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This fine blank wall has two fingery outings. Desperation is hard and popular, Pacific Ocean Wall is desperate and neglected. The larger buttress to the left has the classic of Cave Arete and the rift of Robin Hood's Balcony Cave Direct. Guidebook page 168.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Carpe Diem 16m. Climb the wall to an odd block and continue leftwards to holds under the roof. Reach back right for a pocket on the lip... | 2 Stars Reachy Technical | E6 6c |
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Cave Eliminate 16m. A boulder problem start (V3) up a leaning rib leads to a good ledge at 5m (this can be avoided by a traverse from the left... 6 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Rounded | E2 6a |
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Cave Arete 16m. A photogenic outing. The first ledge on the arete is accessed from the right awkwardly then make long reaches (5b for the... 5 user comments | 2 Stars Reachy | HVS 5a |
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Robin Hood's Balcony Cave Direct 16m. The imposing chimney is climbed on polished holds to reach the balcony and a stance. Escape right across the top of the... 3 user comments | 1 Stars | HVD |
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Broken Arrow 6m. The wide crack that hangs over the chimney is awkward to access though it eases once past the first large overhang. 2 user comments | Strong | E1 5b |
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Constipation 14m. A stiff problem requiring some effort. Climb the face just right of the arete (poor Friend 1.5) using tiny holds away on... 4 user comments | 1 Stars Technical Fluttery | E4 6a |
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Pacific Ocean Wall 14m. Start as for Constipation then move out right and climb the wall by sustained hard moves on tiny holds. Pre-placed... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Crimpy | E5 6b |
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Desperation 12m. The lower section of the smooth wall is climbed via a problem start on the right (6a for short climbers). Swing left then... 14 user comments | 3 Stars Technical Crimpy | E1 5c |
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Robin Hood's Staircase Direct 10m. The short-lived thin crack leading into a shallow groove. Finish easily or head along...... | HS 4b | |
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Rubber Band 20m. Follow either of the Robin Hood's Staircase starts until just below the cliff top then traverse left along the prominent... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Pumpy | VS 4b |
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Robin Hood's Staircase 10m. The weakness running diagonally leftwards up the wall is relatively straightforward but unprotected. Much used as a way... 3 user comments | Fluttery | VD |
