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25 minsPickering Pinnacle is the slender, grassy tower opposite Ilam Rock. It offers some good climbing on the retiring south-facing white wall hidden high above the crowds gawping at Ilam. None of the routes described here are popular and many rely on old fixed gear which should be treated with suspicion. Guidebook page 309.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Pickering Ridge The long riverside arete is a good climb, at least in retrospect. Gain the arete from the bank on the left, then follow it... | Loose | VS 4b |
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What Crisis? The left-hand arete of the cave leads to a block, move right above the lip to the steep grass above the cave. Climb direct up a... | HVS 5a | |
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Crisis Short and fierce. Climb the overhang above the right-hand rib of the cave past several old peg-runners. Continue up the groove... | Technical Crimpy | E5 6c |
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Daylight Robbery Start up Crisis, but move right along a break to a ledge. Pull round a bulge to a crack and climb this to a belay. Escape... | E1 5b | |
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Monsieur Mange Tout Climb the fine white wall directly, past 2 pegs and a thread to a lower-off. Good positions, but the gear is old. | 1 Stars Technical Crimpy | E5 6b |
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The River An eliminate up the rounded arete left of Pickering's Overhang. Keep going until you can no longer avoid rejoining the parent... | Crimpy | E4 6a |
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Pickering's Overhang The flaky groove requires some hard work to pass the bulge. The wall above (old pegs) is also tricky. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Pumpy | E1 5b |
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The Jaguar Smile An eliminate up the scooped face. Peg and thread protect. Mistakenly called 'Jahuan Smile' in previous guides. | Reachy | E4 6a |
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The Flake A compelling line. Short-lived, but hard work. | 1 Stars Pumpy | E1 5c |
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Chunky Punky The short side of the tower soon eases. | HVS 5a | |
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Original Route Traverse the grassy north wall (tree runners) out to the even grassier ridge (possible stance) then gibber up the crest. | S 3c | |