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Grade: | First Ascent: -1970
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Where the rocks first gain a respectable height there is a wide, broken crack. Follow this and the rib above.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1970
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A deep scoop five metres to the left. Climb to a big grass ledge on the left, then go up the wall, working right to a short, wide crack to the top. Or climb direct to the top from the scoop at HS.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: (1970/1975-79)
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Three metres left of the scoop, twin cracks lead to the ledge, then finish up a short wall.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1987
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Climb Stilton to a pegged break on the left. Traverse left and finish for Double Gloucester.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: (1975-79)
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Two metres to the left climb the crack in the leaning wall to reach the large ledge, then finish as Stilton.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: (1975-79)
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The broken groove on the left leads to a triangular block just below the large ledge, then pull right on to the ledge and finish as for Stilton.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1997
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Climb the broken groove which forms the angle of the bay, then finish up the short corner above.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (1986-87)
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A direct line up the centre of the wall just to the right of Flake Wall`s start.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1970
Rating: 1
This is the short wall at right-angles to the previous climbs, and facing the quarry entrance. Start at the left arête and go slightly right to gain a detached flake above a horizontal crack. Climb this, then move left to a ledge on the arête and finish on the right of this.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1970
Rating: 0
Climb cracks in the right wall of the gully.