Elsewhere in the county a number of routes at Great Wanney have been cleaned and seen a number of ascents:
Osiris (E3)
Pharaoh’s Face (E3) top half only
The Last Retreat * (E4)
Nosey Parker * (E5)
Spare Rib (E4) Excellent highball, worth a star, harder than 6a
Great Wall Direct Finish * (E5)
A direct finish to The Last Retreat has been climbed at E5 6a, up the wall above the midway ledge, finishing just right of Nosey Parker. Plus a line has been climbed between Pharaoh’s Face and Main wall at (H)VS 5a/b, utilising a good thread. More info at:
http://thenmc.org.uk/onlineguide/index.php?v=5&s=5&id=37
Along with many of the easier routes the following were also clean enough to be climbed:
Main Wall *** (HVS)
Rakes Crack ** (E1)
Enery’s Ammer * (E2)
Northumberland Wall *** (E2)
Thin Ice *** (E3…)
More traffic will hopefully keep these routes in good condition and will hopefully slow the rate of decine of the south facing crags in the north.