Rockfax Description
A well-travelled line. Start below the pillar of Astra in a subsidiary gully left of the main gully.
1) 4c, 17m. Pull out onto the slabs and climb on the right to a ledge and belay below a short steep corner. Little protection.
2) 5a, 18m. Climb the short steep corner and gain the main corner. Climb the corner until just below a ledge and traverse right and up to the right-hand end of the ledge and belay.
3) 5a, 25m. Take the wall above (left of a crack) to a chimney line and climb it to the top. © Rockfax

Ticklists

Lakeland Revival 2015 , Lakeland's Best Multi-pitch Routes up to HVS , Langdale 3 Star HVS Round - Climb them all in a single day , UK Holiday Plans , 60 At 60 , Turbo-Punter's Tradification

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Gerben Neven 3 Sep, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Loose rock: The spike in the corner crack near the top of p2 is loose and will move several inches if you pull on it
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βeta: Loose rock: The spike in the corner crack near the top of p2 is loose and will move several inches if you pull on it

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The Lost Boys

Grade: HVS 5a ***
(Steel Knotts (Borrowdale))

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