14m.

Rockfax Description
Climb onto the chock then move left to reach the narrow crack that splits the buttress left of the gully. Safe, but it is a fair test of crack technique and a good teaser for many a Stanage VS. © Rockfax

FA. Eric Byne early 1930s.

Ticklists

Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs , Froggatt to Black Rocks (BMC) - The Grade List , Eastern Peak Grit 100 VD- VS , Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+ , Peak Rock/4/ Universities,Teams and Clubs in the 1930's , All trad climbs at Birchen Edge , The Gritlist , Birchen Edge 1981 guide routes , Seven Crags, Seven Routes

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howlingbaboon 30 May, 2006 Show βeta
βeta: Well solid, hardest sev I've ever lead. Its well protected with threads but hard and off balance to place em, defo undergraded compared to other sevs I've climbed.
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βeta: Well solid, hardest sev I've ever lead. Its well protected with threads but hard and off balance to place em, defo undergraded compared to other sevs I've climbed.
Rampikino 21 Jun, 2004 Show βeta
βeta: Do a bunch of other VS routes on Birchen, then do this one. It will soon become clear that this is undergraded.
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βeta: Do a bunch of other VS routes on Birchen, then do this one. It will soon become clear that this is undergraded.
Nick Smith - Climbers 19 Jul, 2003 Show βeta
βeta: Lovely jamming on the upper crack, but definitely undergraded at S 4a, and if you can't jam it will feel desperate!
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βeta: Lovely jamming on the upper crack, but definitely undergraded at S 4a, and if you can't jam it will feel desperate!
LakesWinter 16 Aug, 2002 Show βeta
βeta: It's all because it's out of balance, but it's decently protected so I'd agree with the grade
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βeta: It's all because it's out of balance, but it's decently protected so I'd agree with the grade
Simon Caldwell 27 Jun, 2002 Show βeta
βeta: It's probably easy for those who are good enough to solo HVS but for we mere mortals its bl**dy hard!
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βeta: It's probably easy for those who are good enough to solo HVS but for we mere mortals its bl**dy hard!

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Grade: HS 4b ***
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