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5 minsBehind the right-hand edge of the cliff, and directly beyond the approach gully, is the retiring buttress of The Block. This is home to a bunch of hard routes and a couple of easier ones. Guidebook page 375.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Diagonal 4m. The short slanting crack on the left is harder than it looks! | Technical | HS 5a |
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Shredded Feet 12m. The rounded break is hand traversed at the limit of friction all the way to a finish up Golden Days. It is more like 6c... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Rounded | E3 6b |
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Small Things 8m. Make a big dynamic jump to the flake below the bulge then step left to a jam in the break (gear). Step up and left to an... | 1 Stars Reachy | E6 6c |
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Golden Days 8m. The thin flake in the blunt nose has a huge reach (wire) and then a sprint for the rounded top. Short but sweet. 2 user comments | 1 Stars Reachy Technical Rounded | E3 6a |
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Jumping on a Beetle 8m. Round in the shade. Mantel onto the gutter with some difficulty then step left and make one delicate step up to the arete.... | 1 Stars Crimpy Fluttery | E7 6c |
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The Angel's Share 8m. A desperate route up the centre of the slab above the runnel which has some unusual moves and is easier for the tall. No... | 2 Stars Rounded Fluttery | E8 7a |
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Velvet Silence 8m. The original route on this slab is just within bouldering height. Make a very hard mantel onto the gutter and teeter right... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Rounded Fluttery | E6 6c |
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Tree Crack 8m. The cliff's last gasp is a struggle and much harder than previous guides would have had you believe! | HVS 5b | |