LANCASHIRE ROCK

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Tower Wall

  • 5 - Radio Gnome Invisible

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1979
    Rating: 0

    [32] At the left of the wall, cracks form a faint Y. Climb up the left side of the Y and finish slightly to the right up the wall above.

  • 6 - Hidden Groove

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1995
    Rating: 0

    [31] The deep groove is more obvious than its name suggests.

  • 7 - Thwinger

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (1973-74)
    Rating: 0

    [31] Climb the wall immediately right of the deep groove and at the top, step left and finish as for Hidden Groove.

  • 8 - Thinger

    Grade: | First Ascent: (1973-74)
    Rating: 0

    [30] Mantel on to the top of the slabby ledge one metre right then continue up small ledges to finish just left of a small tower.

  • 9 - Swinging Brick

    Grade: | First Ascent: (1973-74)
    Rating: 0

    [29] Start at the toe of a small protruding buttress. Climb over the capstone and finish just left of Decadent.

  • 10 - Decadent

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1972
    Rating: 0

    [28] The shallow corner then the broken groove immediately right of the protruding buttress.

  • 11 - Orange Pod

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1995
    Rating: 1

    The thin crack one metre right to the ledge on top of the large block, then climb directly up the centre of the orange wall using horizontal breaks (peg) via an obvious small pod near the top.

  • 12 - Sportos

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (1973-74)
    Rating: 1

    [27] The fine, curved crack just to the right.

  • 13 - Pathos

    Grade: | First Ascent: (1973-74)
    Rating: 0

    [26] Two metres right there is block-filled crack-cum-groove. Climb the left edge of this.

  • 14 - Chevalier

    Grade: | First Ascent: (1973-74)
    Rating: 0

    [25] The wall finishes on the right at an indefinite arête. Follow this, starting from a flat-topped triangular block.