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The showpiece of Chair Ladder is Bishop's Buttress, its fine lines and superb rock making it one of West Penwith's most attractive venues. Guidebook page 262.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Aerial A perfectly-positioned middle pitch and less busy than some of the other lines in the area. The first stance at the start of... | 2 Stars Technical | VS 4c |
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Caliban A testing thin crack up the smooth wall. Start below the thin crack..1) 6a, 20m. Gain the crack and climb it past 2 old... | 1 Stars Technical | E3 6a |
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Flannel Avenue Top 50 Space-walking stuff on its final pitch and with plenty of interesting climbing throughout. Quite tough at the grade. Start... | 3 Stars Strong Pumpy | HS 4b |
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Diocese One of Cornwall's greatest VS routes. High in the grade and requiring a broad selection of techniques, the line follows the... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy | VS 5a |
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The Spire The hairline crack in the rib to the right of Diocese's corner gives a fine pitch with a difficult initial wall. Start above a... | 2 Stars Technical Fluttery | E3 5c |
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Bishop's Rib Engrossing and varied climbing up the right-hand side of the buttress. The initial slab is often damp and needs a little... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy | E1 5b |
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Bishop's Arete Although not one of the well known classics of Chair Ladder, this hybrid is a very worthwhile climb that travels across some of... | 2 Stars Pumpy | HVS 5a |
