Adjacent Areas
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8 minsIn between the immaculate sheet of the Embankment and the vertical aretes and corners of Green Death, is a slightly more broken section dominated by the huge corner of Great North Road. This provides yet another of Millstone’s classic ticks and one that, because of its grade, gets a lot of ascents. Several of the other routes on this section are just variations on the main corner, but there is also the pleasant Scoop at Diff. Guidebook page 246.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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The Scoop 35m. A worthwhile easier climb. The ramp trends right then back left to reach the huge ledge and a stance. The juggy corner... 2 user comments | 1 Stars | D |
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Clock People 14m. One the aid climbers missed; a hairline crack in the 'slab'. Technical in the extreme but well protected where it matters. | 1 Stars Reachy Technical Crimpy | E6 6c |
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Watling Street 16m. Start from the big ledge and climb the arete left of the central section of Great North Road. Delicate and unprotected. 3 user comments | 1 Stars Fluttery | E3 5b |
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Detour 38m. Well-named! Climb the steepening crack to the big ledge and a stance. Traverse right to GNR and up this to just above the... | 1 Stars Crimpy | E2 5c |
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The Hunter House Road Toad 16m. The searing right-hand crack past a couple of pegs. 1 user comment | Technical | E5 6b |
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Great North Road Top 50 32m. The most popular route in the quarry, and amongst the best HVS routes in the Peak, up the magnificent long corner. It has... 17 user comments | 3 Stars Pumpy | HVS 5a |
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By-Pass 32m. Devious! Start up GNR but continue up the block-choked crack to the big ledge (4b). Traverse right and finish up GNR. | 1 Stars Loose | HVS 5a |
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Quality Street 32m. An eliminate based on the right arete of GNR! Struggle onto the hanging ramp then swing right and climb to the ledge.... | 1 Stars Technical | E5 6b |
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Master Chef Tackle the scimitar-shaped hanging arete. From sitting it is V9. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | V8 6c |
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Technical Baiter The groove right of the arete is somewhat easier than its left-hand neighbour and has a very long descent for a boulder problem... | 1 Stars | V1 5b |
