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Howshaw Tor - Gritstone
Description: Great hidden crag 300m 'in front' of Derwent's Back Tor. Generally of a tougher more positive rock than other Derwent crags. Catches lots of wind and little sun. Not a place for winter, but can be good even on a warm summer days if there is a bit of breeze to blow midges away.
Access: From Back Tor follow the stone flagged path west for 250m the strike off right when the crag comes into view.
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| The Wave (Delete all problems from this boulder to delete the boulder) | ||||||
| 7A+ |
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Chip Shop Scrawl | The hanging left arete. The ledge out left is out (obviously). | Edit | Delete | |
| 7B |
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Chip Shop Scrawl SS | Shared sitter with Inside Out | Edit | Delete | |
| 6B |
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Monty Skip's The Pellet | Flake/groove just right of the left arete, starting in a big slot. | Edit | Delete | |
| 6C |
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Monty SS | Shared SS with Inside Out | Edit | Delete | |
| 6B+ |
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Inside Out | Start from Monty's slot, climb a rising rightward line on great holds to a sloping top near the arete. | Edit | Delete | |
| 6C+ |
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Inside SS | Sit start in the break and work round the nose to gain the slot. | Edit | Delete | |
| 7B |
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Sneakin' the Beak in | Stand start left of the arete on an undercut and the lip hold (also used on Black Rhino). Slap into the break and topout on slopers. | Edit | Delete | |
| 7C+ |
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Broke Beak Mountain | The sitter to Sneakin'. Start on poor undercuts. Gain the lip hold and power into the undercuts of Sneakin'. | Edit | Delete | |
| 7A |
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Black Rhino | The main bulge is bounded on its right by a superb overhanging arete. Sit start on the lowest break and slap up the arete direct. Preferably don’t use the lip hold for feet (it’s easier without anyway). | Edit | Delete | |
| 6B |
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Those Who Seek | From a sit start at the base of the arete climb the open groove to a triangular sloper. Span out and traverse lip holds to gain the hanging groove out right, follow this to easy ground. Alternatively finishing left from the top of the initial groove is part of the route 100 Not Out and about 6a+ with the sit start. | Edit | Delete | |
| 7B+ |
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Jellyband | Start up Jellybowler then traverse left along the thin break to finish up Black Rhino. If the start is wet it can be started high on the right instead at a 7b. | Edit | Delete | |
| 7B |
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Jellybowler | Sit start in the scooped cave. Crimp out on the crimpiest of crimps to good lip holds and finish up the groove. | Edit | Delete | |
| The Roof (Delete all problems from this boulder to delete the boulder) | ||||||
| 6B |
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Leftover | The lip has a central scoop which proves the easiest means of topping out. Gain this by a lip traverse in from the right. | Edit | Delete | |
| 7C+ |
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Panopticon | The middle of the roof is a corker. | Edit | Delete | |
| 6B+ |
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Rightover | Gain the exit mantel, this time with a traverse from the left, starting on undercuts. | Edit | Delete | |
| 7C+ |
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Fish Finger Kid | Start on the left hand pillar and propel yourself(perpendicular to panopticon) across the roof with double toe hooks. Finish as for panopticon. | Edit | Delete | |
| Blocky Roof Delete | ||||||
| Abbey Brook (Delete all problems from this boulder to delete the boulder) | ||||||
| 7A |
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Abbey Brook Roof | From the back, palm out to slopers and mantle the sloping top | Edit | Delete | |
| Hare Today Gone Tomorrow (Delete all problems from this boulder to delete the boulder) | ||||||
| 8A |
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Hare Today Gone Tomorrow | Climb the crack left to right from the obvious jugs and finish up the arete. | Edit | Delete | |
- Samuel Palmer sent Black Rhino, The Wave, Howshaw Tor, date: Saturday 24 Apr 2021, details
Latest Problem Updates:
- Hare Today Gone Tomorrow, Hare Today Gone Tomorrow, Howshaw Tor updated on 16/06/2018 at 08:49AM
- Abbey Brook Roof, Abbey Brook, Howshaw Tor updated on 15/09/2016 at 03:50PM
- Fish Finger Kid, The Roof, Howshaw Tor updated on 17/08/2014 at 09:42AM
- Rightover, The Roof, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 11:08PM
- Panopticon, The Roof, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 11:05PM
- Leftover, The Roof, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 11:04PM
- Jellybowler, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:37PM
- Jellyband, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:33PM
- Those Who Seek, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:30PM
- Black Rhino, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:28PM
- Broke Beak Mountain, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:24PM
- Sneakin' the Beak in, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:21PM
- Inside SS, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:18PM
- Inside Out, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:17PM
- Monty SS, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:11PM
- Monty Skip's The Pellet, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:09PM
- Chip Shop Scrawl SS, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:06PM
- Chip Shop Scrawl, The Wave, Howshaw Tor updated on 01/02/2014 at 10:05PM
