25m.
Rockfax Description
The central crack of the slab gives an interesting pitch, with plenty of protection. An alternative finish can be made up the corner of Ash Tree Slab at the same grade. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
VS 4c in the 2015 BMC guide
FA. G.R.Fiddles, A.T.Braddock 1959.
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| Howard J | 27 Feb |
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βeta: At the former grade this always felt like a soft-touch VS (my favourite sort). Most of it is HS 4b no question, but the start is tricky, albeit low and protected., and I think HS 4b slightly undersells it. Maybe HS 4c? | βeta? | |
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βeta: At the former grade this always felt like a soft-touch VS (my favourite sort). Most of it is HS 4b no question, but the start is tricky, albeit low and protected., and I think HS 4b slightly undersells it. Maybe HS 4c? |
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| smudge | 10 Jul, 2022 |
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βeta: The massive flake is not attached to the buttress, avoid or handle with extreme care. I know it’s been like it a long time but it’s an accident waiting to happen. | βeta? | |
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βeta: The massive flake is not attached to the buttress, avoid or handle with extreme care. I know it’s been like it a long time but it’s an accident waiting to happen. |
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| astrange | 8 Jul, 2022 |
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βeta: Interesting route with good protection - HS sums it up :-) | βeta? | |
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βeta: Interesting route with good protection - HS sums it up :-) |
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| greedo | 13 Sep, 2020 |
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βeta: Did the RH finish up the gravity defying flake. It's hard not to use the flake; just breath out and make yourself as light as possible ????. The old double trunked ash tree is now chopped low but a new rope fixed belay exists. Guess you could abseil from here but there is some loose rock at the top. Better to walk off or drop down left facing in to top of ash tree slab for shiny new bolted lower off. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Did the RH finish up the gravity defying flake. It's hard not to use the flake; just breath out and make yourself as light as possible ????. The old double trunked ash tree is now chopped low but a new rope fixed belay exists. Guess you could abseil from here but there is some loose rock at the top. Better to walk off or drop down left facing in to top of ash tree slab for shiny new bolted lower off. |
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| babymoac | 28 Oct, 2019 |
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βeta: Mountaineering skills for the upper flake - climb in a way that reduces your gravity ! | βeta? | |
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βeta: Mountaineering skills for the upper flake - climb in a way that reduces your gravity ! |
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| Skyfall | 4 Jun, 2007 |
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βeta: I would agree this is HS though I went up the variant finish which is borderline VS if only as the big "flake" (a pile of blocks just about attached to the wall) appears not to be long for this world. The finish through the polihed bulge is also interesting. There is a BMC sign below this buttress which mentions loose rock. We were told by others that there didn't seem to be any loose rock but on climbing the flake I would have to disagree. Rather dangerous imo so beware. The normal finish which heads left to finish seems fine in comparison and is certainly no harder than HS. | βeta? | |
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βeta: I would agree this is HS though I went up the variant finish which is borderline VS if only as the big "flake" (a pile of blocks just about attached to the wall) appears not to be long for this world. The finish through the polihed bulge is also interesting. There is a BMC sign below this buttress which mentions loose rock. We were told by others that there didn't seem to be any loose rock but on climbing the flake I would have to disagree. Rather dangerous imo so beware. The normal finish which heads left to finish seems fine in comparison and is certainly no harder than HS. |
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| Dominion | 10 Oct, 2005 |
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βeta: Not very much of the tree stump is left now - it's mostly gone, compared to what was left earlier in the year. A nice route, with a certain degree of interest in the middle, polished section. I finished left up to the solid tree belay. Certainly felt harder that Ash Tree Slab which I seconded today, just before I led this... | βeta? | |
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βeta: Not very much of the tree stump is left now - it's mostly gone, compared to what was left earlier in the year. A nice route, with a certain degree of interest in the middle, polished section. I finished left up to the solid tree belay. Certainly felt harder that Ash Tree Slab which I seconded today, just before I led this... |
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| Howard J | 4 May, 2005 |
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βeta: I'm sure this used to be graded VS 4c - OK a soft touch at that grade. The flake finish is definitely at least 4b. It is well protected though. | βeta? | |
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βeta: I'm sure this used to be graded VS 4c - OK a soft touch at that grade. The flake finish is definitely at least 4b. It is well protected though. |
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| Offwidth | 18 Aug, 2004 |
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βeta: I think its fine at bottom end VS 4c and the new grade of HS 4a ia a joke compared to Ash Tree Wallalso at HS 4a which feels two grades easier. There is no way the polished moves at 4m are 4a; there are more hard moves a few meters above as well. | βeta? | |
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βeta: I think its fine at bottom end VS 4c and the new grade of HS 4a ia a joke compared to Ash Tree Wallalso at HS 4a which feels two grades easier. There is no way the polished moves at 4m are 4a; there are more hard moves a few meters above as well. |
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