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The finest gritstone slab in the Peak District, with a magnificent set of routes from Joe Brown’s original Great Slab to the ultra-technical Toy Boy. With the exception of the crack of Synopsis there isn’t a decent runner on the whole wall. The routes are graded for on-sight solo ascents - repeat top-roping is gradually trashing these great climbs, do you really have to? Guidebook page 281.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Heartless Hare 12m. The left-hand side of the slab is a bold undertaking passing a ledge then two tiny left-facing flakes. Often climbed with... 5 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | E5 5c |
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Jugged Hare 14m. A right-hand finish to Heartless Hare using small holds to gain a thin break and a steep spooky finish. A distant... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Crimpy Fluttery | E6 6a |
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Great Slab Top 50 18m. Total class; not too hard but still unprotected and a touch precarious. Trend right up a delicate ramp to a ledge then... 13 user comments | 3 Stars Fluttery | E3 5b |
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Lonely Heart 16m. The last gap on the slab? The crux is just below the break. | 1 Stars Technical Fluttery | E9 6c |
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Art Brut 15m. The direct finish above the start of Great Slab following a vague line about a metre left of Hairless Heart. 2 user comments | 1 Stars Technical Fluttery | E7 6b |
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Hairless Heart 15m. The central line on the slab is intense. Follow Great Slab to its rest then friction up the slab to the curving flake and... 3 user comments | 3 Stars Fluttery | E5 5c |
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Artless 15m. The right-trending ramp below the centre of the slab is gained awkwardly and climbed via a hard dyno/slap or an even... 8 user comments | 2 Stars Reachy Technical Fluttery | E5 6b |
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Hairy Heart 15m. A more direct finish to Great Slab, after its crux climb the right-hand of the pair of overlaps. | 1 Stars Fluttery | E6 6a |
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Artless/Hairless Heart 18m. This combination, which also includes reversing the crux of Great Slab remains the finest slab route on grit! | 3 Stars Fluttery | E5 6b |
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Toy Boy 15m. There are no visible holds on this one, however a magnifying glass might help locate some fingernail 'grips'. Progress... | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy Crimpy Fluttery | E7 7a |
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Synopsis 14m. The old peg crack feels like a refugee from Millstone. The crux is at an awkward height off the ground, with... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | E2 5c |
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Beta 15m. The long blocky corner is steep but mild. | VD | |
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Spine Chiller Start 15m. The left-hand arete of the block to the right of Great Slab is most notable for the boulder problem start. Sit down at the... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Strong | V5 6b |
