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Sport

Morning sun

Level

5 mins

The centrepiece of The Cuttings has the best climbing, with some great routes across the grades. The rock is clean, and the sheltered location makes this a prime venue for hot summer afternoons or cold winter mornings. With the harder routes, good conditions are usually crucial for a successful ascent, since the climbing is technical, and requires good finger friction. Guidebook page 238.

Route (click for voting and user comments)		Symbols	Grade
1	Blowing the Gimp A difficult-to-read crux on hard-to-see holds in its mid-section. 10 user comments	1 Stars Reachy Technical	7a+
2	The Sears Tower Sustained crimping and smearing up the bald, grey wall. 3 user comments	1 Stars Reachy Technical	7b+
3	The Holy Hand Grenade Fine, sustained climbing up an open groove. High in the grade. 8 user comments	2 Stars Technical	7a
4	Brief Encounter A great piece of climbing. The wide groove, mainly on its right-hand side. The start is a boulder problem at about V2. 19 user comments	2 Stars Technical Pumpy	6b
5	Infernal Din A hard and technical route with three difficult sections. 9 user comments	3 Stars Technical Pumpy	7b+
6	European Flavour An fantastic route that features a lot of varied and tough climbing. The start is a powerful boulder problem at V2. 16 user comments	2 Stars Pumpy	6b
7	Europe Endless Climb the steep wall with a hard move to gain the corner. 3 user comments	2 Stars	6b+
8	The Breathing Method A sequency power-problem through the mid-height overhang. Originally the second crux was done as a layback all the way up the... 7 user comments	3 Stars Strong	8a
9	Hall of Mirrors Top 50 An impressive route that needs crisp conditions and features some unusual moves to gain and climb the shallow groove. 11 user comments	3 Stars Strong Pumpy	7c
10	Want Out The overhang-dotted corner is an excellent route with both technical and strenuous climbing. High in the grade. 5 user comments	3 Stars Technical Pumpy	7b
11	New Saladin Wild moves up the crack and hanging corner above the start of Want Out. A fine pitch, but avoid the prickly bush on the right. 6 user comments	2 Stars Pumpy	6c
12	Hurricane on a Millpond One of the most technical face-moves in the area, best accomplished on an ice-cold day. 7 user comments	2 Stars Technical Strong	7c+
13	Consommé Top 50 The long, thin layback flake is an outstanding line. 18 user comments	2 Stars Technical Pumpy	6a+
14	Haute Cuisine Technical face moves based around a very thin crack. 10 user comments	2 Stars Technical	7a
15	The Mouth Waters A pleasant, crimpy face climb with some good rests. 17 user comments	2 Stars Pumpy Crimpy	7a+
16	Two Fingers Climb easily to a ledge. Make a difficult pull across a gap into the base of a corner and then follow it to a final fingery... 4 user comments	2 Stars Technical	6a
17	Three Fingers Climb easily to a ledge. From the right gain a smaller ledge on the left with difficulty and then move up the small groove... 28 user comments	1 Stars Technical	6a
18	Bob Hunkhouse 45m. An excellent low-level boulder traverse. Stay low on crimps below the juggy break. Great stamina training. 1 user comment	1 Stars Strong Pumpy	V7
19	Opus The wide corner/groove right of Three Fingers. A long and interesting pitch that culminates in a spectacular pull over the... 8 user comments	1 Stars Pumpy	5
20	Rusty the Red Neck Takes one for the Team Start up Opus and move right onto the wall and up the arete. 12 user comments	1 Stars	6a+
21	Perihelion The overhanging flake-crack provides a stiff obstacle.	2 Stars	6b
22	Disobedience Contest One for the old school who revel in jamming. Climb the crack, and at its top, swing out left and finish up the wall and... 11 user comments	2 Stars	6b
23	The Potting Shed The corner right of Disobedience Contest.	1 Stars	6a
24	Rules is Rules An eliminate up the short arete.		6b+

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