Adjacent Areas
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Sport
Lots of sun!
Downhill
10 minsDry in the Rain
Down the slope from the Ferocity Wall is another fine buttress consisting of a series of grooves set in vertical orange and black streaked walls capped with some steep roofs. Trad and sport routes mix here, offering some extremely technical wall climbs that lead to steeper finishes. Some of the routes stay dry in light rain. Guidebook page 312.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Dumb Blonde 10m. Hard and thin climbing gains a big block after which an easy traverse right gains a ledge and lower-off. | Technical Fluttery | E3 6a |
2 |
American Express Tendon-twanging technicalities are the order of the day on this fine micro challenge. Start just left of the slim groove of... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | 7a+ |
3 |
Cocytus Top 50 A superb route featuring two contrasting pitches; the first is technical, and the second steep. Start beneath the slim, smooth... 2 user comments | 3 Stars Technical | E3 6a |
4 |
More Steam, Bigger Women 17m. Great climbing up the thin, technical, orange-streaked wall. The first 8m is the crux, above the wall is steeper but with... | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | 7b |
5 |
Torbay or Not Torbay 10m. An eliminate up the arete gives extremely sequency and insecure climbing. | 1 Stars Technical | 7b |
6 |
Blonde Bombshell A hard and serious lead, taking on the 'blonde' wall left of the huge overhanging corner. Start below and right of a lone bolt... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Technical Fluttery | E5 6b |
7 |
Acheron Good physical climbing, despite the rather vegetated appearance from below. Start by scrambling up the slope, past the base of... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Pumpy | HVS 5a |
8 |
Cocytus, More Steam Connection 17m. A useful link up that gives one of the best pitches on the wall and at a reasonable grade. Climb to the second bolt on... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7a |
9 |
Blazing Apostles 16m. The arete leads to hard moves up and right to gain the groove. Change angle and swing across the huge roof. Either belay... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Strong Pumpy | 7b+ |
10 |
The Shroud 18m. The big, steep corner is disappointing. | Strong Fluttery | E5 6b |
11 |
Boy George 17m. A very steep arete with little respite. High in the grade. | 2 Stars Strong Pumpy | 7c |
