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The show-piece of the cliff is the fine slender pillar, home to a great set of climbs from VDiff to E2 and, at 20m, they are longer than is usual for grit. Guidebook page 114.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Eastby Groove 20m. The long groove that bounds the left edge of the main buttress is especially worthwhile early in the season, before the... | 1 Stars | S 4a |
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Heather Flake 20m. Climb the short wall to a ledge then continue parallel to Eastby Groove to the highest ledge. Move right to a nice finish... 1 user comment | VS 4c | |
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Swastika 34m. A bit of a non-line though interesting and popular, with stacks of good climbing. Climb the right-hand groove to a niche,... | 1 Stars Fluttery | HVS 5b |
4 |
Pillar Front 20m. A superb and bold outing up the front of the pillar. Climb the tricky but escapable rib to the roof and pull over to reach... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Fluttery | E2 5b |
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Pillar Rib 20m. A great climb. The right arete of the buttress is reached by zig-zagging through the overhangs, followed by well... 2 user comments | 2 Stars | VS 4c |
6 |
Eastby Buttress Top 50 20m. The cracks in the right-hand flank of the buttress give one of the best VDiffs on grit. Climb the groove until the cracks... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Pumpy | VD |
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Eastby Buttress Variation 20m. Continuing up the sustained crack in the side wall gives a worthwhile and neglected variation to Eastby Buttress. | 1 Stars Pumpy | VS 4c |
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The Padder 18m. Good friction climbing. Start up the shrubby groove then shuffle out right to the centre of the hanging slab. Head up this... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Rounded | E1 5b |
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Whaup Edge 18m. A cracking climb, mild but with a bold feel. Gain the hanging rib from the right and balance up it. The lower section is a... 4 user comments | 2 Stars Fluttery | VS 4b |
