Rockfax Description
One of the very best HVS routes in the Peak, its remoteness adding to its cachet. Climb the centre of the front of the buttress passing a vertical crack to a fine and lonely finish. © Rockfax
FA. John Gosling 1972.
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planetmarshall | 16 Sep, 2019 |
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βeta: Needs a proper heatwave and a good brush to be anywhere near the 3* it gets in the guidebook. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Needs a proper heatwave and a good brush to be anywhere near the 3* it gets in the guidebook. |
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Chris the Tall | 3 Sep, 2007 |
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βeta: Intimidating start, gradually easing but pretty sustained. If it was on Stange the queue would reach the road. Take plenty of cams (I used 7!) | βeta? | |
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βeta: Intimidating start, gradually easing but pretty sustained. If it was on Stange the queue would reach the road. Take plenty of cams (I used 7!) |
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The Pylon King | 9 Jun, 2003 |
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βeta: good friend and then wire on the start | βeta? | |
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βeta: good friend and then wire on the start |
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Grade: HVS 5a ***
(Stanage Popular)