Matinee

2 Stars
Strong
Pumpy
 HVS 5b

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24m. The lower crack is almost always damp and usually smelly. Ignore this fact and jam up it to a (possible) stance on the giant flake. The continuation is awkward, especially the fist-grinding belly-flop into the wider finishing section.
FA. Brown and Whillans 1951, named after the astounded

USER COMMENTS

Superb. Sustained, but excellent gear. The very top move is the crux; I swam and swam but I landed.
James Ellson - 14/Jul/03

No fist jams necessary or for that matter obvious. Tricky combination of hand jams to top out though.
Simon Lee - 06/Mar/06

desperate finish!
the best thing about this route is the fact that now i've done it, i'll never have to do it again!!
ian bryant - 12/Jun/06

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