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Beschreibung

Tucked away from prying eyes is the true 'jewel in the Crown', Spot X. This cliff has provided the canvas for a host of modern sport routes. Most sport climbers will find something to their liking here. There's still a fair bit of loose rock so helmets are essential.

Einschränk. übernommen von Urbenville

You no longer need to contact the landowner for The Crown, Spot X etc. This was confirmed after a discussion with the general store owners, that the land has changed hands.

Make sure you close the gate on your way up to the treatment plant. There are cattle roaming the field.

Zustieg

Park at the treatment plant as for The Crown. Contour right around The Crown to access. 30 minutes. Access is through private property & it is still customary to phone ahead & alert the farmer of your intentions. You can stop in at the general store in town as Peter (the farmer) owns it & the staff can call him & let him know if need be.

Update Feb 2021 - from the sewage station head right trending uphill crossing 2 gullies (both gullies have obvious crossing points) until you hit the barbed wire fence. The old fallen tree we used to cross the fence with is now a burnt pile of ash but just downhill from the old log there is a gate in the fence (it does open & be sure to close behind you). To avoid walking through tall grass up to the fire trail, after going through the gate follow fenceline uphill for 20 or so metres then turn right (at the old log ash pile) to find a track that leads to an overgrown fire road that becomes a fully fledged fire road. Follow this for 5mins-ish until it starts to go back down onto the farm property & the road disappears, there will be a sharp left hand turn where you access a new obvious fire road. Once you gain this you will see a 2-3m boulder on the right & the track towards the cliff will appear on your left shortly after marked with a cairn. Follow this to the cliff.

Geschichte

Grafik zur historischen Entwicklung

First explored by Cujes and others in the late 90s, the wall was written off as too futuristic. Upon re-inspection in mid 2013, a furious 12 months of activity commenced and by the time the dust and blocks had settled, there were more than 20 pitches with difficulty up to grade 31.

Routen

Route(n) hinzufügen Topo hinzufügen Neu sortieren Stapelbearbeitung Konvert. Grade
Schwierigkeitsgrad Route

Tricky boulder in the middle then through roof. 8 FH's to lower off at top of cliff.

Erschliesser: Tom Reid, 2014

Slab (2 FH’s) to easy L traverse. Up with big moves (3 FHs) to thinky exit R. One of the least steep routes at the crag.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee, Sam Cujes, Chris Beric & Glenn Ferguson, 2013

4m R. Cool, punchy moves past chain permadraw and a steep finish. 6 FH’s to anchor. Hard!

Erste freie Begeh.: Tom Reid, 2013

6m R. The cool-looking overhanging mini-corner-seam. Very bouldery and difficulty might be a bit height dependent? 6 FH’s to anchor.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 25 Mai 2014

8m R. 6 FH’s to anchor. Reachy, bouldery climbing on steep, bomber rock to finish on big ledge. An interesting mix of slabby and steep sections

Erste freie Begeh.: Glenn Ferguson, 2013

3m R of Sherlock Hemlock. 6 FH’s to anchor. Easy scramble past first bolt to ledge and clip, then solid rock to finish. Tricky crimps on good feet to high reach past bulge at fourth bolt.

Erste freie Begeh.: Erik Smits & Glenn Ferguson, 2013

4m R. 8 FH’s to anchor. High first bolt above the big crater feature, then enjoyable varied climbing on good rock with a steep and tricky finish. Low in the grade.

Erste freie Begeh.: Tom Reid, 2013

Climb Extra Shot. Then bust R along the rail passing one FH to anchor of Glenn’s project. Back-jump.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 9 Aug 2014

2m R. 7 FH’s to anchors. Some nice bouldery pulls with crux up top.

Erschliesser: Glenn Ferguson, 2013

Starts same as above but takes the right-hand bolt line. Trends up and R passing monster flake (climbing corner L of this) to roof, through this on flakes. 9 FH’s then mantle to anchor above lip.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 2013

A large traversing line. First two bolts as for Flexion (long draw on second), then layback the monster flake to stance. Clip FH on R, then edge R-wards across the blank slab for about 8m to the point the line skyrockets up through the roof (super). The route keeps going up the headwall for about 10m on superb stone. Take some long slings. A 60m rope is more than sufficient as it’s a traverse.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 2013

Open Project! The direct start to Hot Sex. Start 5m R up 3 FH’s, jump start into a slab dyno. Red tag on first FH.

Erschliesser: Lee Cujes, 2013

Warnung Ausrüstung: Loose bolt

15m R in central section of wall. Monster traverse - traverses about 15m R through a 45 degree overhung wall. A tribute to a very talented 12yo Italian climber on the day of his passing. 12 FH’s. Permadraws. Very chossy until the 2nd draw.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 2013

5m L of X-Men up obscene steepness. Just awesome.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 17 Aug 2014

The next routes are on a section of wall called The Barrel and all start from a large chossy ledge 5m off the ground.

Not many routes of this grade are this steep. Starts up on a high, sandy platform. Juggy short wall to very unlikely roof flake ending at anchors in the middle of an otherwise blank wall. Belayer must wear a helmet as the flake likes giving free samples. Extension is Lee's gift to Adam Ondra and is open.

There has been concerns raised about the stability of the large flake by a number of climbers who have recently been on this route. It is very difficult to assess the stability of a feature like this, and the probability of serious rockfall. But the potential outcomes can be managed by being mindful of where the belayer and onlookers are located.

Erste freie Begeh.: Heath Black, 2013

5m R. Starts on high ledge near remains of a tree 5m off the deck. Access this by scrambling up from far R, then carefully walking back L. Clip first UB on Miss Sixty with long sling for safety while getting established on the line. Four clips (UB’s and FH’s) and very bouldery tension climbing. Anchors on smooth orange shield.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 2013

1m R. Scramble up to start ledge from R, then carefully wander over to far L of ledge (chalky choss) to U-bolt above a chossy white V-groove. Route blasts up from here passing 5 FH’s to anchor. Steep, bouldery and thin with a spicy top section. A bit of care with the beautiful start flake, please.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 2013

Prepare to be dominated. Climb Miss Sixty to last bolt, then grapple the overlap diagonally R passing another 5 FH’s to shared anchor of next route. Absolute beast of a pitch. Super good.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 2013

The line 10m R which blasts straight up the guts of the steepness. U-bolt, then 6 FH’s up the 45 degree overhung wall to an incredible finish with one of the best holds I’ve ever seen on the finishing ledge. Classic.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 2013

2m R. More steepness with some very big moves and a challenging and spectacular finale past the break. Was impressively onsighted in its original form but has since shed a major hold down low and is a bit harder. It has now shed a lot more holds and it will need some work before it is solid again

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 2013

2m R. Jug hauling on severely overhanging territory - should be popular. 5 bolts to low anchor just after the big break. Take care with the third clip.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 2013

5m R. Scramble up to high first bolt on far right of the choss ledge. A few bolts lead up and R (slab) until it kicks back. A long move to a flake begins the steep climbing. A pronounced crux lunge (stopper bloc?) leaves you with the last victory move to finishing jug.

Erste freie Begeh.: Lee Cujes, 25 Aug 2014

At this point the angle relents.

2m R. Just R of the overhung barrel. This route wanders up the slab, trending R before picking through a steeper section searching for good holds. About 9 FH’s to anchors. Very chossy.

Erste freie Begeh.: Duncan Steel, 2013

Starts on the ledge. Walk 10m R of previous route (around rocks) and scramble up a chute onto the ledge. Start up short black corner then climbs blocky orange and grey rock.

Erste freie Begeh.: Duncan Steel, 2013

Starts on the ground 2m R from Bollox. 8 FH’s. Crux move in the middle.

Erste freie Begeh.: Duncan Steel, 2013

Stay off until properly cleaned - mid section still extremely chossy. Crux high up on good rock.

Erste freie Begeh.: Duncan Steel, 2013

The path to Crossroads breaks off about 50m up the hill from this point. Well up the hill, nearly at the top, you find this obscure route.

Weirdness. Waaay right and up the hill at nearly the highest point was the first route bolted on this wall by persons unknown. One FH and then glue-in’s. I wonder if we’ll ever find out who did this and then walked away? Climbable with some loose rock still.

Erste freie Begeh.: Unknown!

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