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Bowden Doors
1  Introductory Staircase 12m M  
2  Banister Crack 10m VD  
3  Handrail 10m VS 4c 
4  Handrail Eliminate 10m HVS 5c 
5  Main Wall Eliminate 15m HVS 5b 
Paul Stewart (1979ish)
6  Main Wall 15m HVS 5b 
Malcolm Rowe (1969)
7  Hissing Sid 14m E1 5c 
Bob Smith, Paul Stewart (8 March 1980)
8  The Viper 16m E1 5c 
9  Stretcher Wall 14m E1 5b 
John Earl, Bob Hutchinson (1972)
10  Deception Crack 12m VD  
11  Second Staircase 12m D  
12  Y Front 6m 3+ 6a  
13  Y Front Left Hand 6m 5 6b 
14  Black and Tan 14m S 4b 
15  Black and Tan Direct 10m E2 6a 
Bob Smith (1983ish)
  The Scoop 14m VS 4b 
16  The Gauleiter 12m E3 6a 
John Earl, Bob Hutchinson (1978)
17  Please Stop Me Before I Kill Myself 12m E3 6b 
Mark Savage (2000)
18  Grovel Groove 12m MS  
19  Kaiser Bill 12m E4 6b 
Bob Smith (10 August 1980)
20  Goose Step 10m E3 5c 
Bob Hutchinson, John Earl (1978)
  Hot off the Press 10m E4 6a 
Richard Davies (16 October 1988)
21  A Grave Mask 10m E4 6a 
22  Flake Crack 7m S 4b 
23  Crater Maker 10m E3 5c  A small woolly hat makes the first ascent, dragging a reluctant Bob Smith behind it.
Bob Smith (1 April 1979)
24  Maginot Line 18m E3 6a 
Bob Smith (1 May 1985)
25  The Corner 7m HVS 5a 
26  Pinkie Peeler 7m VS 5a 
Steve Nagy, Iain Macklam (26 September1993)
27  Girdle Traverse of Main Wall 55m VS 4c 
28  Guard's Exit 7m VD  
29  Brown Ale Wall 7m E1 5b 
30  Exhibition Crack 7m HS 4c 
Bob Smith, Tommy Smith (1975ish)
31  Red Nose 8m VS 4c 
32  Russet Groove 10m VD  
33  The Overhanging Crack 10m E2 5c 
John Earl, Bob Hutchinson (1971)
34  Hangover Wall 12m E5 6b 
James Ibbertson (26 April 1999)
35  Death Knell 10m E6 6b 
Mark Liprot (1988)
36  Heaven Can Wait 10m E6 6b 
Andy Cowley (1 May 1999)
37  Family Pressure 7m E1 5c 
Bob Smith (23 December 1984)
38  Canada Dry 10m VS 5a 
39  Dog Eat Dog 4m E2 6a  Mossy on Dog Eat Dog. The tights give the date away!
Bob Smith (10 August 1980)
40  Quatra Twinkley 10m E3 6a 
Steve Nagy (15 September1996)
41  Canada Crack 10m HVS 5a 
Eric Rayson (1967)
42  Klondyke Wall 10m E2 5c 
Steve Blake (1979ish)
43  First Century 11m E3 6a 
Bob Smith, John Earl (10 August 1980)
44  Long Crack 11m HVS 5a 
45  Jackdaw Crack 10m HVS 5b 
46  Transformer 10m E2 6a 
Steve Blake (1977)
47  Long John 10m S 4c 
48  The Big Splash 10m E2 5c 
Steve Blake (1976)
  Dive Bomb 10m E3 6a 
Mark Savage (September2002)
(Possibly climbed before)
49  Street Runner 10m E4 5c 
Bob Smith (9 June 1979)
50  First Leaning Groove 10m HVS 5a 
Malcolm Rowe (1969)
51  Second Leaning Groove 8m VS 5a 
52  Blocked Chimney Corner 7m HS 4c 
53  Broken Crack 7m E2 5c 
54  Don't Step Back HVS 5b 
55  Nose Chimney 7m D  
56  Brutally Handsome 7m E2 5c 
Paul Stewart (1979)
57  Nutcracker 8m HVS 5b 
58  Scorpion 8m VS 4c 
59  Crab Wall 8m S  
60  The Lobster 10m E2 5c 
Bob Smith (19 May 1978)
61  Woolman's Wall 10m VS 5a 
Allan Austin (1967)
62  Listen to the Rain 10m E4 5c 
Lewis Grundy, Simon Gee (4 July 1991)
63  The Harvest Bug 8m E1 6a  A dark haired youthful Mike Arnold on Harvest Bug
Steve Blake (1979ish)
64  Creepy Crawly 7m E1 6a 
Bob Smith (9 June 1979)
65  Triple Cracks 7m HS 4c 
66  Wall Crack 7m MVS 4c 
67  Castle Wall 7m MS 4b 
68  Flake Chimney 7m D  
69  Flake Wall 7m D  
70  Sue 8m S 4c 
71  Sue Direct 8m HVS 5b 
72  Bella 8m E2 5c 
73  Castle Crack 8m VD  
74  The Belford Pie Shop 8m E3 6a 
Ian Kyle (1984)
75  The Keep 8m E1 5b 
Bob Smith (13 June 1979)
76  Pitcher Wall Direct 10m E1 5c 
Bob Smith, John Earl (November 1981)
(And Ian Kyle)
77  Pitcher Wall 10m HVS 5a 
Allan Austin, Dave Roberts (1967)
78  Pitchfork 8m E2 5c 
Paul Stewart, John Earl (1979ish)
79  Crescent Wall 7m MS 4b 
80  Pride Before A Fall 8m VS 5a 
Ian Kyle (1979ish)
81  Runt 10m VS 5a 
82  Little Red Rooster 20m E1 5c 
83  Lorraine 11m VS 5a  A recent shot of AndyB on Lorraine.
Malcolm Rowe (1968)
84  Don't Let Go 10m E2 5c 
Bob Smith (1988)
85  Slab Crack 10m E1 5b 
86  Imagery 12m E4 6b 
Richard Davies (3 October 1988)
87  The Rajah 11m E5 6b  A young looking Bob Smith on the first ascent
Bob Smith (31 May 1978)
88  The Cheetah 11m E2 5c 
Bob Smith (10 August 1980)
89  Tiger's Wall 11m VS 5a 
90  Leo 10m E2 5b 
Bob Smith (7 May 1978)
91  Red Crack 10m HS 4c 
92  Nameless and Shameless 10m HVS 5a 
93  Black Crack 10m VD  
94  Banana Groove 10m HVS 5a 
95  Abanana 10m E1 5c 
Bob Hutchinson, John Earl (February 1974)
96  Banana Wall 10m MVS 4c 
97  The Runnel 10m VS 5a 
Bob Hutchinson, John Earl (May 1975)
98  Yellow Peril 10m E2 5c 
Tommy Smith, Bob Smith (1979ish)
99  Wall End Direct 8m HS 4c 
100  Wall End 7m VD  
101  Retreat 8m E1 5b 
Allan Austin (1967)
102  Brothers In Arms E5 6b 
103  No Surrender 10m E4 6a 
Karl Telfer, Paul Linfoot (1979ish)
104  Boomer 10m E4 5c 
John Earl, Bob Hutchinson (24 July 1978)
105  Cruel Dude 10m E4 5c 
Bill Wayman (1979)
106  Hanging Crack 10m E1 5b 
Hugh Banner (1972)
107  Blind Wall 10m MS  
108  Temptation 10m E3 6c 
John Welford (1988ish)
109  Crunchie 10m E1 5b 
Steve Blake (1978ish)
110  Billy Liar 8m E2 5c 
Bob Smith (1978ish)
111  Arrow Crack 7m VD  
112  Robber's Rib 7m VS 5b 
113  Bull's Lug 8m E2 6a 
114  Giant's Ear 10m VS 5a 
115  See You In Disneyland E3 6b 
Mark Savage (2002)
116  Barbarian 10m E5 6b 
Bob Smith (17 September1978)
117  Green Crack 10m E1 5a 
118  Staggered 6 6c 
119  Rip the Lip 24m E6 6a 
Steve Crowe (10 September1990)
120  The Bends 12m E4 6b 
Bob Smith (29 October 1983)
121  Narcosis 11m E6 6b 
Hugh Harris, Joe Webb (26 June 1991)
122  Poseidon Adventure 12m E4 6a  Wee Bobby stretching out on Posiedon Adventure(see guide cover)1989
Steve Blake (1976ish)
123  Rough Passage 15m E6 6b 
Bob Smith, John Earl (1981ish)
124  The Wave 14m E5 6a 
Bob Hutchinson, John Earl (July 1977)
125  High Tide 15m E5 6a 
Bob Smith (2 October 1979)
126  Inner Space 11m E5 6b 
Hugh Harris, Joe Webb (22 May 1991)
(With Dan Pattison)
127  Rising Damp 15m E4 6b 
Bob Smith (10 July 1979)
128  Vienna 6b  
129  The Manta 10m E2 6a  
Jeff Lamb (1976ish)
130  The Sting 10m E3 5c 
Bob Hutchinson, John Earl (May 1975)
131  Flying Fish 8m E1 6a 
Tommy Smith (1978)
132  The Skate 8m HVS 5c 
Bob Smith (22 September78)
133  The Shiner 9m VS 5b 
134  Bloody Nose 9m HS 5a 
135  Bloody Crack 9m VS 5a 
136  The Jury 10m E3 5c 
Tommy Smith (1978)
137  The Trial 10m E2 5c 
Bob Hutchinson (1972)
138  The Judge 10m E3 5c  Andy Earl as a youth on The Judge at Bowden
Tommy Smith (1978)
139  Scoop 1 8m E1 5a 
Steve Blake, Bob Smith (1978ish)
140  His Eminence 8m E4 6a/b (no adj grade)  
Bob Smith (7 September1980)
141  Poverty 9m E4 6c 
Bob Smith (16 May 1984)
142  Toffs 7m E3 6b 
Bob Smith (12 May 1982)
143  Scoop 2 7m E1 5b 
Allan Austin, Ken Wood (1968)
144  Liberty 20m E3 6a 
Bob Smith (82ish)
145  Scoop 3 8m E1 5b 
Steve Blake, Bob Smith (1978ish)
146  Finale Wall 7m E1 5c 
147  Another Heap of it 7m HVS 5c 
Bob Smith (11 August 1982)
148  Evening Wall 7m MS 4b 
149  Entrebaillement 6m E1 6a 
Stu Ferguson (19 August 1991)
150  Parisienne Walkway E1 6m (no adj grade) 6b 
151  Child's Play 6m E1 6b 
Bob Smith, John Earl (27 March 1982)
  Outer Limits 10m E2 5c 
Karl Telfer, Graham Telfer (1992)