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Lots of sun!
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12 minsTucked away on the far left-hand side of the natural edge (and just before the Lost World of the Rivelin Quarries) is this pleasant slabby buttress. It tends to be green early in the year. Guidebook page 58.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Birch Bark 10m. The left arete of the face, the start is usually a bit dirty. At the level of the ledge traverse right for a tricky... | Rounded | HS 4a |
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Birch Buttress 10m. The centre of the slab is pleasant though awkward for the short. From the ledge finish up the stepped arete. 1 user comment | 2 Stars Reachy Rounded | S 4a |
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Don't Birch the Doc 10m. The blunt rib is balancy and leads to an awkward finish which is a grade harder if the crack on the left is ignored! 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical Rounded | VS 5a |
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Birch Crack 10m. The compelling wide crack has useful holds on the face, large gear is needed to protect it well. The finish is awkward. | 2 Stars | VD |
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Silver and White 10m. A poor eliminate up the narrow face. There are runners on the right at half-height, the route is more like E2 without... | Rounded | HVS 5b |
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Birch 10m. The balancy right arete has a tricky upper section. Finish up the fluting. | 1 Stars Technical Rounded | HVS 5b |
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Cool Running Left-hand 6m. The left arete of the wall trending to the right until upward escape becomes a possibility. 1 user comment | Technical | V3 6a |
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Cool Running 6m. Climb to the undercut then trend left up the slab. No gear but the landing isn't too bad. 3 user comments | 1 Stars Technical | V3 6b |
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Faze Action 6m. The centre of the wall. From the undercut on Cool Running make a technical sequence direct up the rib via the pebble and... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical Crimpy | V7 6c |
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Uncle Buck 6m. The arete on the right is climbed mainly on its left-hand side and offers a couple of interesting moves. | VS 5a | |
