The Black Tower

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DWS

Early morning sun

Downhill

10 mins

Tidal

Windy

The best routes at Nare Head are located on the Black Tower which gives excellent face climbing on good finger-holds. Guidebook page 144.

Route (click for voting and user comments)		Symbols	Grade
1	The Black Traverse 12m. The brilliant and ultra-safe low traverse, starting from either side. If you start from the left, you'll have a route to...	2 Stars DWS Technical Pumpy Crimpy	6c+ S0
2	Cafe Noir 14m. The crux on this shapely little groove is actually getting across to it from the left, which is also the hardest single...	1 Stars DWS Crimpy	6b+ S1
3	Night Shift 14m. Superb and sustained climbing up the left-most diagonal twin flake-line. It's not as high as the next route, keeping below...	2 Stars DWS Crimpy	6b+ S1
4	Lemoria 14m. A classic, striking flake-line; possibly the best route at Nare Head. Sustained throughout. You'll find the name on some... 1 user comment	3 Stars DWS Pumpy	6b S1
5	Dolphins Always Make Me Cry 16m. This excellent line traces a path, parallel and to the right of Lemoria, finishing on the clean-cut square ledge just left...	2 Stars DWS Pumpy	6b+ S2
6	Su Doku 19m. This intimidating line ventures into (and out of) the baffling narrow recess behind the start ledge. From that ledge,...	2 Stars DWS Pumpy Fluttery	6c S2