UKC

Rockfax Description
Fun and varied climbing that builds to a head-spinning finish on the summit of the pinnacle. Start below a chimney crack at the foot of the ridge, where the approach path begins to drop down to the main area.
1) 8m. Bridge steeply up the chimney to a large ledge.
2) 9m. Scramble easily to a belay ledge under a vertical wall with a crack in it.
3) 13m. Climb the crack to another ledge. Continue up the arete and move left to a ledge and belay below a vertical crack.
4) 10m. Make a committing step right to the arete and move up to the top of the pinnacle. Climb down and bridge across to a short finishing wall. © Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
It is possible to run pitches together for convenience.
Start below a small chimney, 5 metres left of Mucky Gully.
1) 3a. Bridge the chimney. Belay.
2) 3a. Climb over blocks to a ledge, and a belay.
3) 3a. Move out right, to an airy wall overlooking the gully. Climb up this wall,
then move back left, to a ledge. Belay
4) 3a. Move back right, climb up the wall, go around the pinnacle (to the right), and step across the gap, to the top of Mucky Gully, and a short wall. Climb this wall. VARIATION HARD SEVERE 4A
3a) 4a. Move out left from the ledge, climb direct to another ledge, from where
the summit block is reached.

Ticklists

West Country Climbs , University of Exeter must tick's , South West Climbs - Pat Littlejohn (1st Ed.) , I want a Pasty! , Dewerstone Sub-HVS Multipitch Time Trial , S Devon & Dartmoor’s Star Diffs , Meg'n'Liz's Dewerstone slicklist , University of Exeter Climbing Club - Must Do!

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hp8g12 23 Oct, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Start at P3 to avoid a slippy, greasy first pitch! (P2 isn’t a pitch!)
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βeta: Start at P3 to avoid a slippy, greasy first pitch! (P2 isn’t a pitch!)
LeggingsQueen 8 Jul, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Wobbly boulder on the right at belay point for 3rd pitch
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βeta: Wobbly boulder on the right at belay point for 3rd pitch
Paddy_nolan 14 Sep, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Take a big cam for the chimney at the top
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βeta: Take a big cam for the chimney at the top
Mlewis 26 Aug, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Lead 2 and 4. Great route, however 2nd pitch was more of a scramble.
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βeta: Lead 2 and 4. Great route, however 2nd pitch was more of a scramble.

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Whispering Doom

Grade: VD ***
(Elender Cove)

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