75m, 3 pitches.

Rockfax Description
One of the most popular lower-grade outings in the Lake District.
1) 25m. Climb the chimney past a pinnacle to a ledge. Take the wall behind to another ledge. The opposite side of the chimney can also be climbed starting on the other side of the gate.
Variations (left to right) - Starting up a polished wall and hand crack, VS 4c. A left-slanting crack, S 4a. A short wall with a thin seam on its right side that can be climbed on good holds at Diff.
2) 35m. Climb the blunt buttress on generally good holds taking the easiest line. Belay on a large grassy terrace.
3) 10m. Walk back to the right side of the continuation wall.
4) 16m. Climb leftwards up the line of good holds and then on in the same line to a shallow scoop that leads to the top. © Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
Good short pitches, interspersed with large plateaus making the route escapable and suitable for parties of beginners. Well situated.

Ticklists

Climbing with kids , Kendal Wall's Best 100 climbs in Britain , Lakeland's Best Multi-pitch Routes up to HVS , Mountaineering Routes in the Lake District , The Great Gumclub Ticklist , The Long Routes , Nuts of Legends , Mountain Rock , ROCKFAX Lake District: Top 50 , Bill Birkett (Classic Rock Climbs in the Lake District) Below E3 , STAUMC Ticklist , Turbo-Punter's Tradification , Lake District Multipitch Climbing , UKC Top 20 Climbs (Not Grit) , Gwen Moffat: Space Below My Feet , ROCKFAX TOP 50s upto e3 , Chasing Stars across the UK , British Rock Tour April '24 , SMac the rock

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C Witter 10 Apr, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Someone has gone to the trouble of rigging a decent abseil on 9.5mm rope and some absolute box full of tools has nicked the abseil carabiner or maillon and abbed directly off the rope... Scum. Obviously, we replaced the missing carabiner with a new abseil carabiner. It is a silver twistlock. Let's see how long it lasts. 'sti catsi! If you nick it, I hope you are constipated for a month...
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βeta: Someone has gone to the trouble of rigging a decent abseil on 9.5mm rope and some absolute box full of tools has nicked the abseil carabiner or maillon and abbed directly off the rope... Scum. Obviously, we replaced the missing carabiner with a new abseil carabiner. It is a silver twistlock. Let's see how long it lasts. 'sti catsi! If you nick it, I hope you are constipated for a month...
Lewis Callum Black 21 Nov, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: We managed to climb quickly in a party of four, there is some great tat set up at the top of pitch two, we scrambled down to this and abseiled into the gully to walk off. Finished at the ODG for a shandy and some scampi fries, great day out.
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βeta: We managed to climb quickly in a party of four, there is some great tat set up at the top of pitch two, we scrambled down to this and abseiled into the gully to walk off. Finished at the ODG for a shandy and some scampi fries, great day out.
gazj1986 17 Sep, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Climbed the hand crack VS alternative, steep and polished with some big gear needed....I didn't have this. Took pitch one and three although took every inch of a 50m rope on pitch three.
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βeta: Climbed the hand crack VS alternative, steep and polished with some big gear needed....I didn't have this. Took pitch one and three although took every inch of a 50m rope on pitch three.
Salvo1 9 Jun, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Climbed as a four, Lee & I introducing our wives to roped climbing. Great route, polished yes in places but can be avoided if wanted. Three good nut placements at top belay. Think me& Lee enjoyed it more than the girls lol
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βeta: Climbed as a four, Lee & I introducing our wives to roped climbing. Great route, polished yes in places but can be avoided if wanted. Three good nut placements at top belay. Think me& Lee enjoyed it more than the girls lol
raussmf 10 May, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Lead all pitches. Tipped it down for the long pitch but holds everywhere!
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βeta: Lead all pitches. Tipped it down for the long pitch but holds everywhere!
msiegel 26 Apr, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: not a lot of placement options on the \"glassy\" belay at the top. generally should be fine if there isn\'t any other traffic at the top.
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βeta: not a lot of placement options on the "glassy" belay at the top. generally should be fine if there isn't any other traffic at the top.
MattFleming 20 Nov, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Simul with Maya, then dropped my sock and shoe off the top pitch, numpty
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βeta: Simul with Maya, then dropped my sock and shoe off the top pitch, numpty
liensiwel 18 Jun, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Lovely day. Last climbed MFB over 20 years ago. New first pitch and first time up the final wall. Both feel harder than the rest of the route.
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βeta: Lovely day. Last climbed MFB over 20 years ago. New first pitch and first time up the final wall. Both feel harder than the rest of the route.
deacondeacon 6 May, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Very nice route. Care needed on descent :)
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βeta: Very nice route. Care needed on descent :)

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