70m, 5 pitches. The Bass Hunter takes a surprisingly independent direct line up the main cliff right of Rat Race and left of Bubbly Situation Blues to finish right of The Rat Race. It's possible to fish from each belay! Start off the big ledge at the base of Positron after the tricky step around the Gogarth Pinnacle.
1. 20m. 6a. Start at a pocketed crack right of Positron and just left of the start of Ordinary Route. Climb the well protected vague crack until the traverse of Rat Race, climb straight up to the right of the sticking out pillar on Ordinary Route where Ordinary Route goes left. From the right hand side of the pillar, swing up and right to a crack which leads to a juggy finish. Belay on the sloping ledge below a groove.
2. 20m. 6a. Climb the groove until a wild move gets you into a tricky balance spot. Place gear in the groove and swing out right for the Thank Cod hold. A final tricky slab move and a step right reaches a belay on Cordon Bleu.
3. 4b. Climb the Cordon Bleu groove and traverse easily left to belay below the big groove right of Falls Road. Big spike belay which often has slings on for abseiling off.
4.15m. 6a. Climb the big groove for a few metres, then move up and right. A hard move leads up and right to a small corner/crack. (Huge block just to the right overlooking Rat Race groove). Pull round right and make a hard move up to a slab. Climb up the slab till a 2m stretch right to the top of the Gogarth big groove pitch. (Best to just continue up the next pitch without stepping right).
5. 15m. 6a. Take the steep crack directly, just left of the belay. At its top, swing left and climb the vertical garden till a big boulder emerges!
Mike Twid Turner and Dai Lampard, on-sight (AL) 18/8/14. Plenty of sport and moments of fine climbing. Well protected and of good rock quality. Now the lichen has been removed its pretty damn clean.

Mike Twid Turner and Dai Lampard 18/Aug/2014.

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