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Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
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The first crack to the left of the arête.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (1979-83)
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The next crack.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: (1983-86)
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The overlap and short wall between Crooked Crack and Way Down, without using either.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (1979-83)
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Climb the wall via the left side of a small overlap. This is (but isn`t) the way down!
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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The next crack.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
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Twin cracks then a wall to finish.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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The next crack, passing on the right of a small overhang.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
Rating: 1
The forked cracks in the wall just to the left.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
Rating: 1
Climb the crack on the left into a short niche before the top.
Grade: 6c | First Ascent: (1979-83)
Rating: 2
A strict problem up the wall between Layback and Parr`s Crack, avoiding holds on both those routes.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -2001
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Climb the wall between Haskitt and Layback, without recourse to either.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: (1948-49)
Rating: 2
The next crack and slight groove. In the immediate post-Second World War years this was the ultimate problem. It is still good value.
Grade: 6c | First Ascent: (1983-86)
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The wall between Parr`s Crack and Parabola. If this has been climbed then `pigs will` fly! was a quote at the time, but it has had several ascents.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
Rating: 2
Follow the flake leftwards to its end, then arc back right across the wall on small holds to the top of Parr`s Crack.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
Rating: 1
Climb direct to the left end of the flake, then continue up the crack above by hard moves.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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The wide chimney crack immediately to the right of the corner.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
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The corner itself gives a foretaste (hint) of Black Adder to come!
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
Rating: 1
Excellent steep climbing up the wall on the left on good holds.
Grade: | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
Rating: 2
Go up the clean arête by a series of ledges that lead slightly left.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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From the ledge on Ash Pit Slab go left and gain the sloping slab below the overhang. At its end step down (crux) and continue left to easier ground.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
Rating: 2
The centre of the slab left of Ash Pit Slab, with plenty of `you can`t use that` and sometimes a sandy finish.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
Rating: 1
Start up Digitation, then climb the slab on the left using chipped holds. The same line can be followed without using the chipped holds at 6a.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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The next crack, just right of an overlap.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: (Pre-1969/pre-1948)
Rating: 1
Climb the wall on the left, going over a small overlap. This route is getting much trickier as it becomes more polished.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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The crack that passes the left edge of the overlap.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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A slightly more direct line from the foot of Degree Crack.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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Start just to the left and climb first slightly leftwards, then back right at the top.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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Climb the wall on the left, with an interesting mantel to start.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
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The blunt nose either using two small chipped holds or by a long reach for a poor pinch. A blinkers route that avoids the tempting large holds on either side.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: (Pre-1948)
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From a slightly higher level, climb the dirty crack to the right of a nose.
Grade: | First Ascent: (1974-75)
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Climb over the jutting prow from the left.
Grade: | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
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Climb the little slab to a ledge, then go rightwards up the scoop above.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1974
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Ascend the crack on the left to join Rambler.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: (1950s)
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The wall immediately to the left. Desperate if holds on the two adjacent routes are strictly avoided.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: (1974-75)
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The thin crack on the left.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (Pre-1975)
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The flaky grooveline just to the left.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: (Pre-1969)
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The dirty rock at the left of the wall. In other words it`s a rotten apple!
Grade: | First Ascent: (1974-75)
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The isolated problem wall just to the left of the main rocks.
Grade: 6b | First Ascent: -2002
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From extreme right-hand side of top end, traverse right to tiptoe without using top.