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5 minsCuriously this is the orange-tinted wall on the far side of the quarry, directly opposite the approach scramble. Facing westish, it gets the sun in the evening and dries fast enough to be a suitable venue on milder winter days. Unfortunately most of the routes have very grotty finishes up a steep, loose slope which can spoil the experience for some. Guidebook page 8.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Elder Groove 16m. Start on the left of the buttress and climb leftwards over a bulge to reach the base of the left-hand groove, then follow... 1 user comment | HS 4b | |
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Turkish Delight 16m. To the right is a shallower groove that leads steeply to a leftwards traverse into Elder Groove. | VS 5b | |
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Kaibab 16m. The second shallow groove to a steep direct finish. | HVS 5b | |
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Sunbeam 16m. The direct start to the finishing groove of Storm. 2 user comments | 1 Stars | VS 4b |
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Storm 16m. The original route of the wall. Climb up the flake and crack that form the right-hand side of the pedestal to reach its... 6 user comments | 2 Stars | VS 4c |
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Age of Reason 18m. Unfeasably thin and bold to boot! Gain the thin flake and follow it rightwards to the horizontal. Swing left on good holds... | 1 Stars Technical Fluttery | E6 6b |
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Sheppy 16m. The obvious and fierce once-pegged crack (pity it wasnÕt pegged a few more times!) until above the break then trend left... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Technical | E3 6a |
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Sparrow 16m. Climb up and right with difficulty to reach a peg on Traumatic Eversion. Continue to the break then pull over the overhang... | Technical | E4 6b |
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Traumatic Eversion A pumpy girdle following the most obvious feature here. 1) 16m. 5c. Make a tricky mantel then climb the juggy wall to reach... | 1 Stars Pumpy | E1 5c |
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Flyer 14m. The right-hand arete of the wall has a technical and bold lower section as far as the break used by Traumatic Eversion.... | 1 Stars Technical | E3 6a |
