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72m, 4 pitches.

Rockfax Description
A long route up a large wall with a good amount of vegetation. It is best climbed during a dry spell as there are a number of vegetated ledges that can be unpleasant if wet.
1) 20m. Move up ledges to a ragged weakness in a short wall. Climb the ragged weakness to easier angled ground that leads left to a belay at a metal spike and tree.
2) 20m. Climb leftwards to a slab and follow it upwards until moves right reach a quartz corner and ledge. Move up the corner to a long ledge and take a belay at its far left end.
3) 22m. Climb up behind the belay to a grassy ledge and then progress up more grassy ledges (not pleasant, especially if wet) to a long ledge under the final wall. Move left to a belay at pegs.
4) 14m. Head up above the belay and move right above an overhang. Continue direct up the cleanest line, passing right of another overhang to the top. Belay on a crash barrier!
Exit - Take care when crossing the fence as the main road is immediately on the other side. © Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
Four pitches, a classic route for a great day out in the sunshine, bring a packed lunch for the amazing views.

Start at the right hand end of the wall below an obvious vertical break.

Ticklists

Wintours Leap easy multipitch , Wye Valley Vdiffs's and Severes

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Vinceayy 13 Aug Show βeta
βeta: P1-2 Be careful on traversing, no gear at all as overgrown grass sticking out of cracks. The ledges are all overgrown and very unpleasant on the feet, like the guidebook says. But I didn’t realise how overgrown and chossy the route actually is. I do not recommend as a warm up route. But the views are very good.
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βeta: P1-2 Be careful on traversing, no gear at all as overgrown grass sticking out of cracks. The ledges are all overgrown and very unpleasant on the feet, like the guidebook says. But I didn’t realise how overgrown and chossy the route actually is. I do not recommend as a warm up route. But the views are very good.
Scuffed-climb 31 May Show βeta
βeta: Harder than most VD multipitches.
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βeta: Harder than most VD multipitches.
sianabanana 28 Sep, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Hawthorn pruned right back on the ledge just before p2 belay
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βeta: Hawthorn pruned right back on the ledge just before p2 belay
Ross Philpot 30 Aug, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: The grassy ledges are a bit much, after all the rain the day before it made the 3rd pitch horrendous.
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βeta: The grassy ledges are a bit much, after all the rain the day before it made the 3rd pitch horrendous.
OliverR17 6 Feb, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: If we ignore pitch 3 it was pretty good
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βeta: If we ignore pitch 3 it was pretty good

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A Unique Snowflake

Grade: VD 5a ***
(Cleeve Hill)

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