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Hound Tor is a collection of sinister-looking piles of granite boulders and buttresses that hold a small but intriguing line-up of climbs. Guidebook page 320.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Suspension Flake One of the best of Dartmoor's fun micro classics. Short, sharp and exciting. Start on boulders under the ledge below the... | 3 Stars Strong | VS 4c |
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Toltec Twostep A testpiece that climbs the blank face to the finish of Suspension Flake via some vicious and difficult to protect moves. Start... | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy Fluttery | E6 6c |
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Limbo Dancer A popular and very committing, but potentially crippling problemStart under the roof just left of a crack at an... | 2 Stars Strong Fluttery | E4 5c |
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Aerobic Wall A far more amenable and protectable method of ascending the wall and roof, but still no push-over. Start at the thin crack... | 1 Stars Strong | E2 5c |
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Hydraulic Arete The longest route at Hound Tor follows the blunt overlap-infested arete on the left side of the face. Start below a ledge and... | 1 Stars Technical | HVS 5b |
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The Vice A good expedition that possesses a lot of interesting and varied climbing, and a test of jamming ability on the first pitch.... | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | VD |
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Pulpit Accessing the Pulpit from the left proves to be a grunt, sandwiched between some much more pleasing climbing. Start at the foot... | 1 Stars Strong | HVD |
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Devonleigh Top 50 The best climb on this buttress builds to an exposed finale. Start at the foot of the right arete of the corner below the... | 2 Stars | HVD |
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Paddy A very good piece of climbing at the grade which is well protected and satisfyingly varied. Start 2m right of the arete of... | 2 Stars Pumpy | M |
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Liars Dice This short hand-and-finger crack is a delight, if you can jam! Start below the crack in the right wall of the descent... | 1 Stars Pumpy | S |