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Home to a trio of classic cracks including the peerless pitch of The Right Unconquerable, one of the most famous of all gritstone outings. Doing all three of the Unconquerable cracks in under an hour is a way of spicing up ascents when you have them wired. Guidebook page 151.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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The Little Unconquerable 10m. The left-hand crack is a mild test of fist-jamming. Thought by some to be the hardest of the three, though it isn't! 1 user comment | 1 Stars Graunchy | HVS 5a |
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The Left Unconquerable Top 50 16m. The leaning crack is jammed to a poor rest at the break. Build a bomb-shelter then make the crucial precarious layback... 8 user comments | 3 Stars Pumpy | E1 5b |
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Vanquished 14m. The upper wall between the two cracks has a stopper move using a really poor pocket. 2 user comments | Technical Rounded | E4 6b |
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The Right Unconquerable Top 50 16m. One of gritstone's greatest classics, and sadly showing its age. Start up the polished central crack before shuffling... 14 user comments | 3 Stars | HVS 5a |
5 |
Monday Blue 16m. The right arete of the wall has runners just below the crux, but that is a fair way off the ground. Finish as for The... 13 user comments | 1 Stars Fluttery | E2 5b |
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Curving Chimney 16m. A good example of its type. Upward progress is awkward, slipping back down is a doddle. The upper section is easier. 3 user comments | 2 Stars Graunchy | VD |
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Curving Buttress 14m. From the left-hand end of a ledge climb the blunt rib (micro wires to the left) and make hard moves up and right to a... 7 user comments | 1 Stars Reachy Fluttery | E2 5b |