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10 minsThe famous Ladder Face has played a major role in pushing bouldering standards and in building the stamina and power which have resulted in the Lakes hardest mountain crag routes. The face is deceptively steep and the problems never look too bad until you actually get on them. A full traverse of the face has yet to be done, though all the sections are in place and it's ready to go. Guidebook page 125.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Coming Up For Air From sitting in the niche at the foot of Bowderiser, traverse low left onto the jugs. Finish up Crack Direct or Superdirect. 2 user comments | 3 Stars Bumstart Strong | V7 |
2 |
Dave's Circuit This is how Dave Birkett got strong! Start along Coming Up For Air then take a series of slopers up right to the jugs at the... | 3 Stars Strong Pumpy | V10 |
3 |
Bowderiser The crack is awkward and painful but strangely compelling. It is possible to top out - but better to reach the jugs on the... | 1 Stars Strong | V6 |
4 |
Inaudible Vaudeville The original and classic problem using a good edge for the right and a poor small pinchy pocket for the left to slap up for the... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Strong | V9 |
5 |
Picnic Sarcastic Top 50 An 80s mega classic. Pull on to the ramp, then head up to the jug. Extending it leftwards from here, to the ladder, is V8. Two... 4 user comments | 3 Stars Pumpy | V7 |
6 |
Problem 12 A Gaskins crimp-special starting from the ramp of Picnic Sarcastic and up to the lip. Possibly unrepeated. 12 user comments | Crimpy | V11 |
7 |
Problem 13 Desperate traversing from the ramp of Picnic to join and finish up Impropa Opera. 2 user comments | Crimpy | V12 |
8 |
Grand Opera Start from the large flat hold, pull up to a poor pinch then up and left on crimps to the lip. Seldom climbed. 8 user comments | 1 Stars | V9 |
9 |
Impropa Opera Top 50 Start from the large flat hold and pull up and slightly right on small holds and a pinch for a classic Bowderstone tick. A... 3 user comments | 3 Stars Crimpy | V8 |
10 |
Power Pinch A traditional eliminate. Start with both hands on the break, rock on, and up to the 'Power Pinch'. Then up and right to finish... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Pumpy | V8 |
11 |
Bloodsucker An eliminate on Power Pinch which uses the horrible one-finger pocket od 'Bloodsucker' instead of the 'Power Pinch' to gain... 2 user comments | Strong Crimpy | V10 |
12 |
Slapstick Start with both hands on the good ledge and slap up to 'Slapstick' - once the most famous sloper in the world. After this,... 3 user comments | 2 Stars Reachy | V7 |
13 |
Statstick Climb direct to 'Slapstick' using an intermediate hold. 1 user comment | Strong | V6 |
14 |
The Rib From good holds, go up and right to finish at the jugs on the flake to the right, or up the arete above via a spike to more... | 1 Stars | V4 |
15 |
Lateral Gruntings A traverse with many variations. Follow the holds leftward then keep low and cross into the start of Power Pinch. Extending... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | V9 |
16 |
The Ramp Top 50 As for Lateral Gruntings but continue up the ramp and past the finish of Power Pinch. 3 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | V10 |
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Problem 20 Pull up from the rail of Lateral Gruntings to a crimp above the overhang and jugs on the flake. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Bumstart Crimpy | V7 |
