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Central Wall** E4 6a

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A high-quality climb on very good rock, with a lot of fixed protection. Start on a grassy ledge at the base of the line. Photo on page 55. 28m. From the left-hand side of the ledge, climb boldly up a small corner in the blunt arete to double pegs. Move up to a peg in the wall above and traverse left to a small corner which leads to a hole, thread, peg and good nut. Move up to the overhang above, peg, and make a difficult move to get established above it, peg. Climb the weakness above to the shallow depression with two bolts in its left wall and climb it to its end, from where moves left reach an abseil station. © ROCKFAX
R Harrison (A C Willmott, D J Hermalin with 2 pts aid 10/Jun/1972) 07/Jan/1978

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This climb is in 23 logbooks, and on 2 wishlists.

Got spanked by the bolted section. Felt really hard for 6a.
Kemics - 2nd dog - 18/Nov/12 with Enduro Dan

like a hard sport climb on head wall. Getting the draws in is hard enough let alone onsighting it. f7a+ by bolts?
dan ely - Lead dog - 18/Nov/12 with Kemics

Hidden - 2nd dog - 15/Jul/12

great route, slightly easier than MWE, but there is a big detatched flake you layback round which is a bit scary
Billg - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/12 with Rob Mcallister

Proper sustained climbing through the second crux, cool roof below - just a great climb. Chuffed to get it clean.
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 23/May/12 with Becca

Took a few attempts to figure out a way to do the crux
BeccaSnowden - 2nd dog - 23/May/12 with Tom

Went sliightly off route at the second bolt and fell. Amazing route.
colesy - Lead dog - 01/Feb/12

pezzerrr - Lead O/S - 17/Oct/10

Still nails 2nd time round. Worked crux out eventually. F7a?
Chubbard - 2nd dog - 17/Jul/10 with Ray

Hidden - Lead dog - May/10

mis read lower section on tr 2 rest all moves done
alasdair19 - 2010

Fantastic! Dogged the bolted bit.
Chubbard - Lead dog - 18/Oct/09 with J Robinson

JimR - 18/Oct/09

Rick hard Rock - Lead O/S - 04/May/09

Clean up to both of the bolts which I sat on. Bit pissed off I blew it.
Paz - Lead dog - 05/Apr/07 with GC

tom.e - 2nd dog - 2005

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Jun/04

Another good climb on this fine section of rock
KRB - Lead β - 19/Oct/02 with unseconded

Hidden - Lead rpt - 06/Jun/99

Roget - Lead O/S - 14/Feb/98 with jon

stp - Lead O/S - 19/Aug/83

Hidden - Lead β - 1983

Hidden - 1981

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Voting
Total votes cast 29
hard E50 of 10
E50 of 10
easy E51 of 10
hard E46 of 10
E43 of 10
easy E40 of 10
hard E30 of 10
E30 of 10
easy E30 of 10
hard 6b0 of 9
6b0 of 9
easy 6b1 of 9
hard 6a0 of 9
6a8 of 9
easy 6a0 of 9
hard 5c0 of 9
5c0 of 9
easy 5c0 of 9
3 Stars7 of 10
2 Stars3 of 10
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Style of ascent

Lead15 of 23 (65.2%)
Followed5 of 23 (21.7%)
Unknown3 of 23 (13.0%)

'Climbed'3 of 23 (13.0%)
clean O/S7 of 23 (30.4%)
clean β2 of 23 (8.7%)
clean rpt1 of 23 (4.3%)
dogged10 of 23 (43.5%)