Rockfax Description
An enticing climb in a similar mold to The Brink of Solarity but slightly tougher, and with a bolder start. Start at the base of a long thin crack 5m right of the vegetated corner. Climb carefully to good wires at 7m and then take the well-protected remainder of the crack to a bolted lower-off just beyond where the crack curves left and fades. © Rockfax

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West Country Climbs , Top 25 UKC South West VS/HVS , Top 50 Most Logged Climbs in the South West , Bristol Area Easy Trad Ticklist , Desperate for Crack (near Bristol) , Somerset Sufferfest

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Lykul 15 Apr, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Trust your feet, the pro is good.
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βeta: Trust your feet, the pro is good.
toriabobs31 29 Dec, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Lush route. Despite polish and damp patches it was fab. Gear all the way up and a 2 bolt lower off ..what more could you ask for.
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βeta: Lush route. Despite polish and damp patches it was fab. Gear all the way up and a 2 bolt lower off ..what more could you ask for.
AlexSavi 21 Sep, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Amazing line
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βeta: Amazing line
Donotello 30 Jun, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Thread at 2/3rds height is for Sandbagging Simon, not this route.
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βeta: Thread at 2/3rds height is for Sandbagging Simon, not this route.
PaulJepson 1 Jun, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Please don't top-rope through the lower-off staples; they're starting to get worn. Take a couple of krabs/QDs up with you.
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βeta: Please don't top-rope through the lower-off staples; they're starting to get worn. Take a couple of krabs/QDs up with you.

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Grade: HVS 5a ***
(Avon Gorge (Suspension Bridge Area))

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