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Bird Ban 01/03-30/06 (Rts 7-10)
A towering, tiered series of walls split by a number of gloomy north-facing corners. Some of the rock is not above suspicion, and a few of the climbs have had large sections and holds go missing since their initial ascents. Most of the climbs are very condition dependent. Guidebook page 161.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Fleshworld The holds can be soapy and sandy at times, but it's a cracking, if unbalanced pitch with a bouldery hard section and a much... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Strong Pumpy | 7b+ |
2 |
Colors An incredible line that ascends a banded lower wall and long crack in the headwall. Low in the grade. Climb to the roof, pull... 5 user comments | 3 Stars Pumpy | 7b+ |
3 |
Olympus Mons A fine route with a sting in the tail, that just merits the grade but at the present time has a huge loose block in its lower... | 2 Stars Pumpy Loose | 7b |
4 |
White Unconquerable A huge line up a towering flaky corner. Much better value on your arms than its Stanage counterpart. Can be soapy and muddy. 1 user comment | Pumpy | 6b+ |
5 |
Gedge The overhangs, shallow groove and flakes in the wall just left of the central crack/chimney. Some of the rock is suspect. | Loose | 6b+ |
6 |
Black'll do Nicely Good sustained climbing initially over bulges, then up the wall to a steeper finish. Close to Gedge on the crux. | 1 Stars Pumpy | 7a+ |
7 |
The Empire State Arete A huge, adventure-style sport-route up the towering arete to the right of the gloomy corner. Start on the left of the arete and... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6b+ |
8 |
Dogtown Skate Team The left-hand line is high in the grade. Carefully climb leftwards up the wall and pull over an overlap onto a slab. Move up... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | 7a+ |
9 |
Rush Start up Beautiful South. At the third bolt, move left to the flake-crack and follow it steeply to the top. | 2 Stars Pumpy | 7b+ |
10 |
Beautiful South The impressive prow is gained from the right, and gives a fine pitch that involves plenty of difficult and technical climbing. | 2 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | 7c+ |
11 |
Tarquill's Trollies The left-hand side of the leaning flowstone wall. This line is reported to have lost holds and may be harder than the original... 1 user comment | 1 Stars | 6c |
12 |
Flipper's Revenge A desperate, cruxy route and even harder for the short. | 1 Stars Reachy Technical | 7a+ |
13 |
Walking on Sunshine A brilliant little pitch. Rebolted and reclimbed after rockfall. 2 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Pumpy | 7a |
14 |
No Victory In Europe This line suffers from mud slides. Line not on topo. | 6c | |