Ramshaw is home to some of the hardest routes in Britain and most of them are graded HVS - a Yosemite style tape job is the only access requirement! There are no access problems at the main crag. However, do not try and climb at Lady Rock (the buttresses on the far right above the farm house), these are not on access land, the owner lives very close and has been confrontational.
Rockfax Description
8m. The shallow blank groove is a good test of footwork and balance. Sweetly precarious and low in the grade. © Rockfax
FA. John Yates 1968.
ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List , UK smearing corners
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EarlyBird | 10 Oct, 2005 |
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βeta: They hold. | βeta? | |
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βeta: They hold. |
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Dave Garnett | 9 Jul, 2004 |
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βeta: E1 done as in the photo. The 'small wires' are in the Arete on the left and are bomber. HVS done this way. | βeta? | |
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βeta: E1 done as in the photo. The 'small wires' are in the Arete on the left and are bomber. HVS done this way. |
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Pythonist | 17 May, 2004 |
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βeta: Definitely a wonderfully gripping top. I don't know about small wires - I got a large nut at 2/3 height, and a size 3 microcam in the corner when standing just above the ledge. Still makes the top feel much harder than it is. | ||
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βeta: Definitely a wonderfully gripping top. I don't know about small wires - I got a large nut at 2/3 height, and a size 3 microcam in the corner when standing just above the ledge. Still makes the top feel much harder than it is. |
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Grade: E1 5b ***
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