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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
 powerfulscary7b
2
Out of the Limelight
10m. The leaning wall left of the corner.
 1 starpowerful7a+
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
 1 star6a+
6
Fiddlefingers
20m. A reasonable route but with some rock that requires gentle handling halfway up.
1 user comment
 1 starstrenuous6b+
7
Pensile Wall
No description included yet.
 2 starE1 5b
8
Bonhommie
No description included yet.
 2 starHVS 5a
9
Orange Wall
No description included yet.
 1 starVS 5a
10
Diversion
18m. Good sustained climbing finishing as for Peripherique.
2 user comments
 1 starstrenuous5+
11
Peripherique
18m. The name is written at base of the route.
 1 starstrenuous6b
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
 technical7a
13
Rainbow Wall
No description included yet.
 1 starVS 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
 2 startechnicalstrenuous6b+
16
José Bové
18m. A worthwhile route that should clean up over time.
3 user comments
 1 starstrenuousloose6b
17
J(CB) Variant
18m. Move left into José Bové at mid-height.
 1 starstrenuous6b+
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
 1 startechnicalstrenuous6b+
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.
 1 startechnicalfingery7a+
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
 technicalfingery7a
21
Evening Crack
No description included yet.
 1 starVS 4b
22
First Footing
12m. An indirect start to The Best Medicine.
1 user comment
 technical6c
23
Titter Ye Not
No description included yet.
1 user comment
 1 starE2 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
 3 startechnicalstrenuous7b
25
Heavenly Whispers
14m. An intense piece of wall work.
2 user comments
 2 startechnicalfingery6c+
26
Arnold Palmer
No description included yet.
 1 starE1 5b
27
Hustler
No description included yet.
 1 starHVS 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
 1 startechnicalfingery6c
29
Tee Off
No description included yet.
 1 starVS 4b
30
Funny Girl
10m. Start some way above the path at a narrow cleaned section of the crag.
1 user comment
 technical5+
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
 1 startechnicalfingery6a
33
Par Three
10m. The middle line.
3 user comments
 1 startechnicalfingery6b+
34
Four Iron
10m. The right-hand line is the toughest of the trio with some technical moves.
 1 startechnicalfingery6c
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
 1 star6a
38
Practice Putt
12m. Direct behind tree and right of big loose block at the top.
3 user comments
 loose6a+
39
Chip off the Old Block
12m. A good direct line.
3 user comments
 1 starstrenuous6a+
40
Match Play
12m. A cleaned middle section.
1 user comment
 1 starstrenuous5+
41
Chopping Block
12m. Climb to the right of the first blocks on good small holds and then make a long move to finish.
 technicalloose6a+
42
Swans to Steele
12m. Wall to small, shattered right-facing corner.
 strenuousloose6a
43
Swan Lake
12m. Dirty in its middle section.
1 user comment
 technicalfingeryloose6c+
44
Get Out of Town
12m. Climb the tough lower wall and easier crack above.
4 user comments
 1 startechnical6c
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
 1 startechnicalstrenuous6a
46
Swan Hunters
13m. Thin walls past a ledge midway.
1 user comment
 1 startechnical6b
47
Cygneture Tune
13m. The wall and cleaned cracks.
 strenuous5+
48
Cygnet Chewer
13m. Start just left of the corner and climb past a tree stump.
1 user comment
 strenuous5+
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.
 1 startechnical6b
50
The Mute Finish top50
14m. The right-hand finish to Black Swan Rising is possibly the best way up the buttress. Good rock all the way.
 2 startechnicalstrenuous6a+
51
Black Swan Rising top50
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
 2 startechnicalstrenuous6a+
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Latest Comments
GIGGLESWICK SOUTH
Pitch ‘n’ Putt
"This is a sandbag at 6a, 6a+ is more like it." 26/Apr

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 top50

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 top50

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 top50

Black Swan Rising
"Quite a gap between the 2nd & 3rd bolts - if your limit was 6a+ it would be ..." 04/Jul top50

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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