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No sun
Uphill
30 minsSeepage
The South Wall of Trow Gill is a very intimidating place. Its steep blank wall is guarded by some square-cut overlaps and the occasional bulging start. The rock on most of the climbs is good and the fixed gear exellent. Guidebook page 336.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Mesolithic Geordie Man 17m. The first line on the north-facing wall of Trow Gill. Climb up the cleaned strip of rock to better stuff higher up. | 6a | |
2 |
Forget the Arete 12m. A short line on the bulging buttress easily seen on the approach. Three bolts to a lower-off. | Strong | 6b |
3 |
Muggling Folk 12m. Just to the right of Forget the Arete. Four bolts to a lower-off. | Strong | 6a+ |
4 |
Open for Business 18m. When clean this is a worthwhile pitch. Trend left and enter the small right-facing corner. Better holds now allow the... 5 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7a |
5 |
Market Forces 22m. Climb Open for Business to the top of the small right-facing corner before heading leftwards to a hanging groove and wall... | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7b |
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Bush of Ghosts 18m. Start up Open for Business and then move onto the right-hand line. Climb to a lower-off just above the overlap. The direct... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7a+ |
7 |
Brush With a Goat Top 50 18m. Good sustained climbing up the blank-looking wall. Start as for Open for Business but climb directly up to, and through,... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 6c+ |
8 |
Kangaburger Wall 22m. A pitch with some dirty and dubious rock starting just to the right of the start of Brush With a Goat. Move up to, and... | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7b |
9 |
Trowgerbirge Wall 22m. The former aid line is now an appealing free climb and far better now that it has been rebolted. Start at the left side of... 4 user comments | 3 Stars Reachy Technical | 7b |
10 |
Wetterstein Wyrd 21m. A excellent right-hand direct finish to Trowgerbirge Wall. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Reachy Technical | 7b |
11 |
Hardcore Ecstasy 20m. Start up the centre of the pillar with some hard moves just above at the overlap. More good moves remain before the... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Reachy Strong | 7b |
12 |
Pursuit of Excellence 21m. Follow Hardcore Ecstacy to above its hard moves and then break left up steep ground. Low in the grade. 2 user comments | 3 Stars Reachy Strong | 7b+ |
13 |
Cosmik Debris 20m. A hard pitch starting just right of the pillar and moving over the roof on suspect rock. Sustained, hard climbing remains... | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7c |
14 |
Petulant Frenzy 16m. The original line at this end of the wall. A superb pitch through the horizontal roof before tackling the slim shallow... | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7b+ |
15 |
Lonely Traveller 20m. A route of many parts builds to provide an absorbing journey up the walls and overlap between the upper sections of... | 3 Stars Reachy Technical Pumpy | 7c |
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Where the Time Goes 20m. A leftwards-trending line starting up Petulant Frenzy before making a long move left off of a glued-up undercut. Go left... | 2 Stars Reachy | 7b+ |
17 |
Max 17m. Hard climbing through the roof and up the wall above just right of Petulant Frenzy. Start up the first wall of Petulant... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Strong Pumpy | 8a |
18 |
Jump Start 17m. Very tough moves over the low roof followed immediately by more fingery and sustained climbing on the headwall to a final... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Strong Pumpy | 8a |
19 |
Route 27 14m. The final route on the wall. | 1 Stars Technical Strong Crimpy | 7c+ |
20 |
The Road to Iraq and Ruin 25m. A good link up through some impressive sections of the crag at a reasonable grade. Climb Brush With a Goat until a flake... | 2 Stars Pumpy | 7a+ |
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The Wizard’s Wynd A long left-to-right rising girdle of the wall. Prior knowledge of other routes on the wall is desirable.1) 7b, 25m. Follow... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7b+ |
