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Grade Route Gear style Popularity
6 DSC

"The holds just keep on appearing" Follow the obvious left-leaning diagonal rib to the arete then up.

FA: Richard Gaunt, Rhys Boyar & Peter Upton, 3 Jul 2021

Trad 30m
10 Privacy Invasion

Takes the vegetated trench.

FA: Rhys Boyar, 3 Jul 2021

Trad 30m
12 Come Clean

Climb corner and veer L through the small roof above.

Start: Start on L side of 'Ministry Wall' at L facing steepening corner with lichen at base.

FA: Jack Lewis & Michael Persin, 1995

Trad 45m
12 Come Clean Direct Finish

After the left-leaning corner, continue over the bulge and straight up. Good rock, good gear. This route assumes the original veered left below the bulge as per the description.

FA: Peter Upton, Richard Gaunt & Rhys Boyar, 3 Jul 2021

Trad 30m
18 Lies

Up until the obvious line veers left up to the roof. Climb the roof and finish straight up.

Start: Start as for 'Secret Police'

FA: Chris Baxter & Dave Gairns, 1986

Trad 25m
21 Secret Police

The prominent recessed orange groove to an intimidating roof. Over roof and up black wall. The site of a bee hive as of 2015.

FA: Mark Moorhead, Kim Carrigan & Peter Newman, 1979

Trad 25m
16 Wormwood

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FA: Peter Newman, Kim Carrigan & Mark Moorhead, 1979

Trad 25m
21 Undercover Agent

Line 6 metres right of 'Wormwood', passing through two bulges low down (finish right of top roof.

FA: Craig Nottle & Mark Moorhead (carrigan led cruxy 2nd bulge on 2nd ascent), 1979

Trad 25m
23 Big Brother

Up and over hard bulge to ledge. Follow steep flake right to large jug. Dyno up left and up face.

Start: Start 3 metres right of 'Undercover Agent'

FA: Kim Carrigan, Mark Moorhead & Peter Newman, 1979

Trad 25m
24 Big Brother Direct Finish

After the dyno move R to the bolt and up through the rooflet.

FA: Douglas Hockly, 2015

Mixed trad 20m, 1
24 Big Brother Variant Finish

At the end of the flake head R along the tenuous diagonal and up the overhang. Just toproped.

FA: Wendy Eden & Douglas Hockly, 2014

Trad 25m
25 Cornflakes

Either of two extreme starts lead to right diagonal flake. Undercling strenuously right and up to cave.

Direct finish breaks straight up from diagonal overlap, finishing up and around corner and roof at top.

Start: Start 3 metres right of 'Big Brother'

FA: Mark Moorhead, Jon Muir. Direct finish : Paul Hoskins & Scott Camps, 1988

Trad 20m
13 Defector

Stepped crack 10 metres right of 'Cornflakes'. Finish up a small orange corner.

FA: Mark Moorhead (solo), 1979

Trad 15m

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