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The Fortress

Type
Altitude
1150m
Part of

The 60–70m high columnar wall between the Waterfall and Orange Walls.

Image
Aspect
North
Topo50
BX20 684 701
Approach

Goto base of Orange Wall, scamble leftwards to the base of The Fortress

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 Scimitar, 21 21 56m 1
2.01

  • P1
  • 14
  • 20m
  • 1
  • Trad

  • P2
  • 21
  • 21m
  • Trad

  • P3
  • 15
  • 15m
  • Trad

 Banana Split, 20 20 70m 3
2.01

  • P1
  • 20
  • 40m
  • 3
  • Trad

Traverse left at the second bolt, 45 metres, take a good sized rack of gear up to #2 friend.


  • P2
  • 15
  • 30m

Up short crack and scamble out top.


 Mississippi Mud Cake, 17 17 70m 3
1.02

  • P1
  • 17
  • 40m
  • 3
  • Trad

Climb the slab then the shallow crack to the belay ledge.


  • P2
  • 15
  • 30m
  • Trad

Move right and climb a short second pitch to the next belay.


 Black Velvet Sin, 18 18
0

  • P1
  • 18
  • Trad

More than a pitch in length, so needs a belay at half height.


 Hotline to Jim, 18 18 40m 5
2.01

  • P1
  • 18
  • 40m
  • 5
  • Trad

A long and pleasant arete, either scramble up from the bottom or abseil from the top to start. (some say its 19)


 0800 Butch, 23 23 40m 11
2.01

  • P1
  • 23
  • 40m
  • 11
  • Trad

The long groove to the right of HTJ


 Psychological Trauma, 24 24 40m
0

  • P1
  • 24
  • 40m
  • Trad

The most obvious corner three metres right of Hotline, good moves, the upper wall above the break and arete are loose.


 Crackline right of the broken arete, 19 19
0

  • P1
  • 13

  • P2
  • 19

The second pitch is a 35 metre crack with a short third pitch on the upper buttress (7m).


Comments
steven.fortune

The low angled columns below Scimitar-Banana Split area are fully equipped with bolts and rap anchors for a couple of pleasant low grade climbs.

Thu, 22/11/2012 - 13:57 Permalink
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