Adjacent Areas
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The right-hand of the slumped slabs has a prominent diagonal break rising rightwards across the face. The area has several popular face climbs and, round to the left, a set of arduous cracks that are often avoided. Guidebook page 141.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Narrowing Chimney 8m. The cleft with jammed blocks to a tough exit. The climbing style is best described as 'traditional'. 1 user comment | Graunchy | VD |
2 |
True Grit 10m. The slanting leaning fissure crack is a tough nut to crack. The wider continuation up and left gives an easier finish. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | E4 6b |
3 |
The Snuffer 10m. The bell-shaped chimney from the dingy depths to daylight - character building stuff. It is also possible to start direct... | Graunchy | E1 5b |
4 |
Giggling Crack Top 50 10m. The hilarious hanging rift, you will laugh till you cry. 2 user comments | 3 Stars Graunchy | E6 6c |
5 |
Pig Traverse 12m. Climb the cracks to the bulge then follow the break out to the right arete and a finish up the ridge. 1 user comment | 2 Stars Rounded | HS 4b |
6 |
Reach for the Sty 10m. Climb to the break then head left past the end of the overlap to a pocket. Finish to the left. | 1 Stars Technical Fluttery | E5 6b |
7 |
Sow's That 10m. Follow the previous route to the end of the overlap then climb carefully rightwards on poor holds to finish. | 1 Stars Technical Crimpy Fluttery | E5 6b |
8 |
Pig Slip Cow Punk 10m. The sketchy slab to the break then more of the same on the upper slab. | Technical Rounded | E6 6b |
9 |
Pig's Ear 10m. The arete throughout mostly by laybacking. | Rounded | HVS 5b |
10 |
Long Funnel 10m. The right-hand side of the deep rift behind the block gives good chimneying practice. | 1 Stars Graunchy | VD |
11 |
Pathos 8m. Stride onto the wall and climb to the horizontal break. The left-hand crack in the slab gives a technical finale. | 1 Stars Technical | E3 6a |
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Lithos 8m. Use the same start but follow the right-hand crack to a finish on the arete. A Direct Start is a technical V4 (6b). 2 user comments | 1 Stars | HVS 5b |