UKC

14m.

Rockfax Description
14m. The steep crack near the left-hand side of the face leads to bulges, zig-zag left then right and finally left again. Amazingly the steep initial crack was first climbed before 1906! © Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
From the recess 2 metres left of 'Central Climb', make hard moves up and left to a large ledge. Then move right to the large crack that goes up and right, then back left to a ledge before finishing by trending right up the san. First bit had been climbed pre-1906!!

Arthur Dolphin. 1940.

Ticklists

The Complete Dolphin Collection , ARD Yorkshire Grit , Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs , Almscliff VS Challenge , The All New 3 Star Way to Yorkshire Gritstone Heaven. , No Sleep 'til Ilkley - Dolphin routes , Yorkshire Grit Vol 1 Best VS , 2020 Target Routes

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The Cablehole

Grade: VS 5a ***
(Lower Cable Stones)

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