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Although not very extensive this is the show-piece of the crag, the trio of soaring aretes and steep cracks of varying widths - all of which are worth doing if you are up to the challenge - though the wide spread of grades might be a bit of a problem. Guidebook page 281.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Question Mark Crack 16m. Layback round the head-shaped flake, and its smaller continuation, until it is possible to move left into the grassy... | 2 Stars Pumpy | VS 4c |
2 |
Raven's Nest Crack 16m. The fine (if a touch wide) fissure shooting straight up the crag gives a cracking pitch - steep, sustained and well... | 2 Stars Pumpy Graunchy | VS 5a |
3 |
Raven's Nest Chimney 18m. The soaring rift is better than it appears and is well worth a look if you are into chimneys. The climbing is steady as... | 1 Stars Graunchy | HS 4b |
4 |
Victim of Circumstance 18m. A scary outing up the top third of the stunning arete. The lower section MUST be the best unclimbed line in the County (or... | 1 Stars Fluttery | E5 6a |
5 |
Pall Arete 6m. The short technical arete leads to the heather fields above. | 1 Stars Technical Rounded Fluttery | E3 6a |
6 |
Angel Fingers 20m. Rumoured to be the best HVS in Northumberland, there is only one way you will find out. A hard start on the left reaches... | 3 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | HVS 5b |
7 |
Goldfinger 20m. No more than a right-hand finish to Angel Fingers but well worth the effort if you have done the regular route. Follow... | 2 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | HVS 5b |
8 |
Living on Borrowed Time 22m. The blunt central arete of the crag is approached from a short way up the crack on the right to reach a ledge. Climb... | 1 Stars Fluttery | E5 6a |
9 |
The Vertical Vice 22m. The central fissure is a bit of a 'climb-me' line, though the current state of the raven's nest means it is best avoided... | 1 Stars Graunchy | HVS 5a |
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Sandy Crack Top 50 22m. The stunning soaring crack is a mega-classic, as good as any route of its length in the UK. Pull through the tough... | 3 Stars Pumpy | E2 5c |
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Greenford Road 22m. The elegant hanging groove in the impressive hanging arete right of Sandy Crack gives a serious piece of climbing. Climb... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Rounded Fluttery | E5 6b |