Rockfax Description
High in the grade with an excellent but testing main pitch. Protection is good. Start as for Obituary Grooves at a slab in front of a large fallen tree.
1) 4c, 22m. Pitch 1 of Obituary Grooves.
2) 5b, 36m. Move up and right with much difficulty to gain the main groove. Take the groove and crack above it - sustained - to a belay on a block below a steep wall and corner.
3) 4c, 9m. Climb the corner/groove on the left to the shoulder of the pinnacle and belay.
4) 15m. Pitch 6 of Troutdale Pinnacle. © Rockfax
Ticklists
Best 25 BORROWDALE VS/HVS's , Lakeland's Best Multi-pitch Routes up to HVS , UK Holiday Plans , "Valley Routes" Arc'teryx Lakeland Revival 2019 Ticklist , Lakes HVS , Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Climbs The Lake District , Bill Birkett (Classic Rock Climbs in the Lake District) Below E3 , Turbo-Punter's Tradification , Dan’s Delights
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| LoneDeranger | 26 Jun, 2021 |
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βeta: Surely a typo at 5a. Second pitch is 5b in my book | βeta? | |
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βeta: Surely a typo at 5a. Second pitch is 5b in my book |
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| Simon Mee | 6 May, 2019 |
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βeta: Grade seemed a little mean for the 5a pitch, especially for the move off the belay! Rest of the pitch is pretty sustained, wouldn't want to be leading it if that was the limit of my grade! | ||
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βeta: Grade seemed a little mean for the 5a pitch, especially for the move off the belay! Rest of the pitch is pretty sustained, wouldn't want to be leading it if that was the limit of my grade! |
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