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The long low wall of once quarried rock behind The Needle has a few popular easier routes and some tougher offerings that don't see anything like as much attention. Many of the routes are poorly protected and quite a few suffer from grotty exits though a gorse cornice! Guidebook page 64.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Face Climb 1 6m. Follow flat holds up the left-hand side of the face with little in the way of protection. A bit polished. 1 user comment | 1 Stars | VD |
2 |
Face Climb 1.5 6m. Trend right across the unprotected face past tricky moves at three-quarters height, then finish direct. 5 user comments | 1 Stars Fluttery | VS 4c |
3 |
I'm Back 6m. The technical and fingery wall just to the right, with a tricky rock-over crux move. V4 with a mat and a couple of... 4 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy Fluttery | E4 6a |
4 |
Jelly Baby 6m. Wobble up the narrow leaning groove. It is quite technical and also escapable. 2 user comments | Technical | E1 5c |
5 |
Face Climb Number 2 6m. The narrow face has an awkward finish. Side-runners may be needed at this grade otherwise it is more like solid VS. 9 user comments | 1 Stars | HS 4b |
6 |
Crack One 6m. The awkward corner-crack. 6 user comments | Graunchy | S 4a |
7 |
Garibaldi Twins 6m. The fingery and technical traverse along the break. | Pumpy Crimpy | E4 6b |
8 |
Takes the Biscuit 8m. The technical blunt rib gives an extended boulder problem. | Technical Fluttery | E4 6b |
9 |
Oversight 6m. Pleasant balancy moves to a steeper finish. Avoiding the corner on the right is tricky! Exit left to avoid the worst of... 2 user comments | HS 4b | |
10 |
Crack Two 6m. The awkward corner-crack with a sapling and prickly exit. | Graunchy | S 4a |
11 |
Where Bulldykes Daren't 6m. A technical problem up the blunt rib. | Technical Crimpy | V4 6b |
12 |
Shelf Wall 6m. Mantel-a-way (x2) up the short-lived wall 8m to the right to a grotty exit, or escape down and right. 4 user comments | 1 Stars | VS 4c |
