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15 minsThe rest of the climbs are located around the impressive vertical gash of the West Window which is the tall slit that lets light into the back of the main cave. Guidebook page 287.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Slanting Crack Scramble out to a stance at the foot of the chimney in the left-hand side of the face. Follow this (wide and awkward) until it... | 1 Stars Pumpy Loose | VS 4c |
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Deep Freeze From the stance on Slanting Crack, move back right then climb the fingery rib (threads) to enter a shallow groove. Up this to... | 1 Stars | E2 5c |
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Tower Direct A great route up the centre of the white wall. From a stance in the base of the window, climb leftwards into a thin crack. Up... | 3 Stars Strong | E3 5c |
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Twilight of the Tired Gods The hanging flake to the left of the window gives a butch pitch.1) 5c, 16m. Traverse out as for Tower Direct but follow the... 1 user comment | 1 Stars | E3 5c |
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West Window Groove The other great classic of the cliff is easier for the supple and/or long legged.1) 5a, 16m. Climb cracks that split the... 4 user comments | 3 Stars Technical | HVS 5a |
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Starlight Now unclimbable because of vegetation.1) 4b, 24m. Start at the right edge of the cave and climb a grassy groove to a small... | VS 4b | |
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Lightening Now unclimbable because of vegetation.1) 5a, 28m. Follow Starlight but continue along the break to a left trending ramp. Up... | HVS 5a | |