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The left-hand side of the cliff is dominated by the squat tower of The Steeple and a beckoning cave entrance. Some routes here are polished, but are still worth doing. Guidebook page 391.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Introductory Wall The easy arete to the west of the cave then ledgy rock. | D | |
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Cave Crack The crack above the cave and the grass beyond. | VD | |
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Cave Chimney Inside the cave a juggy groove leads, via a bulge, to the first skylight. Often greasy and always gloomy. | Graunchy | S 4a |
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Skylight Chimney Further into the cave, a second groove to a similar feature glinting high above. Dark and dirty fun. | 1 Stars Graunchy | VD |
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Gobbler's Roof And now for something completely different - the dirty horizontal off-width roof crack in the cave. The hardest route at here... | 1 Stars Pumpy Graunchy | E7 6c |
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Overhanging Wall Variant Top 50 The groove right of the cave to a ledge then step out right above the overhang for a nicely exposed finish on huge holds. | 2 Stars | VD |
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Overhanging Wall Climb through the overhang with difficulty, and a polished foothold, to join the previous route on its jugs. 4 user comments | 2 Stars Strong | S 4b |
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Overhanging Chimney Direct The steep and wide corner-crack by bridging with awkward moves round the bulge. | 2 Stars | S 4a |
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Overhanging Chimney Indirect Avoid the crux on the regular route by a neat bit of side-stepping out right to the ledge, then back left to regain the crack.... | VD | |
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Pockets The arete on pockets - a sharp start. | Technical Crimpy | S 4c |
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Cracks The finger cracks just right of the arete, by laybacking. A bit of an eliminate and tough too. 6 user comments | Technical Crimpy | HVS 5b |
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Jug Climb the slippery centre of the steep wall making strenuous use of at least one jug and maybe a finger-jam. | 1 Stars Reachy Strong | VS 5a |
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Pedestal Crack The polished crack (avoidable to either side) to a ledge and a juggy finish up the slanting groove in the centre of The... 2 user comments | 1 Stars | S 4a |
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Concave Wall The scooped wall has a fingery start that is almost 4b. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Crimpy | HVD 4a |
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Steeple Arete The stepped arete that bounds the wall on the right. The lower arete is slippery and the upper one exposed. 2 user comments | 1 Stars | VD |
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Spider Chimney The wide slippery rift to the right wall of The Steeple. | 1 Stars Graunchy | HVD 3c |
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Harborough Crack This awkward, slippery groove was first climbed by J.W.P. back in 1898 - a great effort. The star is for historical interest. 2 user comments | 1 Stars | HS 4b |
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Little Arete A tiny arete right of the brickwork. | D | |
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Bow Ridge The short arete beyond a useful descent gully. | VD | |
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Bow Corner The short and tricky groove. | HVD | |
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Bow-Shaped Wall The centre of the fingery wall, passing the bulge on the right. 2 user comments | Crimpy | VS 5a |
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Bow Arete The short arete on the right. | D | |