Needle Buttress

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Sun to mid-afternoon
Uphill
15 mins

A smart buttress with a couple of very good routes up its sunny south-east face. Well worth the 5 minute approach from the Main Face and less busy. Guidebook page 14.

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1
 Needle Arete Top 50
A finely positioned and exposed route taking the central arete of the buttress, finishing at the needle.Start low down on...
3 user comments		 
3 Stars
Pumpy
VD
2
 Cyclops
The top pitch takes the rounded crack in the centre of the upper wall.1) 4c. Start on the mossy slabs with a wilting small...		 
2 Stars
Technical
Pumpy
HVS 5a

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    Fly On The Wall
    "Definate classic climb I took a group of kids up this rock they loved it and i l..." 22/Sep top50

    Needle Arete
    "The first pitch is well worth doing (and not a layback, at least not the way I d..." 04/Sep top50

    C.C. Ordinary
    "Climbed this again last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. The traverse of the fir..." 19/May top50

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