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Birds nesting (2025) on Great Tribulation and near base of crag around Age of Austerity. Please do not climb at the crag until August to give the birds the best chance of breeding successfully.
Take great care not to damage fence when accessing crag.
Rockfax Description
An excellent outing, climbing a long-abandoned project up the centre of some impressively steep ground. Climb the pillar between the caves to a jug (peg and thread). A series of hard moves through blocky bulges lead to good holds on the left shoulder (peg) then continue up a steep groove (thread) to a small roof below the leaning headwall. Finish up the hard finger-crack which is climbed on the right with the help of holds in the vague groove. Shady all day and stays dry in the rain, kneepad useful. © Rockfax
Jon fullwood 12/Sep/2009.
Ticklists
The "Mates Rates" Ticklist , Definitive *** Peak Lime , Hard Peak Limestone Trad
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| Ramon Marin | 15 Aug |
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βeta: all pegs gone now | βeta? | |
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βeta: all pegs gone now |
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| Hip-Hip-Hurrah | 3 Jun |
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βeta: Birds nesting on route and around Age of Austerity (30 May 2025), give the crag a miss until August. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Birds nesting on route and around Age of Austerity (30 May 2025), give the crag a miss until August. |
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| Boy | 1 Jun |
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βeta: In reply to Ramon’s comment. I placed the lower off to avoid the need to top out. Hipley Hill is a SSSI on botanical grounds and topping out would involve trampling on rare plant life. | βeta? | |
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βeta: In reply to Ramon’s comment. I placed the lower off to avoid the need to top out. Hipley Hill is a SSSI on botanical grounds and topping out would involve trampling on rare plant life. |
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| Will Rupp | 12 May, 2024 |
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βeta: Peg added to replace rusty pegs, along with new (long, apologies) tat on the big thread. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Peg added to replace rusty pegs, along with new (long, apologies) tat on the big thread. |
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| shed dweller | 9 Jul, 2021 |
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βeta: This would be a fantastic route, like no other in the peak if it were bolted. Destined for obscurity with rusty old pegs and threads. Overhangs by 10m. Awesome! | βeta? | |
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βeta: This would be a fantastic route, like no other in the peak if it were bolted. Destined for obscurity with rusty old pegs and threads. Overhangs by 10m. Awesome! |
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| mwatson | 16 Jul, 2019 |
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βeta: there are two pegs near the end of the steep bit at the bottom, the left one is rotten, the right one is rusty but ok for now, can be backed up with a red slider or a fiddly nut in the crack to the right | ||
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βeta: there are two pegs near the end of the steep bit at the bottom, the left one is rotten, the right one is rusty but ok for now, can be backed up with a red slider or a fiddly nut in the crack to the right |
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The Kraken
Grade: E6 6c ***
(Birchen Edge)