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A wandering line taking-in some of the best rock on the buttress.
1) 5b, 30m. Climb the easy right corner until a traverse left gains the niche on the Wrinkled Retainer. Continue leftwards round the arete to gain a thin crack and then an optional belay up and left, part way up the final pitch of Soapgut.
2) 4a, 8m. Finish as for pitch 2 of Soapgut.
FA. J.Yates, M.Boysen 1979