Rockfax Description
Climb onto the chock then move left to reach the narrow crack that splits the buttress left of the gully. Safe, but it is a fair test of crack technique and a good teaser for many a Stanage VS. © Rockfax
FA. Eric Byne early 1930s.
Ticklists
Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs , Froggatt to Black Rocks (BMC) - The Grade List , Eastern Peak Grit 100 VD- VS , Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+ , Peak Rock/4/ Universities,Teams and Clubs in the 1930's , All trad climbs at Birchen Edge , The Gritlist , Birchen Edge 1981 guide routes , Seven Crags, Seven Routes , Moving On To VS
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| howlingbaboon | 30 May, 2006 |
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βeta: Well solid, hardest sev I've ever lead. Its well protected with threads but hard and off balance to place em, defo undergraded compared to other sevs I've climbed. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Well solid, hardest sev I've ever lead. Its well protected with threads but hard and off balance to place em, defo undergraded compared to other sevs I've climbed. |
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| Rampikino | 21 Jun, 2004 |
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βeta: Do a bunch of other VS routes on Birchen, then do this one. It will soon become clear that this is undergraded. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Do a bunch of other VS routes on Birchen, then do this one. It will soon become clear that this is undergraded. |
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| Nick Smith - Climbers | 19 Jul, 2003 |
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βeta: Lovely jamming on the upper crack, but definitely undergraded at S 4a, and if you can't jam it will feel desperate! | βeta? | |
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βeta: Lovely jamming on the upper crack, but definitely undergraded at S 4a, and if you can't jam it will feel desperate! |
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| LakesWinter | 16 Aug, 2002 |
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βeta: It's all because it's out of balance, but it's decently protected so I'd agree with the grade | βeta? | |
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βeta: It's all because it's out of balance, but it's decently protected so I'd agree with the grade |
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| Simon Caldwell | 27 Jun, 2002 |
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βeta: It's probably easy for those who are good enough to solo HVS but for we mere mortals its bl**dy hard! | βeta? | |
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βeta: It's probably easy for those who are good enough to solo HVS but for we mere mortals its bl**dy hard! |
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Guidebooks for Birchen Edge
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April Crack
Grade: HS 4b ***
(Stanage Popular)