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A varied group, with some good mid-grades at the Laurel and Hardy and desperates at Kit's Boulder, which is most easily reached from the Kirkstone. Kit's has some classics and an amazing excavated platform for landings. Please don't dig any more, or the boulder may roll away! Guidebook page 98.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Problem 1 Climb the concave wall with a choice of finishes, both of which are awkward. | V0+ 5b | |
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Problem 2 The wall is easy. | VB | |
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Problem 3 The arete is climbed from a low start. | V1 5c | |
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Captain Kirk The wall is climbed direct from a side-pull to the triangular hold at the lip of the boulder - excellent problem, indifferent... 1 user comment | 2 Stars | V3 |
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Buck Rogers Start from a side-pull, gain a crimp, then a slot and finish leftwards. | 2 Stars Bumstart Crimpy | V7 |
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Bucky O'Hare From a decent hold go diagonally left on flat holds. | 1 Stars Bumstart | V1 5c |
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Problem 7 Follows a very shallow groove at the left side. | V0- 4c | |
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Pack Up Your Troubles Hands on the long ledge, move up and traverse the sloping lip. | 2 Stars Bumstart | V3 |
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Problem 9 Start as for the previous problem but go right and finish up the blunt arete. | 1 Stars Bumstart Rounded | V2 6a |
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The Music Box The left-hand arete is climbed on its right side. | 1 Stars Bumstart | V2 6a |
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Laughing Gravy Climb the right arete starting on the right and then centrally - an excellent problem. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Bumstart | V5 |
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Hawthorn Arete Gain the arete then keep on traversing the lip. | 1 Stars Bumstart | V3 |
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Problem 13 | Bumstart | V0+ 5b |
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Problem 14 The right arete is a bit of a thrash. | Bumstart | V1 5c |
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Humpback Traverse A left to right traverse of the block. | Rounded | V2 6a |
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Hi Karate Starting from two edges make a powerful slap to the side-pull and then go again with the left hand for the top. | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V8 |
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Monstro From sitting, climb the wall using a thin crack and crimps. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Bumstart Technical Crimpy | V9 |
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Problem 18 Pull over and precariously gain the slab and then the top. | V5 | |
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Problem 19 Over the overlap via a prominent pocket and up the slab. | V5 | |
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Ghetto Style The arete is climbed from a sitting start on the left using pockets and side-pulls. Epic. | 3 Stars Bumstart Technical Strong | V8 |
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Nightrider Top 50 The hardest problem on the fell starts up Ghetto Style, then traverses the holds on the lip all the way round to the top of the... | 3 Stars Bumstart Strong Pumpy Rounded | V10 |
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Kit's Grooved Arete An excellent and technical line up the hanging groove. Losing My Feathers - A low start, hanging from a good finger jug on the... 3 user comments | 3 Stars Technical | V3 |
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Come All Ye Faithful Figure out what constitute holds on the black streak, then use them to reach the top. Ultra fingery. | 1 Stars Crimpy | V7 |
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Terrace Wall Top 50 Intricate climbing leading to a high finish. Can be started from sitting by pulling in from the left at V7. | 2 Stars | V3 |
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Problem 26 The attractive groove is reasonably clean. | Fluttery | V4 |
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Problem 27 The shallow groove to the right, then the arete to its left is esoteric and usually dirty. | V2 6a | |
