Rockfax Description
Another quality line that is at the bottom of the grade. © Rockfax
FA. H.Venables 15.4.1989. FFA. Steve Taylor 3.10.1993.
Ticklists
ROCKFAX Dorset 2012: Graded Sport List , Classic Portland 7as (2* +) , Portland , The Portland Olympian Challenge (Pete and Butters's routes) , Spanish crew 2018 , Portland 7a/+ , CC GUIDE (2008): Portland - 1-3 Star Classic & Hard Rock , Portland Olympian , Sam and Jerome (Portland Olympian) , Sam and Jerome 2.0 (Portland Olympian) , Portland scheming , Blacknor South Sport Climbs , 7a List , 2025 UK Sending Season , Seven 7a routes in a day , Sportland 2025
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| Iloverealrock | 29 May |
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βeta: crimpy on top. my wimpy indoor finger didnt like the sharpness | ||
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βeta: crimpy on top. my wimpy indoor finger didnt like the sharpness |
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| P Natl | 31 Aug, 2024 |
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βeta: Very, very fingery. Not low in the grade at all. Harder than several other 7a’s in the area. | ||
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βeta: Very, very fingery. Not low in the grade at all. Harder than several other 7a’s in the area. |
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| Dalai Farmer | 17 Jul, 2020 |
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βeta: Very little to hold on to on the top slab ! Not soft for the grade IMHO | ||
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βeta: Very little to hold on to on the top slab ! Not soft for the grade IMHO |
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| Adam Lincoln | 29 Aug, 2006 |
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βeta: Brilliant route. Far far better than it looks from the ground! | ||
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βeta: Brilliant route. Far far better than it looks from the ground! |
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| Ben Stokes | 31 Jan, 2005 |
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βeta: Easy climbing up to the mid height ledge and a really absorbing crimpy section above the overlap. | ||
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βeta: Easy climbing up to the mid height ledge and a really absorbing crimpy section above the overlap. |
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| John Alcock | 6 Oct, 2003 |
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βeta: Excellent fingery crux. Tall people seem to make huge reaches between pockets. I found the intermediate crimps were quite adequate. | ||
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βeta: Excellent fingery crux. Tall people seem to make huge reaches between pockets. I found the intermediate crimps were quite adequate. |
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To Wish the Impossible
Grade: 7a ***
(Blacknor South)