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Upper Level Guide

  • Grade context: UK
  • Ascents: 13

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Table of contents

1. Upper Level 7 routes in Sector

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Seasonality

All Sport climbing

description

There are a number of short sport routes that have been established on a series of craglets up behind the Dinorwig Needles.

approach

Access is via a broken path heading up the scree slope. Stay to the right at the big boulder.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 The Big Easy

A nifty line up a short slab left of the initial path.

{FR} 4+ Sport 7m
2 Jagged Face

Start just right of "The Big Easy" and climb to the shared lower offs

{FR} 4+ Sport 7m
3 Comfort Zone

Thirty metres further up the tier is a square cut recess on the left hand side of the buttress.Steep moves precede a pleasant saunter up to the lower offs.

{FR} 5b Sport 12m
4 Finatic

Obvious clean plinth of rock on the left. Take the line between the two fins of rock to the lower offs.

{FR} 6c Sport 7m
5 Jenga

Up to the right, close to the edge of the Solstice Face below, is a well cleaned corner,. Climb to the lower offs.

{FR} 4+ Sport 7m
6 Bosch Stop Quarry

The shallow groove left and around the arete to the lower offs.

{FR} 6a+ Sport 8m
7 Bish Bash Bosch

Start on the sloping ledge and follow the bolts up the to an "unseeable" lower off. If you climb on, they will come!

{FR} 6a+ Sport 8m

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Pop
4+ Jagged Face Sport 7m
Jenga Sport 7m
The Big Easy Sport 7m
5b Comfort Zone Sport 12m
6a+ Bish Bash Bosch Sport 8m
Bosch Stop Quarry Sport 8m
6c Finatic Sport 7m
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