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Crucifix Area

Type
Sector
Part of
Central Crags

The Crucifix Wall is a short wall developed years ago that is mostly trad though some bolts protect the longish scramble back to higher anchors. There are loose rocks on the ledges above.There are several longer routes here also climbing up and left of the Crucifix Wall

Walktime
15
Aspect
North
Approach

On left side of the big scree below the Central Gully area.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
ES ESEasy Like Sunday Morning, 20 20 55m
0
  • P1
  • 20
  • 30m
  • Trad

Climb first pitch on Crown of Gorse then left to higher belay. Up and left to break through the roof on bolts then small cams and wires to belay.

  • P2
  • 17
  • 15m
  • Trad

The fine finger crack up to ledge and belay

  • P3
  • 16
  • 10m

the curving finger crack in the grey wall. rap from tree (lead by Ruari macfarlane) possibly has had prior ascents
CoG CoGCrown of Gorse, 18 18 45m 4
0

Just left of the main Crucifix Wall, up a band of clean rock between the
vegetation.

  • P1
  • 15
  • 15m
  • 2
  • Trad

Ascend the short wall to small ledge, using the right-hand crack for pro.

  • P2
  • 18
  • 30m
  • 4
  • Trad

Move above the ledge, past bolts, to a big ledge & rap station.
CoGD CoGDCrown of Gorse Direct, 20 20 30m 9
0
  • P1
  • 20
  • 30m
  • 9

Start the 2nd pitch of COG following bolts left to finish as for Crown of Thorns. Belay is well back.

 Crown of Thorns, 18 18 0m
0
  • P1
  • 18
  • Trad

Starts from the ledge at the top of Crucifix. Follow the vegetated crack trending slightly L. on face left of arete on gear. This route is crossed by the 2nd pitch of Crown of Gorse which trends R. Would need cleaning. Finishes L of a block pillar as you look up.
G GGolgotha, 18 18 17m 7
1.02

Climbs the face and arete R of Crown of Gorse starting from the toe of the
arete above the Crucifix Wall. Climbs the face left of the arete in the lower
half and the face/arete higher up. Don’t get sucked into the trad route (Crown of Thorns) to the left which starts at the same place. A few holds vanished near the top and the
bottom changing how it was meant to climb which might explain a few
repositioned bolts.

  • P1
  • 18
  • 17m
  • 7
C CCrucifix, 19 19 23m 1
1.02

The Crucifix Wall is a small north-facing wall on the left side of the large scree 50+m to the R of Twin Cracks.The track continues to the base of the Central Gully and the start of routes such as Santas Chimney,

  • P1
  • 19
  • 23m
  • 1
  • Trad

Climb the left-hand side of the wall. Once on th first top ledge pass a bolt to belay hidden under bushes.
DT DTDoubtful Thomas, 17 17 23m 1
1.02
  • P1
  • 17
  • 23m
  • 1
  • Trad

The thin flared crack up the middle of Crucifix Wall. Has a fixed peg below the first overlap

Cx CxCrucifax, 14 14 20m 1
0
  • P1
  • 14
  • 20m
  • 1
  • Trad

The wider flared crack on the right-hand side of the wall that trends slightly left. Starting left of a Broadleaf tree

Comments
This place appears in
Rock Deluxe South, 2014
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