Grade
26
Length
122m
0
Natural pro requiredQuality
First ascent
Paul Aubrey, Mark Moorhead, Feb 1980.
The original Aubrey Moorhead aid line traversed right along a thin break above the main arches exiting on the right-hand edge of the Little Brother. In Feb 1990 Paul Rogers, Dave Vass and Colin Pohl free-climbed the arches and extended the line straight
Located on
Topo ref
4
- P1
- 16
- 25m
- Trad
Easy-going slab takes you to the base of the overhanging arches.
- P2
- 23
- 9m
- Trad
The dihedral requires wide bridging and lay-backing on fingertips with protection from small wires.
- P3
- 26
- 10m
- Trad
Hard moves up corner ‘til crack opens out to underclings. Take big Friends #4.
- P4
- 22
- 8m
- Trad
Move past three old bolt ladder bolts, then traverse over to the newer bolts cutting back into flake/chimney system.
- P5
- 21
- 15m
- Trad
Up right, then back left following ramp to single bolt and natural belay.
- P6
- 19
- 25m
- Trad
Move through big corner past black rock band to belay in horizontal break.
- P7
- 19
- 30m
- Trad
Straight up, moving out right to bolt then a lengthy stretch of steep slab climbing with no protection over the Little Brother. A trouser-filling top-out!
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