Adjacent Areas
< Ash Tree Wall | The Grazer >
Trad
Sun from mid-morning
Level
15 minsWindy
Southwards from Ash Tree Wall, Burbage North starts to become more impressive as a good series of jutting buttresses with routes across a spread of grades. The timid will enjoy the Black Slab routes and some of the easier grooves whilst the strong should head straight for the butch offerings of Now or Never and The Sentinel. Guidebook page 204.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Crystal Tips 8m. Sketch up the centre of the face, tricky and bold. | Crimpy Fluttery | E3 6a |
2 |
Stepped Crack 8m. The easy groove on the left has a strenuous entry. 7 user comments | D | |
3 |
Black Slab Arete 10m. From halfway up Stepped Crack swing right around the arete awkwardly (loose flake) and finish up the deep groove. 3 user comments | Loose | S 4a |
4 |
Black Slab 8m. Climb the pleasant slab (no gear) and delicate arete above. 14 user comments | 1 Stars Fluttery | VS 4b |
5 |
Black Slab Variation 8m. The shallow scoop and groove just before the angle. 6 user comments | 1 Stars | D |
6 |
Green Groove 8m. The unsavoury groove with a dubious jammed block! | Loose | HVD 3c |
7 |
Now or Never 12m. Layback the curving black flake and swing around the corner to a ledge. The delicate upper arete is a worrying contrast. 19 user comments | 1 Stars Strong | E1 5b |
8 |
Sentinel Chimney 10m. The sustained and awkward rift left of the imposing hanging arete has good gear throughout. 6 user comments | 1 Stars Technical Graunchy | HVD 4a |
9 |
The Sentinel 10m. The narrow projecting buttress has a couple of steep and powerful moves just below the top. 11 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Strong | E2 5b |
10 |
Sentinel Crack 10m. The crack on the right side of the prow is a good first lead and way easier than its Chatsworth namesake. Finish with a... 2 user comments | 1 Stars | D |
11 |
Present Arms 8m. Climb the slab to the large ledge then ascend the large block by embracing both aretes (long arms helpful!) with a final... 3 user comments | Reachy | HS 4c |