Adjacent Areas
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10 minsA smart looking buttress, probably the best at this end of the cliff. It is easily recognised by the converging cracks of Bawbee and Blaeberry - all very Scottish. The side wall of the buttress has three recognised routes. Guidebook page 203.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
The Vallum 5m. The left edge of the wall leads to a short wide crack. | S 4a | |
2 |
Hadrian's Wall 5m. Foot-traverse the short slanting crack, then climb direct up the middle of the wall. | 1 Stars Crimpy | HS 4b |
3 |
Corner Direct Left-hand 6m. Head directly up the left-hand side of the arete. | S 4a | |
4 |
Corner Direct Right-hand 6m. Climb into the recess of the nook and finish up the arete. | 1 Stars | HS 4b |
5 |
Nook and Cranny 7m. Climb right of the previous route to the nook, traverse right to the flake of the cranny and finish up this. | 1 Stars | S 4a |
6 |
Nook and Cranny Direct 7m. Start under the final flake-crack of the normal route, pull over the bulge and finish smartly up the cranny-crack. | 1 Stars Strong | HS 4b |
7 |
Highland Fling 7m. The blunt rib leads to a tiny groove - scary. The cranny is to be avoided to get the grade. | Fluttery | E1 5b |
8 |
Bawbee Crack 7m. Step off the block and climb the tricksome crack past the rattly chockstone of the 'Bawbee'. | 1 Stars | HVD |
9 |
Blaeberry Crack 7m. The left-slanting crack is followed to the junction. | 1 Stars | D |
10 |
Blaeberry Buttress Direct 7m. Straight up the wall immediately right of the slanting crack. | HS 4b | |
11 |
Blaeberry Buttress 6m. Interesting and mild. Climb blocky ground then head diagonally left all the way to Blaeberry Crack using the sloping shelf... | 1 Stars Rounded | M |
