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An attractive buttress towards the middle of the cliff and split by a series of cracks and with a fine jutting right–hand arete. The classic mini-desperate of Portfolio is found here along with some much pleasanter and much easier routes. Guidebook page 113.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Taller Overhang 8m. The low roof is a short-lived struggle; a beefy pull gains a rest then more of the same - or scuttle off left. 1 user comment | Strong | VS 5a |
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Small Wall 6m. After the short technical wall is a ledge and easy ground. Quite polished and substantially harder for the short. 2 user comments | S 4b | |
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The Corner 8m. The corner groove is polished as its lower part is much used as a descent route. Climb it direct. 1 user comment | M | |
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Portfolio 8m. Still one of the hardest routes on the cliff, rumoured to be a Joe Brown offering. Climb to the bulges and pull fiercely... 10 user comments | 1 Stars Technical Strong | HVS 5b |
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Wall Climb 10m. The parallel cracks and short chimney above would appear to be misnamed though are well worth doing anyway. 4 user comments | 1 Stars | HVD |
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Centre Route 10m. Climb the awkward wall past an overlap to a finish up a thin crack. Not well-protected until the upper section. 3 user comments | 1 Stars | S 4a |
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The Slant Start 10m. From the chimney on the right trend left to the upper section of Centre Route using polished holds. 3 user comments | HVD | |
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Chockstone Chimney 10m. Tackle the widening crack that never gets wide enough to be really worthy of the title 'chimney' The upper section is... 3 user comments | 1 Stars | D |
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Mississippi Crack 10m. Climb into the good hanging crack in the face to the right and finish up the short groove above. Quite hard for the grade... 9 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | S 4a |
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The Medicine 10m. Scale the stacked overhangs to the left of the arete to a tricky mantelshelf. If you start to struggle always remember... 2 user comments | 1 Stars | HS 4a |
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Middle Buttress Arete 10m. Start just left of the arete and climb up to and into a groove which leads to a ledge. Move left and follow the... 1 user comment | 1 Stars | VD |