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A superb set of cracks and grooves including the magnificent sustained London Wall, the quality hand-crack of Bond Street and the lovely sustained bridging on Great Portland Street. Guidebook page 248.

Route (click for voting and user comments)		Symbols	Grade
1	Covent Garden 1) 4b, 15m. A long groove leads via a couple of moves on its left arete to a stance in the corner on the right.2) 4b, 12m.... 8 user comments		VS 4b
2	Bond Street 20m. The superb jamming crack has hard moves entering and leaving the resting niche. It will take all the protection you can... 14 user comments		HVS 5a
3	Monopoly 20m. A blank wall with a combination of technical climbing and little in the way of protection. The upper section is the... 2 user comments		E7 6b
4	Great Portland Street 20m. A fierce 'stopper' mantelshelf is required to reach the elegant hanging groove. It then gives sustained steep bridging. 10 user comments		HVS 5b
5	White Wall 22m. The wall left of the deep corner with its thin crack system could have done with a few more aided ascents before it was... 4 user comments		E5 6b
6	The Mall 22m. The sustained right-angled groove is tough at the grade, though protection is good. Watch for the gritty sloping top. 20 user comments		VS 4c
7	London Wall 22m. This compelling crack splitting the sheer red wall is an essential hard-core tick - the climbing is safe as houses and... 4 user comments		E5 6a
8	Lambeth Chimney 22m. The shallow chimney on the right-hand side of the wall leads to a ledge. Step around the exposed arete on the left to... 7 user comments		HS 4b
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Crewcut
"HVS 4c without a monster cam - the middle layback goes on a bit!" 27/Sep

Regent Street
"This route has become my nemesis. On my most recent attempt to lead it I overcam..." 07/Sep

Twikker
"Superb, sometimes strenuous, sometimes delicate. Both cruxes take a bit of work..." 20/Aug

Embankment 3
"On 14/08/09 the tat failed to hold a fall and may or may not have been replaced...." 16/Aug

Eros
"done this the other day - the big block at the overlap is now at the start of th..." 29/Jul

Keelhaul
"Good climbing in the flake, downclimbed from the undercut to the ledge cos of lo..." 31/May

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