46m, 3 pitches.

Rockfax Description
Fun and intriguing climbing that gives a memorable outing.
Start at a ledge just to the left of a slim curving crack on the right side of the face.
1) 5a, 20m. Climb the wall just left of the crack, joining it at 4m. Follow the crack to ledges and a massive thread just above. Pull steeply through the bulge, thread, and continue past another thread to a body-size circular cave. Belay in the cave, and be sure to search out and sign the visitors' log book. Alternatively; from just below the massive thread, traverse up and rightwards to the base of a small corner and follow this to the lower of two horizontal breaks. Traverse the break left, past a peg, to the body-size circular cave.
2) 5a, 12m. Climb steeply out of the cave on the right, peg, and follow a short groove to easier ground and belay on a ledge.
3) 4b, 14m. Traverse left around the exposed arete into a corner (junction with Earl of Perth). Continue traversing left for 5m to a peg and climb up 5m to an abseil station. © Rockfax

Ed Drummond 15/May/1965.

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Jack jk 14 Apr, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Peg protecting the exit from the cave holds a factor ~1.2 falling 84kg human. Can be backed up, and there's a decent amount of kit after it too.
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βeta: Peg protecting the exit from the cave holds a factor ~1.2 falling 84kg human. Can be backed up, and there's a decent amount of kit after it too.
SPearce 8 May, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Climbing in the evening, got dark due to changing our minds on who was leading pitch 2 (had headtorches) as we finish the final pitch we get threatened to be arrested by the police and caused a large incident involving three fire engines, police and a drone, and a threat of prosecution. Fire guys were lovely and understanding, but dont climb anything under the bridge at night, its apparently "illegal" according to the police and the bridge security.
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βeta: Climbing in the evening, got dark due to changing our minds on who was leading pitch 2 (had headtorches) as we finish the final pitch we get threatened to be arrested by the police and caused a large incident involving three fire engines, police and a drone, and a threat of prosecution. Fire guys were lovely and understanding, but dont climb anything under the bridge at night, its apparently "illegal" according to the police and the bridge security.
Lucydavison09 15 Apr, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Had to wait for 3 goblins to climb out the cave before starting….very hot April day. Forgetting chalk was a bad move
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βeta: Had to wait for 3 goblins to climb out the cave before starting….very hot April day. Forgetting chalk was a bad move
emmwilkes 26 Sep, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: knee bar the exit from the cave!!
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βeta: knee bar the exit from the cave!!
Tall Oak 22 Aug, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Committing going over the lips but its all there. Just need balls and precise foot work. Cool route
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βeta: Committing going over the lips but its all there. Just need balls and precise foot work. Cool route
Mbowell 7 Sep, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Yellow tat in cave seems to be just jammed knots, check it before using. Pegs look ok and plenty of nut placements.
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βeta: Yellow tat in cave seems to be just jammed knots, check it before using. Pegs look ok and plenty of nut placements.
ZacMoss 31 Aug, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: All three stances have in-situ anchors with carabiners or maillons as master points. They can also be used as ab stations if you only have a single rope as the abseil is 40~m.
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βeta: All three stances have in-situ anchors with carabiners or maillons as master points. They can also be used as ab stations if you only have a single rope as the abseil is 40~m.
PaulJepson 26 Sep, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Please don't trust the in-situ thread on p1 to keep you safe (~2mm?! Wouldn't hang me coat on it!).
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βeta: Please don't trust the in-situ thread on p1 to keep you safe (~2mm?! Wouldn't hang me coat on it!).
Fergus Moore 10 May, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Chicks in a nest on route, in one of the larger pockets just under the cave. Same happened to me on José Dansak last week! They seem to be all over the buttress.
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βeta: Chicks in a nest on route, in one of the larger pockets just under the cave. Same happened to me on José Dansak last week! They seem to be all over the buttress.

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