Rockfax Description
The better of the two E1s, Nexus is an absolute classic and is a good stern test for any aspiring E1 leader. The rock is superb.
1) 6m. Start as for Plexus, but belay on the first large ledge.
2) 5b, 30m. A long, sustained and superb pitch. Follow the slab just right of the large corner to the roof. Hand traverse leftwards under the roof to the corner. A bold move out to the arete gains a thread, before pulling round the roof via the good layback-crack and gaining the diagonal ramp. Follow this up and right to a sloping ledge on the right. Follow the short crack to a shallow groove - all quite technical and demanding - to a good stance just right of the huge roof (junction with Ten Degrees North).
3) 5b, 30m. Climb the slab on the right until the angle steepens, then move left onto a ledge. From the left end of the ledge, traverse left along a break (tricky) to a swing round the arete. Belay in the scoop below a detached block on P3 of Plexus.
4) 4b, 20m. Climb the rest of P3 and then P4 of Plexus in one. © Rockfax

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Graeme Hammond 18 Jul, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: From the top, 50m ropes only just reach the thread on the arete of Nexus (hanging belay required), a further abseil reaches the ground. Be careful if you try this!
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βeta: From the top, 50m ropes only just reach the thread on the arete of Nexus (hanging belay required), a further abseil reaches the ground. Be careful if you try this!
treesrockice 21 Jun, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Death block near end of P2 needs clearing!
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Grade: E1 5c ***
(Dinas Cromlech)

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