40m. An amazing direct start to Warpath, joining the parent route at the base of the juggy, layback flake leading to the roof.
Start on the beach and climb up easy ground to reach a steepening beneath some big, undercut flakes. Climb steeply through these to reach the orange arete. Arrange kit and blast up this via sustained 6a climbing to reach the sanctuary of Warpath. (First ascent was ground up, leaving runners in place between attempts, used for the free ascent).

Steve Long, Twid Turner Sep/2013.

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George_Surf 15 May, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: The guidebook makes it look like you go up the arete and stay right, only joining warpath when you get to the roof; you actually just climb the steep arete and join warpath on the slab! more obvious when youre on it
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βeta: The guidebook makes it look like you go up the arete and stay right, only joining warpath when you get to the roof; you actually just climb the steep arete and join warpath on the slab! more obvious when youre on it
Steve Long 10 May, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Alex Mason: I didn't say yours was the first free ascent, yours was the first on-sight flash ascent. Twid and I climbed it free, but with some yo-yoing to place the gear. It was led all free, ground-up (no abseil inspection) for the first ascent though.
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βeta: Alex Mason: I didn't say yours was the first free ascent, yours was the first on-sight flash ascent. Twid and I climbed it free, but with some yo-yoing to place the gear. It was led all free, ground-up (no abseil inspection) for the first ascent though.

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Heart of Gold Direct

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