10m.

Rockfax Description
Heart-stoppingly precarious! The crescent-shaped ramp is gained by a hard rock-over. Once established pad carefully up and right to glory. The route is as unprotected as it looks, the finish is very fluffable and the landing truly awful. © Rockfax

FA. Gary Gibson 1980.

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Gary Gibson 27 Jun, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Named The Thin Air after a track by magazine on the album secondhand daylight
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βeta: Named The Thin Air after a track by magazine on the album secondhand daylight
Col Allott 9 Oct, 2005 Show βeta
βeta: perhaps looks like a soft touch from the bottom, but the crux final moves, rocking over the ripple feel very exposed all of a sudden.
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βeta: perhaps looks like a soft touch from the bottom, but the crux final moves, rocking over the ripple feel very exposed all of a sudden.
Dave Pritchard 7 Mar, 2003 Show βeta
βeta: It's a long time since I did it (onsight 12 years ago), but at the time I thought it a soft touch for E5 6a.
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βeta: It's a long time since I did it (onsight 12 years ago), but at the time I thought it a soft touch for E5 6a.
simes303 1992 Show βeta
βeta: Totally messed up rockover on onsight attempt. Couldn't walk properly for two weeks. Found it okay and did it first go when I went back. No cheating pads on either attempt.
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βeta: Totally messed up rockover on onsight attempt. Couldn't walk properly for two weeks. Found it okay and did it first go when I went back. No cheating pads on either attempt.

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Grade: E5 6a ***
(Ina’s Rock and Alton Cliff)

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