Rockfax Description
One of the classic, must-do routes of the UK, but not one to be underestimated. Although never desperate, the route finding is testing. Scramble up rightwards to below and left of a triangular overhang which is below a grassy terrace.
1) 4a, 20m. Follow the well-travelled slab up and left to a ledge at 10m. Climb a short corner for 3m and move right across a slab, round a rib and up to a stance on a pulpit.
2) 4b, 25m. Follow the tricky rightward-leaning gangway to a chimney groove, climb this for a few metres, often damp, then traverse left on a ledge to reach a corner and blunt arete overlooking the large gully.
3) 4a, 15m. Climb the blunt arete and move diagonally right to the left-hand end of a large triangular ledge in a corner.
4) 4b, 20m. The big pitch, which is a little loose in places. Drop down a little way, then climb up the pinnacle on the left. From the top of the pinnacle, step left onto the steep wall. Pull up into a niche and head round the corner on the left to gain a steep arete. Follow this until it is possible to step left across the chimney and gain a short slab.
5) 4a, 25m. The out-there slab. Move up to an overhang, then step across left, passing a broken chimney to gain the base of a big slab that overlooks the large gully. Climb the exposed left edge of the slab on good holds to a stance.
6) 30m. Climb leftwards to a ledge, follow the slab on the right then scramble up easy ground to finish. © Rockfax
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| Jesus_C | 8 Oct, 2023 |
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βeta: This wall requires at least two days of dry weather after a rain. We were there after 10 hours of dry weather and wind and the wall reaming soaking wet. | βeta? | |
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βeta: This wall requires at least two days of dry weather after a rain. We were there after 10 hours of dry weather and wind and the wall reaming soaking wet. |
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| Meleri Law | 1 May, 2022 |
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βeta: Some big loose rocks to watch out for | βeta? | |
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βeta: Some big loose rocks to watch out for |
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| aj_carter | 29 Apr, 2022 |
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βeta: Unsure as with others on the start of the route. Rockfax picture suggests the curving left side slab, which I did indeed end up climbing and found to be VS at least (there is a stuck nut you can clip but protection is scarce). Once at the ledge above this there is clearly a much more agreeable slab to the right of this one, more underneath the triangle as others suggest. It's not visible however from the base of the curving slab (which now gives the impression of also being quite travelled). | βeta? | |
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βeta: Unsure as with others on the start of the route. Rockfax picture suggests the curving left side slab, which I did indeed end up climbing and found to be VS at least (there is a stuck nut you can clip but protection is scarce). Once at the ledge above this there is clearly a much more agreeable slab to the right of this one, more underneath the triangle as others suggest. It's not visible however from the base of the curving slab (which now gives the impression of also being quite travelled). |
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| Smiglesmith1 | 18 Jun, 2021 |
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βeta: 3rd stance -someone has been a kind bastard and took a shit at the stance. | ||
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βeta: 3rd stance -someone has been a kind bastard and took a shit at the stance. |
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| cahil91 | 9 Jun, 2021 |
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βeta: Started as described in the Ground Up guide, ended up pulling a block off the initial wall and hit the deck. Not convinced this start is correct, didn’t feel HS 4a | ||
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βeta: Started as described in the Ground Up guide, ended up pulling a block off the initial wall and hit the deck. Not convinced this start is correct, didn’t feel HS 4a |
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| Josh Bratchley | 16 Jul, 2019 |
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βeta: The Rockfax guide says follow the well-travelled slab to start P1 but so many people go wrong this is fairly misleading. It seems many people start too far left and low, at the top of the scree. This is not the start and becomes quite bold! Continue up and right further towards the triangular overhang before starting off. | ||
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βeta: The Rockfax guide says follow the well-travelled slab to start P1 but so many people go wrong this is fairly misleading. It seems many people start too far left and low, at the top of the scree. This is not the start and becomes quite bold! Continue up and right further towards the triangular overhang before starting off. |
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| Merlin | 4 Jul, 2019 |
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βeta: The guidebook description for pitch 1 is misleading; the route begins 20m up from where you’re tempted to begin gearing-up. On pitch 1 keep right through the broken corner, coming left when the line of jugs and overhang forces you back left across the slab. The rest of the line is easy to follow, and excellent juggy climbing throughout. | ||
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βeta: The guidebook description for pitch 1 is misleading; the route begins 20m up from where you’re tempted to begin gearing-up. On pitch 1 keep right through the broken corner, coming left when the line of jugs and overhang forces you back left across the slab. The rest of the line is easy to follow, and excellent juggy climbing throughout. |
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| subdir | 23 Jun, 2019 |
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βeta: I’d love to be able to give clear indications re start but can’t. But I think it is almost underneath the triangular overhang, although it looks vegetated. I started 7-8 mt to the left and ended up in serious trouble | βeta? | |
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βeta: I’d love to be able to give clear indications re start but can’t. But I think it is almost underneath the triangular overhang, although it looks vegetated. I started 7-8 mt to the left and ended up in serious trouble |
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The Gem
Grade: HS 4b ***
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