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A brilliant combination of pitches taking the best line up this side of the buttress. Rope up and scramble up for about 40m, as far as the first weakness through the overhang, by a reddish slab.
1) 4c, 45m. Move up and left to spikes and blocks. Climb onto the slab and arrange gear on the right. Step down and left to the base a long groove. Follow this, on good holds, to a move left to a good ledge on the arete. Traverse left to a block belay.
2) 4a, 25m. Move right across exposed ledges to gain the rib. Climb this in a spectacular situation to a stance.
3) 5a, 35m. There are two options: hard or bold. The harder one is a low traverse to make a difficult pull up to gain the diagonal break. Option 2 is to go high, which is scarier, and foot traverse the break. Continue to a crack which leads to a ledge on the left edge of the slab.
4) 4b, 25m. Steady climbing up a thin crack in the slab edge to another well-positioned stance.
5) 35m. Pull right back onto Great Slab and climb the rib past a possible belay to the top. © Rockfax

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Henry Swandale 16 Jun, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Loose flakes on final pitch
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Kasia 10 Aug, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Done it in 2 pitches + scramble. Great solid route with hardly anything loose.
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βeta: Done it in 2 pitches + scramble. Great solid route with hardly anything loose.
Andy Moles 15 Sep, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Goes nicely in 3 pitches with 60m ropes.
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βeta: Goes nicely in 3 pitches with 60m ropes.
Sean Kelly 26 May, 2017 Show βeta
βeta: Fabulously exposed climbing and very direct too! Worth it's 3*s!
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βeta: Fabulously exposed climbing and very direct too! Worth it's 3*s!

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Route of Interest
Lot's Groove

Grade: HVS 5b ***
(Glyder Fach)

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