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Sport
Morning sun
Level
5 minsRestricted Access
no climbing 1 March to 30 June - nesting birds
The Red Wall is a huge face with some amazing pitches which prove far more interesting than the rather featureless and uniform appearance of the rock might suggest. The wall did have a reputation for sand-bag grades but a lot of rebolting has been done to remove some of the scary run-outs, additionally, some of the routes have been upgraded. Guidebook page 156.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Crab Stick 26m. A good introduction to the climbing on Red Wall. It follows the face just to the right of the arete (Zeppelin takes the... | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | 6c |
2 |
Lobster on the Loose 26m. A worthwhile pitch with contrasting halves. Make a thigh-busting rock-over to start then steep and juggy moves gain the... 4 user comments | 1 Stars Strong Pumpy | 7a |
3 |
Rapture of the Deep Top 50 27m. Start below a large overhang with a staple bolt beneath it. Good moves through the overhang gain an awkward wall above. A... 4 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | 7a |
4 |
Subterranean Sidewalk Top 50 28m. Super sustained climbing. Passing the second bolt is hard, especially for the short, however the rest is no push over.... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Reachy Technical Pumpy | 6c+ |
5 |
Dead Man's Fingers Top 50 28m. A fabulous pitch packed with technically intricate and fingery climbing. Move up to a high bolt and continue to a pressing... 3 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7a |
6 |
The Ancient Mariner Top 50 35m. An awesome pitch involving some spicy climbing in a 3 star position. The bolts (and one peg) are slightly spaced but all... 5 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7a+ |
7 |
The Deep 27m. An ameanable and diverse route. Start up the large grey ledges and then move up rightwards before gaining a fine slab.... 3 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6c+ |
8 |
I Saw Three Ships 30m. Plenty of fine moves link nicely and provide a worthwhile outing. The hard moves are generally on good holds and the start... 3 user comments | 1 Stars Pumpy | 6c+ |
9 |
Ship Dip 30m. After the first 8m, this gives excellent climbing with one technical section high up. Original start is often dirty. A... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | 6c+ |
10 |
Mussel Bound Top 50 30m. Good climbing featuring a steep upper third on superb rock. After a dirty start up a shallow groove, relatively easy... 4 user comments | 2 Stars Strong | 7a+ |
11 |
Long John Codling 30m. The long groove system on the right-hand side of the wall. At present the gear is old. 2 user comments | 1 Stars | 7a |
