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Sport
Lots of sun!
Level
6 minsThe best routes at Horseshoe are on the Main Wall. This gives good clean climbing on stable rock with good bolts and lower-offs. Some of the routes are becoming polished. Guidebook page 80.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Pale Rider The main arete gives good, well-positioned climbing. Strictly speaking, the crack should be avoided, but this is a bit... 5 user comments | 1 Stars | 6a |
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Rain Dance The wall 3m right of the arete gives good climbing that eases with height. Exit over to the right. There are two poorer... 7 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6c |
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School's Out A hard move on the lower arete leads to fine climbing up the higher groove. An excellent 6a combination is to start up Rotund... 9 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | 6a+ |
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The Colostomy Finish Left-hand finish to Rain Dance into short groove. 2 user comments | 7a | |
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Physical Fizz Short left-hand finish to Rain Dance from below the top bolt. | 6c | |
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Rotund Rooley An easy start leads to a fine finish up the open scoop with a tiny hold on the crux pull. Polished and rather bold at the top. 5 user comments | 2 Stars Reachy Crimpy | 6b |
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Waves of Mutilation An eliminate with one tricky move. Low in the grade. | 1 Stars Technical | 7a |
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First Days of Winter Forgot your nuts? Pity - the disjointed groove/crack system is a decent pitch with a convenient lower-off. | 1 Stars Pumpy | HVS 5b |
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Wall of Jericho This one has a couple of hard moves, one low down and again at half-height, A good pitch. 4 user comments | 1 Stars Technical | 6b |
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The Leading Line The long lead vein has a stretch or two. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Reachy | 6b+ |
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Say it With Flowers The first of the real quality climbs takes an intricate and sustained line up the wall just right of the lead vein. 5 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 6c |
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Legal Action One of the best here, a tricky start leads to a fine finish up the open scoop - good footwork helps. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | 6c |
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Run For Your Wife An eliminate, but with some good climbing. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | 6c+ |
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Private Prosecution A worthwhile, direct line with good sustained climbing. The route now bears little resemblance to the original line. 5 user comments | 3 Stars Pumpy | 6c |
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Litany Against Fear Another excellent and popular trip with some airy climbing on the upper wall. Often finished further right, but it was... 8 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6c |
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Megalithic Man Excellent climbing. At the groove, stretch left around the bulge to a hidden jug, then move back right. 4 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6b+ |
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Megalithic Man Direct Avoid the stretch left by climbing direct. | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6c+ |
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Poisonality A direct version of Ancient Rhythm with a tricky 2nd clip. The crux is a desperate trick move and is much easier when you know... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical | 7a |
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An Ancient Rhythm A quality route with a hard, slippery and fingery pull past the second bolt, and fine crack-climbing higher up. 5 user comments | 2 Stars Crimpy | 6c |
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Demolition Man A technical start and a finish that feels bolder than it is. There is also a finish to the right, which is harder, but less... 3 user comments | 2 Stars Reachy Fluttery | 7a |
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Shot Yer Bolt Once the most popular route at Horseshoe, up the crack and groove. Showing its age a bit and high(ish) in the grade. 6 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6b+ |
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Southern Man Start direct (hard) or come in from the left. The finish is easier than it once was, but is still no pushover. 7 user comments | 1 Stars Reachy Technical | 7a+ |
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Nice Face, Shame about the Ledge The name sums it up, but the climbing is good. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Reachy | 6b+ |
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Flat World Technical climbing up the wall right of Nice Face... with a brutish finish. Powerful. | 1 Stars Strong | 7a+ |
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Lost Monolith The easy ramp gives access to good climbing above. 6 user comments | 1 Stars Reachy | 6b+ |
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Screwy Driver A hybrid route, which has been claimed several times. There are a couple of bolts, but it still requires some nuts. 1 user comment | E1 5b | |
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Sound as a Carp 20m. A hybrid route which has been claimed several times. The direct line has 2 bolts but still requires some nuts. | E1 5b | |
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Spring Awakening The long crack. Bits continue to drop off it, so care is needed. | HVS 5a | |