Adjacent Areas
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Afternoon sun
Uphill
7 minsThe first section of the upper tier reached on the approach is a crag of contrast. Easy polished lines that are often tope-roped and tough harder lines are side by side.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Hornbeam Wall 12m. Climb up past the horizontal tree to broken ground above half height. 1 user comment | Pumpy Loose | VS 4b |
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Hornwall 12m. A good little pitch with some enjoyable thin wall climbing in its lower half. 2 user comments | Technical Crimpy | E1 5b |
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Horny 12m. Smear up the polished wall to reach the flake crack follow this rightwards to join and finish up Hornbeam. | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | E2 5c |
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Hornblower 12m. A worthwhile pitch tackling the well protected thin crack after a tough start. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical Crimpy | E2 5c |
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Harvey Wall Banger 12m. A bold start gains good flake holds and wires. Pull up to reach a good but hollow sounding hold by a PR. Finish straight... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Reachy Technical | E2 5c |
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Hornbeam 12m. Powerful moves up the initial crack lead to a hidden PR, pull into the flake crack above and follow this rightwards to the... | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | E3 6a |
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Coltsfoot Corner 12m. Climb the wall right of the corner on good hidden holds to a ledge then step left into the corner which leads steeply to... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Pumpy | HS 4b |
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Left Edge 12m. Start up the polished flake on the right directly above the boulder at the base of the crag. Take the left facing flakes... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Pumpy | HS 4a |
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Straight Edge 12m. Climb the wall between the two cracks to the top. | 1 Stars Pumpy | HS 4b |
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Right Edge 12m. Good gear and moves taking the left then right facing flake line. | 1 Stars Pumpy | VS 4b |
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Coltsfoot Crack 12m. An enjoyable little pitch up the layback flakes with good protection. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical | HVS 5a |
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Shelfway 12m. Climb rightwards to reach the tree and then move back left climbing ledges to the top. Reaching the tree tricky and the... 4 user comments | S 4a | |
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End Flake 12m. Powerful moves up the flake crack right of the tree with big gear. 2 user comments | Strong | HVD |
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Recession Blues 12m. An intense short pitch. Pull through the low overhang at a thin crack to a ledge. Step left and climb the bold wall to the... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical Fluttery | VS 4c |
