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A series of short steep walls split by wide and generally awkward cracks. The routes are quite short, but many of them are tough and the landings are not very good. Guidebook page 169.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Block Arete 5m. The left-hand arete on its left-hand side. | 1 Stars | HS 4b |
2 |
Beta Blocker 6m. The arete on its right-hand side. Beware of the landing. | 1 Stars Fluttery | E1 5b |
3 |
Impregnable 8m. Finesse the centre of the face past a useful hole. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | E2 6a |
4 |
Get Nervous 8m. Up the right arete ignoring the beckoning chimney. | Fluttery | E2 5c |
5 |
Chockstone Overhang 6m. Head up into the beckoning darkness. | Graunchy | HS 4b |
6 |
Self Suicide Start at the back of the low roof. Pull out to a good hold on the lip. | 1 Stars Strong | V8 |
7 |
Squawk's Arete 7m. The arete leads to a bold finish. | 1 Stars Fluttery | HVS 5b |
8 |
Undercut Flake Variations 8m. Up the central line on the face to a shallow groove. | 1 Stars | HS 4b |
9 |
Undercut Flake 8m. Climb the undercut layback flake in the arete then trend left. | 2 Stars Pumpy | HS 4b |
10 |
Tilt 8m. Start as for Undercut Flake but head straight up the arete. | VS 5a | |
11 |
Flakeout Arete 8m. The left-hand wall of the gloomy chimney. | 1 Stars Reachy Fluttery | HVS 5a |
12 |
Dark Cleft 8m. Well named. | VD | |
13 |
Forever Young 7m. The thin crack in the right wall of the rift to a tough exit. | 2 Stars Technical | E2 6a |
14 |
Seven Up 7m. From the sharp undercut arete head right to a flaky finale. | 2 Stars | E2 5c |
15 |
Direct Variations 7m. Not really direct but certainly a variation on Seven Up. | 1 Stars Technical | E3 6a |
16 |
Fuser 7m. The corner succumbs to a swift layback. 1 user comment | Pumpy | S 4a |
17 |
Tony's Torment 7m. Boulder out the centre of the narrow wall. | Technical Crimpy | HVS 6a |
18 |
Wedge Down Crack 7m. Thrash up the wide fissure, | Graunchy | HS 4b |
19 |
Thingumy in Thirsk 7m. Steam up the arete on its right-hand side throughout. | Technical Fluttery | E3 6a |
20 |
Dennis in Darlo 6m. A midget gem up the centre of the face. | 2 Stars Fluttery | E1 5c |
21 |
Barren Waste 6m. The wall just left of the arete. | Reachy | E2 5c |
22 |
Easy Groove 6m. The easy groove - well, what else were you expecting? | D | |
23 |
Edge Route 6m. Up the blocky buttress. | M | |