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| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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King Krank A superb winding route with good protection. Three wires are needed on easy sections. Whether you consider it 7a+ or E5, it is... | E5 6b | |
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Body Torque An extremely hard eliminate line to the left of Axle Attack. The climbing is very technical particularly the moves back right... | 7b+ | |
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The Bloods The original line up this bit of wall but not as good as its left-hand neighbour. The small corner leads easily to the ledge... | 7a+ | |
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Contusion A beautiful pitch with absorbing climbing tainted slightly by the lower-off which is about 1m too low. Recently re-bolted to... | 6c | |
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Mayfair A fine route with a very hard and technical lower wall and a superb finish above the bulge. As described it covers 3/4 of the... | 7a+ | |
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Julio Juvenito A squeezed-in recent addition which starts up Mayfair but then finds an alternative, and curiously easier, method of getting... | 7a | |
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Carrigan's Groove The substance of this route is the fine right-facing groove in the middle of the wall. Mr. Carrigan reached this by traversing... | E5 6b | |
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Harry the Clamp Another new filler-in route up the wall left of Screw Machine. Good well protected moves make it a popular alternative method... | 7a+ | |
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Bloodsports Superb direct and sustained climbing up the wall to the right of Axle Attack. It is technical at the bottom with a bit of a... | 7b | |
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Body Torque Direct An even harder and more technical finish than the original line to the King Krank lower-off. A few wires are needed for the... | 7c | |
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Axle Attack A superb and historic route which is one of the great ticks of the area. By French standards it has to be considered a bit soft... | 7a+ | |
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Horizontal Pleasures Another one of those traverses that are very popular with new-routers on the Ormes. This one starts up Thunder Road (see next... | E5 6b | |
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The Disillusioned Screw Machine A majestic long route which is one of the great challenges of the area. The climbing is sustained with 2 technical bulges and... | E6 6b | |
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Masterclass An outrageous direct finish to Screw Machine which was well ahead of its time and only a micro-grade short of being the world's... | 7c+ | |
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Thunder Road A variation on Screw Machine which shares the same crux. The climbing and positions are good but not quite as good as it... | E6 6b | |
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Needle in the Groove A big strenuous climb which crosses the bulge to the right of The Clam. Wires are needed for the middle section but it is about... | 7b+ | |
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Rupture This is the one you don't want to try accidentally if you are looking for an E4. The wall leads reasonably easily to a scoop... | E5 6c | |
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Rapture The right-hand groove is a touch easier but getting into it is still very problematic. From the scoop below the bulge traverse... | E4 6b | |
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Plagued by Fools Excellent climbing up the arete right of Rapture. 6 bolts mark the line which finishes at the Rapture lower-off. | 7b+ | |
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Anchovy Madonna At last something a bit easier and it is well worth the wait! This is one of the best mid-grade extremes of the area with some... | E3 5c | |
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The Bearded Clam Another superb route which builds to an exposed finale on the headwall. From below the crack on Oyster make some wild moves... | 7a+ | |
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Oyster An unbelievably difficult route which has had hardly any repeats judging from the grass sprouting from the hanging crack. From... | 7c+ | |
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Readers' Wives A bold left-hand finish to the previous route. Once you leave The Clam there is no more gear. | E5 6b | |
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Farewell to Charlton Chestwig A well positioned rising traverse which is suitable for quiet mid-week days only. After all you don't want to get in the way of... | E6 6b | |