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Grade Route Gear style Popularity
18 R Big Nose

Start: At the nose at left end of left wall of grotto, where the descent track meets the wall. Committing moves up thin crack, move right and up overhang for five metres, veer left with easier climbing to the top. Continuing straight up makes for a more sustained finish.

FA: Rob Booth, Jill Gara & Ross Timms, 2003

Trad 12m
17 R Sticky Beak

Short with lack of protection, watch for loose hollow block at the start. Very ordinary.

Start In the middle of the second tor down from Bug Powder Dust. Climb past loose block up shallow unprotected crack.

FA: JIll Gara, Michael O'Reilly & Tuesday Phelan, 2003

Trad 12m
18 Bug Powder Dust

Can be done in 2 pitches, belay from the large ledge at half way. May add another bolt.

Start on the left of the grey arete.

Follow 2 BR to ledge (possible belay). Straight up past another bolt for 6m then step right to finish up juggy arête. Anchors to descend to the right on top of The Extension Lead or walk off back.

FA: Jill Gara, Michael O'Reilly & Robin Holmes, 2003

Trad 27m
16 Bird's Nest Soup

Straight up block on rounded jugs left of the arete. Tricky move at the end to gain ledge. Easily accessed from the descent gully.

Start: 5m left of the bolt on 'Bug Powder Dust' ledge.

FA: Tuesday Phelan & Jill Gara, 2003

Trad 10m
20 I'm Black and I'm Proud

Variant finish to Bug Powder Dust.

Starts at the BR off the ledge, as for 2nd pitch of Bug Powder Dust. Climb the left side of the pale central streak directly through top bulge. Swing right to top out (or continue straight up for a more exciting finale). Blackness courtesy of the previous week’s Vicparks “controlled burn” (and it's a quote from The Commitments).

FA: W Monks, N Cotton, C Barrett & M O'Reilly, 2003

Mixed trad 15m, 1
26 Screaming Trees

Start: Just right of 'The Generator Route'.

Up past 3 FH's and wires to horizontal break. Arrange gear then right up to 4th FH. Thin moves over bulge brings some relief and good pro in seam. More hard moves over small roof to buckets. Traverse left to belay.

FA: Steve Chapman & Steven Wilson, 2003

Mixed trad 25m, 4
18 Night Owl Theatre

The original route on the cliff."Hal Todd would be proud of this. The Del Monte of climbing." (Edited version of original description)

Start: At the line that splits the wall.

Climb crack, at the overhang, traverse right and finish up the right hand crack. Some loose rock. Take twin ropes or long slings, could be done in 2 pitches, with a belay at the end of the traverse.

FA: Peter Treby, Andrew Webb & Neil Barr., 1985

Trad 30m
17 R Deadly Earnest

A scary girdle traverse on friable rock.

Start: At sandy cleft right of 'Night Owl Theatre'.

  1. 10m (17) Up sandy cleft with no runnners.

  2. 25m (17) Crux, step across left, around arete, gingerly down and continue left to the welcome ledge.

FA: Gary Lyons, Gordon Bedford & Nick Tapp, 1993

Trad 35m, 2
23 Catatonia

Backs off a little on arete, but keeps you working till the end.

Start 8m right of Curiosity Killed The Black Feral Cat on the black streak.

Up to 2nd FH taking heed of the flexible block on the left. Head left then back right above 2nd FH to gain a rest in the grey corner. Swing around right of the arête to FH and up to the long blunt grey arête above. Climbing is often just left of the arête with adequate gear on the arête proper.

FA: Steve Chapman & Jill Gara, 2006

Trad 32m
23 The Lynx Effect

Absorbing climbing directly up the arête to the highest point on the buttress. Double up on small wires, a few small cams are handy, despite appearances protection is good.

Starts in the chasm 15m right of Curiosity Killed The Black Feral Cat

Up the steep fracture for 8m and finger traverse leftwards 3m to rest on the grey arête (belay possible to eliminate drag). Then directly up the grey arete.

FA: Steve Chapman, Michael O'Reilly & Jill Gara, 2003

Trad 30m
23 Cat Scratch Fever

Follow Lynx Effect for 8m to where it traverses left. Arrange gear and launch straight up on crimps. Watch your back on the wall behind if you fall.

Continue directly up grey wall.

Start: Start as for Lynx Effect.

FA: Steve Chapman & Robin Holmes, 2003

Trad 30m
17 Bridge Too Far

Stretch Your calves before you start.

Start: Starts 5m right of 'Cat Scratch Fever' at end of chasm.

Bridge up using crack for protection and traverse right at the top of the big chockstone.

FA: Steve Chapman & Robin Holmes, 2003

Trad 18m
20 R Separation Anxiety

Novelty climbing through overhang, lack of protection at start.

Start: Runs up centre of the wall at the top of the grotto through the orange overhang.

Up edges on slab to stance below overhang, veer left then up to anchor.

FA: Rob Booth & Jill Gara, 2003

Trad 15m
22 X Valentine's Day Massacre

An entrant for the worst of the worst... Crappy line, dodgy rock, ground fall potential, its all here.

Start: Left of corner on the track before Paler Shade of White just past the big log.

  1. 17m (22) Unprotected hardish moves on dodgy holds lead to jugs at overhang where the gear is not good and the moss begins. Continue to belay at big ledge. Smell the roses.

  2. 8m (19) Continue up left side of orange wall via a most awkward slopey mantle off the deck.

FA: Steve Chapman & Jill Gara (alternative leads), 2004

Trad 25m, 2
21 R A Paler Shade of White

Bold climbing leftwards along the rising traverse. Double ropes are useful.

At weakness 6m left of Traditional Arrangement.

Climb leftward along rising traverse. A small wire can be found, low down, two thirds along the traverse. Continue up the easy arête to finish at the large ledge. Climb off around to the left or right to Moonlight Wall.

FA: Michael O'Reilly, Jill Gara & Robin Holmes, 2003

Trad 22m
18 Traditional Arrangement

Harder than it looks.

Start: At the right leaning hand/fist crack in middle of the wall at ground level.

Follow the crack to the large ledge at half height. From here you can access the next 4 climbs.

FA: Michael O'Reilly, Jill Gara & Robin Holmes, 2003

Trad 13m
22 Gerni To The Centre Of The Earth

Will clean up with traffic.

Starts on the ledge at FH 2m left of 'Controlled Burn'.

Up to shallow corner to rap anchor.

FA: Steve Chapman & Rob Booth, 2006

Trad 14m
22 Controlled Burn

Climb left past bolt then right to gear placement. Committing climbing to top on slopey bulges. Take small cams and wires.

Start: Starts below the bolt in the middle of the face.

FA: Robin Holmes & Steve Chapman, 2003

Trad 14m
21 Moonlight Mile

Climb directly up the wall, to the left end of the small ledge at half height. Follow the short corner/flake and exciting wall above.

Start: Starts approx. 2 to 3m right of bolt on 'Controlled Burn' and 4m left of the right arête.

FA: Michael O'Reilly & Jill Gara, 2003

Trad 11m
22 Emotional Rescue

Climb upwards diagonally right to the right end of the small ledge at half height. Follow the horizontal breaks to the small overlap/rooflet near the right arête. Committing moves directly up the wall above (crux).

Start: Starts as for 'Moonlight Mile'

FA: Michael O'Reilly & Jill Gara, 2003

Trad 12m
20 Grease Nipples

Good traverse leads to great final crack.

Start: Start under the huge block that leans against the left edge of the wall, 15-20 metres right of

  1. 10m (9) Climb up through a hole to the top of the block and then up to terrace.

  2. 15m (19) Traverse right along the brek to the vertical line and up a couple of moves to a hanging belay.

  3. 10m (20) Crack to top.

FA: FA: Louise Shepherd, Nyrie Dodd did the finish as part of Work The Meat. Complete ascent : Kieran Loughran & Meg Sleeman. Easter, 1988

Trad 45m, 3
25 M1 Grease Lightning

The only way through the amazing bulging orange wall from the ground. Start well up on the R above Chimney Sweep. Up wall, then pull across blankness on the first 2 FH's to gain the holds (at 3rd FH). Up line to join Grease Nipples for 10m before an exciting traverse L and up the headwall. Take wires and some small-med cams. Quite a full value excursion, despite the aid.

FA: Goshen Watts, 18 Feb 2023

Mixed trad 30m, 6
22 Work The Meat

Trench climbing par excellence.

Start: Start at the right-hand side of the major horizontal break that "Grease Nipples" traverse from the left..

FA: Louise Shepherd & Nyrie Dodd, 1985

Trad 30m
18 Fillet De Boeuf

Up wall, steeply at first then easily to a ledge at 8 metres. Step left and continue up the steep wall.

Start: Start at foot of knobbly wall on right of scungy corner.

FA: Greg Aimer & Christina Freestone, 1993

Trad 20m
13 Petit Dejeuner

Climb up to ledge at 8 metres then move 3 metres right and climb crack-line running between left chimney and right arete.

Start: Start as for 'Fillet De Boeuf'

FA: Greg Aimer & Christina Freestone, 1993

Trad 12m
15 R Hot Croissant

Marginal pro.

Start: Start on grey wall 25 metres right of 'Petit Dejeuner'

FA: Greg Aimer & Christina Freestone, 1993

Trad 10m

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