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Seasonal Restrictions
Dates: 1 February to 27 July
Reason: Nesting Birds
Summer 2022
Birds have nested early and the restrictions are lifted for 2022 only.
A very important sea- bird nesting area and seasonal restrictions apply to the whole crag.
Rockfax Description
A simply wonderful route, with some exposed terrain in space-walking territory. Start at the base of the abseil.
1) 5a, 15m. Climb the steep juggy corner to reach a good ledge below the steeper crag above.
2) 5c, 30m. Move up and right along some diagonal bands of rock. After 6m, move up to a steep wall and climb this, trending rightwards on good holds, to reach the lip of the roof/arete, where you can rock onto a small perch on a pleasant slab. Traverse right along the slab to a corner. Down climb this and then step right again to reach the belay.
3) 5c, 24m. From the belay, follow the cracks that lead up and right across the wall to a bulging overlap. Move left over this and carry on rightwards in the same direction as before up a groove to the top. © Rockfax
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| islandlynx | 6 Jun, 2022 |
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βeta: Ab from the big block at the top of the shallow open grove, ~15 metres past the block with the big rusty spike. From the base of this traverse right (looking in) for about 10 metres. To identify the route look for a ledge at 10-15m, there are no possible ledges further right. there are actually 2 ledges for p1 belay, higher one is better. P2 often has chalk on but follows the groove trending up and right. Belay on/at the bottom of 2-3 metre downclimb. Fine after 2019 rockfall other than p2 belay ledge missing. | ||
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βeta: Ab from the big block at the top of the shallow open grove, ~15 metres past the block with the big rusty spike. From the base of this traverse right (looking in) for about 10 metres. To identify the route look for a ledge at 10-15m, there are no possible ledges further right. there are actually 2 ledges for p1 belay, higher one is better. P2 often has chalk on but follows the groove trending up and right. Belay on/at the bottom of 2-3 metre downclimb. Fine after 2019 rockfall other than p2 belay ledge missing. |
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| Dom Mackenzie | 29 Sep, 2021 |
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βeta: Agree with other comments that belaying directly below the downclimb on p2 makes sense now the ledge is gone. | ||
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βeta: Agree with other comments that belaying directly below the downclimb on p2 makes sense now the ledge is gone. |
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| joeramsay | 25 Jul, 2021 |
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βeta: Maybe best to belay at the bottom of the downclimb now that the ledge at the end of p2 is gone - you can take a hanging belay at the old stance on decent wires but it's a pain and the in-situ thread is around a slightly wobbly block | ||
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βeta: Maybe best to belay at the bottom of the downclimb now that the ledge at the end of p2 is gone - you can take a hanging belay at the old stance on decent wires but it's a pain and the in-situ thread is around a slightly wobbly block |
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| harry_lewis | 28 Jan, 2020 |
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βeta: A significant chunk of the belay ledge at the end of the crux pitch has disappeared. Still definitely climbable but worth excercising some caution | βeta? | |
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βeta: A significant chunk of the belay ledge at the end of the crux pitch has disappeared. Still definitely climbable but worth excercising some caution |
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| Misha | 13 May, 2019 |
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βeta: I think it’s best to ab in from a block (backed up by another block) 10-20m further away from Elin’s tower than the block with the rusty old spike in it. This goes down the line of The Savage and you can then do the first pitch (which is easily 5a rather than 4c) straight away by belaying on the ab rope (rock gear available as well). Otherwise you have to traverse round on grassy ledges. | ||
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βeta: I think it’s best to ab in from a block (backed up by another block) 10-20m further away from Elin’s tower than the block with the rusty old spike in it. This goes down the line of The Savage and you can then do the first pitch (which is easily 5a rather than 4c) straight away by belaying on the ab rope (rock gear available as well). Otherwise you have to traverse round on grassy ledges. |
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Fantasia
Grade: E3 5c ***
(Gogarth South Stack)