paz	7 Jul, 2005	Show βeta βeta: What grade did Joe Brown give it? Apparently they threw a cheeky top rope down some last great problems before the first ascent in those days, but nonetheless this must have been a brilliant effort wearing 1948 climbing shoes (pumps? socks?) and with 1948 gear (any at all?) in the pocket.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: What grade did Joe Brown give it? Apparently they threw a cheeky top rope down some last great problems before the first ascent in those days, but nonetheless this must have been a brilliant effort wearing 1948 climbing shoes (pumps? socks?) and with 1948 gear (any at all?) in the pocket.
derekm	28 Jun, 2005	Show βeta βeta: My mate John D took a big fall from the final move on 27 June: luckily the mid size rock in the upper pocket held beautifully and his second John W jumped: he reckoned he had his wallet out on the bar of the Chequers when the rope came tight! Leader missed a decking and injury by six inches after a high-speed face-out slide... a bit too spectacular for comfort	βeta?
Show beta βeta: My mate John D took a big fall from the final move on 27 June: luckily the mid size rock in the upper pocket held beautifully and his second John W jumped: he reckoned he had his wallet out on the bar of the Chequers when the rope came tight! Leader missed a decking and injury by six inches after a high-speed face-out slide... a bit too spectacular for comfort
Albie	31 May, 2005	Show βeta βeta: I got suckered in to leading this as it 'looked' so easy from down below [I'm a VS / HVS leader by trade]. Got the crux no problem but the higher i got the less bottle i had. Close but no cigar - thanks again to Joe and Steve for the rescue.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: I got suckered in to leading this as it 'looked' so easy from down below [I'm a VS / HVS leader by trade]. Got the crux no problem but the higher i got the less bottle i had. Close but no cigar - thanks again to Joe and Steve for the rescue.
MNA123	3 May, 2005	Show βeta βeta: Soloed it and shat my pants!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Soloed it and shat my pants!
Sean_J	14 Mar, 2005	Show βeta βeta: If this was in Yorkshire, it'd be given VS! Nice route though.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: If this was in Yorkshire, it'd be given VS! Nice route though.
Andy Hobson	22 Feb, 2005	Show βeta βeta: It's straightforward HVS. Good gear (if you're halfway to being competent) for the crux, and a boldish 4b slab above. It would be a boulder problem in Yorkshire.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: It's straightforward HVS. Good gear (if you're halfway to being competent) for the crux, and a boldish 4b slab above. It would be a boulder problem in Yorkshire.
Jon Read	12 Jan, 2005	Show βeta βeta: Australian grades for TPS: marvellous! This could run for another decade yet.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Australian grades for TPS: marvellous! This could run for another decade yet.
Dave C	11 Jan, 2005	Show βeta βeta: Soloed it onsight just a couple of months after arriving in Britain back in '89 and thought it to be about Oz grade 17/18. With a good runner by the crux it is definitely HVS.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Soloed it onsight just a couple of months after arriving in Britain back in '89 and thought it to be about Oz grade 17/18. With a good runner by the crux it is definitely HVS.
MeMeMe	31 Aug, 2004	Show βeta βeta: It's E1! Oh no it isn't! Oh, yes it is! Etc. Who cares? Just enjoy the route. Lovely sense of being a bit runout at the top but not too worrying if you just concentrate on the moves and put any thoughts of falling off from your mind (no point in worrying about it by the time you are on the slab). You probably don't want to climb it in the rain (as person after me found out after spending an age at bottom of slab).	βeta?
Show beta βeta: It's E1! Oh no it isn't! Oh, yes it is! Etc. Who cares? Just enjoy the route. Lovely sense of being a bit runout at the top but not too worrying if you just concentrate on the moves and put any thoughts of falling off from your mind (no point in worrying about it by the time you are on the slab). You probably don't want to climb it in the rain (as person after me found out after spending an age at bottom of slab).
Andy Farnell	13 Jun, 2004	Show βeta βeta: My first HVS onsight solo many years ago. Never in a million years should this be given E1.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: My first HVS onsight solo many years ago. Never in a million years should this be given E1.
Monk	1 Mar, 2004	Show βeta βeta: Just for a bit of balance - it wasn't my first E1 lead and I thought the friend was good. Very easy for E1 though. Great route.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Just for a bit of balance - it wasn't my first E1 lead and I thought the friend was good. Very easy for E1 though. Great route.
leon	10 Sep, 2003	Show βeta βeta: this was my second e1 (two sided triangle was my first) and i decided to solo it (thinking that there probably wouldn't be much protection anyway). the friction move near the stop had me well scared & i was buzzing after making it. a great introduction to e1!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: this was my second e1 (two sided triangle was my first) and i decided to solo it (thinking that there probably wouldn't be much protection anyway). the friction move near the stop had me well scared & i was buzzing after making it. a great introduction to e1!
Whealiebob	2 Sep, 2003	Show βeta βeta: My first E1 too. I found it quite reasonable although my second said he would have dropped his load leading it!! Tip: don't use the pocket for a foot hold - its miles easier mantling the little slopey ledge.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: My first E1 too. I found it quite reasonable although my second said he would have dropped his load leading it!! Tip: don't use the pocket for a foot hold - its miles easier mantling the little slopey ledge.
Mike Lee	25 Aug, 2003	Show βeta βeta: First E1 lead! 22/08/03 Enjoyed it very much, protection went in easy, nut & friend, bit shakey on rock over but it was good!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: First E1 lead! 22/08/03 Enjoyed it very much, protection went in easy, nut & friend, bit shakey on rock over but it was good!
withey	25 Apr, 2003	Show βeta βeta: I did this about 5 minutes before Andy T (above). The extra nut made me feel safer, but I was the guy who caught the one who fell! Belayer, and spotter!!! Good first E1. If you like exposure, it's wicked!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: I did this about 5 minutes before Andy T (above). The extra nut made me feel safer, but I was the guy who caught the one who fell! Belayer, and spotter!!! Good first E1. If you like exposure, it's wicked!
Paz	30 Sep, 2002	Show βeta βeta: The mind game is completely different soloing, well worth while.	βeta?
Show beta βeta: The mind game is completely different soloing, well worth while.
Robo	27 Aug, 2002	Show βeta βeta: Another great route by Joe. The gear protects the crux very adaquately, and the final slab is relatively quite easy. It'd be climbed with hands in pockets if it was 2 metres up! Saying thatgetting my hand into the flake at the top was a great relief!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Another great route by Joe. The gear protects the crux very adaquately, and the final slab is relatively quite easy. It'd be climbed with hands in pockets if it was 2 metres up! Saying thatgetting my hand into the flake at the top was a great relief!