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The blocks below the edge are one of the most popular bouldering spots in the Peak District. The following selection includes the best of the problems but there are many more variations and lesser offerings. Some of the harder problems are quite highball and they would command hefty E-grades. Guidebook page 137.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Ron's Slab II Starting at the arete, trend leftwards up the thin slab. | 2 Stars Technical | V8 |
2 |
Crescent Arete Top 50 The superb elegant arete succumbs to precarious laybacking then a sprint once it begins to ease. On it's right-hand side it is... 24 user comments | 3 Stars Fluttery | V2 5b |
3 |
Crescent Slab The slab to the right of Crsecent Arete is thin. There is a version just right of the arete (also V6) but the better problem is... | 1 Stars Technical | V6 6b |
4 |
Crescent Wall Climb the short wall past the ledge. | 1 Stars | V1 5c |
5 |
The Storm A huge rock-over problem on the end wall. | 2 Stars Technical Strong | V8 |
6 |
Deadline From the start of The Storm, traverse up right and heading for a pocket then make a hard move to reach a hold on the arete. | 1 Stars Technical Fluttery | V8 |
7 |
Beneath the Breadline The arete of the block is followed from ground level. Highball! | 1 Stars Technical Fluttery | V7 |
8 |
Breadline Hop across the gap and climb the the blunt technical arete above a nasty landing. 2 user comments | 1 Stars Fluttery | V5 6b |
9 |
Big Air Bizarre but superb moves. Leap the crevasse for the beckoning square hold and mantel a way to glory. Not a boulder problem! | 2 Stars Fluttery | E6 6b |
10 |
Careless Torque The big jutting arete has a near impossible start coming in from the right. Above that is seldom travelled. | 3 Stars Technical Fluttery | V11 |
11 |
Not to Be Taken Away Boulder out the moves to access the ramp then hand traverse up this to one more tricky move at a gap in the ramp which gains... 6 user comments | 3 Stars Reachy | V4 6a |
12 |
To Be or Not To Be Gain some crimps above the start of NTBTA, then dyno for the top. Technically ungradeaable. | 1 Stars Reachy | V7 |
13 |
Rotor The flakes on the right-hand side of the face. 1 user comment | 3 Stars Reachy | V4 6a |
14 |
Adults Only Two slots on the arete point the way above a bad landing. It can be extended around the arete to a short groove at V8. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Fluttery | V4 6a |
15 |
Brad Pit A famous problem situated in the pit behind one of the larger boulders. There are various cunning methods available depending... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Reachy Technical Strong | V10 |