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Boulder
Afternoon sun
Uphill
6 minsA short but wide buttress spit centrally by an awkward chimney which breaks an almost continuous line of overhangs and bulges which provide the entertainment.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Arete Route 6m. The left arete of the buttress is reached via a taxing bulge. | Strong | V1 5b |
2 |
Jimmy's Crack 6m. The hanging crack above the roof is approached across the roof using the expando-flakes with trepidation. | 3 Stars Strong Fluttery | V2 5c |
3 |
Direct Route 6m. The juggy right-hand side of the roof is fun. | 1 Stars Strong | V1 5b |
4 |
Heather Wall Direct 6m. Climb past the right-hand edge of the roof where it fades. | V0 5a | |
5 |
Donkey Route Direct 6m. Clip clop through the centre of the bulges. | V1 5b | |
6 |
Heather Variant 6m. The right-hand side of the bulges. | V0- 4c | |
7 |
Heather Wall 6m. Climb out along a hanging slab to a tricky and exposed exit. | Fluttery | V0- 4a |
8 |
Chimney Route 6m. The grubby rift that splits the buttress. | VD | |
9 |
Tank Top 6m. The right-hand arete of the chimney on its left-hand side. | 1 Stars Fluttery | V3 6a |
10 |
Sweater 6m. Tackle the arete on its right-hand side via the overhang and the best of the pockets above. | 1 Stars | V1 5b |
11 |
Pullover 6m. The centre of the overhangs is beefy, the wall above much more delicate. Trend left to finish. | 3 Stars Strong | V1 5b |
12 |
Jumper 6m. The right-hand side of the roof is a bit of an eliminate though the moves are good. | 1 Stars | V2 5c |
13 |
Thin Crack Superdirect 6m. An eliminate which gains the thin crack directly and avoids any contamination with the ledge on the right. | V2 5c | |
14 |
Thin Crack 6m. Using the projecting ledge on the right to access the thin crack is easier and a lot more sensible! | 1 Stars | V0- 4b |
15 |
Left-hand Crack 6m.The short left-hand crack is approached over a bulge and gives a couple of jamming moves. | 1 Stars | VD |
16 |
Right-hand Crack 6m. The slightly thinner right-hand fissure. | 1 Stars | VD |
17 |
Flake Route 6m. Pull through the bulges and climb the crack to a tricky exit. | 1 Stars | VD |