30m.
The following description was submitted after the 2012 guide had been sent to the printers. It starts up Direct Route, to the long overhang; follows Jess leftwards under the overhang; joins Missing Words at the left end of the overhang; crosses leftwards onto Stag which is followed to the top. It’s virtually an early alternative to Jess but predates it and may be worth including in a future edition.
Start about 5 metres right of a huge flake resting on the buttress, on the right-hand part of the crag, which is shorter and steeper than the rest.
Climb the crack in the corner/groove to the overhang. Swing left onto an exposed nose beneath a very steep wall. Make a big stride across the corner to the left and continue across the slab and up its far side on good holds. A gangway is reached about 6 metres below the top of the crag.Move left a few feet to the foot of a steep crack. A hidden jug helps overcome the difficulty and the angle eases. Bridge to the top.
Info taken from FRCC website
Start about 5 metres right of a huge flake resting on the buttress, on the right-hand part of the crag, which is shorter and steeper than the rest.
Climb the crack in the corner/groove to the overhang. Swing left onto an exposed nose beneath a very steep wall. Make a big stride across the corner to the left and continue across the slab and up its far side on good holds. A gangway is reached about 6 metres below the top of the crag.Move left a few feet to the foot of a steep crack. A hidden jug helps overcome the difficulty and the angle eases. Bridge to the top.
Info taken from FRCC website
N Gough, G Highmoor 16/Aug/1963.
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