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The huge intimidating Central Wall of Blue Scar is the showpiece of the crag and yields some of the areas most difficult and high quality routes. Guidebook page 274.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Blue Max 1) 4a, 10m. The flake-line to a belay on a ledge. Loose in places.2) 5b, 15m. Groove above to a tree and lower-off on the... | Technical Pumpy | E2 5b |
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Bolt from the Blue 1) 4a, 10m. The flake line to a belay on a ledge. Loose in places.2) 6a, 15m. Traverse right to the left-facing groove and... | 1 Stars Technical | E5 6a |
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More Bolts from the Blue 22m. Climb through the overhangs of the flake-line right of the first pitch of Bolt From The Blue past bolts to join Bolt From... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Pumpy | E5 6b |
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Bottlnose 22m. Pull through the right-hand side of the overhang and move up to the 2nd bolt. Go left and then up to the base of the BFTB... | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | E6 6b |
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Hammerhead 25m. A hard and serious undertaking up the left side of the wall. Follow the right side of the depression to below the large... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6b |
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Priapism 27m. A superb pitch taking the centre of the grey wall. Start at the base of a grassy ramp and climb leftwards up the wall,... 3 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy | E5 6b |
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Central Wall 28m. A classic Yorkshire E5 with excellent but unnerving climbing. Ascend the grassy ramp and move up to good holds. Once stood... 5 user comments | 3 Stars Pumpy Fluttery | E5 6a |
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Barracuda 24m. A sharp pitch. Start left of the large tree up and right of the start of Central Wall. Move left to the initial break and... 2 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6b |
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Death Wish 27m. A tremendous pitch which requires careful rope work. It is E7 if the good peg on Stairway to Heaven is not clipped. Follow... 3 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6b |
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Stairway to Heaven 25m. An awesome route with a hard first half and a bold second. Follow the first few moves of Barracuda to its initial break.... | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E7 6c |
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Blue Angel 25m. A super, serious and sustained route of great quality. Climb Stairway to Heaven, past its bolt, to the break. Move up into... 2 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E7 6c |
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The Great White 25m. Start right of the tree. Follow a line left to below the roof (peg) and pull over and up to the main-break (peg). Step... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Strong Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6b |
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Blue Water, White Death 27m. Follow The Great White to the main-break and traverse right to gain the obvious flake (thread and peg). Move up the flake... | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6c |
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Something Borrowed 30m. Follow Death Wish along the break and continue the traverse to the peg on Stairway to Heaven. Move down and contine... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6c |
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Something Blue 1) 4a, 10m. Pitch one of Blue Max.2) 5c, 25m. Move right to the groove of Bolt from the Blue and move down and... | 2 Stars Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6b |
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The Underlap 36m. Climb to a tree in the break and move right to a thread. Hard moves up gain the underlap itself. Follow this, past... | 1 Stars Pumpy | E5 6b |
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The Professor of Desire 23m. A dramatic pitch through the bulges on the right-hand side of the crag. Follow the line of old and new bolts to the... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | E6 6c |
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Blue Afternoon 20m. Start at the tree on the right-hand side of the ledge. Climb the wall and bulge to a tree in the upper break. Move right... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical | 7c |
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The Lord of the Dance A mammoth undertaking girdling the Main Wall along the upper Intermittent break. Not marked on the topo.1) 6a, 25m. Climb... | 3 Stars Technical Strong Pumpy Fluttery | E7 6c |