Gravel Pit Tor Area Rock climbing 54 routes in area

* Sustained & enjoyable. One of the best face routes in the YY. Start 4 meters right of 'Oppossum' to wander up the middle of the face on solid tint edges. Rebolted May 2022.

Start just right of Question of Ethics moving R on the sloping ramp to a FH. Follow the face just L of the arete past 3 more FH's. Can be started from directly below the first FH for a slightly more challenging start.

Rebolted May 2022 with permission of the FA.

Warning Fixed Gear: Fixed perma-draw

May be harder now than the FA. The spectacular steep arete L of Orpheus. Up the arete past 2 FHs, then hard moves up and R to jug and FH. Up the R face into the cave then L to the arete. Continue up the arete and finish up Chuck Solids. Rebolted with permission of the FA May 2022.

Still an stout aid route despite lots of free attempts. Up the crack in the overhung wall R of the arete with a FH above and below left from the free attempts. Go L along the slopy horizontal crack then up the top WIDE crack.

Steep and powerful. Start on the boulders R of Orpheus and follow the 3 FHs up and L wards to the slopey horizontal. Undercling L to the flake and finish up Chuck Solids. Rebolted July 2022.

Start on the face, just R of the arete of Skid Row. First bolt can be clipped from the boulder on the R. Rebolted - July 2022. Has double ring bolt anchor on top.

Good climbing up the rounded R arete of Silver Knight Buttress. Some reckon it's a soft tick. Up the sickle-shaped crack to the arete, then blast up on tiny nubbins past a couple of thin diagonal dykes and a horizontal break to good jugs. Three FHs to Trad Anchor as for Silver Knight.

Steep and intense. Start 1m R of the base of the chimney (same as for The Razors Edge) Hard up to the 1st RB, and then slightly L past a 2nd RB before finishing up the top crack. Rebolted July 2022

Right wall of The Chuchu. Start as for Oona Poona past its first bolt. Instead of stepping left and up as for that climb, move up right to the dish and second bolt. From here continue diagonally up right past a third and onto the run out slab finishing as for The Shining (RB). Rebolted 2022

Worthwhile linkup connecting a couple of hard cruxes. Climb the first 2 bolts of The Razor's Edge, then traverse on good holds right until reaching the break below the crux bulge of Professor Everything, climbing its crux to the double ring bolt anchors.

Start on the R side of the arete 3-4m R of The Shining. Up the arete and slightly R on the slab and up to the break where the dyke is. Traverse R and finish up Asylum for the Insane.

Direct finish to Doctor of Everything. Start of for DOE follow it to the break (optional large Cam). Wrestle with a hard move or two leaving the break and up the steep slab to DBB.

Quite a nice climb now with the addition of a fixed hanger down lower. Up the face on small edges in the pale water streak, past 2 Fixed Hangers. Finish up the jam crack. Double ring bolt belay at top.

Takes the rounded arete at the R side of the Tor. Start *m R of Asylum for the Insane (and shares its final crack). Step across L onto a narrow ledge and up to a FH. Then up the easier terrain (FH) before stepping L to the final crack of AFTI.

A fun direct finish to Blue Skys from Grey. May have been toproped previously - almost a sport route. 1 x Med/Large Cam required for the break.

Climb Blue Sky’s from Grey and then continue directly over the overlap (medium cams) via a thin move or two and straight up the top wall past 2FHs.

Climb the face 2m R of Blue Skies from Grey passing 2FHs to the undercling flake/overlap (Medium/Large Cam) Step R over this then move slightly L and straight up the face/arete L of the 2FHs. Rebolted May 2021 with the permission of the FA.

Climb the short crack (small cam) 4m R of Blue Skies from Grey and then the face (FH) to the undercling flake/overlap (Medium/Large Cam) Over this stepping slightly R past a FH and straight up the thin face past another FH. Rebolted May 2021 with the permission of the FA.

The original way the girdle was done and easier than Doctor Joy as it misses the final R hand section of Wicked Wanda. Up Wicked Wanda to the traverse line then L wards and further L wards to the top of the Silver Knight Block.

Often wet. Start below the hanging block 3m R of No Question. Take the short Corner up the L side of the block, then R along the flake to a thin L leading seam. Up this, the crux.

From the back of Gravel Pit Tor a large block can be seen about 50m to the East.

Just R of the arete facing Gravel Pit Tor is a very thin crack. Follow this up the face.