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A great route with a hard, but safe start and excellent jamming above. The dubious looking jammed tooth at half-height has resisted many years of efforts to wrench it from its socket. Finish up the right-hand crack for the full effect. © Rockfax
FA. Peter Biven 1953.
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Stanley | 18 Jun, 2023 |
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βeta: Gutted to fall off after the initial hard moves. Still felt fairly sustained at the top. Great route though. | ||
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βeta: Gutted to fall off after the initial hard moves. Still felt fairly sustained at the top. Great route though. |
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pc1983 | 25 Jul, 2019 |
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βeta: Wow, this is a hard mother flipping HVS. I made the first break and was too tired, likely from being out of shape, sleep deprived and slightly hungover. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Wow, this is a hard mother flipping HVS. I made the first break and was too tired, likely from being out of shape, sleep deprived and slightly hungover. |
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spiderdan | 7 Jul, 2019 |
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βeta: Lower section protection worked well with Dmm I.m.p.s protecting my fall. Then laybacking and move up to chockstone- put a sling on it and then thought better of it and removed (feels dubious). Jamming technique would be v helpful higher up but I had to make do without! One full arm jam and will power over the mantel (make sure you have something good to protect final fall). Route took forever and felt epic to me! You know you have done it after. | ||
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βeta: Lower section protection worked well with Dmm I.m.p.s protecting my fall. Then laybacking and move up to chockstone- put a sling on it and then thought better of it and removed (feels dubious). Jamming technique would be v helpful higher up but I had to make do without! One full arm jam and will power over the mantel (make sure you have something good to protect final fall). Route took forever and felt epic to me! You know you have done it after. |
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Duz Walker | 24 May, 2007 |
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βeta: Slippy start quickly rewarded with a sit down rest. You could rid yourself of an entire racksworth of gear at any point onwards. Way up high hang of a right hand jam and survey the scenery before the final moves. Beached whale not compulsory. FRCS (Ed.) | βeta? | |
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βeta: Slippy start quickly rewarded with a sit down rest. You could rid yourself of an entire racksworth of gear at any point onwards. Way up high hang of a right hand jam and survey the scenery before the final moves. Beached whale not compulsory. FRCS (Ed.) |
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fenclimb | 8 Sep, 2005 |
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βeta: I don't see what everyone's problem is with this route its great although hard nice thought provoking start to think about before you set off and some great jam's to top out, three stars all the way | βeta? | |
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βeta: I don't see what everyone's problem is with this route its great although hard nice thought provoking start to think about before you set off and some great jam's to top out, three stars all the way |
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Neil Ireson | 24 May, 2005 |
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βeta: Awkward, powerful, painful... another classic gritstone HVS 5b, I love 'em. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Awkward, powerful, painful... another classic gritstone HVS 5b, I love 'em. |
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Grade: HVS 5b ***
(Willersley Castle Rocks)