Rockfax Description
A fine climb but very polished in places. Climb the front of the buttress, first right up a slippery groove then left up a short V-chimney. Traverse left past a sharp rib and round the arete to climb the steep slab formed by a huge block to good ledges at the base of a slabby arete, or go direct up a wide crack - awkward and HS 4b. Step onto the ridge then 'a cheval' or hand traverse this (poor protection) to the final easy walls and a finish up a short groove. © Rockfax
FA. Henry Bishop 1900.
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Fraser kid | 19 Oct, 2020 |
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βeta: The slab could definitely do with some vigourous cleaning, along with the traverse on the second pitch, as it’s pretty much turned into a lawn. | βeta? | |
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βeta: The slab could definitely do with some vigourous cleaning, along with the traverse on the second pitch, as it’s pretty much turned into a lawn. |
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cmsg | 19 Sep, 2005 |
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βeta: It may be impossible to fall "à cheval", but why on Earth would one climb it that way? The hand-traverse is simply spectacular, and lends the amazing feeling of being in true mountain terretory. Worth severe, certainly. Shame about the horrible polished ramp at the start. | βeta? | |
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βeta: It may be impossible to fall "à cheval", but why on Earth would one climb it that way? The hand-traverse is simply spectacular, and lends the amazing feeling of being in true mountain terretory. Worth severe, certainly. Shame about the horrible polished ramp at the start. |
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london_huddy | 16 Jun, 2005 |
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βeta: IF you fight your way up the chimney then it's diff, up the face is nearer S... | βeta? | |
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βeta: IF you fight your way up the chimney then it's diff, up the face is nearer S... |
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alan moore | 31 May, 2005 |
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βeta: Yes, it is fairly difficult. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Yes, it is fairly difficult. |
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EarlyBird | 2 Apr, 2004 |
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βeta: it IS diff! | βeta? | |
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βeta: it IS diff! |
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Grade: S 4a ***
(Stanage Popular)