Rockfax Description
The ever-leaning crack in the left-hand side of the gully would be a mega-classic in a more open setting. Here it is well-named, moody and magnificent. Jam the never-ending series of overhangs to the great boulder blocking the rift then make a tricky traverse left to a difficult exit where big fists sure help. © Rockfax
FA. Joe Brown 1958.
Ticklists
The Roaches - Routes Graded List , Gritstone's finest gruesome and damaging struggles , ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List , Tom Randall's Classic Hand cracks , Staffordshire Grit Challenge - Brown-Whillans Day Out , Peak Rock/7/8/Biven-Peck Partnership/1950's a Developing Decade , WideBoyz Crack School , Michelle's crack ticklist , Proper Cracks UK , An attempt at a definitive list of Joe Brown's FA/FFA in the Peak District , Post-lockdown Peak jamming hoedown , Wired Peak District Grit Graded List , Wired Peak District Grit (2020) *** List , Ultimate List of Peak District Crack Climbs , Tom's crack funtimes , Hardest E1s on grit
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| Graeme Hammond | 18 Oct, 2021 |
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βeta: Finishing right is a cop out, true finish exits left and is the crux of the route. Back around! | βeta? | |
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βeta: Finishing right is a cop out, true finish exits left and is the crux of the route. Back around! |
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| paul mitchell | 2 Jul, 2019 |
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βeta: Thought is was E2/3, 5C. Nearly fell off. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Thought is was E2/3, 5C. Nearly fell off. |
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| Tom Randall - Lattice Training | 9 Sep, 2007 |
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βeta: One of my favourites. Absolutely brilliant, despite its dirt and gloom. Lots of character! | βeta? | |
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βeta: One of my favourites. Absolutely brilliant, despite its dirt and gloom. Lots of character! |
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| pdhu | 1 Aug, 2005 |
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βeta: There was a grim, dark, dreek place; and there lived fierceness and brutalization. Utterly bloody brilliant though. Tetanus shots advised. | βeta? | |
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βeta: There was a grim, dark, dreek place; and there lived fierceness and brutalization. Utterly bloody brilliant though. Tetanus shots advised. |
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| sutty | 20 Feb, 2002 |
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βeta: i thought I saw the FA of this route, It may have been Brown repeating it but morty definitely followed brown up it, in the dark cursing that he couldn\'t see any holds. All the Rock and ice were there, a good bouldering session was held with Roscoe and big Ally Taylor doing the most..Audrey whillans will have dons records of if he did it. | βeta? | |
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βeta: i thought I saw the FA of this route, It may have been Brown repeating it but morty definitely followed brown up it, in the dark cursing that he couldn't see any holds. All the Rock and ice were there, a good bouldering session was held with Roscoe and big Ally Taylor doing the most..Audrey whillans will have dons records of if he did it. |
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Mantis
Grade: E1 5b ***
(Roaches Skyline)