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East Face

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Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 Chaos Theory, 19,A2 19,A2 830m
0

  • P1
  • 19
  • Aid A2
  • 830m
  • Trad


 Gods of Chaos, 20 20 610m 1
1.02

Excellent climbing on quality schist for approximately 600 meters, first ascent was done in a day, including the approach.

Access via the Beans Burn valley, there are approximately 150 meters of polished slabs to scrable up to access the base of the route.


  • P1
  • 16
  • 60m
  • Trad

Trend right up runout slabs.


  • P2
  • 16
  • 50m
  • Trad

Wander up slabs above belay.


  • P3
  • 20
  • 45m
  • Trad

Climb right off the belay, up a thin seam and the face above, belay under roof the the right.


  • P4
  • 20
  • 60m
  • 1
  • Trad

Move left from the belay across the blank slab then head up the offwidth corner, belay 10m above the corner.


  • P5
  • 19
  • 60m
  • 1
  • Trad

Climb left from the belay and break through the two roofs via the line of least resistance, climb slabs up to belay on a good stance.


  • P6
  • 16
  • 180m
  • Trad

Approximately 180 meters of easy broken climbing with a couple of rap bolts.


  • P7
  • 16
  • 60m
  • Trad

From the bolt above the last gravel band head left into the obvious corner.


  • P8
  • 16
  • 45m
  • Trad

Head up from the belay then trend left under the overhang.


  • P9
  • 16
  • 50m
  • Trad

Head left from the ledge up corners and slabs.


 Butterfly Effect, 24 24 320m 11
0

Single Rack to #4
1 x Offset Nuts
11 draws (1x120cm, 3x60cm)
Single 60m Rope

All anchors equipped with DBAs. And single ring at 30m rap points.


  • P1
  • 20
  • 40m
  • 8

Move left onto slab for first bolt


  • P2
  • 24
  • 30m
  • 6

The Roof Pitch


  • P3
  • 19
  • 15m
  • 3

Short and punchy, harder if you stay of grass


  • P4
  • 17
  • 35m
  • 2

Chimney


  • P5
  • 20
  • 20m
  • 3

Tricky moves off the belay into steep juggy terrain


  • P6
  • 21
  • 25m
  • 3

Shallow corner, exit right


  • P7
  • 23
  • 25m
  • 10

Trickery off the belay, technical sustained climbing to the anchor


  • P8
  • 21
  • 25m
  • 5

climb up to small roof, move left then back right onto face.


  • P9
  • 14
  • 20m
  • 1

Rightward traverse easy terrain


  • P10
  • 21
  • 50m
  • 11

50m of glorious red schist


  • P11
  • 17
  • 35m
  • 3

move left off belay up ledges then ramble through blocky terrain clipping 3 bolts as you go.


 Too Many Cunts in the Kitchen, III,3+ III,3+ 0m
0

There was too much chaos on the mountain, so first ascensionists left to complete the first full ascent of the East Face in summer.
From the bivvy ledge at top of Butterfly Effect (1750m), climb the obvious gully South of the true summit. Scrambly terrain and options to take many variations to summit. Descent via the South ridge.


  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Technical) 3+


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