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A series of short buttresses separated by broken hillside. Although not great individually, together they make a worthwhile objective for half a day. The routes mostly follow crack lines and are generally in the lower grades. Like the rest of the edge, the area could do with traffic to help keep it a bit cleaner. Guidebook page 310.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Corner Route 8m. A choice of broken starts lead to a steeper finish. | Reachy | VD 4a |
2 |
Curbar Cracks 8m. Awkward moves up the central crack lead to the easier upper corner. | D | |
3 |
Cracked Wall 8m. Amble to a good finish up the thin crack in the final block. 1 user comment | Technical Crimpy | HS 4a |
4 |
Rum and Pep 10m. The left-hand chimney leads easily to a ledge then a tricky finish up the steep groove on the right. 2 user comments | HVD 4a | |
5 |
Mauvais Pas 10m. Climb the central chimney then make the exposed 'mauvais pas' out right to a steep finish up the side wall. 2 user comments | HVD 4a | |
6 |
Bitter 8m. The short leaning crack is awkward. 1 user comment | Pumpy | VS 4b |
7 |
Shandy 8m. The arete leads to a tricky wall and a finish up the groove. | VD | |
8 |
Left-hand Flake-crack 6m. Good holds and good protection up the left-hand crack. | 1 Stars Pumpy | S 4a |
9 |
Central Crack 8m. The central fissure usually requires a bit of a tussle. | 1 Stars Technical | VS 5a |
10 |
Flake-crack 6m. Short-lived but on good flaky holds on the right. | D | |
11 |
Alison 18m. From low on the left, a series of steps leads to a tricky move onto and off the final ledge. | S 4b | |
12 |
Death to Khomeini 8m. Nice moves right of the corner lead to a crusty flake, and a stretch to good small holds above. A few more interesting... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Crimpy | VS 4b |
13 |
Niched Wall 8m. Nice moves up the crack and the overlap. | S 4a | |
14 |
Has Shaun Got False Teeth? A technical rib above a sloping landing. No right arete allowed. | Technical | V4 6b |
15 |
Dick’s Dilemma 8m. Start just right of the arete and balance onto it. The final wall is easier. A harder start (4c) is possible left of the... | HS 4b | |