Adjacent Areas
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A collection of short buttresses squeezed between the ever-popular and more imposing venues of Goliath’s Groove and Tower Face areas. Although of a lesser stature than these, the area is worth a short visit and is usually quiet. It also offers some good boulder problems. Guidebook page 138.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Spur Slab 12m. Mantelshelf onto the tip of the slab then climb to a shrubby ledge and finish up the crack above. 5 user comments | D | |
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Right Spur The direct start to Spur Slab, using the curving rib, gives a good problem. Left Spur crossed the roof just to the left of this... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Strong | V5 6b |
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Hot Spur 8m. Stride the gap then climb the pleasant rib. | 1 Stars | HS 4b |
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Stirrup 10m. The right side of the slab to a wide crack and delicate finish. Not much gear apart from big cams in the break. 1 user comment | S 3c | |
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Ride Him Cowboy 14m. The slab has a technical start, then climb the short arete and scoop in the final tower. | Technical | VS 5a |
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Corduroy 14m. Climb the arete to a block in the gully then cross to the opposite arete. | VS 4c | |
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Pressure Drop Extremely blank slab climbing. Traverse off from the break. | 1 Stars Technical | V9 7a |
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Satin The original problem on this slab offers very tenuous slab climbing on non-existent holds. Traverse off. 6 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | V6 6b |
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Living at the Speed 10m. A bit trivial but popular. Climb the central chimney then traverse the break leftwards into the middle of the slab. Make a... 6 user comments | 1 Stars Reachy Rounded | E1 5b |
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Central Reservation 8m. The awkward chockstoned crack splitting the buttress. | Graunchy | S 4a |
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Mark's Slab 8m. Climb the chimney then hand traverse the lowest break and climb the centre of the right-hand slab. A start up the arete is... 1 user comment | VS 5a | |
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Pullover A flake under the lip of the overhang allows a tough pull up and left to a layaway, use this to gain a standing position.... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Strong Rounded | V0+ 5b |
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Woolly Pully From the right-hand flake heave over to easy ground. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Strong | V2 6a |
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Roll Neck 8m. From a block at the bottom right edge of the slab pull awkwardly leftwards, then follow the right-hand side of the slab. 1 user comment | VS 5a | |