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10 minsA fine buttress, the tallest on the whole crag, towering above the arrival point of the main path. Generally the routes are steep and strenuous, though the mid-height ledge can be used as a breather, or a place to call up the second and suggest it is their turn for a bit of leading. Guidebook page 344.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Easy Traverse 12m. An easy line to nowhere. Follow the flakes rightwards from the left arete. Belay on the ledge then escape right. | D | |
2 |
Cloister Wall Top 50 22m. Quite high in the grade. An indifferent start leads to a grand finale. Climb rightwards to the ledge then move back left... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Pumpy | HS 4b |
3 |
Lost Property 20m. Pull over the bulge and climb to the ledge (possible stance). Then continue through the upper bulges (loose block) and up... | 1 Stars Pumpy Loose | HVS 5a |
4 |
Hot Spring 20m. Pull through the roof to reach the flutings then climb these with difficulty to the ledge - possible stance. Follow the... | 1 Stars Reachy Technical Strong | E3 6a |
5 |
Birdlime Crack 8m. The juggy crack (good gear) to the ledge. Escape right. | 1 Stars Pumpy | HVD 4a |
6 |
The Elevator Top 50 10m. A fine exposed pitch on the upper tier. Climb a ladder of good holds to the break and scoot left to a good rest before... | 2 Stars Pumpy | HVS 5a |
7 |
Coldstream Corner 18m. A strenuous classic that is usually split into two pitches. Trend right to climb the short crack to the ledge. Climb the... | 3 Stars Pumpy | HVS 5a |
8 |
Penitent's Walk 18m. Climb the crack then trend right and climb to the ledge (4c). The upper wall is climbed to the roof where a good jug... | 1 Stars Strong | HVS 5a |
9 |
Albatross 18m. The big roof above the half-height ledge is well named. | 1 Stars Reachy Strong | E6 6c |
