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Hugs not Drugs

Grade
22,III
Length
290m
Natural pro required
Quality
3
First ascent
Rich Thomson, Rich Turner, 12 February 2016
Located on
Topo ref
2a

Superb climbing on continuously technical and steep wall. Starts just left of
Jones Jones at a vertical crack and goes more or less directly to the summit,
keeping left of easier ground. Line described is not necessarily the least
line of resistance or necessarily accurate as climbed in complete shmoo with
10-15 metres viz.


  • P1
  • 20
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • 40m
  • Trad

Start at the best crossing point or schrund. Various cracks lead to easier angled terrain at 20m, approx. 10m left of Jones-Jones. Belay where wall steepens.


  • P2
  • 20
  • 60m
  • Trad

Straight up wall and cracks to easier angled grey slabs and belay in large L-R chimney.


  • P3
  • 22
  • 45m
  • Trad

Straight up deviously to easier ground moving slightly left.


  • P4
  • 22
  • 55m
  • Trad

Up rounded crack system moving L onto pillar. L from top of this and up steeply to technical slab on L. Up this and L again to diagonal break.


  • P5
  • 22
  • 45m
  • Trad

Straight up fantastic flake, scamper over roof, and straight up to easier ground.


  • P6
  • 45m
  • Trad

Straight up and R to roof, round this and up to ledge. Gratuitously up wall above just cos it’s there to blocky belay 30m from summit.


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