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The easy-angled left-hand side of the gorge is often in a very poor state and usually needs a substatial amount of cleaning before the routes are climbable. However the rock is good and it dries quickly when clear of vegetation. The bed of the gorge is usually very muddy. Guidebook page 144.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Ladywriter 12m. This horrendous vegetated excursion starts just left a deep groove immediately below the bridge. Climb the left wall of... | HS | |
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Portobello Belle 12m. Another slightly less overgrown horror, From the top of the Ladywriter groove continue direct up the slab to finish just... | HS | |
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A Brown Shade of Lime 12m. The right hand version of Portobello Belle is harder but just as unpleasant. From the top of the groove move right then... | VS 4c | |
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Single Handed Sailor 12m. Climb the mossy wall and smooth slab keeping to the left of a bush | Fluttery | HVS 4c |
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Follow Me Home 12m. When clean and dry this is an excellent and memorable route that is worth two stars. Climb the lower mossy wall between... | 1 Stars Technical Fluttery | E1 5a |
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Angel of Mercy 12m. Another excellent pitch that is worth two stars when clean. From the iron bar on Follow Me Home pull around the overlap... | 1 Stars Technical Crimpy Fluttery | E2 5a |
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Grey Tripper 12m. A poor route that climbs direct past the lowest bush to reach a second bush by an overlap. Pull over this and ascend the... | Fluttery | E2 5a |
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News 12m. Start 3m right of Grey Tripper at a mossy rightward tending ramp. Climb the ramp then follow the cleaner but bold slab to... | Fluttery | HVS 4c |
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Where We Going 12m. The corner bounding the right edge of the slab is best avoided. | HS | |
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Great Slab Girdle 12m. Start up Portobello Belle then traverse rightwards on good clean rock to join the unfortunate finish of Where We Going. | HVS 5a | |
