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El Braveth

Grade
II,23
Length
160m
8
Natural pro required
Quality
1.02
First ascent
Richard Thomson, Dave Vass, 1991; Steve Eastwood, Kane Henderson,Paul Rogers, 1990s; Sarah Adcock, Kester Brown, February 2009
Located on
Topo ref
3

A steep and sustained route left of the main overhangs, climbing the obvious dyke-like feature. The route name is an acronym made from the
surname initials of all of the people who contributed to the route’s development. Take a standard rack plus doubles of 0.5 and 3 cams.
The route can be abseiled with a single 60m rope using independent abseil anchors in the lower parts, as long as you don’t do the final pitch.


  • P1
  • 19
  • Alpine (Commitment) II
  • 40m
  • 1
  • Trad

Start at the bottom of the largest snow patch. Up to bolt on slab then right into corner that leads up and right to triple bolt belay on ledge.


  • P2
  • 23
  • 25m
  • 2
  • Trad

Step back into the corner and up to the overlap that forms a continuation of the great roof line. Crank over with a bolt and traverse up right past another bolt and some gear to a double glue-in bolt belay on ledge.


  • P3
  • 23
  • 25m
  • 5
  • Trad

Step back left into the corner and up to bolts that lead up a slab rightwards. Pull the small overhang on jugs to double bolt belay.


  • P4
  • 23
  • 20m
  • 8

Climb the dyke feature, angling up and right.


  • P5
  • 20
  • 10m
  • 2
  • Trad

Straight up past two bolts. The trick is to get standing on top of the flake above the last bolt, then you can climb straight up to belay.


  • P6
  • 17
  • 40m
  • Trad

Traverse 4m left to corner and up to the top of the pillar. Run out and a bit grassy. Single ring anchor.


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