Picks of the boulders:...Problem 6 (VM), Open up Dyane (V3)
Follow the vague farm track onwards past the turn off to Highball wall, until another even vaguer track breaks up right over the hill on which The Greek Gods can be seen sitting.
Routes
Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Alert | Operations |
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1 | 1Where's My Venus?, V5 | V5 | |||||
Sit start from vertical crack to use only the crimps on the steep wall. |
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2 | 2Fight for Jupiter, V2 | V2 | |||||
Arete right of ‘Where’s my Venus?’. |
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3 | 33, VM | VM | |||||
Chimney from the downhill side. Obvious. |
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4 | 4Open Up Dyane, V3 | V3 | |||||
Sit start with hands and feet on prominent nose (not down on the embedded rock!). Up to layback arete. |
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5 | 55, VM | VM | |||||
The wide chimney/scoop. Bridge or face climb. |
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6 | 66, VM | VM | |||||
Up the blocky arete and over the loose hanging boulder. |
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7 | 77, V1 | V1 | |||||
The rounded arête/face is well worth doing. |
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8 | 8Graved Nipples, VM | VM | |||||
Short steep arete. |
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9 | 99, V1 | V1 | |||||
Short but committing. From protruding step, up short vertical crack. |
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10 | 1010, V7 | V7 | |||||
Sit start on under clings, head up left slopey fin to top. |
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10a | 10a10a, V4 | V4 | |||||
Start as for #10 then from the slopey fin make your way back further round to the second more positive finish. |
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11 | 11Pit of Dispair, V5 | V5 | |||||
The next two problems are in a small tree covered gully. Warning!!! Take care
Technical groove climbing out of the pit. |
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12 | 1212, V3 | V3 | |||||
Short rounded arête. |