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Grade Route Gear style Popularity
Main face
12 Cheops

Start below the arête 4m L of a mossy corner and climb to its R to an old carrot bolt runner near the top.

FA: S. Parsons, P. Bigg & J. Parsons, 1980

Trad 9m
9 Blue Nile

The chimney crack 7m L of White Nile. Straight up the crack.

FA: S. Parsons, P. Bigg & J. Parsons, 1980

Trad 9m
16 White Nile

The overhanging corner crack on the left of the SSSH cave. Escape L.

FA: S. Parsons & P. Bigg, 1980

Trad 10m
25 Mr Wiggles

The prow R of Short, Sharp and Shit Hot, using natural gear. Finish as for SSSH.

FA: K. Robinson, 1997

Trad 8m
18 Mindbeast

The difficulties on this are psychological. The impressive hand crack, which splits the main overhang 20m from the RH end. Up the initial slab, then climb the crack through the overhangs.

FA: I. Lewis & P. Reynolds, 1974

Trad 20m
17 Mogul

The bottomless crack which forms the RH extremity of the main overhang. Pull up and mantel to the start of the crack. Climb the crack and face above to the top.

FA: I. Lewis & P. Reynolds, 1974

Trad 15m
14 Duckpond

Start as for Mogul. Pull up and mantel onto the ledge at 4m, Move a couple of metres R to a crack/groove, and continue up this to the top to a DBB or topout into the bush.

FA: L. Closs & I. Lewis, 1973

Trad 15m
22 Rent a Forearm

Slightly overhanging climbing with a single bolt up high. DBB.

FA: S. Parsons, 1985

Mixed trad 10m, 1

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