Rockfax Description
240m. A grand mountain route and a smashing way to the summit. It is remarkable that such a steep line can have so little difficulty, largely due to some unusually good holds. But it does make it rather exposed for a nervous beginner. From just past the Waterslide, continue up the eroded path. The top of Crowberry Ridge and Rannoch Wall can be seen straight ahead but the East Face of North Buttress, in two tiers on the right, is more obvious. When steep rocks are reached, the path becomes less obvious but take a traverse line to the right, then rising with some wet scrambling to reach a basin (Crowberry Basin) from where the view of Crowberry Ridge and the route ahead is much more obvious.
The ridge proper now starts. The climb curves up and under Rannoch Wall (the left face of Crowberry Ridge, with a black corner at mid-height on Agag's Groove particularly obvious), through some impressive rock scenery, and ends at a cairn below the Crowberry Tower. In its middle part and towards the top the ridge is no more than a walk, but in between the rocks steepen to give enjoyable climbing with plenty of scope for variation. The best holds in general are near the crest and keep away from the perhaps tempting but loose gullies on the right. Continue up the crest, with a good snacking platform opposite Rannoch Wall, to the cairn. Go up and slightly left, skirting the lower rocks of the East face of Crowberry Tower, then leading back right to the Crowberry Tower Gap. A short scramble out of the Gap leads to the summit slopes. © Rockfax

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