Routes in The Convent

Northern end of the Convent, on the west face. Accessing the base of the route requires some crawling along horizontal breaks, beginning at "Value of Audacity", and continuing under "West Face Dihedral".

1. 170ft, 5.9

2. 110ft, 5.11-

3. 30ft, 5.10 (can be linked with P2 dependent on rope drag?)

4. The Roof. 100ft, 5.10

5. 50ft, 5.8

Descent: Rappel Choir Boyz

Approach requires a crawl along a horizontal ledge from the base of "Value Of Audacity".

1. 80ft, 5.9

2. 110ft, 5.10-

3. 110ft, 5.10

4. 80ft, 5.10

5. 60ft, 5.10

6. 60ft, 5.7

Descent: Rappel Choir Boyz

PG13. Start about 5m right of "West Face Dihedral". The start is just after the approach crawl from "Value of Audacity".

1. 100ft, 5.10 C1

2. 120ft, 5.10

3. 70ft, 5.8

4. 5.6R

5. 80ft, 5.9

6. 50ft, 5.10

7. 30ft, 5.7

Descent: Rappel Choir Boyz

No fixed anchors on the route.

1. 150ft, 5.11+

2. 120ft, 5.11+

3. 120ft, 5.8

Descent: Rappel Choir Boyz

Starts about 13m right of "Value Of Audacity" and 30m left of "Choir Boyz".

1. 40m, 5.12

2. 35m, 5.11+

3. 20m, 5.10.

Descent: Rappel "Choir Boyz".

The right trending ramp system, beginning just left of "Choir Boyz".

1. 130ft, 5.10

2. 210ft, 5.10+

3. 80ft, 5.8

4. Continue up P5 of "Choir Boyz"

Descent: Rappel "Choir Boyz".

All anchors are bolted well.

1. Crux, 5.12-

2. 5.10+

3. 5.11+

4. 5.11C

5. Easy.

Descent: Rappel the route.

Originally climbed as Aid and named "Renate Goes To Africa", but later freed and named "Renate Goes to Eleven" as a "a tip of the hat to Nigel Tufnel, who might say of the route 'Don't even look at it'".

1. 60ft, 5.10b

2. 50ft, 5.8

3. 190ft, 5.7

4. 80ft, 5.9

5. 100ft, 5.10a

Descent: Rappel "Salvation Chimney" about 30m south, or, walk north to find the top of "Choir Boyz" and rap that.

Right facing dihedral in the southern third of the west face. Start is marked with a plaque and belay bolt.

1. 30m, 5.11

2. 30m, 5.10-

3. 37m, 5.12

4. 40m, 5.11

5. 25m, 5.9

6. 10m, 5.8

Descent: Walk north to find "Choir Boyz" and rappel that.

A clean crack system on the southern end of west face of the Convent.