Adjacent Areas
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Less popular than the rock to the left, though these short but smart walls do see some action. There is a neat mixture of aretes, faces and cracks here, though there isn't too much for the slab aficionado. Guidebook page 299.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Quartz Buttress 12m. Start up cracks in the left-edge of the wall to the roof then move right above the lowest overhang to access a small ledge... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Pumpy | HVS 5a |
2 |
Regular Nightmare 10m. Climb the ramp and wall to reach the roof, swing left, pull over and head up the wall above. | 1 Stars Technical | E4 6a |
3 |
Blood on the Rooftops 10m. The blunt arete on the right is hard to start and bolder above. From the break, power though the roof to reach the wall. | 1 Stars Fluttery | E5 6b |
4 |
Gillette 10m. The sharp left arete gives a fine but bold pitch. 1 user comment | 2 Stars Crimpy Fluttery | E3 5b |
5 |
Cut Throat 10m. The front face of the tower is another good one with little in the way of gear and a fearsome fall-out zone. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Fluttery | E4 6a |
6 |
The Stoic 10m. Grit your teeth and get up that right-hand arete. | 2 Stars Fluttery | E2 5c |
7 |
Loophole Crack 10m. The corner-crack is a pleasant easier route. | 1 Stars | S 4a |
8 |
Les Perchass 10m. The left-hand of a pair of thin cracks is tricky to start. | 1 Stars Technical | HVS 5b |
9 |
Nee Perchass 10m. The right-hand crack. | 1 Stars Technical | VS 5a |
10 |
Broken Toe 10m. Power through the overlap and climb the wall. | Strong Rounded | HVS 5a |
11 |
Cairn Crack 9m. The crack is okay despite the rather grassy upper part. | VD | |
12 |
Cairn Slab 8m. Hop over the roof and climb the slab rightwards then direct. | 1 Stars | S 4a |
13 |
Cairn Scoop 8m. The open groove to a steeper finish. | VD | |
14 |
Cairn Crack West 8m. The crack is the last feature of the wall. | VD | |
15 |
Sunset Wall 8m. The wall, leftward traverse and crack round to the right are most easily reached up the gully, though crawling under the... | S 4a | |