Rockfax Description
Some bold climbing on the initial wall of the first pitch. Start at a slab left of the corner of The Shroud as for The Coffin.
1) 5a, 25m. Climb up to a ledge, move right and boldly climb to a large vegetated ledge. Continue up the wall and follow a corner/groove left of some overhangs to a slab. Traverse right for 5m to a stance shared with The Shroud.
2) 5b, 30m. Traverse back left. Where the large overhang above fades, climb up and then right to gain the start of a long groove. Follow the groove to a large vegetated ledge on the right and belay here.
3) 4a, 18m. Move back left and climb the dirty rib to the top. © Rockfax
Caff's Cool E1s List , 60 At 60
User | Date | Notes | ||
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Rick Sewards | 13 Oct, 2023 |
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βeta: The description in the Wired guide is wrong - it gives a a 44m first pitch which is the old 1st and 2nd pitches combined (sensibly enough, as the belay is way off to the side on The Shroud) but then describes a 33m 2nd pitch which is the \"old\" 2nd pitch (so repeats the 2nd half of the first pitch as described!) - hence the rather improbably overall length given of 104m | βeta? | |
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βeta: The description in the Wired guide is wrong - it gives a a 44m first pitch which is the old 1st and 2nd pitches combined (sensibly enough, as the belay is way off to the side on The Shroud) but then describes a 33m 2nd pitch which is the "old" 2nd pitch (so repeats the 2nd half of the first pitch as described!) - hence the rather improbably overall length given of 104m |
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Grade: E1 5b ***
(Cathedral Quarry/Black Hole)