16m.

Rockfax Description
Start up the outer arete and mantel awkwardly onto a ledge. Step left and mantel over a bulge onto a sloping shelf. Step right and mantel (again!) past an undercut crack. Finish easily right. © Rockfax

FA. Albert Shutt 1949.

Ticklists

ROCKFAX Eastern Grit (2006): Top 500 , Burbage, Millstone and Beyond Routes Graded List , Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs , Northern Peak Grit 100 VD - VS , Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+ , Do you climb Very Severe? , Burbage, Millstone and Beyond in 3 stars , Definitive *** Peak Grit , Eastern Grit 2 star plus (HVS/VS/HS) , Dovestone Tor , The Gritlist , Wired Peak District Grit Graded List , Wired Peak District Grit (2020) *** List , Eastern Grit Wishlist , Eastern Grit 2015 - Top 500 VS , 2022 Rockfax Eastern Grit Graded List

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milanboez 5 Jun, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Excellent moves, but probably the hardest VS I've done in the Peak. *** route no doubt.
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βeta: Excellent moves, but probably the hardest VS I've done in the Peak. *** route no doubt.
alex505c 14 Jun, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: The Rockfax app highlights the more exciting Shylock finish when you select this route.
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βeta: The Rockfax app highlights the more exciting Shylock finish when you select this route.
Dave Musgrove Jnr 19 Jul, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Quality VS
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βeta: Quality VS
LakesWinter 14 May, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Seconded previously. Classic
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βeta: Seconded previously. Classic
LakesWinter 14 May, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Seconded previously. Classic
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βeta: Seconded previously. Classic
cmsg 10 Aug, 2005 Show βeta
βeta: Oodles of gear, and the difficulties, such as they were, were all over in the blink of an eye. Good fun, with excellent positions, but three stars is not justified. HS 4c, one (well-deserved) star. Left me wishing I'd done the Shylock Finish.
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βeta: Oodles of gear, and the difficulties, such as they were, were all over in the blink of an eye. Good fun, with excellent positions, but three stars is not justified. HS 4c, one (well-deserved) star. Left me wishing I'd done the Shylock Finish.
Duncan I 18 May, 2004 Show βeta
βeta: Hard Severe and lots of it. Good gear and a lot of good rests between the tricky bits. What's VS about it?
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βeta: Hard Severe and lots of it. Good gear and a lot of good rests between the tricky bits. What's VS about it?
lithos 21 Jul, 2003 Show βeta
βeta: simon you 2nd' it ! I think VS 4c is correct (i thnk the implication is it used to be undergraded) and the crux is the last, ie i agree with the desc.
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βeta: simon you 2nd' it ! I think VS 4c is correct (i thnk the implication is it used to be undergraded) and the crux is the last, ie i agree with the desc.
Simon Caldwell 21 Jul, 2003 Show βeta
βeta: I thought the mantels were easy 4c, 4a, and 4b. All well-protected, maybe HS 4c overall.
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βeta: I thought the mantels were easy 4c, 4a, and 4b. All well-protected, maybe HS 4c overall.

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Style of Ascent
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Route of Interest
Ellis's Eliminate

Grade: VS 4c ***
(Stanage Popular)

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