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Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1974
Rating: 1
The red ramp bounding Asylum Wall on its left leads very pleasantly to broken ledges and a choice of finishes. There now follows a very broken section with no climbs and no appeal. A few metres farther left the quarry wall stands forward again.
Grade: | First Ascent: -2000
Rating: 0
Start about ten metres up and left of the start of Ramp Ant at an easy-angled groove a couple of metres left of a small sapling. Climb the groove past two overlaps to a short corner, then ascend this to a ledge on its left. Pass to the right side of a sapling and climb up and right to join Ramp Ant. Finish up this. Surprisingly pleasant but should improve with traffic.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1974
Rating: 0
Climb the steep, shattered and often wet, groove in the angle at shot mark `125` about three metres right of an ash tree at the foot of the rock. At a bulge move left on to a slab then continue to a belay at 15 metres. Move back right and climb right of a crack, past an overhanging block, then go left and up a crack to a groove and wall finish.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1986
Rating: 0
Start as for Jomo and follow Pigfall to the foot of the arête. Then step right (block and sapling – possible belay) below a steep clean slab and climb it with scant protection.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1992
Rating:
The steep blank wall directly below Pig in a Poke. Start right of the tree by the 125 mark and climb the wall, then easier ground to Pig in a Poke.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1974
Rating: 1
Start as for Jomo, but when the easy slabs are reached move up to the foot of a fine arête. This is exposed and poorly protected but never very hard.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: -1985
Rating: 0
The fine narrow wall between the upper part of Jomo and Pigfall, starting at the top of the diagonal crack on Jomo.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
Rating: 3
A fine varied outing, marred only by the terrace at half-height. The start feels both hard and bold but the angle soon eases. Start below the rounded light-coloured rib behind some saplings. Climb this to easy slabs and bear left to a diagonal crack. Climb this to the terrace and block belays. Follow the steep gangway behind to the small roof, which is passed (easier than it looks). Step right onto the fluted wall to finish.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
Rating: 0
Climb the cracked groove left of Jomo (often used as a cheating start to that route) to large ledges and block belays. From the upper left end of the terraces finish up cracks and blocks. A poor climb, but a useful DESCENT route – with care!