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El Niño

Grade
16
Length
245m
8
Natural pro required
Quality
0
First ascent
Tony Pine, Sam Brooks, Jonathan Clearwater (pitches 1–3), November 1997
Sam Brooks, Murray Judge, Tony Pine (pitches 4–8), April 1997
Located on

The Central Buttress arête. Too broken to warrant a star.


  • P1
  • 16
  • 20m
  • 4
  • Trad

Climb to a bolt belay.


  • P2
  • 14
  • 20m
  • Trad

Continue to the next bolt belay.


  • P3
  • 15
  • 40m
  • Trad

A long pitch to the Terrace.


  • P4
  • 16
  • 30m
  • 8
  • Trad

Start left of the arête past a detached (but solid) flake, then up the arête. Bolt count estimate only. Trad anchor.


  • P5
  • 15
  • 15m
  • Trad

Through an alcove to slabs and a bolt belay.


  • P6
  • 15
  • 40m
  • Trad

Follow the hand crack to a terrace. Trad anchor.


  • P7
  • 12
  • 40m
  • Trad

Start left up the arête, up two short walls, then trend right to a bolt belay level with the overhang.


  • P8
  • 10
  • 40m
  • Trad

Up and left to the arête and to an angled terrace and a single glue-in bolt.


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