Mowing Word is one of those spots which can elude climbers year after year - many is the time I’ve heard folk say “must get that one done tomorrow/next week/this season”, only to reappear the following year with nothing bagged in the interim. That’s bird-restricted crags for you. But maybe that’s the attraction? …this means you’ll never run out of routes to do - surely this is the epitome of paradise. In the meantime, devote your energy to getting started on such west-facing beauties as the amazing Diedre Sud (HS), the multi-extravaganza Heart of Darkness (HVS), Snozwanger (E1), Flax of Dream (E2) and the demanding In One Door (E5). And if that’s not enough to drag you back time and time again … you are climbing too fast.
Routes
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35 trad routes (HS...E5) Graded List of Routes List of First Ascents |        | ||
| Buttress (click for routes) | No. of Routes | Route Type | Sunshine or shade |
Approach walk | Other | Page |
| Chimes of Freedom This huge lump of a buttress is crossed by a series of juggy breaks and small roofs. All the routes... |
12 | Trad |
Afternoon sun |
Level 25 mins |
Abseil Tidal Windy Restricted Access No climbing 1 Mar to 1 Aug | 196 |
| Diedre Sud Mowing Word is best know for two classic routes - Diedre Sud and Heart of Darkness. These routes... |
15 | Trad |
Afternoon sun |
Level 25 mins |
Abseil Tidal Windy Restricted Access No climbing 1 Mar to 31 Jul. (Birds). | 198 |
| The Curver The southern end of Mowing Word has a few decent routes worth looking at. |
6 | Trad |
Afternoon sun |
Level 25 mins |
Abseil Windy Restricted Access No climbing 1 Mar to 1 Aug | 200 |
| East Face The east face of Mowing Word has a striking corner line with some steep walls on either side.... |
2 | Trad |
Morning sun |
Level 25 mins |
Abseil Tidal Windy | 200 |
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