12m.

Rockfax Description
Often used as a descent route but also worthwhile as a beginners' route. Start at the toe of the slab and ascend to its tip - not much gear. A couple of short awkward corners complete the route. The right edge is even easier. © Rockfax

FA. Henry Bishop et al early 1910s.

Ticklists

Stanage; Diffs on the cliffs , Stanage Routes BMC Graded List , Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs , 50 Stars in 20 Routes at Stanage Popular , Stanage Popular Greens , ROCKFAX Eastern Grit (2006): Top 500 , Stanage 'Difficults' , Graham Hoey’s Best Peak District Gritstone Routes for Beginners , Pre-WW1 Stanage , Stanage Mods for 'Soloing'

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Rhys.allen17 2 Oct, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Good beginner climb, always take people new to trad up this. Try to use this as a route to show gear placements, albeit not a huge range of options. 2 cams on the slab, 1 nut just past the ledge and another larger cam further up. Also not the easiest to build an anchor at the top!
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βeta: Good beginner climb, always take people new to trad up this. Try to use this as a route to show gear placements, albeit not a huge range of options. 2 cams on the slab, 1 nut just past the ledge and another larger cam further up. Also not the easiest to build an anchor at the top!
Jgaskell27 26 Sep, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Fun route, pretty poor gear
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βeta: Fun route, pretty poor gear
Queen of the Traverse 6 Sep, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Getting off the ledge halfway up via the corner is pretty bold for the non-lanky-man-sized - looked like a step up onto the face from top of the boulder behind, but a big step up and unprotected! (If there is gear I couldn't reach it). Cheated and went up on the left but no way that move was Mod - would even question that one move being Diff.
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βeta: Getting off the ledge halfway up via the corner is pretty bold for the non-lanky-man-sized - looked like a step up onto the face from top of the boulder behind, but a big step up and unprotected! (If there is gear I couldn't reach it). Cheated and went up on the left but no way that move was Mod - would even question that one move being Diff.
Stanley 18 Jun, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Descent
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springfall2008 24 Sep, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: One slightly tricker move off the ledge
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βeta: One slightly tricker move off the ledge
Lancs Lad 3 May, 2005 Show βeta
βeta: 2 * Easy Diff, nice ramble up easy rock, protectable where needed, easy solo tho
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βeta: 2 * Easy Diff, nice ramble up easy rock, protectable where needed, easy solo tho
Richard Hession 10 Feb, 2005 Show βeta
βeta: Nice cave 2/3 of the way up for a bivi :P
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βeta: Nice cave 2/3 of the way up for a bivi :P
Si dH 22 Jul, 2004 Show βeta
βeta: This was my firs tever climb outdoors, its more of a mod as people say. I used it as a descent at stanage today.
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βeta: This was my firs tever climb outdoors, its more of a mod as people say. I used it as a descent at stanage today.
Dominion 13 Jun, 2004 Show βeta
βeta: Bit of a cakewalk, and definitely more of a Mod than a Diff, didn't bother with a rope or pro for my 2nd gritstone "lead"
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βeta: Bit of a cakewalk, and definitely more of a Mod than a Diff, didn't bother with a rope or pro for my 2nd gritstone "lead"
Simon Caldwell 7 Apr, 2003 Show βeta
βeta: Very hard to protect so could be quite scary as a first lead. But then again, if Black Hawk Right Hand is Diff, this is surely only Mod?!
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βeta: Very hard to protect so could be quite scary as a first lead. But then again, if Black Hawk Right Hand is Diff, this is surely only Mod?!

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