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Top ten in the list of the Lake District's most famous climbs, this route culminates in a magnificently-positioned traverse rightwards across the headwall of the Northwest Face.
1) 10m. Make an easy traverse leftwards to a stance and belay just below the long band of overhangs.
2) 4c, 11m. Move up to the overhang. Traverse left below it to where it ends at a left-facing corner. Climb the corner to a stance shared with Gimmer String - p.109.
3) 5a, 30m. Climb the steep corner then step out right onto the edge of the exposed face. Move up a short way to an old peg, then pull up to a horizontal weakness and make a steep traverse right to below a corner. Gain the corner and finish up it. © Rockfax

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j_duds 1 Sep, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Very loose blocks above second belay
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βeta: Very loose blocks above second belay
ChristineR 13 Sep, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Found the belay point for the crux pitch pretty scary as the leader nearly grabbed a lose head sized rock on top of the left hand block. He considered throwing it off but too many people around. Proceed with caution. Rest of the blocks above look and sound very lose but have probably been there forever and will be there for many more centuries to come
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βeta: Found the belay point for the crux pitch pretty scary as the leader nearly grabbed a lose head sized rock on top of the left hand block. He considered throwing it off but too many people around. Proceed with caution. Rest of the blocks above look and sound very lose but have probably been there forever and will be there for many more centuries to come
Rory Shaw 22 Apr, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Done many easier E1s including Capella on Pavey Arc 2 days before. Pitch 3 meaty, sustained, serious (jenga blocks above belay), very exposed... magnificent.
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βeta: Done many easier E1s including Capella on Pavey Arc 2 days before. Pitch 3 meaty, sustained, serious (jenga blocks above belay), very exposed... magnificent.
ipfreely 17 Sep, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Led P1 & 2 as one pitch, the first part is a scrample, the roofs / under clings are great, nice foot ledge the whole way with a nice bit of exposuse, NB diffinatly put both ropes through the bit of gear in the vertical crack at the end of traverse & don't extend.
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βeta: Led P1 & 2 as one pitch, the first part is a scrample, the roofs / under clings are great, nice foot ledge the whole way with a nice bit of exposuse, NB diffinatly put both ropes through the bit of gear in the vertical crack at the end of traverse & don't extend.
Jon Tweedlie 24 Jun, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Loose block near start of pitch 2 in corner system, probably been there forever just don’t kill your belayer.
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βeta: Loose block near start of pitch 2 in corner system, probably been there forever just don’t kill your belayer.

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Grade: HVS 5a ***
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