Starlight Express 22 M3

A beautiful route venturing through some steep and hostile territory. Start halfway between Virago and A Little Rainbow at a prominent straight groove/crack heading for orange overhanging pitch.

1. 30 m Scramble up slabs to large blocks at base of R facing corner-crack.

2. 45 m Corner­ crack to just below small overlap (some poor rock). Hanging belay?

3. 15 m Corner-crack to shattered blocks below roof. May be able to link this with pitch 2.

4. 20 m Free to start of crack, then aid (pitons - some in place: knife-blades, small angles) as crack dies and leans R. L over roof. Semi-hanging belay (wires) on lip.

5. 40 m Flakes to ledge below and L of end of flake. L along ledge, then slab up L to hanging belay in crack.

6. 40 m Crack until it leans L, then slab to ledge.

7. 45 m Large boulder, then crack to easier ground.