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This isolated block of rock presents Stanage's final outpost, and what a tough task master it is. There is only a small collection of routes on this glorified boulder, but they include the worst set of holds, and biggest collection of rounded breaks anywhere in t'Peak. Climbers unused to gritstone might wonder at the grades of some of the routes. Guidebook page 191.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Zippyattrocity The lowest break gives an arduous outing; sustained, technical and horribly rounded. Just the right-hand side wall is V6. 2 user comments | 1 Stars Rounded | V9 6c |
2 |
Whatever Happened to Bob? 8m. Climb the left-hand side of the face right then left. | Rounded | E3 5c |
3 |
Sad Amongst Friends 8m. Climb the blank central section of the face, finishing using a red wart on the lip of the final roof. The lower section is... | 2 Stars Rounded | E7 6c |
4 |
Snug as a Thug on a Jug 8m. Start up the flared crack in the right-hand side of the face and follow this to flutings on its left. Move right to a short... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Rounded | E4 6b |
5 |
Warmlove 8m. The direct finish to Snug as a Thug on a Jug involves a huge reach for a pebble (no long reach symbol; look at the first... | 2 Stars Technical Rounded | E6 7a |
6 |
Happy Amongst Friends 8m. The bulging wall just left of the arete is more of the same! | 1 Stars Rounded | E6 6c |
7 |
Breakdance 8m. The bulging right-hand arete of the leaning front face of the buttress. Wild and weird contortions can be used but aren’t... | 1 Stars Reachy Rounded | E4 6b |
8 |
Traverse of the Gritstone Gods 16m. A superb and arduous right-to-left traverse of the buttress starting up Breakdance and finishing on the left arete. Follow... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Pumpy Rounded | E4 6b |
9 |
Leroy Slips a Disc Poor holds lead up the right-hand wall. | Technical Rounded | V8 6c |
10 |
Head Spin The right-hand side of the wall on rounded holds to a finish using a crusty flake. | Rounded | V3 6b |
11 |
Pudding The wall on the left. | Rounded | V0+ 5b |
12 |
Salt and Vinegar 8m. The flared fissure has some juicy fist jams. | Rounded | HS 4b |
13 |
Chips The crack and rounded arete above. The finish is E1. | Rounded | V1 5c |
14 |
Peas Climb right of the arete, with a hard mantel to reach the ledge. Finishing up the right side of the wall to the top is worth E4... | Rounded | V5 6b |
