The Blackboard

The righthand end of the lower line of cliffs. So named for the amount of chalk on the wall. Most of the routes are best described as microroutes, important for their technical difficulty more than for the magnificence of the lines.

Altitude:

375m

Type:

Wall

Aspect:

East

Title	Grade	Length	Quality
Who Killed Bambi?	20	8m	0
The huge technicoloured corner with a large overhang at the L of the wall. Climb the inverted yellow steps of the main overhang then out onto the top of the RH wall. Serious and sustained. Tim Morrison '81
Amazon Grace	20	10m	0
Start as for W.K.B. then hand traverse the break to arete, place CDs and continue phlegmatically upwards. Dave Fearnley '83
Biggles Tears a Tendon	24	5m	1.02
Superb. Use the highly technical secret move to climb the very fingery wall. John Allen '80
Watch Closely Now	18	4m	0
Jam the black crack (hard) or use the holds just R (quite hard) or both (not so hard). John Allen '78
A Star is Born	20	5m	0
Starts at finger lock. Get to the big hold, then scare yourself in the easy-looking groove. John Allen '79
One Inch Rock	25	5m	0
Start as for Pepperoni Breakfast but move L on sloping hand holds onto L wall. Do impossible mantle and finish moving L. John Allen '79
Pepperoni Breakfast	19	5m	0
The groove with the trick start. From large loose-looking block move R onto small ledge, then grasp holds near summit and go. John Allen '78

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(7 routes)