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The first thing you notice about this wall is that it has got 'a bit of a line', this is the mega famous 'Mysteries'; a route which has been looked at by everyone and climbed by many. The other routes in the Ford are either hard, brilliant or both. Guidebook page 148.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Questions and Answers 45m. Good climbing but high in the grade, and take lots of small wires. Start left of the smooth wall from blocks below a large... | 1 Stars Fluttery | E4 6a |
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The Warsaw Pact 40m. A weaving line up the arete to the left of the smooth wall. Start from boulders below a short crack. Climb the crack and... | 1 Stars Fluttery | E5 6a |
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From a Distance 42m. Originally climbed with some bits of drilled gear, the right-hand side of the smooth wall now gives an awesome route which... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E7 6b |
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Point Blank 45m. The dramatic wall left of From a Distance. Very sustained climbing (F8a) with long run-outs, however a huge drop zone... | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E8 6c |
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Hysteria One star for the top pitch. The first pitch has some frightening and hard moves on shattered rock. Combining pitch 1 of... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Pumpy Fluttery | E5 6a |
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Suspense Sustained and well protected where it matters and easily as good as Mysteries. Start at a small scoop left of Mysteries.1)... | 3 Stars Pumpy | E4 5c |
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Mysteries After a hard start the most famous route in the Ford gives steady HVS climbing up the impressive scoop-line. The lack of grade... 3 user comments | 3 Stars Technical | E3 5c |
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Ghost Train This route looks okay until you abseil down it. It is only then that you realise how steep the wall is. Has been described as a... 3 user comments | 3 Stars Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6b |