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Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 2
An awkward outing on good jams. Finger men beware! The obvious crack taking an overhang en-route. Good.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 0
A boulder problem start leads to the wall on the right of Hand-jam Crack.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: (Mid-1970s)
Rating: 1
Start at the right arête, move up then go left to the middle of the wall and go over the overhang using flakes and thence the top. Sustained.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1981
Rating: 1
Follow Layaway Wall to the end of its block then go up the smooth wall above via a shallow scoop.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1980
Rating: 0
Start as for Layaway Wall. Climb the arête to a hand-traverse line. This leads leftwards to a finish up Hand-jam Crack.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1981
Rating: 0
Start as above but continue up the arête on its left-hand side.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 1
Ascend the V-groove and a corner groove.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: (1979-83)
Rating: 0
The smooth wall a couple of metres to the right leads to a finish up Hidden Corner.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 0
Right again is a loose groove leading to a blocky finish.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1988
Rating: 0
The arête is gained and followed closely.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1988
Rating: 0
The narrow face right of the arête is followed with a difficult move at the start and another on the wall
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1988
Rating: 0
The corner and groove to the left of the overhang.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1988
Rating: 0
The overhang is tackled as directly as possible.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1988
Rating: 0
The short crack at the right-hand end of the overhanging wall.