Rockfax Description
Excellent. A boulder problem start (hard for the short) gains the crack right of the arete. Follow this (thread) to a ledge on the left and mantel onto a higher ledge. Move left round the arete and climb the easy green groove on sloping holds. © Rockfax
Ticklists
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 , Roaches w sobote? :) , Northern (Yorkshire !?) Climbs for a Southerner , Wired Peak District Grit Graded List , Level 1 Peak Trad Routes
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| locksbury | 16 Apr, 2022 |
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βeta: A good fun route! Don\'t bother with the \"grene exit\" it\'s currenly so muddy it\'s dangerous. Instead go right and take the cabing exit... ;) | βeta? | |
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βeta: A good fun route! Don't bother with the "grene exit" it's currenly so muddy it's dangerous. Instead go right and take the cabing exit... ;) |
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| Mike Cox | 2 Jul, 2021 |
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βeta: Nice route..steep jug hauling but shame about about the grotty finish and overshadowed by the following route black & tans. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Nice route..steep jug hauling but shame about about the grotty finish and overshadowed by the following route black & tans. |
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| Iain Thow | 19 Mar, 2007 |
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βeta: Good, but surely not a Top 50 route, over in a couple of moves. Great holds, though | βeta? | |
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βeta: Good, but surely not a Top 50 route, over in a couple of moves. Great holds, though |
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| Steve Banham | 13 Nov, 2006 |
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βeta: Never Harder then a severe. It has Massive Jugs, and Threads all the way up to the top, and a thread for a belay. HVD in my opinion | βeta? | |
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βeta: Never Harder then a severe. It has Massive Jugs, and Threads all the way up to the top, and a thread for a belay. HVD in my opinion |
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| TiffTiff | 1 Aug, 2006 |
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βeta: Tricky start, but once second runner is in, it is easy to enjoy the rest of the route. Just watch your ropes at the top otherwise bringing up rope and second(s) can be a chore | βeta? | |
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βeta: Tricky start, but once second runner is in, it is easy to enjoy the rest of the route. Just watch your ropes at the top otherwise bringing up rope and second(s) can be a chore |
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| Jon Greengrass | 20 Oct, 2005 |
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βeta: led this with a couple of slings and some pebbles, nice route just a bit of a pull at the start | βeta? | |
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βeta: led this with a couple of slings and some pebbles, nice route just a bit of a pull at the start |
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| Steve Banham | 18 Oct, 2005 |
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βeta: It's a VDiff or HVD at most, and is undeserving of a S. I first assended it using a head torch, and the second time in less than 5 min. Dispite the miss-grading it's still a fun route | βeta? | |
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βeta: It's a VDiff or HVD at most, and is undeserving of a S. I first assended it using a head torch, and the second time in less than 5 min. Dispite the miss-grading it's still a fun route |
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| LakesWinter | 18 May, 2004 |
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βeta: I guess we'll just agree to differ then! | βeta? | |
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βeta: I guess we'll just agree to differ then! |
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| LakesWinter | 17 May, 2004 |
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βeta: There are about 3 threads on the part before the huge flat ledge. There is a good sling on the flake before the 1st thread, not hard after the very first move, all the holds are great, a nice climb and never HS | βeta? | |
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βeta: There are about 3 threads on the part before the huge flat ledge. There is a good sling on the flake before the 1st thread, not hard after the very first move, all the holds are great, a nice climb and never HS |
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Black and Tans
Grade: S 4a ***
(Roaches Upper Tier)