Adjacent Areas
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The right-hand side of the Lower Tier has some decent buttresses. Again the area isn't popular, mainly because it sees so little sun. Guidebook page 118.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Can't Pin it On Me Head up the arete of the block on the left. | 6a | |
2 |
Grow Fins Balance up the bold left-hand arete of the main wall. | Fluttery | E2 5b |
3 |
Cats 23 Thuggier moves up the bubbly crack right of the arete. | HVS 5a | |
4 |
Tricycle Man A thin crack leads to a hole at the break. Step right and finish up the thinner crack system above. | E2 5c | |
5 |
Get Peddling The bolted line up the rib and face just right is thin to start. | Technical | 6c+ |
6 |
Face Value Climb the niche then the face above trending right. | Technical | E3 6a |
7 |
A Dip in Turquoise Nonsense A more direct start up the face just right. | E3 6a | |
8 |
Faces in the Mirror Thin moves up the face just left of the crack. | Technical | 6c |
9 |
College Crack Plod up the straight crack, passing a ledge early on. | Pumpy | E1 5b |
10 |
Permutation Wall The thin crack in the wall leads to an easier finish up a left-trending ramp and short crack. | Technical Crimpy | HVS 5b |
11 |
Balance of Probabilities Balance up the arete to a ledge. Step right to finish. | 6c | |
12 |
Upthrutch An awkward groove leads to the base of the ramp. Climb up this. | Graunchy | HVS 5b |
13 |
Diamond Wall Climb the awkward, leaning groove and bulge to easy ground. | E1 5b | |
14 |
Pool Hand Fluke The left-hand bolt-line on the final wall. | 6a+ | |
15 |
More Pool You ... and the right-hand line. | 6a | |
16 |
Sleeping Sickness The short left-hand climb up the groove and face. | 6a | |
17 |
My Bed's Downstairs A longer route up the steepening face has some nice moves. | 6a | |
18 |
Sleep On It The tricky wall behind the tree. Keep right of the hanging groove. | 6b | |
19 |
Regulo Mark 6 The face and arete on the far left of the next long wall. | 6b | |
20 |
Easy on the Gas The face to the right is tricky towards the top. | 5 | |
21 |
The Pillar Talk The next bolt-line to a high crux. A bit of an eliminate. | Technical | 6a+ |
22 |
The Pillar Walk A shorter offering past scarred ledges. | 1 Stars | 5+ |
23 |
Addit and Scarper Climb past two overlaps to a tricky finale. | Technical | 6a+ |
24 |
You've Addit Pass a block jammed in the overlap and head up the easing face. | 6a | |
25 |
Addit Enough Start by the secret door. Pleasant moves up the face. | 5+ | |
26 |
Addit Pillar The smooth grey face immediately left of the grotty groove. | Pumpy | 6a+ |
27 |
Flexor Hallucis Longus Up the face just right of a hanging groove to a steep finale. | 6a | |
28 |
Long Walk off a Short Pier Use the block to start and finish through the steep overlap. | 6a+ | |
29 |
Tooooo Long Straight up the face from the right edge of the block. | 6a | |
30 |
Longevity A tricky pull over the undercut gains the sustained face. | Pumpy Crimpy | 6a |
31 |
Long Time No See Climb past the sandy slot then straight up the face. Nice. | 6a | |
32 |
The Long Walk A tricky start leads to the sustained face above. | Pumpy | 6b |
33 |
So Long, Farewell Start just right of a short crack and wander up the face. | 6a | |
34 |
Belonging Nice enough moves. | 5+ | |
35 |
Doh The last route here eases after a tough start. | Technical Crimpy | 6b |
