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It may be upstaged by its near-neighbour, but the area left of Great Wall has a series of worthy routes taking strong lines up corners, cracks and grooves at reasonable grades. Guidebook page 58.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Sunset Crack Good climbing up the prominent crack in a corner on the left-hand side of the wall.1) 4a, 32m. Climb up to a grassy ledge... | 1 Stars | VS 5a |
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Llithrig A great, historical classic which traditionally involves a tension traverse on pitch 2.1) 4a, 15m. Follow Sunset Crack to a... | 3 Stars Technical | E1 5c |
3 |
Pigott's Climb The original route of the East Buttress follows a series of huge stepped-corners.1) 4a, 18m. Climb leftwards over ledges to... | 2 Stars Graunchy | VS 5a |
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Diglyph A good route that allows some of the aura of the Great Wall to be experienced at an amenable grade.1) 18m. Climb the... | 1 Stars | HVS 5b |
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Daurigol A superb test-piece up the grooves on the left of the Great Wall.1) 5b, 25m. Climb a groove left of a pinnacle then step... | 2 Stars Technical | E3 5c |
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Great Wall Top 50 One of the UK's milestone routes for any aspiring hard climber. It takes a majestic line up this stunning wall with initially... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Technical Fluttery | E4 6a |
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The Indian Face 50m. The Indian Face has established itself as the route of the 1980s. Two repeats in the quarter of a century since it was... | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E9 6c |
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November A magnificent, long crackline that defines the right-hand edge of Great Wall. It is good as described here but the Jelly Roll... | 3 Stars Pumpy | E3 5c |
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Jelly Roll Top 50 A sensational airy line up the grooves above the Indian Face. Brilliant climbing at an unlikely grade for the situation.1)... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Fluttery | E2 5b |
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Vember The original line using the November crack to start and one of the landmark routes of the Brown-Whillans era on Cloggy.1)... | 3 Stars | E1 5b |
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Curving Crack Top 50 One of the older climbs up the huge curving groove on the right side of the buttress. 1) 4c, 10m. Climb to the top of the... | 2 Stars | VS 4c |
