90m, 2 pitches.
A lovely climb that takes the line of the abseil, bold sections on both pitches.
P1 (17) - start inbetween Gecko and Auto Da Fe underneath a small shrub. Delicate, unnprotected moves to bulge at around 6m. Small gear in undercut flake then pull through this. Continue more easily in much the same line to reach the mid-height ledge.
P2 (20) - Climb the slabby wall on good edges directly above the belay, then continue to horizontal break. Step slightly right, then up again via a thin move to easier ground. A stiff pull through the final overhang brings the abseil chains. Whilst the technical crux is pulling through the upper overhang the psychological crux is the lower wall where there is no worthwhile gear for about 10m off the belay.
P1 (17) - start inbetween Gecko and Auto Da Fe underneath a small shrub. Delicate, unnprotected moves to bulge at around 6m. Small gear in undercut flake then pull through this. Continue more easily in much the same line to reach the mid-height ledge.
P2 (20) - Climb the slabby wall on good edges directly above the belay, then continue to horizontal break. Step slightly right, then up again via a thin move to easier ground. A stiff pull through the final overhang brings the abseil chains. Whilst the technical crux is pulling through the upper overhang the psychological crux is the lower wall where there is no worthwhile gear for about 10m off the belay.
Hugh Foxcroft, Chris Baxter, Peter Megens 13/Jun/1983.
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