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The lower tier at Giggleswick South has become quite popular in recent years due to the development of a number of lower grade sport climbs. Some of the rock needs to be handled with care. Guidebook page 322.

Route (click for voting and user comments)		Symbols	Grade
1	Moseley Shoals 10m. The left arete has well-spaced bolts. 2 user comments		7b
2	Out of the Limelight 10m. The leaning wall left of the corner.		7a+
3	Underhand Arete 10m. Start as for The Thin Blue Line and climb the arete on the left, sharing bolts on The Thin Blue Line.		6b+
4	The Thin Blue Line 10m. Not Cenotaph Corner! 1 user comment		6a
5	Amical Rivalite 20m. Move out leftwards from the start of Amical Rivalite. § 1 user comment		6a+
6	Fiddlefingers 20m. A reasonable route but with some rock that requires gentle handling halfway up. 1 user comment		6b+
7	Pensile Wall No description included yet.		E1 5b
8	Bonhommie No description included yet.		HVS 5a
9	Orange Wall No description included yet.		VS 5a
10	Diversion 18m. Good sustained climbing finishing as for Peripherique. 2 user comments		5+
11	Peripherique 18m. The name is written at base of the route.		6b
12	Tiger in the Woods 10m. Very short but intense. A left-hand variant at the crux is named Prowling Around, 6b. 1 user comment		7a
13	Rainbow Wall No description included yet.		VS 5a
14	Richard of York 15m. A short pitch climbing directly to a lower-off below the large yew tree.		6a
15	Gave Battle in Vain 18m. A good long pitch with some fine climbing, on good rock. 1 user comment		6b+
16	José Bové 18m. A worthwhile route that should clean up over time. 3 user comments		6b
17	J(CB) Variant 18m. Move left into José Bové at mid-height.		6b+
18	The Punch Line 15m. Don’t underestimate this demanding route that weaves around the corners on the left-hand side of the wall. Start on the... 1 user comment		6b+
19	Finger of Fun 15m. A hard lower wall leads to the small square-cut corner above. Upper bolts are hidden from below but they are there.		7a+
20	The Best Medicine 14m. A difficult sequence is required to gain the obvious hold out right. Make more tricky moves to hopefully reach the ledges... 2 user comments		7a
21	Evening Crack No description included yet.		VS 4b
22	First Footing 12m. An indirect start to The Best Medicine. 1 user comment		6c
23	Titter Ye Not No description included yet. 1 user comment		E2 6a
24	Silent Laughter 14m. An excellent climb, the best on this crag. Climb the slim groove to moves left at half-height. More difficult climbing... 3 user comments		7b
25	Heavenly Whispers 14m. An intense piece of wall work. 2 user comments		6c+
26	Arnold Palmer No description included yet.		E1 5b
27	Hustler No description included yet.		HVS 5b
28	Rib Tickler 14m. Good route finding will pay rewards on this one. Move up into the base of the groove then pull right on to the wall. 1 user comment		6c
29	Tee Off No description included yet.		VS 4b
30	Funny Girl 10m. Start some way above the path at a narrow cleaned section of the crag. 1 user comment		5+
31	Golf Course Crack No description included yet.		VS 4c
32	Pitch ‘n’ Putt 10m. Start at the short tufa on the left-hand side of the wall. Take care with the rock to the left. 1 user comment		6a
33	Par Three 10m. The middle line. 3 user comments		6b+
34	Four Iron 10m. The right-hand line is the toughest of the trio with some technical moves.		6c
35	Henry Apprentice 10m. Clip the first bolt of Harry Limestone then head left.		6a
36	Harry Limestone 10m. Start by the right-to-left diagonal break and climb direct. 3 user comments		6b
37	Water Hazard 12m. Up the steep wall and over a small overlap to easing. 1 user comment		6a
38	Practice Putt 12m. Direct behind tree and right of big loose block at the top. 3 user comments		6a+
39	Chip off the Old Block 12m. A good direct line. 3 user comments		6a+
40	Match Play 12m. A cleaned middle section. 1 user comment		5+
41	Chopping Block 12m. Climb to the right of the first blocks on good small holds and then make a long move to finish.		6a+
42	Swans to Steele 12m. Wall to small, shattered right-facing corner.		6a
43	Swan Lake 12m. Dirty in its middle section. 1 user comment		6c+
44	Get Out of Town 12m. Climb the tough lower wall and easier crack above. 4 user comments		6c
45	The Ugly Duckling 12m. Start by the large fallen block. Take the short wall to a rest and then follow the nice corner/grooved arete above. 1 user comment		6a
46	Swan Hunters 13m. Thin walls past a ledge midway. 1 user comment		6b
47	Cygneture Tune 13m. The wall and cleaned cracks.		5+
48	Cygnet Chewer 13m. Start just left of the corner and climb past a tree stump. 1 user comment		5+
49	Whooper 14m. Diverse climbing starting up an intricate wall to an easing and then to the top up the rib/groove on the left.		6b
50	The Mute Finish 14m. The right-hand finish to Black Swan Rising is possibly the best way up the buttress. Good rock all the way.		6a+
51	Black Swan Rising 14m. A fine climb up the clean face just right of where the approach path first meets the crag. Take care with some loose holds... 12 user comments		6a+
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Get Out of Town
"The flake left of the first bolt is now dangerously loose - most of the glue see..." 21/Jun

Black Swan Rising
"This is a superb route which is spoiled by some poor bolting. Sorry Dave but I'..." 29/Jun

Moseley Shoals
"Moseley Shoals will soon be cleaned and rebolted. It's on the list! There was a ..." 04/May

First Footing
"A sandbag, unless you have a huge span!" 27/Apr

Moseley Shoals
"The first bolt is high and in a poor condition. It would be well worth checking..." 22/Apr

Titter Ye Not
"Oh yes it is. Fully bolted 6c." 21/Apr

Violent New Breed
"well said i agree with you Chris" 10/Feb

José Bové
"Did this route for the second time yesterday and the loose block was still very ..." 05/Jun

Broad Sword
"I vaguely remember it feeling a little bold with some technical moves going left..." 07/Oct

Broad Sword
"A very difficult E3 and there is a fair bit of 5c. Climbing up the flake/open gr..." 02/Oct

Silent Laughter
"How can this be 3*? Nasty lumpy holds on boulder problem start and an artificial..." 24/Jul

Satori
"Did it around about the same time as you I guess - just recall that the layaway ..." 30/May

Chip off the Old Block
"Agree with Fiend. I'm afarid Dan that if you think that rock is good quality, ..." 01/May

Par Three
"contrived at the top but good moves" 01/May

Match Play
"As with many of the easier lines here...cr*p. Badly placed last bolt too." 01/May

Mutton Dagger
"Excellent, as good as it looks from below if not better. Elegant wall climbing, ..." 27/Apr

Satori
"Mate backed off after not making it past the niche low down. Possible flake on t..." 18/Apr

Violent New Breed
"Ryan your and idiot, don’t make comments on a route you haven’t looked at. If yo..." 14/Dec

José Bové
"It won't "clean up" where it counts. The dodgy block is all or nothing..." 11/Dec

Harry Limestone
"Good moves that require an amount of thought." 05/Sep

Silent Laughter
"Using your feet well is a top tip. There is a rest high up before you traverse l..." 10/Aug

Black Swan Rising
"It gets 6b in the new definitive guide - and I added an extra bolt low down beca..." 04/Jul

Black Swan Rising
"Quite a gap between the 2nd & 3rd bolts - if your limit was 6a+ it would be ..." 04/Jul

Violent New Breed
"repeted this was going to keep it to my self but decided to tell the nation foun..." 12/May

The Punch Line
"Really wanders around and not very good for it. Hard for the grade. Would be imp..." 04/May

Get Out of Town
"Lots of chossy rock, several useful foot holds fell of the section below the fir..." 23/Apr

Practice Putt
"Nice climb and not really loose" 01/Dec

Par Three
"This is a great route. It is harder than the F6c to the right." 04/Oct

Funny Girl
"A easy warm up route good bolts nicely spead out" 23/Sep

Slap and Giggle
"I just upgraded Go Johnny and now I'm downgrading this one!" 17/Aug

Prime Cut
"Are you sure you traversed right at the right level Mike? It was always a bit tr..." 09/Aug

Prime Cut
"Found this desperate on Saturday. Did SirLoin and Mint Sauce first and they were..." 09/Aug

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