Adjacent Areas
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Trad
Sun and Shade
Level
10 minsSeepage
Windy
The buttress just to the right of the waterfall has some good rock but the waterfall can be distractingly noisy when in full flow. Further right is the huge dominating corner of Darkness. Surrounding this corner are a few esoteric sport lines and a couple of quality long traditional routes. Guidebook page 309.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Alien Water Kiss 24m. Start just to the right of the waterfall at a groove with a low peg. Move up the groove past the peg to the first... | 2 Stars Technical Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6b |
2 |
Darkness Beckons 27m. Follow Alien Water Kiss for a few metres and traverse right to gain the first horizontal break. Now go slightly right and... | 3 Stars Technical Strong Pumpy Fluttery | E6 6b |
3 |
Slapstick 8m. A short bolt line just right of The Darkness Beckons. | Technical Crimpy | 7c |
4 |
Who's For Tea 12m. Steep bulges on the shallow left-hand arete of the wall. The lower-off is on the ledge. | Reachy Technical | 7a+ |
5 |
In The Red 14m. The very hard yellow-stained groove in the centre of the wall to a lower-off on the ledge. | Technical Crimpy | 7b+ |
6 |
Moulin Rouge 17m. Belay at the left-hand lower-off above the lower wall - Green Carpet provides the best start. Move up to a high bolt and... | 1 Stars Technical Pumpy | 6c |
7 |
Crash Test Dummy 15m. A series of difficult manoeuvres up the steep wall right of the yellow-stained groove. Lower-off on the ledge. | Reachy Technical | 7a+ |
8 |
Green Carpet 16m. A short route up the unappealling wall left of the huge corner chimney of Darkness. When dry and warm it gives a... 2 user comments | 1 Stars Technical | 6b |
9 |
Shadowlands 15m. A good trad continuation to Green Carpet. 2 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | 6b+ |
10 |
The Twilight Zone 16m. The bolt line just left of Darkness via a steep wall and overhang to a lower-off in the chimney. | Technical Pumpy | 6b+ |
11 |
Prince of Darkness 32m. A surprisingly popular route up the leaning sun-less wall to the right of the huge gaping corner of Darkness. Start just... | 2 Stars Pumpy | E5 6a |
12 |
Light The sun-less wall right of the chimney of Darkness is only relatively brighter than its neighbour. A hard start is followed by... 4 user comments | 2 Stars Strong Loose | E2 5c |
