Rockfax Description
1) 5b. An excellent finger-jamming pitch. Passing the tat (care, it is tied through an ancient peg/blob of rust) is the tricky bit.
2) 5b. The thin crack in the upper wall, left of the groove, has hard moves (almost 5c) low down. © Rockfax
FFA. Ed Drummond 1975.
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| planetmarshall | 13 Sep, 2022 |
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βeta: There's no tat enroute. | βeta? | |
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βeta: There's no tat enroute. |
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| jimlearonasmear | 30 Aug, 2019 |
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βeta: Where it doglegs, stay left | ||
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βeta: Where it doglegs, stay left |
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| Fraser hill-casey | 1 Jun, 2019 |
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βeta: The tat mentioned in the topo is gone | βeta? | |
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βeta: The tat mentioned in the topo is gone |
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| craig d | 21 Jul, 2008 |
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βeta: I disagree about the 2nd pitch being harder. It felt very easy. We did it after embankment 4 and it felt a full grade easier. | βeta? | |
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βeta: I disagree about the 2nd pitch being harder. It felt very easy. We did it after embankment 4 and it felt a full grade easier. |
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| nick w | 5 Jul, 2007 |
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βeta: climbed this route today ,bit damp near the top but great well protected e1 | βeta? | |
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βeta: climbed this route today ,bit damp near the top but great well protected e1 |
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| sheffieldchris | 11 Apr, 2006 |
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βeta: mmmm have to agree with FIEND here to some degree. yes trying to lead at your limit is no bad thing, this is the exact limit i am at now and find just going up on sight and pushing your limit (on climbs that suit YOU)is the best way, sure you are going to get in a few spots of bother but you can always back off.maybe for you to be ready for this climb you should be solid at HVS first? perhaps you would have to agree that practesing 20 times is a tad excessive on one route, time after time? | ||
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βeta: mmmm have to agree with FIEND here to some degree. yes trying to lead at your limit is no bad thing, this is the exact limit i am at now and find just going up on sight and pushing your limit (on climbs that suit YOU)is the best way, sure you are going to get in a few spots of bother but you can always back off.maybe for you to be ready for this climb you should be solid at HVS first? perhaps you would have to agree that practesing 20 times is a tad excessive on one route, time after time? |
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| UKB Shark | 4 Apr, 2006 |
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βeta: The scrabbling footwork of one floundering leader would have had more affect in this respect. Are you suggesting that no one should try to lead at their limit? Also if you can suggest better preparation for Yosemite I am all ears. | βeta? | |
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βeta: The scrabbling footwork of one floundering leader would have had more affect in this respect. Are you suggesting that no one should try to lead at their limit? Also if you can suggest better preparation for Yosemite I am all ears. |
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| UKB Shark | 24 Mar, 2006 |
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βeta: I have always found this route hard and thought it was just me. Only 45 feet but packs it in. Top roped it yesterday 20 times and did the crux past the peg about 5 different ways but all seemed hard and on-off and 5b/5c. Wear comfortable boots. | βeta? | |
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βeta: I have always found this route hard and thought it was just me. Only 45 feet but packs it in. Top roped it yesterday 20 times and did the crux past the peg about 5 different ways but all seemed hard and on-off and 5b/5c. Wear comfortable boots. |
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| sheffieldchris | 29 Jan, 2006 |
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βeta: tried the fast and light aproach to this route got to the tatt with bulging arms mashed feet and blowing like a whale,fell just above it. 1 year later slowed down lots of gear and rests if you look, still painfull on feet but breazed up it. top pitch is harder i thought. finger jamming love needed all the way up | βeta? | |
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βeta: tried the fast and light aproach to this route got to the tatt with bulging arms mashed feet and blowing like a whale,fell just above it. 1 year later slowed down lots of gear and rests if you look, still painfull on feet but breazed up it. top pitch is harder i thought. finger jamming love needed all the way up |
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| Sam Doyle | 31 Oct, 2005 |
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βeta: The first pitch is well protected for E1, but with some difficult moves. Absolutely amazing climbing especially above the tat. The second pitch is harder, but equally well protected. Definitely 3*s. | βeta? | |
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βeta: The first pitch is well protected for E1, but with some difficult moves. Absolutely amazing climbing especially above the tat. The second pitch is harder, but equally well protected. Definitely 3*s. |
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| Jon Greengrass | 8 Sep, 2004 |
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βeta: oh i forgot to say jamming your feet in the crack really kills! but is a good incentive to lcimb quickly and stops you hanging around | βeta? | |
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βeta: oh i forgot to say jamming your feet in the crack really kills! but is a good incentive to lcimb quickly and stops you hanging around |
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| Jon Greengrass | 8 Sep, 2004 |
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βeta: led this three times now, had to thread the peg the first time on lead, lucky i had my nut key. Fell off it 3rd time when i slipped just above the first peg and was held by a useless looking sideways nut placed in the flared crack i'd placed to back up the peg. 3 stars classic e1 5b finger jamming. | βeta? | |
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βeta: led this three times now, had to thread the peg the first time on lead, lucky i had my nut key. Fell off it 3rd time when i slipped just above the first peg and was held by a useless looking sideways nut placed in the flared crack i'd placed to back up the peg. 3 stars classic e1 5b finger jamming. |
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| Nick Smith - Climbers | 8 Jul, 2003 |
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βeta: Someone has removed the tat since last month, which makes the hard moves near the top a bit more runout! | βeta? | |
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βeta: Someone has removed the tat since last month, which makes the hard moves near the top a bit more runout! |
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| Nick Smith - Climbers | 10 Jun, 2003 |
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βeta: The climbing isn't that hard, but my toes get mashed to bits - it's just so painful! Am I doing it wrong?? | βeta? | |
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βeta: The climbing isn't that hard, but my toes get mashed to bits - it's just so painful! Am I doing it wrong?? |
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| JR | 3 Apr, 2003 |
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βeta: Mint, safe and 3* all the way | βeta? | |
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βeta: Mint, safe and 3* all the way |
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| SteveC | 29 Aug, 2002 |
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βeta: Painful - Emb 4 is much pleasanter and more interesting at the same grade | βeta? | |
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βeta: Painful - Emb 4 is much pleasanter and more interesting at the same grade |
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Guidebooks for Millstone Edge
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Embankment 4
Grade: E1 5b ***
(Millstone Edge)