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The left side of Milestone Buttress offers some morning sun and a few more-difficult routes if you've polished off the VDiffs on the right. Guidebook page 126.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Boot Crack A great boot-sized crack.22m. Follow the crack. Abseil descent. 1 user comment | 1 Stars | HVS 5a |
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Crazy Horse A good route with a technical second pitch.1) 5c, 20m. Climb the worrying large flake to gain the ledge, belay in the... | 2 Stars | E3 6a |
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Soapgut The slippery corner offers a fine line. The second pitch shown is Chimney Route, which offers a more fitting finale.1) 4b,... | 2 Stars | HS 4b |
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Wrinkled Retainer A tough and green route. Used to be E4 before someone chopped down the starting tree - not a practice to be encouraged.30m.... | 3 Stars Technical Fluttery | E5 6c |
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Crosscut A wandering line taking-in some of the best rock on the buttress.1) 5b, 30m. Climb the easy right corner until a traverse... | 2 Stars Technical | E2 5b |
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Super Direct Fantastic slab-moves on some of the best mountain rock in Wales.1) 4c, 32m. Climb the polished wall to reach the overlap.... | 3 Stars | HVS 5a |
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Direct Route Top 50 A classic outing, described here with a more-direct start up the crack. The original start climbs the diagonal corner on the... | 3 Stars | VD |
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Rowan Route Another fantastic and amenable classic with solid belays and expansive ledges.1) 25m. Follow the rib just right of the... | 1 Stars | D |
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Pulpit Route Just left of the descent gully lies this interesting and varied route. Another good one for those with limited... | 2 Stars | VD |
