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A tall buttress right of the bulk of Two Tier which takes its name from its main developer in the early 1980s when the routes here were amongst the hardest in the Dale. More routes have been added and many of the older lines have been tidied up. Guidebook page 172.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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The Chicken Run One of the better easy routes in the Dale with an nice finale.1) 5a, 18m. Follow the corner and belay on a ledge on the... 1 user comment | 1 Stars | HVS 5a |
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A Rooster in the Hen House A long, wandering pitch which has a few worthwhile moments. Start just right of Chicken Run and make difficult moves up the... 1 user comment | 1 Stars | 6b+ |
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Goldfinger Unbalanced with a hard start. Make a hard pull past bolts and head up a big flake. Step left to another flake and climb to the... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Technical | E2 6a |
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The Flight of Icarus An excellent but imposing route which sees few ascents. Start up Goldfinger. Above the second bolt move slightly right and up a... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Fluttery | E6 6b |
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Aberration A long diagonal pitch (30m) with some good climbing. Low in the grade. Start up Goldfinger to the second bolt. Traverse right... 9 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | 8a |
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Minos A great direct line. Make powerful starting moves then move up and span left into a scoop on Aberration. Climb up to the roof... 5 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Strong Pumpy | 7c+ |
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Buster A desperate start to Gonads heading for the base of its final groove. | 1 Stars Technical Strong | 8a+ |
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Gonads One of the more significant sport routes of its day. Start steeply then make a demanding traverse left via a mono to the bottom... 3 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Strong Pumpy | 8a+ |
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Ultralight Direct from the start of Gonads. Missing holds have compounded the difficulties. | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy | 8a+ |
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Seven Pounds Overweight A scary sport route which has been largly usurped by its neighbours. Follow Gonads to the first bolt. Traverse up right to the... | Pumpy | 8a |
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Lightweight The direct start to Seven Pounds is now more popular than the original. Climb direct to the groove on Spizz Energy then finish... 8 user comments | 2 Stars Technical Crimpy | 7c |
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Spizz Energy One of the great routes of Chee Dale which has absorbing climbing and gear when you need it. Climb up past a bolt and peg to a... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Technical Fluttery | E5 6b |
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A Touch of Class A fine hybrid with two good independent sections. Follow Spizz Energy to the flake then climb up right to join Mad Dogs. Pull... 1 user comment | 2 Stars | E4 6a |
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Spazz Energy An inferior companion to big brother Spizz. Reasonable climbing low down but not of the same class overall. 2 user comments | 1 Stars Technical | 7a+ |
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen A fine and devious route which is one of the best of its grade in the Peak. Very sustained, though with a harder move to reach... 17 user comments | 3 Stars | E3 5c |
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Machineries of Joy 1) 5b, 32m. Climb the flake of Mad Dogs to the roof. Undercut right along this into the grass and nettles and descent... 1 user comment | 1 Stars | E1 5b |
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Within Reach A worthwhile route filling the gap to the right. Trend rightwards and climb the technical slab to the roof which provides an... 4 user comments | 1 Stars | 6c |
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Ape Index A long reach through the bulge above the traverse on pitch 1 of Machineries of Joy. Rumoured to have never had a second ascent. 3 user comments | Reachy | E5 6c |
