Rockfax Description
Follow the straight crack as it gradually widens. Difficulties escalate to a wide and awkward exit. Big gear is useful. © Rockfax
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THE.WALRUS | 25 Mar, 2022 |
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βeta: Tough route for the grade - almost off-width. Take big gear. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Tough route for the grade - almost off-width. Take big gear. |
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Alexander_Metcalfe | 16 Aug, 2020 |
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βeta: Loose head-sized piece of rock on the right hand of the crack, halfway up. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Loose head-sized piece of rock on the right hand of the crack, halfway up. |
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mountainremedy | 5 May, 2019 |
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βeta: Couple of loose blocks lower down, care needed. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Couple of loose blocks lower down, care needed. |
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Iain Thow | 16 Mar, 2007 |
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βeta: Horribly thrutchy, but par for the course for a wide grit crack. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Horribly thrutchy, but par for the course for a wide grit crack. |
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Jon Greengrass | 17 Oct, 2005 |
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βeta: bog standard HS, good jams all the way up, take a big piece of gear for the top or alternatively you can place a small one deep in the crack. | βeta? | |
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βeta: bog standard HS, good jams all the way up, take a big piece of gear for the top or alternatively you can place a small one deep in the crack. |
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Sankey | 11 Jun, 2005 |
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βeta: Think it is on the hard side of HS, defintely a tussle at the top. Good fun though. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Think it is on the hard side of HS, defintely a tussle at the top. Good fun though. |
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LakesWinter | 24 May, 2004 |
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βeta: Ok, I seem to remember get left arm inside crack, left foot in, right foot and hands on holds on the outside and thrutch, not too bad. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Ok, I seem to remember get left arm inside crack, left foot in, right foot and hands on holds on the outside and thrutch, not too bad. |
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LakesWinter | 24 May, 2004 |
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βeta: It's severe in my guide! Severe is probably ok, maybe HS, never VS, jamming and wedging techniques obligatory | βeta? | |
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βeta: It's severe in my guide! Severe is probably ok, maybe HS, never VS, jamming and wedging techniques obligatory |
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Grade: HS 4b ***
(Wildcat)