Adjacent Areas
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A couple of contrasting areas, a tiny slab with two technical outings, and a taller, more complex buttress with a variety of routes. For many years Straight Ahead was the cliff's biggest sandbag at Diff. Guidebook page 147.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Tridymite Slab 6m. The left side of the slab via a couple of interesting mantels. 4 user comments | Technical | VS 5a |
2 |
Mitch Pitch 6m. The right-hand side is harder and scarier. 3 user comments | Technical Fluttery | E1 5c |
3 |
Modesty 6m. The short wall past good gear to a rounded finish. | Rounded | HS 4c |
4 |
Elephant on the Dog House 8m. Creaky flakes allow the overlap to be reached. Finish right. | E1 5b | |
5 |
Cannon 8m. The left leaning groove leads round the roof. | D | |
6 |
Turnbull's Trajectory 8m. Balance up the tricky arete and finish up a cracked scoop. | HS 4b | |
7 |
Slanting Crack 10m. The slab leads to moves out right into the steep crack. | HS 4b | |
8 |
Straight Ahead 10m. The widening chockstoned crack is a battle! 1 user comment | 1 Stars Graunchy | HS 4c |
9 |
Blue Fluff 10m. Thin cracks lead to bold climbing up the wall and onto the gripping rounded rib above. | Rounded Fluttery | E4 5c |
10 |
Don't Fluff It 12m. The wall above a block leads to a 'rescue' rest on the right. Finish precariously up the rib above on poor holds. | Rounded Fluttery | E4 5c |
11 |
Symbiosis 10m. The slabby arete has little in the way of meaningful gear. 3 user comments | Rounded Fluttery | HVS 4c |
12 |
Nephron 8m. The steeper face just right, passing the overlaps. | Rounded | VS 4c |