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Great Wanney Guide

  • Grade context: UK
  • Ascents: 71

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Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:

Matt Tranter Euan Moir Peter Holder Campbell Gome Ryan Fleming

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Table of contents

1. Great Wanney 86 routes in Crag

Summary:
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Seasonality

All Trad climbing

Lat / Long: 55.145501, -2.107409

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Left Crack MVS 4c Trad 8m
2 Dennis E2 6a Trad 8m
3 Right Crack VS 5a Trad 8m
4 Pitfall E1 5b Trad 9m
5 Aces High E1 5b Trad 9m
6 Marquee Metal E3 5c Trad 9m
7 Eastern Promise E2 5c Trad 9m
8 Jungle Warfare E3 6b Trad 9m
9 Eastern Ecstasy E4 6a Trad 15m
10 Eastern Traverse HS 4b Trad 11m
11 East Buttress Direct E3 5c Trad 15m
12 Thunder Thighs E5 6b Trad 15m
13 Idiot Wind E4 5c Trad 15m
14 Great Chimney VD Trad 12m
15 Obverse Direct HS 4c Trad 14m
16 Crisis Zone E7 6c Trad 15m
17 Endless Flight

Northumberland Classic. Start up a crack to the left of the fench, or easier from boundary corner. Clip the insitu thread, then continue up the exposed arete moving right towards the top.

E5 6a Trad 15m
18 Policy of Truth E6 6c Trad 15m
19 Boundary Corner VD Trad 15m
20 Hawk Slab HVS 5a Trad 15m
21 Dove's Nest Crack HVS 5a Trad 11m
22 Patchett's Plunge E3 5b Trad 12m
23 Idiot's Delight HS 4c Trad 12m
24 Loony's Lament HVS 5b Trad 12m
25 Great Wall HVS 5b Trad 15m
26 Katana E6 6b Trad 15m
27 Foxes Hole D Trad 12m
28 Spare Rib E4 6a Trad 6m
29 Karabiner Crack VS 5a Trad 6m
30 Bilberry Wall VS 4c Trad 8m
31 The Wine O HVS 5a Trad 8m
32 The Last Retreat E4 6a Trad 14m
33 Nosey Parker E4 6a Trad 14m
34 Central Gully East D Trad 11m
35 Central Gully West S Trad 14m
36 Northumberland Wall E2 5c Trad 15m
37 Osiris E3 5c Trad 15m
38 Pharaoh's Face E3 5c Trad 18m
39 Skyline E5 6b Trad 18m
40 Main Wall MS Trad 12m
41 Lichen Chimney M Trad 9m
42 Broken Blocks Staircase M Trad 9m
43 Dirty Flue M Trad 9m
44 Blue Arête E4 6a Trad 8m
45 The Brute HVS 5a Trad 8m
46 Enery's Ammer E2 5b Trad 11m
47 Sweethope Crack HS 4b Trad 11m
48 Squeezy Bill D Trad 11m
49 Rake's Crack E1 5b Trad 12m
50 Rake's Arête VD Trad 15m
51 Direct Finish E3 5c Trad 15m
52 The Jibber E1 5b Trad 12m
53 Jacob's Ladder VD Trad 12m
54 Stairway to Heaven E5 6a Trad 13m
55 Rake's Progress VD Trad 12m
56 Epitaph MVS 4b Trad 11m
57 Girdle Traverse HVS 5b Trad 150m
58 Spider Crack MVS 4c Trad 12m
59 Broken Wing E3 5c Trad 12m
60 Raven's Nest VD Trad 12m
61 Thin Ice E4 6a Trad 12m
62 Heather Slab D Trad 8m
63 Old Holborn E1 5b Trad 12m
64 Golden Virginia E1 5b Trad 17m
65 California Crack HVS 5a Trad 18m
66 Arête and Groove VD Trad 13m
67 Task Force E3 5c Trad 13m
68 Golden Gate MVS 4c Trad 15m
69 West Chimney D Trad 12m
70 The 16 ½ Pint Pig HVS 5b Trad 13m
71 War Monger E1 5b Trad 9m
72 Lee's Leap MVS 4c Trad 9m
73 If Looks Could Kill E1 5c Trad 6m
74 At the Witches Trial HVS 5a Trad 6m
75 'A' Crack VD Trad 5m
76 Willing to Sin E4 6a Trad 9m
77 'B' Crack HVS 5a Trad 7m
78 Blowin Free E1 5b Trad 7m
79 Corned Beef E1 5b Trad 7m
80 'B' Corner D Trad 7m
81 'B' Arête VD Trad 7m
82 Games Without Frontears HVS 5a Trad 12m
83 Two Tear Crack E1 5c Trad 9m
84 War Without Tears E1 5c Trad 9m
85 Veil of Tears HVS 5a Trad 30m
86 Silently Snitched from Stu E1 5b Trad 6m

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Pop
M Broken Blocks Staircase Trad 9m
Dirty Flue Trad 9m
Lichen Chimney Trad 9m
D 'B' Corner Trad 7m
Central Gully East Trad 11m
Foxes Hole Trad 12m
Heather Slab Trad 8m
Squeezy Bill Trad 11m
West Chimney Trad 12m
VD 'A' Crack Trad 5m
'B' Arête Trad 7m
Arête and Groove Trad 13m
Boundary Corner Trad 15m
Great Chimney Trad 12m
Jacob's Ladder Trad 12m
Rake's Arête Trad 15m
Rake's Progress Trad 12m
Raven's Nest Trad 12m
MS Main Wall Trad 12m
S Central Gully West Trad 14m
HS 4b Eastern Traverse Trad 11m
Sweethope Crack Trad 11m
MVS 4b Epitaph Trad 11m
HS 4c Idiot's Delight Trad 12m
Obverse Direct Trad 14m
MVS 4c Golden Gate Trad 15m
Lee's Leap Trad 9m
Left Crack Trad 8m
Spider Crack Trad 12m
VS 4c Bilberry Wall Trad 8m
HVS 5a 'B' Crack Trad 7m
At the Witches Trial Trad 6m
California Crack Trad 18m
Dove's Nest Crack Trad 11m
Games Without Frontears Trad 12m
Hawk Slab Trad 15m
The Brute Trad 8m
The Wine O Trad 8m
Veil of Tears Trad 30m
VS 5a Karabiner Crack Trad 6m
Right Crack Trad 8m
HVS 5b Girdle Traverse Trad 150m
Great Wall Trad 15m
Loony's Lament Trad 12m
The 16 ½ Pint Pig Trad 13m
E1 5b Aces High Trad 9m
Blowin Free Trad 7m
Corned Beef Trad 7m
Golden Virginia Trad 17m
Old Holborn Trad 12m
Pitfall Trad 9m
Rake's Crack Trad 12m
Silently Snitched from Stu Trad 6m
The Jibber Trad 12m
War Monger Trad 9m
E2 5b Enery's Ammer Trad 11m
E1 5c If Looks Could Kill Trad 6m
Two Tear Crack Trad 9m
War Without Tears Trad 9m
E2 5c Eastern Promise Trad 9m
Northumberland Wall Trad 15m
E3 5b Patchett's Plunge Trad 12m
E3 5c Broken Wing Trad 12m
Direct Finish Trad 15m
East Buttress Direct Trad 15m
Marquee Metal Trad 9m
Osiris Trad 15m
Pharaoh's Face Trad 18m
Task Force Trad 13m
E2 6a Dennis Trad 8m
E4 5c Idiot Wind Trad 15m
E4 6a Blue Arête Trad 8m
Eastern Ecstasy Trad 15m
Nosey Parker Trad 14m
Spare Rib Trad 6m
The Last Retreat Trad 14m
Thin Ice Trad 12m
Willing to Sin Trad 9m
E5 6a Endless Flight Trad 15m
Stairway to Heaven Trad 13m
E3 6b Jungle Warfare Trad 9m
E5 6b Skyline Trad 18m
Thunder Thighs Trad 15m
E6 6b Katana Trad 15m
E6 6c Policy of Truth Trad 15m
E7 6c Crisis Zone Trad 15m
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