Adjacent Areas
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The Main Area is sited just above the parking area. The routes are mostly pseudo-sport routes - the important gear is fixed, but a few wires are also needed. Guidebook page 370.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Sniffing the Saddle No description included yet. | 1 Stars | 6a+ |
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Sniffing the Saddle Direct 14m. Start on the narrow ledge at the far left-hand side of the wall. Climb over the bulge and run-it-out to the bolts on the... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical | 6a+ |
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Fusion No description included yet. | 1 Stars | E3 6a |
4 |
Trigger Finger Top 50 16m. A real gem of the crag featuring a technical lower wall and a go-for-it finish. Start at the twin trees. Move up the small... 3 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | E2 5c |
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Shot By Both Sides 16m. A bit of a squeeze-job but with some superbly technical climbing nevertheless. Tenacity and cunning are a pre-requisite as... | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7a |
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Firing Squad 16m. An excellent route worth having a shot at. Perhaps the best climbing at Humphrey Head. Move up to beneath the double bolts... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7a+ |
7 |
Live Rounds 15m. Some hard moves are split by an easy middle section. Nuts protect this easier climbing. | 1 Stars Technical | 7a+ |
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Shooting the Load 16m. Similar to Live Rounds but a touch easier. | 1 Stars Technical | 7a |
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Humphrey Hymen Met a Sly Man Top 50 15m. Tough stuff taking the challenge of the steep pillar in the middle of the buttress. Climb direct to the small pillar... | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7b+ |
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Stymen 16m. Start left of the sentry box. Climb straight up to the break using some sharp pockets. The next bolt is a way above and is... 3 user comments | 1 Stars Strong Crimpy | 6b |
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Pork Pie 15m. As a warm up this is less ferocious than Stymen. Climb into and out of the sentry box (you may want to place a nut). The... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical Crimpy | 6a |
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Humphrey Bogart 16m. The rather floral lower half means this route doesn’t qualify for a star, however once over this short section, the... | Technical Crimpy | 7a+ |