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To the left of the steps is a series of short undercut walls with good (and popular) bouldering and some worthwhile though hard climbs. The tallest buttress left of the steps has a couple of reasonably-graded routes (as long as you like awkward cracks) and more desperate climbing on slopers and pebbles. Further right is an immaculate hanging slab which has one of the hardest and blankest routes in the area. Guidebook page 48.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Apache Dawn 8m. The pebbly wall on the left, starting at the small cigar-shaped pod and scratching a way to a rounded finish. The heather... 3 user comments | 1 Stars Crimpy Rounded Fluttery | E5 6c |
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Catastrophe Internationale Top 50 8m. From the right-hand end of the long elongated slot, climb straight up the steep wall by hard pulls on pebbles and desperate... 2 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Crimpy Fluttery | E5 6c |
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Slippery Jim 8m. The awkward and often rather green groove is squirmed to a rounded exit. The route is not popular, partly because of where... 2 user comments | HVS 5b | |
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Bareback Rider 8m. Climb the rounded arete on its right-hand side by technical laying away to a grasping exit. Despite the name, an 'a cheval'... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Rounded | E4 6b |
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Ascent of Man Top 50 10m. A mini-classic, intense and varied, packing a lot of climbing into a short distance. Gain the undercut flake with... 11 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Rounded | E3 6a |
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Days of Future Passed 10m. The rounded arete leads by laybacking to a tough, though well-protected, mantelshelf finale. 2 user comments | 1 Stars Rounded | E3 6b |
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The Aspirant 8m. Climb the centre of the left-hand side-wall of the gully, passing a useful flake to an exit on the left. | 1 Stars | E3 5c |
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Ackit 14m. Follow the right-trending flake by awkward laybacking (good gear is available but it is tricky to place) to bulges, which... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | HVS 5b |
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Just For Today 16m. The wall and slab. The crucial huge stretch for a sloper is protected by a side runner in Ackit, placed on route. Finish... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Reachy Technical | E6 7a |
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Barriers in Time Top 50 16m. The elegant arete is superb but slightly harder for shorties. Make a tricky start to reach the first break then tackle the... 10 user comments | 3 Stars Reachy Rounded Fluttery | E6 6b |
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Sunday at Chapel 10m. The steep right-hand side of the arete is bold and slappy to a final crack. A distant side runner in Ackit was used on the... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Rounded Fluttery | E6 6c |
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Ant Lives 8m. Start by a 'fun' mantelshelf then make a powerful move to the ledge before galloping off rightwards. 1 user comment | 1 Stars | V6 6c |
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Inertia Reel Attain a small flake and the rounded ledges above from a minute undercut in the low break. Escape right or jump off! 2 user comments | 3 Stars Crimpy Fluttery | V6 6c |
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Teck Crack Direct Reach the thin crack from the left by hard moves and then a rapid hand-traverse. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Reachy Strong | V5 6b |
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The Dignity of Labour From the right-hand arete, move left to holds and yet another fearsome mantelshelf finish. Virtually a route. 1 user comment | 2 Stars Rounded | V5 6b |
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Teck Crack 1) 4a, 10m. Climb the grotty gully and cross the slab leftwards to a stance at the foot of the steep crack. 2) 5c, 14m. Jam and... 5 user comments | 1 Stars | E1 5c |
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Lightning Crack 1) 5b, 10m. Quickly gain the thin hanging crack with difficulty and follow it to ledges and a belay. 2) 4c, 15m. The wall on... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Rounded | HVS 5b |
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Pindels Numb 10m. Climb leftwards from the 'welcoming' holly via a finger traverse and pull into the leaning corner with difficulty and... | 1 Stars | E4 6b |
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Crystal Grazer 10m. Gain the lip of the roof from the diagonal crack on the right then foot traverse left to a shallow groove. Climb the... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Rounded Fluttery | E5 6a |
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A Fist Full of Crystals 12m. Follow Crystal Grazer to the groove and balance up this with some trepidation and nothing in the way of gear. Very blind. 1 user comment | 3 Stars Rounded Fluttery | E6 6b |
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Doug 12m. Start as for the last two routes but climb the right-hand edge of the buttress to a delicate finale up a shallow scoop.... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy Rounded Fluttery | E8 6c |
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K.P. Nuts 10m. A desperate bouldery Nadin route. Safe with a good spotting team and there is some gear in the break for the crux. Start... | 1 Stars Technical Crimpy | E7 6c |
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Ascent of Woman 10m. The right-hand start and direct finish to Ascent of Man goes at about the same grade although it is less popular. | 1 Stars | E3 6a |
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Teck Crack Super Direct Gain the thin crack from directly below making a hideous pull on a poor crack and pebbles. | 1 Stars Crimpy | V7 6c |
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Inertia Reel Traverse The well-chalked low-level traverse is a classic. About as pumpy and as rounded as they come. 1 user comment | 3 Stars Strong Pumpy Rounded | V11 6c |
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Mushin' The direct start to Pindles Numb is one of the hardest boulder problems in the Peak. Use a glued undercut above the break to... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Strong Crimpy | V12 |
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Pindles Numb 10m. Climb leftwards from the 'welcoming' holly via a finger traverse and pull into the leaning corner with difficulty. Once... | 1 Stars Technical | E4 6b |
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Fred's Cafe 10m. The right-slanting crack leads awkwardly to an easy slab. Well-protected but a thrash and often choked with pine needles. | VS 5a | |
