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Afternoon sun
Uphill
20 minsWindy
A fine clean slab of rock, undercut along most of its length, and not to be confused with End Slab which is the first piece of rock encountered on the normal path. Guidebook page 121.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Arsenic Slab Direct Start Pull onto the slab with difficulty and finish easily. | 1 Stars Strong | V2 6a |
2 |
Winter Rain 10m. Pull over the roof and plod up the slab. The initial moves are tricky and side-runners are a no-no. | Technical Crimpy | E2 5c |
3 |
Arsenic Slab 14m. Start up the slippery central crack then foot traverse the slab leftwards then move up to the large perched flake. Climb... | 2 Stars Rounded | S 4a |
4 |
Old Lace 12m. From halfway along the traverse climb the smooth slab past a useful pocket, easing with height. The route is high in the... 8 user comments | 2 Stars Rounded | HVS 5a |
5 |
Diagonal Crack Top 50 12m. The slanting rift that bounds the right-hand side of the slab is a bit of a pig to enter, it is easier once established. | 2 Stars Graunchy | VD |
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East of the River 12m. Pull onto the slab and continue until it gets scruffy. Move left to finish up the cleaner upper part of Winter Rain. | Technical | VS 5a |
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Octopus 12m. Climb the centre of the slab until forced into Diagonal Crack to finish. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Rounded | S 4a |
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Octopus Direct 12m. A direct line one metre from the right-hand edge of the slab gives a pleasant pitch. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Rounded | VS 4c |
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Face, Arete and Wall Climb 10m. With a name like that, you need a description? 2 user comments | 1 Stars | VD |