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Grade Route Gear style Popularity
24 Creaking Limbs

Left around the arete from DOG. Step off block onto wall, traversing left at midway pockets to flake then up, between the orchids. DBB

FA: Vanessa Wills & David Gray, Oct 2021

Sport 18m, 6
21 Delusions Of Grandeur

The arete at the far left hand edge of Middle Crag, 40 m left of IRBC, is climbed past bolts to a DBB. Originally had only 2 bolts, rebolted 2021.

FA: John Wilde, 1987

Sport 20m, 5
22 Prickles

Follow RBs 2m R of arete straight up to balancy move at anchors

FA: D Gray & V WIlls, 2013

Sport 12m, 5
24 Podolobium (aciculiferim)

Start up 'Prickles' but move right via extra bolt to finish on anchors of 'Marmite'. The name is that of the ubiquitous Watagans bush that Monkeyface climbers are only too familiar with, removing tiny thorns for days after an encounter

FA: Vanessa Wills & David Gray, Sep 2021

Sport 13m, 5
19 Marmite

Start 2m left of Vengeance, following RBs through pockets to flake then up overhang. Anchors to the left

FA: V Wills & D Gray, 2013

Sport 12m, 5
15 Vengeance

A thin crack in the back of a flare, widening to fingers. Head right at top when the vegetation gets too much. Belay as for Vengemite.

FA: David Gray & Bob McBride, 1982

Trad 12m
19 Vengemite

Wall and groove right of Vengeance with 4 rings to double ring bolt belay.

FA: Dave Gray & Vanessa Wills, 2013

Sport 12m, 6
20 Plum line

Start just left of CAY directly up wall to get grade. Easier if crack is used

FA: G Fieg

Mixed trad 10m, 3
9 Commin' at Ya

A straight forward corner 4m right of Vengeance. Head right to anchors of Davafly

FA: David Gray & Bob McBride, 1982

Trad 12m
19 Davafly

The middle of the slab right of Coming At Ya. Start from top of block, stick clip first bolt. DBB

FA: David Gray, Vanessa Wills & Flynn Cooper, Sep 2021

Sport 10m, 3
16 Bombayment

Step right off block then up arete before heading left to shared anchors with Davafly

FA: David Gray & Vanessa Wills, Sep 2021

Sport 10m, 3
7 Bombardment

Climb the bottomless corner 10m right of Commin’ At Ya.

FA: David Gray & Jenny Anderson, 1982

Trad 12m
14 Bat's Wing

Climb the left wall of Pickle's Retreat.

FA: David Gray, 1985

Trad 10m
14/15 Pickle's Retreat

Up the finger crack, past pod, to tree belay.

FA: Steve Mitchell & Ian Hardon, 1982

Trad 10m
21 Tin Gods

Boulder the wall between Pickle's Retreat and Grunt 'n' Shove past a bolt.

FA: George Feig & Dave Fowler, 1991

Mixed trad 10m, 1
14 Grunt 'n' Shove

The awkward and obvious chimney.

FA: Bob McBride, Jenny Anderson & Michael Fordham, 1982

Trad 14m
17 316

Nice moves up arete 3m left of Follow the Leader. DUBB. Start in chimney.

FA: Trent Lee & Clint Siggins

Sport 15m, 3
18 Follow the Leader

Follow the line of u bolts around a V groove and some horizontal breaks to the top. First bolt is low, so be careful clipping the second or stick clip. Mind the tree. Originally done as top rope, got bolted.

FA: top rope -Robert Stow & David Gray, 1982

FFA: Trent Lee & Clint Siggins, 2004

Sport 15m, 3
21 R Overhung Arete

Swing up the overhang climbing the left side of the arete to finish. Dodgy rock and gear

FA: John Wilde, 1986

Trad 15m
17 Snow White

The steep wall, slinging a flake/jug enroute (heavy biner to keep it there). DBB now, so good to top rope if you do Brand X

FA: John Wilde & David Gray, 1984

Trad 10m
15 Brand X

Climb the offwidth crack to DBB

FA: Robert Stow & Martin Cook, 1983

Trad 13m
18 Mirror Mirror

Onto block and up the overhung honeycombed wall to slab finish. Don’t skimp on final moves if tall.

Sport 12m, 5
20 Jonas' arete

Start as for CAC but go straight up via flakes to tricky finish and DBB. Optional cam at start, or stick clip. The route originally mantled through the conglomerate band to finish, new anchors placed below this which suits a right variant finish.

FA: Jonas, 2003

Sport 12m, 5
15 Crimson & Clover

Climb the diagonal crack 4m right of Brand X to the horizontal break then continue up twin cracks to DBB shared with CT. A variant exited in the corner.

FA: David Gray & John Wilde, 1983

Trad 14m
19 Crimson Tinge

Boulder the wall right of 'Crimson & Clover' past a ring bolt, stick clip recommended. Finish up crack to DBB. Originally graded 16.

FA: David Gray, 1983

Mixed trad 15m, 1
10 Marginal Existence

The thin crack left of corner into offwidth up high. Finish at shared DBB with S

FA: David Gray, 1981

Trad 7m
10 Significance

The corner crack, just right of Marginal Existence. Try it without bridging. DBB

FA: David Gray, 1983

Trad 7m
10 In-significant

Take the crack right of the corner and left of Visage, trending right to DUBB above Visage

Trad 8m
17 Visage

The pleasant slab, past 2 RB and finger size cams to a DUBB.

FA: David Gray & Michael Gray, 1984

Mixed trad 9m, 2
20 Double Blank

The right hand route up the slab. Carefully up to the bolt, then directly to DUBB.

FA: John Wilde, Dan Rogers, Robert Stow & David Gray, 1983

Mixed trad 9m, 1
16 R Arete-Sted

Carefully climb the right hand arete of the Double Blank Slab, using either side of the arete.

FA: David Gray, 1983

Trad 11m
6 Kryptos

The easy angled corner system, immediately left of the Colour Card wall

FA: David Gray (solo), 1981

Trad 11m
13 Cryptic Crossing

After the initial corner of Kryptos,, climb diagonally right to finish up I'd Rather be Canoeing and DUBB ( on ledge).

FA: David Gray & John Wilde, 1984

Trad 14m
20 Krypton Factor

Supersedes 'Cryptic Crossing' by climbing the narrow wall between Kryptos and I'd Rather be Canoeing, past a bolt, to finish on the arete. One RB and a #4 cam is the only gear.

FA: John Wilde

Mixed trad 15m, 1
14 I'd Rather be Canoeing

A good line. The arete right of Kryptos is approached from the right and climbed past nut and friend runners to a double bolt belay

FA: TR: David Gray, Bob McBride, MC, Rob Stow & MF, 1982

FFA: David Gray & Darrin Gray, 1983

Trad 18m
14 Wall of Horrors

A companion route to I'd Rather be Canoeing, starting a metre right and heading directly up the wall, with sparse protection, trending toward the arete to finish.

FA: David Gray & Darrin Gray, 1983

Trad 14m
20 Colour Card

Climb straight up the centre of the face, passing horizontal pods for gear up to two ring bolts. Finish directly up with difficulty. Originally graded 20 but crux holds have eroded from edges to slopers so its more like a 21.

FA: David Gray & John Wilde, 1983

Mixed trad 16m, 2
23 Colour Card (Direct)

A hard variant. From the first bolt on Colour Card (clipping the second is advisable), step right the lurch up the thin wall directly (slopes and underclings)

FA: John Wilde & Paul Riviere, 1989

Mixed trad 14m, 2
18 Colourfast

Start as for 'Colour Card' up the wall to clip its first bolt then traverse left to arete to meet "Wall of Horrors". (The wimps variant to colour card)

Mixed trad 14m, 2
20 Asparagus

Climb the Marmalade crack, then continue up the arete above, past 2 RBs to mantle finish and DBB

FA: David Gray & Dan Rogers, 1985

Mixed trad 14m, 2
11 Marmalade

"A different sort of Jamb" Take the prominent diagonal crack, right of Colour Card, then finish diagonally rightwards across the overlap to a tree belay as for WV

FA: David Gray, 1982

Trad 12m
12 Empty Garden

Ascends the seam, a metre or so right of Marmalade, then takes the obvious crack /corner finish straight up to DBB on top of Asparagus.

FA: David Gray & Bob McBride, 1982

Trad 10m
17 Wroof Variant

Start 1m left of '3rd Runner' corner to roof, and straight up arête past bolt to tree.

FA: David Gray & John Wilde, 1983

Mixed trad 10m, 1
13 3rd Runner

Good laybacking up the corner. Tree belay.

FA: David Gray & Bob McBride, 1983

Trad 8m
19 Int-Arete-Sting

Steep layaways up the left side of the knife edged arete.

FA: David Gray & John Wilde, 1983

Mixed trad 6m, 1
4 Little One

The access chimney behind the block.

FA: David Gray, 1980

Trad 6m
17 Static Dynamic

Climb the square cut arete behind the tree, a metre right of Little One past RB.

FA: David Gray & James Cowmeadow, 1984

Sport 6m, 1
12 Science Fiction

Flake and crack system 3m right of Static Dynamic, to DBB.

FA: David Gray (solo), 1983

Trad 9m
19 Fine Time

Classic wall/slab. Start just left of the corner (Orchward), 2m right of Science Fiction. Balance climbing leads past 2 RBS to a horizontal break. Move left onto the bulge for the better finish.

FA: David Gray & Rob Stowe, 1983

Mixed trad 12m, 2
8 Orchward

Gully & chimney immediately right of Fine Time.

FA: Paul Smith, 1981

Trad 9m
9 Napotiliano

Start as for Orchward, then traverse right at 4m to the arete and up to a bolt belay.

FA: David Gray & Bob McBride, 1982

Trad 9m
16 Napotiliano (Direct)

The Napotiliano Arete from the ground, passing a bolt.

FA: David Gray, 1983

Mixed trad 9m, 1
10 Minder Binder

Start on the right of the orange scoop, 4m right of 'Napotiliano', stepping right at the roof to finish up 'Napotiliano'.

FA: David Gray & Bob McBride, 1982

Trad 0m
11 Cosmic Corgi

"A right royal route". Start at the short corner 7m right of 'Minder Binder'.

FA: David Gray, 1983

Trad 10m
10 Ejection

Climb the twin cracks 8m right of Cosmic Corgi.

FA: Robert Stow & Martin Cook, 1982

Trad 10m
2 B.H.P.

The access corner with chipped holds, bolts and chains.

Via ferrata 5m
13 Pot Holed

The overhung right facing corner 10m right of BHP. Climb the holes to step left at the roof.

FA: David Gray, 1983

Trad 13m
11 Rash

The left facing corner, 3m right of Pot Holed.

FA: David Gray, 1983

Trad 12m

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