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A short, sharp, thin tips crack. Difficulty dependent on finger size.

The following climbs are up an undercut slab with numerous bolts inside the cave.

To the right of 'Bad Press' is an entrance to the cave. This route is directly ahead of you as you enter the cave.

Straight up the wall.

A short friction traverse on an undercut slab.

Up to the first bolt and traverse across. A hard move, then up easily to the top of the boulder.

The following lines start between S&I and the window to the platform

Open Project - all yours if you want it! In the open courtyard inside the cave complex before scrambling up to ' Stepping Out'. On the northern side of the open courtyard. Bolts up the crimpy wall to a rappel station on top as for 'Anakey to Life', etc.

In the open courtyard inside the cave complex before scrambling up to ' Stepping Out'. On the southern side of the open courtyard. Bolts and gear up the wall and huge hanging boulder to a trad belay on top.

Scramble up and start from the top of the boulder that creates the halfway ledge on the left side of the route. Belaying from the ground level of the cave is best. Place a low cam and then lean out to clip the bolt, pull out onto the face and hard, technical crimping out to the right leads to a delicate slab to the top.

The direct start past one bolt from the ground level is now an open project - all yours if you want it!

Highball pillar in the cave, vert to slab, can be rehearsed on tr using trad gear to rig a line

Chris

This is another high and serious addition from Pat Reynolds. Deep in the large main cave underneath Legoland, entered from The Platform sector, at the far end of the cave is a tall feature that looks like a fish head that looms over a serious landing. Start up the small slab to the lower jaw of the fishes head, then compression climbing up the upper jaw to top out over the top of the head and down climb easily off the back. This problem has serious consequences if a fall is taken so top rope inspection and lots and lots of pads are highly recommended.

The following routes start on the platform. From Smear and Innuendo duck under the blocks, and climb up the cairn to get out the window overlooking the valley.

Start just outside and to the right of the entrance to the cave, about 10 metres right of 'Bad Press'. Step off the boulders in the gully, then up the wall. Has grown an additional two bolts with the rebolting effort in 2017

Right of Famous Redheads and left of Going Grey. Step left into the start of the crack; follow it then slab above past six bolts to a bolt belay.

Start on the boulder opposite 'Moonbeam'. Stick clip the first bolt. A tricky and bouldery start then up the arete past three bolts to rap anchor.

A short, pleasant escape route from the top of the 'Famous Redheads' boulder. Up the slab with one bolt. Belay on gear.

Start on the boulder platform in the western window of the cave. Clip a bolt and step up left into the flared chimney. Easily up this or the slab ("friable and unprotected"!! - Simon Carter) on the right. Double bolt belay.

Friable holds on the wall two metres right of 'Stepping Out'. Move left onto the arete after the third bolt. Double bolt belay.

The bolt ladder three metres right of 'Moonbeam'. Nice moves up a steep arete. Double bolt belay. Your decision whether to start on the boulder or from a bit lower, possibly a bit harder if so.

Starts 10 metres right of 'Forbidden Fruits', on the opposite side of the same boulder. Step across the gap, up the twin cracks, then left up the leftwards slanting off-width cum chimney. A large cam increases confidence.