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25m, 2 pitches.

Rockfax Description
Start at a small corner on the left side of the slab.
1) 4b, 15m. Climb the corner for 1m and then head straight up the slab right of a dirty crackline on small sharp holds to a ledge on the blunt arĂȘte at half height. Step left towards a niche and then finish up some right leaning cracks.
2) 4a, 15m. Above the terrace lies a slab in the form of an inverted triangle. Climb direct onto the toe of the slab and climb to the top on good holds. © Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
Despite appearances this route has good small holds and can be reasonably well protected. Start at the little corner at the left side of Minor Slab.
1. (4b) 15m. Climb the corner for 1m and then straight up the slab right of a dirty crack line on small sharp holds to ledge on a blunt arĂȘte at half height. Step left towards a niche and finish up right leaning cracks.
2. (4a) 10m. Above the terrace lies a slab in the form of an inverted triangle. Climb direct on to the toe of the slab and climb to the top on good holds.

J Wharton F G Stangle 21/Jul/1933.

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Rog Wilko 13 Jun, 2003 Show βeta
βeta: Assumed first ascent. It was later discovered that this line was probably discovered by Wharton and Stangle in 1933.
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βeta: Assumed first ascent. It was later discovered that this line was probably discovered by Wharton and Stangle in 1933.

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