Nodes in Labour Ward

A good beginners area with bolt protected easy climbs leading to lower offs.

At the LH end of the slabs is a clean streak. Up onto the ramp [FH], move slightly R then up the streak past 3 FH to DBB. There is a slightly harder start to the R heading straight up to the 2nd FH.

Starts 2m right of “Kitty’s Litter”. Up blank slab direct, tending left toward KL’s 3rd bolt. Finishes up “Kitty’s Litter”

The bolted line R of Kitty's Litter. Straight up the slab avoiding the loose flakes on the right past 2FH to rings.

Next bolted line right of L’Accoucher. Up past 2FH then left to rings on L'Accoucher.

22m R of Footling Precipitation. Up onto the flake then up past 3FH to a DB and rings. Lower off.

Next line of bolts to the R. Up past 3FH [the top one is shared with FS] to DB and rings.

Starts 2m left of the “Dunny Brush of Doom”. Direct up wall to tight end of the mossy ledge at around 5m. Move up steepening wall around 2m left of the of DBoDs 1st bolt. Trad gear up 1m left of past DBoDs 2nd bolt, meeting DBoD at its 3rd bolt. Can place trad in high flake and traverse left to anchor as for DBoD. Lower off 2 rings.

About 7m R of The Crowning. Climb up onto small flake then up buttress past 2FH to a small ledge. Up and L past 3rd FH then traverse L to DB and rings. [It is possible to protect the traverse L with a medium wire behind a flake]

Start below the crack at the right hand edge of the Dunny Brush of Doom buttress. Up into foot of crack [can be protected by a medium wire]. Step right and up past 3 FH to lower off rings.

The bolted line up the clean streak just right of Forced Labour. Thin moves past the first FH then up past 2 more FHs to lower off rings.

Just right of Forceps Delivery is a thin left leaning crack. Up crack past a FH. Continue up past the second FH to a scoop. Step left to join Forceps Delivery at its third FH. Up to lower off rings.

Just right of Gimme de Gas. Up past three bolts moving right to the rings above Ill Nome della Rosa. A medium wire can also be used to protect the moves above the second bolt if required.

5m right of The Perambulator. Up the short flake and the face above past 2FH to ledge and lower off rings.

Start as for M.D. From the second bolt on M.D. move left up to and over the overlap finishing at lower offs past 3 more bolts.

10m right of Il Nome Dela Rosa. A faint right facing seam starts about 1 metre above a large flat block leaning toward the cliff. Step onto the small ledge and delicately up to the overlap. Over this on the right and up right to lower offs.

Starts 2m right of FD/MD. Up wall from top of fallen block, staying left of the moss. Move right to gain seam at about 5m, moving right of this and then tending right to stay alongside left of the moss. Follow small edges to anchors of MD.

Starts 3m right of “Labour Day”. Up wall past small feature, following cleanest rock to highest point.

Project. No bolts please.

Starts 1m left of landmark corner of “Out of Lockdown”. Climbs direct up the wall to blank slab above ledge height. Tend right to join “Return to Lockdown” for the final few metres.

Project. No bolts please.

10m right of Mother’s Day there is a ‘step’ at the foot of the cliff with a large ledge atop it. The following routes have short first pitches up this step, starting with the obvious corner crack of Out of Lockdown. It is also possible to walk onto or off the ledge from the right hand end. Any belay on the ledge requires trad gear.

10m right of Mother's Day is a short left facing corner crack. Jam corner to big ledge. Move right a few metres. Pull up the blank slab into the corner (a hard move for short people). Follow the corner system up right to a good ledge with lower offs.

Essentially this is a first pitch to Midwife Crisis. The arete immediately right of the first crack of "Out of Lockdown" at ground level. A fun bouldery little arete up past 2 fixed hangars. Finish on the grassy ledge - cams for anchors if you want them. (p1). Previously described by G Baxter as "Return to Lockdown" but not actually completed by him.

Straight above F.T.M. Can be combined with F.T.M. as one pitch but watch the landing if you fall off clipping the first bolt. Climb the sustained wall past 4 fixed hangars to lower offs. Previously described by G Baxter as "Return to Lockdown" but not actually completed by him.

Starts 2m right of “Out of Lockdown”. Up arete of block and up to ledge. From ledge, up the main face to top.

Project. No bolts please.

Starts 5m right of “Out of Lockdown” corner. Up the cleaner streak in the moss to ledge at around 5m. Can belay here or continue up in one pitch. Up face right of “Out of Lockdown” and finishing at the anchor. DBB