Rockfax Description
A classic and one of the hardest HVSs in the Peak for years!
1) 4a, 10m. Climb the grotty gully and cross the slab leftwards to a stance at the foot of the steep crack.
2) 5c, 14m. Jam and layback the crack to a pleasant, seated stance by a plaque that explains the route's name, which surprisingly is nothing to do with it being technical! © Rockfax
FA. Joe Brown 1958.
Ticklists
The Roaches - Routes Graded List , Staffordshire Grit Challenge - Brown-Whillans Day Out , Peak Rock/7/8/Biven-Peck Partnership/1950's a Developing Decade , Joe Brown's Three-Star Grit-List , Roaches HVS Challenge , Joe Browns Shops 50th Anniversary Celebration Routes List , The Roaches 3 Star Extravaganza , The List , Michelle's crack ticklist , An attempt at a definitive list of Joe Brown's FA/FFA in the Peak District , Definitive *** Peak Grit , Wired Peak District Grit Graded List , Wired Peak District Grit (2020) *** List , Ultimate List of Peak District Crack Climbs , Hardest E1s on grit , *** HVS on Peak Gritstone
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| Smelly Fox | 6 Jan, 2005 |
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βeta: Desperate. 3 stars tho definitely. The hardest HVS in the peak?! | βeta? | |
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βeta: Desperate. 3 stars tho definitely. The hardest HVS in the peak?! |
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| mark s | 16 Feb, 2003 |
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βeta: 4 stars in anyones book.how can this be e1 its safe.why dont more people try this route? | βeta? | |
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βeta: 4 stars in anyones book.how can this be e1 its safe.why dont more people try this route? |
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| philhilo | 10 Mar, 2002 |
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βeta: If this is HVS 5b, then i am a monkeys aunt! Biggest sandbag I know on grit. | βeta? | |
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βeta: If this is HVS 5b, then i am a monkeys aunt! Biggest sandbag I know on grit. |
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Safety Net
Grade: E1 5b ***
(Roaches Skyline)