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The first section described in the main quarry is a short face on the left of the long back wall. This has some easy, and relatively popular, orange spot ticks, plus a couple of blank desperates including the fine route the wall is named after. Guidebook page 140.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Tout Comprendre The left-hand arete of the wall is rather light on gear. Start up the arete, or round to the left (easier, but less satisfying)... 1 user comment | Fluttery | HVS 4c |
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A Game of Chess A well-named slab route, which is desperate to figure out, and almost as hard to climb. Follow the hairline weakness in the... 1 user comment | 2 Stars Technical Fluttery | E5 6tb |
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Hammer into Anvil From the centre of the slab, climb leftwards through the overhang to a niche, where things start to ease. A bit of a... 4 user comments | Reachy Technical | E2 |
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Nice 'n' Sleazy Eazy does it up the right-hand side of the slab, trending left, to reach a flake where things ease. Side-runners in the... 2 user comments | 1 Stars | E2 5b |
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96 Smears Climb the steep, slabby wall to the right of Nice 'n Sleazy with desperation. Completely gearless, and almost holdless. | Technical Fluttery | E5 6c |
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Rupert Bear Goes Hiking Hike up to the banana-shaped crack in the left side of the slab and follow it until it fizzles out. Finish direct awkwardly.... 3 user comments | 1 Stars | VS 4c |
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Bimbo the Exploding Lorry Driver's Gulch Eliminate The right-hand crack is straightforward and solid, apart from the exit. It gets a star for being the best HS in the quarry,... 10 user comments | 1 Stars | HS 4b |
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Beau Jest The right-hand arete of the short slab. The block round to the right that used to provide runners and holds has migrated south,... | Fluttery | E1 5a |
