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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.

12m.

Rockfax Description
12m. The steep crack in the left wall of the angular groove is a fine and fulsome outing. It is reached via a short awkward traverse past flakes, and gives quality hand and then fist jamming. The route is always in the shade and isn't too far from three stars. © Rockfax

FA. Colin Foord 1968.

Ticklists

The Roaches - Routes Graded List , ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List , BMC staffordshire "crackers dozen" crack school , Ramshaw crack day out , Peak District Gritstone: Graham Hoey's Best Routes for Moving on to E2

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mark s 28 May, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Easy to get to the crack.get your right hand in the hand jam above left fist jam to establish in the main crack. Ive got big hands and the jams above are still a bit lose. Superb crack climbing
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βeta: Easy to get to the crack.get your right hand in the hand jam above left fist jam to establish in the main crack. Ive got big hands and the jams above are still a bit lose. Superb crack climbing
John Gillott 23 Sep, 2002 Show βeta
βeta: Poor description guys: crack(s)? There's only the one. Groove? More of a face. Glorious jams? Hmmm, they COULD be so described I guess!
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βeta: Poor description guys: crack(s)? There's only the one. Groove? More of a face. Glorious jams? Hmmm, they COULD be so described I guess!

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Grade: E1 5b ***
(Roaches Skyline)

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