16m.

Rockfax Description
A fine jamming-crack; the crag is worth a visit just to do this route. Climb the crack through a host of overhangs. © Rockfax

FA. Joe Brown (a little aid) 1957. FFA. Richard McHardy 1967.

Ticklists

ROCKFAX Western Grit: Top 50 , The Peak: Past and Present , ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List , World Graded List , CLIMB Mag's Top 100 routes in Britain , Moorland Grit - The Essential Selection (Over The Moors) , Peak Rock/7/8/Biven-Peck Partnership/1950's a Developing Decade , Ultimate E2 ticklist , Joe Brown's Three-Star Grit-List , Over the Moors 3 Star Magical Mystery Tour , Definitive *** Peak Grit , Chris H's 100 Mega Classic Trad , On Peak Rock , An attempt at a definitive list of Joe Brown's FA/FFA in the Peak District , Wired Peak District Grit Graded List , Wired Peak District Grit (2020) *** List , 100 Best Routes on Grit , Off The Radar 300, Every Crag in The Peak , ROCKFAX TOP 50s upto e3

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Adam van Lopik 14 Jun, 2004 Show βeta
βeta: Incredible route and much more horizontal than it looks in the photos. One of the best E2s on grit.
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βeta: Incredible route and much more horizontal than it looks in the photos. One of the best E2s on grit.
JTL 18 Sep, 2003 Show βeta
βeta: best route of its genre on grit, a rather harrowing solo though as i would of ended up at the resevoir
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βeta: best route of its genre on grit, a rather harrowing solo though as i would of ended up at the resevoir

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Grade: E2 5c ***
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