Black Wall

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Sport
No sun
Up and Down
10 mins
Seepage

On the central section of the long shady wall is another set of steep and mostly hard routes. The rock is a bit dusty and soft despite the traffic. Guidebook page 334.

Route (click for voting and user comments) Symbols Grade
1
The Cows, The Cows
Good climbing starting up the right arete of the prominent groove. A technical start leads to easier ground above.
 
1 Stars
Technical
7a+
2
Masson Accomplished
Another good route tackling the full height of the wall. The start is hard, the middle is reachy and the finish is pumpy.
 
1 Stars
Pumpy
7a+
3
Unveiled
A fingery, reachy start leads to a reachy and sandy finale.
 
Reachy
Crimpy
7a
4
Seventh Time Lucky
A hard start reaches easier climbing which leads to a long reach to complete the initial difficulties. The extension is...
 
1 Stars
Technical
7b
5
Never to Rise
A difficult start via a faint rib leads to fine technical face climbing and a tough finish; hard for the short. The excellent...
 
1 Stars
Technical
7a+
6
Long Black Veil
Start up a left-facing flake then continue up the centre of the fine face above via sustained and very fingery climbing....
 
1 Stars
Pumpy
Crimpy
7a+
7
Fuck Your Gods
The climbing is better than the name, featuring some sustained and fingery moves.
 
1 Stars
Crimpy
7a
8
Cattle Mutilation Expedition
Good wall climbing with an awkward start and high crux. Sustained but pretty low in the grade.
 
1 Stars
6c+
9
Masson Impossible
The black face has the crux at half-height. Eliminate-ish.
 
Technical
6c
10
The Numbers Game
Balance up the shallow groove - a half-height crux again.
 
Technical
6b
11
Lifelong Learning
Another shallow groove with just a couple of tricky moves.
 5+
12
Closing Chapter
Awkward climbing with one hard move for good measure.
 
Technical
6b+
13
Opening Salvo
Trend right up the face to a steeper finale.
 
Pumpy
6b+
14
Last Offence
Start under the block that overhangs the top of the crag and climb the wall via some reachy moves.
 
Reachy
6b+
15
Better Luck Next Time Steve
The short and technical wall on the far right. The start is tricky and the finish is steep.
 
Technical
6b+