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5 minsThe most bizarre climbing destination in the quarry and perhaps in the country; a wall of good quality gritstone sadly capped by a vertical wall of shattered shale. Helmets are a good idea! Guidebook page 259.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Anasazi Arete 14m. The juggy arete is reached from the left and leads to a ledge. Leaving this to the left of the arete is difficult as is... 3 user comments | 1 Stars | E1 5b |
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Bright Angel Corner 14m. The shallow groove is a bit vegetated but still worthwhile. Follow the corner and cracks in the left wall. Lower off. | 1 Stars | VS 4c |
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Supai Corner 14m. The deep groove is vegetated at the bottom. No lower-off. | 1 Stars | VS 4b |
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New Jerusalem 14m. Follow the thin slanting crack rightwards to to a juggy ledge and the chance to breathe again. Better holds lead... | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | E4 6a |
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Shibb 16m. Technical but well-protected. Follow the crack to a niche then reach up and right to a ledge. Take the flake above to a... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | E4 6b |
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The Karma Mechanic 16m. Spanners for the soul? Climb up to a peg in a break then swing left and make a small hop (or huge span) for a good ledge... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | E6 6c |
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Schwartzennegger Mon Amour 16m. Dream on! Climb the groove to its closure then pull up and left past the roof onto the wall with great difficulty.... | 1 Stars Technical Crimpy Fluttery | E5 6c |
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Gritstone Rain 18m. DonÕt forget the concrete umbrella! Climb the left arete of the third groove to a ledge, enter the groove and take it to a... | 1 Stars | HVS 5b |
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Vishnu 18m. The flake in the right wall of the groove leads into the twisting corner above and on to a lower-off below the break. | HVS 5a | |
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The Lean Mean Fighting Machine 18m. From the ledge tackle the thin left-trending crack line by fierce moves until an escape into Vishnu can be made. Not one... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Crimpy | E4 6a |
