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28m.

Rockfax Description
28m. Another great route - sustained and high in the grade. Head up the steep bulging crack left of the arete on jams to a ledge, then continue by more jamming (possible stance on The Pulpit). Step back down, traverse left to the bulging crack and storm this by more glorious jamming. © Rockfax

FA. (pitch 2) Joe Brown 1952. Before this it finished up Great Chimney..

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The 100 Best UK VS routes? , The Roaches - Routes Graded List , Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs , Western Peak Grit 100 VD - VS , ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List , 100 Western Grit Stars , Staffordshire Grit Challenge - Brown-Whillans Day Out , The Roaches 3 Star Extravaganza , Definitive *** Peak Grit , Hen Cloud , An attempt at a definitive list of Joe Brown's FA/FFA in the Peak District , Wired Peak District Grit Graded List , Wired Peak District Grit (2020) *** List , Ultimate List of Peak District Crack Climbs , Absolutely STOKEd on trent (road to western grit mastery) , Peak grit

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SARS 23 Sep, 2005 Show βeta
βeta: Oh yeah, watch out for rope drag if you do the original variation. I almost got pulled off out of the chimney.
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βeta: Oh yeah, watch out for rope drag if you do the original variation. I almost got pulled off out of the chimney.
SARS 23 Sep, 2005 Show βeta
βeta: Awesome climbing. Did it about a year ago. Lead it with a "solid" VS/HVS second who promptly fell off the start. Then watched a "solid" E1 leader pull on gear at the start. Ha ha... it's all about technique.
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βeta: Awesome climbing. Did it about a year ago. Lead it with a "solid" VS/HVS second who promptly fell off the start. Then watched a "solid" E1 leader pull on gear at the start. Ha ha... it's all about technique.
MeMeMe 6 Sep, 2004 Show βeta
βeta: Great jams at the start which is just as well as you need to haul on them to get up the first bit. Rest of route is a little easier and it's all very pleasant.
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βeta: Great jams at the start which is just as well as you need to haul on them to get up the first bit. Rest of route is a little easier and it's all very pleasant.

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Grade: VS 4c ***
(Roaches Lower Tier)

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