Adjacent Areas
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Between the ever-popular Unconquerables and Dover's Wall is a series of short buttresses that have long been ignored. It has to be admitted they are a particularly undistinguished set of routes BUT do offer a set of easier climbs in a quiet setting. Folks wishing to learn the ropes could do worse than spend a bit of time here, at least they won't be accused of monopolising popular classics! Seekers of solitude might enjoy the place too! Guidebook page 152.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Curving Buttress Corner 12m. The long corner is very mild - suitable for the timid. 1 user comment | M | |
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Chockstone Crack 6m. The short crack is a bit of a thrash unless you layback it. 1 user comment | Graunchy | HVD 4b |
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Pinch 6m. The delicate arete then the small bulge up and right. 1 user comment | S 4b | |
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Greg's Retreat 6m. Spiral up the side wall of the buttress. | Technical | HVS 5b |
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Pillar Arete 6m. The pleasant undercut arete. | 1 Stars | VD |
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Jammy 6m. The central crack then the face on the right at the top. | D | |
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Marmalade's Lost Start 6m. The perplexing centre of the small wall. 1 user comment | Technical | E1 5c |
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Delightful 6m. The pleasant left-hand slab is even well protected. | 1 Stars | M |
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Gabriel 6m. The central crack is as mild as they come. | M | |
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Delicious 6m. The right-hand of the pair of slabs. | Technical | HVD 4b |
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Little Side Line 6m. The right side of the arete is awkward, especially the finish. | Technical | HS 4b |
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Delicacy 6m. Heathery ledges lead to the short layback flake. | HVD 4a | |
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Delovely 8m. Tricky moves access the slab which soon eases. | S 4a | |
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Delirious 8m. The crack with a jammed flake is another easy one. 1 user comment | M | |
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Scoop and Corner 8m. Up the rib then the right-trending scoop. 1 user comment | M | |
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Tumbledown 8m. The right side of the arete is awkward, especially the finish. 1 user comment | VS 4c | |
17 |
One Two Eight 6m. Climb twin overlaps then pad to the top. | Technical | HVS 5b |
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Tower Block 12m. The left arete is hard to start. | Reachy Technical Rounded | E3 6b |
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The Watch-Tower 12m. The right arete to a typical grit exit. 2 user comments | Rounded | HVS 5b |
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The Unthinkable 12m. Scratch past the tree then climb the centre of the wall. 1 user comment | Reachy Pumpy | E2 5b |
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The Groper 12m. Climb the front of the pillar then move right for an exposed finish via a crack that splits the nose. 4 user comments | 1 Stars Pumpy | VS 4c |
22 |
Accessory Chimney 10m. The groove to the right of the towers. | HVD 4b | |
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Accessory Wall 8m. The short wall just to the right of the chimney/groove. 2 user comments | Loose | HS 4b |
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Older Still 6m. The short crack in the left side of the wall. | Technical | S 4b |
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Of Old 6m. The short crack in the left side of the wall. | Technical | VS 5b |
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Mounting Frustration 6m. The tough centre of the wall is well named for the short. | 1 Stars Technical | E1 6b |
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Pretty Petty 6m. Just left of the holly. 1 user comment | Technical | HVS 5c |
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Old Pals 6m. The left-hand side of the short wall. | Technical | HS 4b |
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Pal 6m. The centre of the wall is more technical. | Reachy Technical | HS 4c |
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Palermo 6m. The central crack. | VD | |
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Pal Joey 6m. A thinner crack just to the right. | VD | |
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Kangaroo 6m. The arete on its right-hand side with a tricky start. 1 user comment | Technical | HS 4c |
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Skippy 6m. The short wall starting just right of centre. | Rounded | VS 4c |
