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Sowden Buttress is a detached block that stands in front of the cliff and has routes on all sides. Those on the front are excellent, those on the back tend to be green, easy and not described here. Right again is Ripper Buttress with its leaning and rather smooth front face. Guidebook page 170.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Right Arete 4m. The right arete of the back wall is the usual descent. | VD | |
2 |
Problem Wall 5m. The centre of the north-facing wall. | 1 Stars Crimpy | HVS 5b |
3 |
Left Wall 5m. The curving groove. | 1 Stars | VD |
4 |
Sowden Left-hand 6m. The wall and arete. | 1 Stars | E1 5b |
5 |
Sowden 6m. The flake in the left-hand side of the face leads to a tricky exit. 1 user comment | 2 Stars | HVS 5a |
6 |
Sinbad 6m. Take the flake to its end then trend right past a pocket. | 1 Stars Technical | E3 6b |
7 |
Space Plucks 6m. The wall has a couple of useful pockets. | 1 Stars Crimpy | E3 6a |
8 |
Forthright 5m. The blunt rib on its left side. | 1 Stars | E2 5c |
9 |
Dixon's Dilemma 5m. The wall behind the block. Avoid using the block. | VS 4c | |
10 |
Witton Wall 4m. The awkward crack in the right-hand side of the wall. | Graunchy | S 4b |
11 |
Halfway Chockstone 4m. The chimney at the top of the gully, exit left past the boulder. | D | |
12 |
Central Bay Route 4m. The stepped groove in the right-hand side of the gully. | VD | |
13 |
Leany Meany 8m. Climb the arete to the horizontal break, then trend right to pockets and a stretchy finish. The arete direct is Old... | 1 Stars Reachy Technical | E1 5c |
14 |
Killer 8m. Start up a shallow groove then trend left using a set of | Technical Fluttery | E4 6b |
15 |
Ripper 7m. The right arete of the block contains a shallow groove, work out a way up this. Fine climbing. Photo on page 165. | 3 Stars Technical | E1 6a |