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Lots of sun!
Up and Down
15 minsAbseil
Tidal
Windy
Restricted Access
This roof playground gives similar routes to those at Stair Hole, only shorter and steeper. The rock is good, containing many pockets and flakes. The routes lie to the west of the MOD fence. The world famous Fossil Forest ledge is just beyond the fence. Guidebook page 260.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
The Lemon Express Powerful moves on big holds. Pre-clip the first bolt in the roof on the next route then step left 2m to start. | 1 Stars Reachy | 7b |
2 |
Breathe the Pressure Cross the central weakness. Full of variety. | 2 Stars Strong Pumpy | 7b+ |
3 |
Ramases Cubed A powerful route that requires some inventive footwork to circumvent a blank section close to the lip of the roof. | 7b+ | |
4 |
Granny Lifts Car Climb to a hole in the roof. Difficult moves out of this gain better holds, from where a fierce sequence reaches the lip of the... | 2 Stars Strong | 7b+ |
5 |
Let Ya Bones Hang A good introduction to the steep roofs. Start at a bolt-belay in the grooved rib. Climb the easy groove to the roof. Ape out... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Strong Pumpy | 7a |
6 |
Rigor Mortise Great fun on good holds (mostly). Climb to the roof, then move left and out through the roof direct past a small niche. | 2 Stars Strong | 7a |
7 |
A Storm in Heaven A very hard route with an amazing inversion at the lip. Brilliant moves on a central line. Start up Rigor Mortise to the roof. | 2 Stars Reachy Strong | 7c |
8 |
Eye of the Storm A wild and acrobatic 10m roof. From the niche on Storm in Heaven, break right to an intermittent finger rail. Reach a big... | 3 Stars Technical Strong | 7b+ |
9 |
Language of Nature The obvious challenge of the diagonal crack in the right side of the roof finishing up Eye of the Storm. The bolt on the lip... | 1 Stars Strong Pumpy | 7b |
10 |
Weld's Mother An escape pitch if your elbows blow out. Follow the left-slanting rib between two bays. | 4+ | |
11 |
Monolith Monsters A blank-looking line through the widest part of the ceiling. Worth seeking out. | 2 Stars Reachy Strong | 7b+ |
12 |
Mirrorball Very powerful and graded for those with a big reach. Start up Monolith Monsters. Step right under the roof and make hard moves... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Reachy Strong | 7c |
13 |
Shining Path Almost at the end of the cliff before the MOD fence. For guerrillas only. | 1 Stars Strong | 7a+ |
