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Sabre Rattling

Grade
18
Length
245m
Natural pro required
Quality
2.01
First ascent
Murray Judge, Andrew Macfarlane, 1985.
Located on
Topo ref
7

  • P1
  • 16
  • 30m
  • Trad

Nine pitches. 16, 18, 14, 17, 18, 16, 16. Good free-climbing up the buttress to the right of the TV Route for three pitches then up the slab on the TV Route for two pitches. Finally break left up a steep crack system; the headwall has some amazing rock. Climb the slab and right facing shallow corner to belay at bottom of left facing prominent corner.


  • P2
  • 18
  • 40m
  • Trad

Climb left facing corner on good gear. Continue up right to belay stance at base of slabs.


  • P3
  • 14
  • 25m
  • Trad

Move right and up to belay just around prominent right-hand skyline.


  • P4
  • 17
  • 30m
  • Trad

Right and up following laid back crack/corner system. Belay where corner steepens and narrows above.


  • P5
  • 18
  • 30m
  • Trad

Move left and up into wide corner/weakness. Continue up and left over slight bulge to belay at small stance on skyline arête.


  • P6
  • 16
  • 50m
  • Trad

Move right the follow left trending shallow corner.


  • P7
  • 16
  • 40m
  • Trad

Up 10m then trend left towards easier ground follow a fantastic series of flakes and cracks.


  • P8
  • Trad

Scramble up easier ground.


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