In reply to Kryank:
One thing no one has yet mentioned about the abseil from the chained boulder to Ash Tree Ledge is the risk of getting your rope trapped when pulling down. There is a tiny little spike in the corner groove on the line of the ab which can easily give you a problem. I have suffered this myself and seen others on several occasions. This can be avoided (presence of other climbers permitting) by walking as far left facing in as you can dragging your ropes across several other routes before pulling. South east gully is a good descent for the alphabet routes, but it is a serious scramble. To be avoided if any of the party get stressed doing such things. Especially with more than 2 in a party it is probably quicker to walk up from the crag top, then wander left to descend the obvious route down the NW flank of the crag. Important both for safety and ecological reasons to avoid the initially tempting Junipall gully if you’ve left your kit below the NW side.
one of the annoying things about the crag is the presence of a long rocky ridge separating the SE and NW sides which necessitates a rather tiresome descent then re-ascent if you leave your kit on the wrong side. Lunch can often turn out to be about 3 pm.
If this is your first visit, I’m full of envy. A fabulous crag. Hope you have a wonderful day.
an afterthought- my favourite route up and down is from ODG, but it isn’t easily found. Steep and stony at first but then for most of the way it follows a delightful sheep trod and has the advantage of not doing the descent and reascent if heading for the NW flank.