Back in the Black Area

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Trad and Sport
Lots of sun!
Uphill
8 mins

This section of the crag features some extremely hard high quality routes and some much more traditional outings popular with beginners. This end of the crag can pick up a breeze which is a bonus in warm weather.

Route (click for voting and user comments) Symbols Grade
1
Hell Hole
10m. Not pleasant.
 M
2
Hello Arete
10m. The loose arete.
 HVS 4c
3
Hell's Own Variation
10m. Climb half way up the chimney and finish up the left arête.
 VD
4
Tongue Pie
10m. Start in the chimney and traverse above the overhang to finish up a thin crack.
 HVS 4c
5
Hell's Chimney
10m. Climb the chimney.
 D
6
It's Yours
17m. A route of two differing halves. Power through the bulge on undercuts, then avoid the temptation of stepping into...
3 user comments
 
1 Stars
Technical
Strong
7b+
7
Punishment of Luxury
15m. Butch cranking up the thread decorated pocketed crack soon eases. Can be taken direct or by moving in from the left.
 
2 Stars
Strong
E4 6b
8
Elite Syncopations Top 50
15m. A fine direct line up the buttress. Move in from the right with difficulty and continue without much respite to join Back...
9 user comments
 
3 Stars
Technical
Crimpy
8a
9
Back in the Black
15m. A brilliant line featuring sustained and strenuous manouvers on excellent rock. The line is often redpointed with the...
2 user comments
 
3 Stars
Strong
Pumpy
E6 6b
10
Bolt from the Blue
15m. Another good way up the wall with a very technical crux sequence. F7b+ with the gear in place. Follow Back In The Black to...
1 user comment
 
2 Stars
Technical
Crimpy
E6 6c
11
Line of Fire
16m. Climb up to a peg in the large C-shaped flake. Move up to some flakes and make a long reach to enter the hanging groove...
4 user comments
 
Fluttery
Loose
E5 6a
12
Train to Hell
16m. Aid up to the parallel layback flakes using two bolts. Finish through the upper roof.
7 user comments
 E4 6a
13
Cured
16m. Climb up to the undercut flake from the right then move left to small crimps and make a dynamic lunge for a tiny distant...
4 user comments
 
2 Stars
Reachy
Strong
Crimpy
7c
14
Stiff and Sticky
15m. Some poor rock and a long reach spoils what would otherwise be a good line.
1 user comment
 
Reachy
Loose
E3 6a
  • Latest Comments

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    It's Yours
    "The Project to the left has been climbed and is called The sound and the fury 8b..." 31/Aug

    The Orgasmatron
    "Glad this one is getting some attention. Nice one Sam" 04/Aug

    The Orgasmatron
    "I repeated this from the ground today. Powerful boulder problem start utilising ..." 29/Jul

    Driller Thriller
    "Route to the left of Driller Thriller " Trailer Trash" F6b. 23.05.12 ..." 26/May

    Dyperspace
    "I think a hold under the roof has evolved making this slightly easier since it w..." 20/Sep

    Cubase
    "Phew! Thought it was just me that found this desperate! Thought the boulder prob..." 15/Sep

    Big Mouth Strikes Again
    "Another forgotten route revived by Charlton Chestwig" 16/Aug

    Big Mouth Strikes Again
    "Now is an excellent clean, reachy 7a after rebolting. Thanks to GG" 14/Aug

    Quick Flash
    "Route to the right, behind ash tree "Wonderwall" F6c+/7a. cool moves,..." 22/Jul

    The Rivals
    "Yeah, I ended up doing it again before we left without the hold - you´re probabl..." 15/Jun

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