Rockfax Description
Layback the curving black flake and swing around the corner to a ledge. The upper arete is a worrying contrast. The upper arete can be climbed on the left - Kiss Me My Darling, E2 5c. The lower arete can be climbed on the right to give a tough direct start, Too Good to be Forgotten, f6A. © Rockfax
FA. John Allen 1971.
ROCKFAX Eastern Grit (2006): Top 500 , Pete's 150 Peak Extremes , John Allen (gritstone) megamix , 2022 Rockfax Eastern Grit Graded List , Cristmas Trad Plan
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Pythonist | 15 Mar, 2007 |
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βeta: Slightly awkward crux getting around the arete, yes, but the nice short intro, and then the excitement of trying not to over-balance on the arete make it all worthwhile. Two ropes might be recommended, as the gear behind the lower flake, and on the arete isn't reassuring, whereas being able to use the gear placements in the bottom of the ledge and out right would be very useful. Hard E1! | ||
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βeta: Slightly awkward crux getting around the arete, yes, but the nice short intro, and then the excitement of trying not to over-balance on the arete make it all worthwhile. Two ropes might be recommended, as the gear behind the lower flake, and on the arete isn't reassuring, whereas being able to use the gear placements in the bottom of the ledge and out right would be very useful. Hard E1! |
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Si dH | 12 Nov, 2006 |
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βeta: Fell off this and ended up finishign up the chimney. The crux is very awkward. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Fell off this and ended up finishign up the chimney. The crux is very awkward. |
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Sam Doyle | 3 Nov, 2006 |
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βeta: Good route. No other E1 has taken me three attempts. The move off the middle height ledge to gain the arete is brilliant. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Good route. No other E1 has taken me three attempts. The move off the middle height ledge to gain the arete is brilliant. |
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tom r | 7 Jun, 2006 |
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βeta: Is a great little route. Top bit is very technical and sparsly protected. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Is a great little route. Top bit is very technical and sparsly protected. |
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dan_o_b | 5 Jun, 2006 |
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βeta: liked it, but then I'm tall so the top bit was ok for me. Bottom bit was very awkward mind. | βeta? | |
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βeta: liked it, but then I'm tall so the top bit was ok for me. Bottom bit was very awkward mind. |
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Fiend | 31 Mar, 2006 |
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βeta: Awkward and not particularly enjoyable. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Awkward and not particularly enjoyable. |
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Sazzle | 11 Oct, 2005 |
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βeta: Fantastic route, good mix of brute and technical. Flake is solid at the top, more than enough for a cam. Getting off the ledge really took some thinking about, and several false starts - probably harder for us shorties (as always). | βeta? | |
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βeta: Fantastic route, good mix of brute and technical. Flake is solid at the top, more than enough for a cam. Getting off the ledge really took some thinking about, and several false starts - probably harder for us shorties (as always). |
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Duz Walker | 24 Jun, 2005 |
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βeta: single cam (well behind flake, monkeyed around, hands on shelf, just a mantle and **********, rope wedged, no give, fell whipped around the aret and ran up black slab. That flake is sound and the fall ok. QED. Top part chocka with great useless holds. Fine route nevetheless. | βeta? | |
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βeta: single cam (well behind flake, monkeyed around, hands on shelf, just a mantle and **********, rope wedged, no give, fell whipped around the aret and ran up black slab. That flake is sound and the fall ok. QED. Top part chocka with great useless holds. Fine route nevetheless. |
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GrahamD | 25 Oct, 2004 |
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βeta: The crux is definately on the top wall where the dodgy gear appears to receed rapidly ! | βeta? | |
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βeta: The crux is definately on the top wall where the dodgy gear appears to receed rapidly ! |
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Jon Greengrass | 17 Jun, 2003 |
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βeta: Bits of the flake have snapped off, glad i wasn't leading it. i found it deviously techncial. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Bits of the flake have snapped off, glad i wasn't leading it. i found it deviously techncial. |
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The Pylon King | 15 Apr, 2003 |
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βeta: tricky moves off the ledge | βeta? | |
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βeta: tricky moves off the ledge |
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Grade: E1 5b ***
(Millstone Edge)