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The most extensive section of the upper walls consists of a series of vertical faces, steep cracks and blocky buttresses. There are plenty of good lines here, and some patches of poor rock. Guidebook page 112.

Route (click for voting and user comments)		Symbols	Grade
1	Danny Cool The narrow rib has some decent moves.		5
2	Cool Danny Pleasant face climbing passing a thin roof early on.		6b
3	Screaming Wheels The attractive arete has a hard move at mid-height and a pumpy clip. Sadly it is easier to slink off to either side of the...	1 Stars	6b
4	Swain's World The right side of the long arete keeps on coming.	1 Stars Pumpy	6b
5	No Man's Land To the right of the arete, take the left-hand line of bolts.		6b+
6	The Exclusion Zone As for No Man's Land, but follow the right-hand line. 2 user comments	1 Stars	6b+
7	The Iron Curtain The rib and shallow groove give a pleasant pitch. 1 user comment	1 Stars	6a+
8	Mouse Hunt Start in a corner and climb the wall to a break right of a grassy ledge. The upper wall passing an overlap feels run-out. 2 user comments	2 Stars Pumpy Fluttery	6c
9	Slowly, Slowly Catch a Monkey The crack and narrow pillar give a decent route. 1 user comment	1 Stars	6a+
10	Thing Thang The left-hand of two shorter routes up a scoop.	Technical	7a
11	Thang Thing The right-hand line, the crack on the right is taboo.	Technical	7a
12	Slab de Lune The rib on the recessed grassy slab. 2 user comments		6a
13	Master of a Lune A new route up the narrow face to the right.	Technical Crimpy	6b
14	Stack of Stones Start by using the flake on the left otherwise it is 6b. A new bolt has lowered the grip factor near the top. 3 user comments	1 Stars	6a+
15	Bag of Bones A fine delicate rib left of the hammer-head block on excellent rock. The first bolt is tricky to reach if the grass is wet. 6 user comments	2 Stars Technical Crimpy	6a+
16	Plate of Scones Scratch up the thin face just right of the hammer-head block and continue up a groove and crack.		6b+
17	Sara Laughs The face above the blocks has a hard central section.	1 Stars	6b+
18	Tenth Heaven A tricky lower section leads to the easier crack.	1 Stars Technical Crimpy	6b
19	Calci-Mauve Start up the pillar to the break. The flowstone wall above has good moves. The right-hand finish is Glas Double, 6c+. 5 user comments	2 Stars Reachy Technical	6b
20	Flaky Pastry An oddity, a decent mid-grade trad route up the big groove. There is a lower-off, thus removing the need to top-out.	1 Stars Pumpy	HVS 5a
21	Over the Hill An excellent sustained route up the cracks. Hard from the word go without ever being desperate and with a fine finish over the... 1 user comment	2 Stars Pumpy	6c
22	Nostalgia The long crack is a superb trad route with a new lower-off. 3 user comments	2 Stars Pumpy	E4 6a
23	The Omen Another of those long and worthwhile crack-systems.	2 Stars Pumpy	6b
24	Yogi Bare A tricky wall climb. Finish left of the bolts. Can be dirty. 2 user comments	1 Stars Technical	7a
25	Four Telling Tales The crack on the left-hand side of the arete is absorbing and technical with a tricky finish. 4 user comments	2 Stars Technical	6c+
26	The Talisman The right-hand side of the arete is awkward and less satisfying than Four Telling Tales. Drilled pegs at the start.	1 Stars Technical	6c+
27	Bleingassen The long open groove and blocky rib give a worthwhile pitch.	1 Stars	6c
28	The Oracle The fierce short wall to a roof is hard to onsight.	1 Stars Technical Crimpy	7b
29	The Prophecy Worthwhile and popular though a bit of an eliminate. Climb to the roof and make long moves right past the bulge. The wall leads...	2 Stars Reachy Pumpy	7a
30	Supernatural Another long one and with plenty of good climbing too. Climb the long sustained crack to a high crux.	2 Stars	6a
31	The Indian Cottage Short and sharp climbing past the triangular roof.		7a
32	What a Load of Roti Climb the crack to access the long soaring rib.	1 Stars	6a
33	Aloo Gobi A tough route up the technical wall above the roof.	Technical Crimpy	6c
34	Z Victor 1 Climb the groove to the cave, then the left wall. Exit to the right.	Graunchy Loose	HVS 5a
35	Pappadum Groove The groove to the ledge below the cave. Exit rightwards.		6a
36	Quartz Initial The left-hand side of the short arete to the big ledge.		6b+
37	Duma Key Climb the hand-crack in the corner above the huge block then follow the long finger-crack. Staple bolts.	1 Stars Crimpy Loose	6a
38	Viagra Falls The long technical wall leading to a hard roof. Avoiding the corner below the roof is tricky.	1 Stars Technical	6c+
39	Different Seasons The crack in the arete leads to a mid-height lower-off.If the first bolt is too high, start up the next route or use a... 4 user comments	1 Stars	6a+
40	Apt Pupil The steep wall right of the crack. The roof gives a hard finish.	1 Stars Strong	6c
41	In the Gravy A poor start over blocks, and up a groove, leads to better climbing on the wall above the ledges. 1 user comment	1 Stars	6a
42	From Cradle to Grave The wall on the left-hand side of the gully. Start up the steep slope and avoid left-hand variants. 1 user comment	1 Stars Crimpy	6c
43	Inception The prominent groove, a limestone Green Gut maybe?		HS 4b
44	Calcite Claws The short, hanging arete has some tricky moves on interesting rock.	1 Stars Technical	6c
45	So Veneer Climb the wall just right of the arete. 2 user comments	Technical	6b
46	The End Very poor, the short wall has a hard start leading past a break to a ledge and lower-off.		6a

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