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Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1964
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From the wide grassy ledge in the top corner of the quarry, climb the crack in the left wall.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1964
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The aptly-named chimney starting from the angle of the large ledge.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1984
Rating: 1
Just to the right (peg) a direct line up the small diamond-shaped buttress.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1967
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The crack which slants right from the back of the ledge.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1979
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Start below a sandy cave and climb ragged cracks, passing the cave on the left, and continue to a ledge. Finish up the wall above via a small pod.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1964
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Traverse right from the wide grass ledge to the base of a hand-jam crack. Climb this to a niche below an overhang (peg ). Leave the niche to the left then finish up the short wall above.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: -1983
Rating: 2
The impressive wall left of Soixante-neuf. Gain a ledge in the wall left of Soixante Neuf either direct from the ground, or by a traverse in from the left above the cave. Clip the poor peg above the ledge (hard and dangerous if you are less than average stature) then step left and finish direct.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1979
Rating: 1
Gain a niche and finger crack, then go up this to a ledge on the arête. Finish direct or gain the ledge on the arête from the front face via a mantel.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1962
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Climb the obvious chimney in the centre of the wall to a ledge, then finish up the hanging chimney.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1962
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From the initial chimney go up ledges on the right, and finish up a narrow chimney.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1969
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Just to the right is a short triangular buttress. Climb this, then step across the wall at an obvious ledge and finish up Graveyard Direct.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
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The layback corner on the right, then finish up the short blocky corner.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1979
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The narrow face one and a half metres right of the corner.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1962
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Farther right is a V-shaped fault filled with blocks, with a tree and a sandy cave below it. Gain the cave from the left, then climb over a doubtful block to The Spade, and pass behind it to finish on its left.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1979
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Just to the right is a thin crack. Climb this to a ledge, then continue via a sloping ledge on the wall above to the right side of The Spade. Finish over the blocks above.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1964
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Climb a short groove behind a bush to a ledge, then move up a series of ledges and finish by a mantel over the overhanging wall on the right.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1979
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Four metres to the right follow the curving crack then finish up the leaning jam-crack on the left.
Grade: | First Ascent: (1974-75)
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Six metres right ascend the wide crack.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1984
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On the right is a small buttress with a double overhang. Climb the crack on its left-hand side to the break, then step left and surmount the roof by a thin crack.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1962
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Follow Overhanging Weetabix to the break, then traverse right and finish up the arête.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: (1975-79)
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Go over the nose on the right by a gymnastic move, and finish up the arête above as for The Overhang.
Grade: | First Ascent: (1974-75)
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Start three metres to the left and traverse left to finish up the arête of The Overhang.
Grade: | First Ascent: (1974-75)
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On the right of the buttress climb the chock-filled corner.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1965
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Originally known as the Girdle of the Graveyard. A traverse of The Graveyard is possible, the line is obvious but lacks any sort of appeal.