Adjacent Areas
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In complete contrast to the Roadside and Main Crag, the Upper Crag is strangely isolated compared to the hullabaloo below. The routes here vary from slightly pointless filler-ins to good long wall-climbs on Verdon-esque rock. Guidebook page 84.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Scoop Left Climb the rib left of the big scoop then swing right over the top across the thin wall. | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | 7b |
2 |
Rusty Rusty bolts on the steep pillar. | Technical Pumpy Crimpy | 7c |
3 |
Bulging Wall The long bulging wall. | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy Crimpy | 7c |
4 |
Central Flake The central flakeline is good. It can be continued at 5+. | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6b |
5 |
Vall-de-mega Fine climbing up the steep wall. One of the best at the crag. 1 user comment | 3 Stars Pumpy | 7a |
6 |
Wall Eliminate Good climbing but escapable where it matters. | 1 Stars Technical | 7a+ |
7 |
Chimenea Good climbing up the central gully/chimney. Careful with blocks at the top. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Graunchy | 5+ |
8 |
Central Right A fine route (to the first lower-off) with some tricky moves just right of the central gully. There are two lower-offs - lower... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | 6b+ |
9 |
Spanky An excellent pitch on great rock. 1 user comment | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 6a |
10 |
Lanky Another quality climb starting up an area of scoops and flutings. There is a belay at 25m but you can continue to the top. 2 user comments | 2 Stars | 6a |
11 |
Average Climb straight up the wall to a difficult finish up and over a bulge. Good rock. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | 6b+ |
12 |
Shorty A good long route up the right-hand edge of the wall. It can be split at a belay at 30m. The full route is 40m. 1 user comment | 2 Stars | 6a |
13 |
Arroz con leche A very poor route with a hard move low down. | 7b | |
14 |
Circ Thin wall-climbing. | Technical Crimpy | 7a+ |
15 |
Jarcha A very poor and escapable route to the left of the cave. | 6c+ | |
16 |
Why Not Start up the diagonal crack but branch left. | 6c | |
17 |
Diedro y placa Climb the diagonal crack. | 6c | |
18 |
Arista y diedro A poor eliminate up the rib right of the crack. | 7a+ | |
19 |
Fisura fina The very steep crack. | 7b | |
20 |
Travesia The right-hand crack. | 6c | |
21 |
Kirsten Good climbing up the grey slab. 4 user comments | 1 Stars | 6a |
22 |
Kirsten II A worthwhile pitch up the front of the buttress. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical | 5+ |
