Adjacent Areas
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8 minsPisa is the right-leaning buttress with the bulk of Drunken Buttress slumped against it (obviously in need of support). Right again is Scugdale Buttress, the main section of which is round to the right. Guidebook page 207.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Plumb Line 8m. The awkward tilted crack leads to the top of Drunken Buttress, finish up the left edge of the slab on the right. | S 4a | |
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Pisa Buttress 8m. Climb straight up the fingery wall to the break, trend right to reach a sloping ledge awkwardly then finish direct. | Crimpy Rounded | VS 5a |
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Gravity Wall Direct 8m. A hybrid, but offering the best climbing on the face. Start up the previous climb and finish up the next one. 1 user comment | 2 Stars Pumpy | HS 4c |
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Gravity Wall 8m. Start up the arete and climb to the break then trend left crossing the face to finish at its top left edge. | 1 Stars Pumpy | HS 4b |
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Galileo's Gully 8m. Bridge the outside of the chimney. Delving into the depths is a scruffy Diff. | S 4a | |
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Tooth and Nail 8m. Climb the wall aiming for the thin hanging crack, then follow it on improving holds. | 1 Stars Pumpy | HS 4c |
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Supine 7m. From a block climb straight up the arete. Some of the holds feel a bit snappy. | Crimpy | VS 5a |
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Scugdale Chimney Eliminate Top 50 8m. Worthwhile and high in the grade. The narrow rib left of the chimney with a powerful pull over the overhang (good but worn... | 2 Stars Strong | VS 4c |
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Scugdale Chimney Top 50 8m. The banana-shaped chimney is a classic of its type. | 2 Stars Graunchy | VD |
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Scugdale Wall 8m. Climb the fingery flat wall right of the chimney until it bends over to meet you. | Crimpy | VS 4b |
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Zeta Wall 8m. Pull into the odd zig-zag crack system in the wall and follow it on improving holds. Harder than it used to be due to... | 1 Stars Crimpy | VS 4c |
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Deviator 6m. A tricky little critter up the corner and shallow groove above. Finish direct or out to the left. | 1 Stars Technical | HVS 5c |
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Nameless Crack 5m. The widening crack just to the right doesn't see much attention, can't imagine why. | Graunchy | S 4a |
