This is really a continuation of the Little Eiger feature. From Little Eiger, walk right around the corner and up the gully beneath the sometimes broken cliff. The first compact wall you come to is the Batpole Wall.
To descend abseil or lower from the anchor on the ledge.
Routes
Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Alert | Operations |
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Java Cat, 24 | 24 | 20m | |||||
To the left of Return of the Ape. Technical fine climbing with limited small protection. |
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1 | 1Return of the Ape, 22 | 22 | 25m | ||||
Technical steep climbing on polished upper part of wall 15m left and above To the Batpole. |
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Project, 25 | 25 | 25m | 7 | ||||
The wall left of To the Batpole repelled all trad climbers due to the lack of any decent runners and as a result is now a fine sport climb. |
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2 | 2To the Batpole, 21 | 21 | 30m | ||||
Scramble up to the base of the smooth wall. Climb the obvious finger crack to the well-worn belay bollard or carry on for another 15m or so over easy broken ground. |
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3 | 3Jaded, 21 | 21 | 30m | ||||
The thin seam immediately right of To the Batpole. |
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4 | 4Pistol Pete, 21 | 21 | 30m | ||||
Climb broken ground to gain the arête right of Jaded. Belay as for the other routes. |
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5 | 5Planet Hemp, 18 | 18 | 30m | ||||
The crack right of the previous three routes. Great layback crack at one third height. Fixed tat to rap off. Belay as for Pistol Pete. |