Adjacent Areas
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The distinct overlap of Dihedral Wall itself and the wall to its right provide for most tastes, offering some easier sport pitches, some trickier stuff and a couple of gnarly trad trips. Guidebook page 265.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Witches Brew 22m. Varied climbing up the right-hand side of the arete. The start requires a fierce pull through the initial overhang. 5 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7a+ |
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Frankie Comes to Kilnsey Top 50 22m. A tremendous pitch taking the steep wall to the left of the Balas. Continuously pressing moves and an easy-to-fluff... 7 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7b+ |
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Balas 22m. An awesome line with some equally impressive and quality climbing. Climb the corner to the bulge and then head out left... 2 user comments | 3 Stars Technical | E5 6b |
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Solidarity Superseded by Mr. Nice and the Jekell. 1 user comment | 1 Stars | 7b+ |
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Sabbath's Theatre 23m. The huge intimidating wall to the right of Balas. Start up the first few feet of Balas and move right on to the wall.... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7c |
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Relax 20m. A very serious pitch taking the low bulge and wall beneath the lower-off of Dihedral Wall. A classic of its genre but it... | 3 Stars Fluttery | E7 6b |
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China Crisis 22m. A very big pitch bisecting the overlap of Dihedral Wall at its left-hand end. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Strong | 7c+ |
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Mr. Nice 21m. Follow the line of bolts up the wall just left of the corner of Dihedral Wall to the overlap. Pull straight up on to the... 3 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | 7c+ |
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The Jekyll 21m. Follow Mr. Nice to the overlap and then take the pumpy right-hand line. | 2 Stars Pumpy | 7c+ |
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Dihedral Wall 26m. An excellent, well-protected route following the leftward-curving overlap to a lower-off. | 3 Stars Strong Pumpy | E5 6b |
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Open Road 20m. An appealing and varied outing up the steep corner cracks and right wall. Climb the slim corner and pull out onto to the... | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6c |
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Silk Road 25m. Follow Open Road to where it moves right. Move left into The Jekyll and climb up this for three bolts. Traverse left to... | 1 Stars Pumpy | 7b |
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Highway 395 20m. A slightly harder finish to Open Road. Climb Open Road on to the right-hand wall and then take the left line of bolts to a... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6c+ |
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Arch Rival 17m. A bold pitch moving right out of Open Road onto the steep wall before moving up (peg) and then onwards to a flake in the... | 1 Stars Fluttery | E5 6a |
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Achilles Heel 17m. Take the crack just right of the start of Open Road to a peg. Move up and left to the peg and flake of Arch Rival. Go... | 1 Stars Technical | E4 6b |